The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-27
CONGRESS DIED
NATURAL DEATH
LATE YESTERDAY
Longest Session in History
Ended Amid Scenes of
WEAKNESS.
MEMBERS READY TO RUSH
TO VACATIONS AND CAMPAIGN
Less than a Score of Senators on the
Floor When the Gavel Fell i'm An.
nouncing Adjournment Without
Day-Bygones Forgotten.

Day-Bygones Forgotten.
Washington. Aug. 27.-Sobered by
the embarrassments of SATURDAYS all
night session of filibusters and dis
agreements, congress adjusted it's diff
ferences yesterday and invited Presi-
dent Taft up to the capitol once more,
and at 4:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon wrote 'flniS" after the proceed
inss of the second session of the Sixty
second congress.
The end was marked with q return
of harmony and an end of filibusters.
Senator LaFollette 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-
ficiency bill. yielded to the urgings of
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 pressed for payment.
With these old claims. amounting in
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 Presi-
dent Taft waited in his special room
to sign the measures of the dying con-
greSs, an attempt was made to rush
through special resolution giving the
employees the extra month";" bat the
house again blocked it.
The president signed the general
deficiency bill at 4:10 o'clock, making
deficiency in army pay, the $4,000
for the Gettysburg memorial celebra
tion next year. the S350,000 for exten-
sion of customs work. and scores of
other important payments that hinged
on the passage of the bill. The last
measure to which his pen was put was
bill disposing of lands in the Col
Vile indian rasefvat tion.
The session Just fizzled OUT in the
senate. to use the words of one OBJ
server. A comparative handful of
members occupied their seats and a
call for quorum in either the house
or senate would have forced a return
of the embarra ssing 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 We're forgotten in the general leave
taking.
Further animation and color was
lent to the scene when the women
f1ocked down from the galleries ia
join husbands and fathers on the floor
The corridors We're crowded with tired
but happy members and their families
and friends. and Speaker Clark's room
was crowded with friends and admir-
ers. Just before he announced the
adjournment Speaker Clark addressed
Clarks Eulogy.
AS the hour Of adjournment ap-
proaches." he said. "the speaker de-
s!res to congra tulated the house on
having reached the end of one of the
longest and most laborious 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 members
of the house on both sides of the big
oiSiSb WHICH SCIdihACS 10 ,
but not as friends or patriots, for the
uniform courtesy with which they
have treated the speaker. I hope that
we will all reach home safely. all have
enjoyable vacations. and will all re-
turn refreshed and invigorated for our
work next winter"
While waiting for adjournment time
in the senate late in the day there
were an even score of senator's on the
ment at 4:30 o'clock was put through,
a recess was taken until 4:10. Then
began twenty minutes wait.
Secretary MacNeagh of the treas
ury department was on the floor. He
wa ndered about in the little group Of
who were making their fare
wells and discussing campaign plans.
In the center aisle Senator LaFollette
and Senator Clapp We're deep in dis
cussion of the prospects for the Pen
rose Roosevelt investigation. In his
seat on the rear of the democratic
side. Senator Ashurst yawned audibly.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota awoke
The senate for moment to thank the
presiding officers of the sessions. Sen
ators Gallinger and Bacon. Senatorial
dignity lost itself for moment as the
little group in the chamber applauded
the speech. Senator Shively had pass
ed resolution thanking Vice Presi-
dent Sherman for his conduct as pre-
siding officer.
Then as the hands of the clock
slowly crawled to 4:30 Senator Gal
inger, in the chair. arose and declar-
I'd the session adjourned sine die, and
he remnant of the senate wandered
out of the chamber.
After recessing from 2:25 to 3:25
o'clock. the house transacted little
business. 1t passed a bill of repre-
sentative Carlin of Virginia. democrat,
liking penalties for the breaking of
seals on cars in interstate commerce.
adopted the concurrent resolution on
adjournment. and then proceeded to
block all other attempts at legislation.
A resolution providing for an extra
pay for employees of the SEN
lte died natural death without con-
liberation. The resolution was a SUBJ
titute for preceding one that would
lave provided the extra months pay
or employees of both senate and house.
The house democrats had gone on rec
'rd as opposed to such legislation.
SEVEN INJURED