Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-27
ALL OPPOSITION Died away
FIIBUSTERs STARTED SATUR.
DAY WE'RE ENDED NEs-
TEKDAA.
La toilette Won FIGHT
Senate Finally Passed the Penrosc
Resolution Which the Wisconsin
Senator Wanted.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2G.-Soberod
By the embarrassments Of Saturday.
ali-night session Of flibustcrs and dis
agreements, congress adjusted its dill
fcrences today invited President Iali
up to the Capitol once more and at
4:3O o'clock this afternoon wrote
"Finis" after the proceedings Of the
second session Of the sixty second con
gress
The end was marked with a re-
turn Of harmony, Senator La Toilette
demanding action on the Penrose
campaign fund resolution, found all
opposition smoothed away in front Of
him, and the resolution passed al
most without discussion.
Senators Chamberlain, Martin
Swanson and Culberson after fighting
bitterly for the payment Of the state
claims" embodied in the general de-
flcency bill, yielded to the urginss Oh
their colleagues and permitted the
senate 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 passed Tor pay
ment.
Extra Pay" Voted Down.
with these old claims, amounting
to 100000, went the extra months
pay for congressional employees,
which the senate demanded and the
house refused to give. In the last
half hour Of the session, while Presi-
dent Taft waited in his special room
to sign the measure of the dying con-
gress, an attempt was made to rush
through a special resolution giving
the employees the extra ponth'' but
the house blocked It,
The president signed the general
deficiency bill at 4:l5 o'clock, making
certain the payment Of the Sl,Soo'oOo
deficiency in army pay, the Sloo'VVV
for the Gettysburg memorial celepra-
ton next year, the $35O,O0O for eX-
tension of customs work and scores
of other important payments tha'
hinged on the passage of the bill.
Just Fizzlcd Out"
The session "just fizzled out" in the
senate. to use the words of one, OBJ
server. A comparative handful OF
members occupied their seats, ana
call for a quorum in either the mousse
or senate would have forced re-
turn of the embarrassing situation OF
last week.
A wild outburst of applause greet
ed Speaker Clarks announcement OF
adjournment as his gavel fell In the
house. The floor Immediately pc
ecam an animated scene, members
bidding each other good bye ana
shaking hands. Old time pollticaI
foes buried all differences ana al
feuds apparently were forgotten III
the general leave taking.
Further animation and color was
lent to the scene when the
women flocked down from the
galleries to Join husbands and fathers
on the floor. The corridors were
crowded with tired but happy mem
bers and their families and friends
and Speaker Clarks room was crowd
ed with friend sand admirers. JUST
before he announced the adjournment
Sneaker Clark addressed the house.
Clark Makes Talk.
"As the hour of adjournment ap-
proaches," he said, "the speaker de-
sires to congratulate the house on
having reached the end of one of the
longest and most laborious sessions
on record. Congress has been actu-
ally in session more days since De
cember than any congress that has
ever sat. The speaker desires 70
thanl, all members of the mouse on
both sides of the big isle which sep
nrates us politically, but not as
friends or patriots, for the uniform
courtesy with which they have treat
ed the speaker. l hope that we VIII
all reach home safely, all have en-
iovable Vacations and will all re
turn, freshened and invigorated lol
our work next winter
While waiting for adjournment time
in the senate late in the day, there
were an even score of sentors on the
floor when a resolution for adjourn
ment at 1880 o'clock was put through
a recess was taken until 4.lO. Iheh
BEGAN a twenty minute wait.
Secretary MacNeagh. of the treas
ury department was on the floor. lie
wandered about in the little group OF
senators who were making their fare
wells and discussing campaign plan
In the center aisle Senator La Toilette
and Senator Clapp were deep in dis
cussion of the prospects for the Pen
rose Roosevelt investigation.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota awoke