The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-08-30
CONGRESS ENDS
LONG SESSION
ALL DIFFERENCES ARE SETTLED
SESSION ONE OF THE MOST
lAsoRIoUs ON RECORD.
LA FoLLETTE's DEMAND
Wisconsin Senator's Contention For
Action on Campaign Fund Unop-
posed-Payment Of
Claims

Washington. Aug. 2S.-Sobered by
the embarrassments of Saturdays all
night session of filibusters and dis
agreements. congress adjusted its diff
ferences. invited President Taft up to
the capitol once more and late Mon
day afternoon wrote .'finis" after the
proceedings of the second session of
the sixty-second congress.
The end was marked with O return
OF harmony and an end of filibusters.
Senator La Toilette, demanding action
on the Penrose campaign fund resolu-
ton, found all opposition smoothed
away in front of him, and the resolu.
ton passed almost without discussion.
Senators Chamberlain, Martin,
Swanson and Culberson, after fighting
bitterly for the payment of the state
claims" embodied In the general de-
f1ciency bill yielded to the urgings Of
their colleagues and permitted the sen
ate to yield to the demands of the
house and strike these claims from
the bill. In return for this concession,
however. they received the promise of
support next winter, when the claims
again will be pressed for payment.
Amount to 100000
With these old claims, amounting in
all to 100000 went the extra
months" pay for congressional en-
ployes. which the senate demanded
and the house refused to give. In the
last half hour of the session. while
President Taft measures of the dying
congress. an attempt was made to
rush through a special resolution, CIV
ing the employees the extra month"
but the house again blocked 1t.
The president signed the general de-
ficiency bill making certain the pay.
ment of the Sl,S00,000 deficiency
in army pay; the sl50,000 for Gettys-
burg emorial celebration next year, the
$350,000 for extension of customs
work and scores of other important
| sage of the bill. The last measure to
which his pen was put was bill dis
| posing of lands in the Colville Indian
reservation.
"Just Fizzled Out"
The session lust fizzled out" i'm
the senate. to use the words of one
observer. A comparative handful of
members occupied their seats and
! call for a quorum in either the house
or senate would have forced a return
of the embarrassing situation of last
week.
A wild outburst OF applause greeted
Speaker Clark's announcement Of ad-
journment as his gavel fell in the
house. The floor Immediately became
an animated scene. members bidding
each other goodbye and shaking
hands. Old time political foes buried
all differences and all feuds apparent
| ly were forgotten In the general leave
taking. Just before he announced the
adjournment Speaker Clark addressed
the house.
Clark congratuIates House.
AS the hour of adjournment app
proaches," he said. the speaker de-
sires to congratulate the house on hav-
ing reached the end OF one OF the longj
est and most labonous sessions on
record. Congress has been actually in
session more days since December
than any congress that ever sat. The
speaker desires TO thank all member
Of the house on both sides of the big
aisle. which separates us politically,
but not as friends or patriots OF the
uniform courtesy with which they
have enjoyable vacations and will
We will all reach home safely, all
have enjoyable vacations and viii
all return. refreshed and invigorated
for our work next winter"