Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
CONFEREES HAD FAILED
TO REACH AGREEMENT
La Toilette Insists on Vote on the
Penrose Resolution.
TAFT AT CAPITOL ALL NIGHT
Orders Special Car Taken From
Regular Train-Members of
Senate Try to Find Way
Out of Tangle.

The dawn OF another dav found
Congress still in session, despite
the rosy prospects all day yester
day and early last evening that
last midnight would mark the
close of the second session of the
Sixty-second Congress and the
dropping OF the curtain on the
wrangle between the two houses
OF Congress and between the
Capitol and the White House.
Throughout the night indica-
items were that the gavels would
fall. announcing adjournment sine
die before the night closed.
Finally, weary OF waiting and de-
>pairing OF definite results for
hours, the House. at 4:25, adj
lourned until tomorrow at noon.
The Senate Immediately adopt
ed similar resolution.
\ deadlock between the two
houses over certain provisions in
the general deficiency bill and a
deadlock i'll the Senate over the
resolution calling for an investi-
CATION of the Penrose-Archbold-
Roosevelt mix-up. brought about
by the disclosure OF a check for
$4,000 given to Senator Penrose
by John ID. Archbold of the
Standard Oil Company-these
were the causes OF holding up
final adjournment.
The action of the House post
poncs the falling OF the curtain
ON the session at least until late
Monday.
The session was marked by
most sensational and stirring cir
cumstances.
The House OF Representatives,
asserting itself. gave an ultima
tum to the Senate in terms that
were unmistakable and impera-
tive. The crisis came at 80 this
morning. when the House, by
unanimous vote, adopted a reso=
luton to adjourn at 3 am. This
meant that the Senate would
either have to agree to the con-
tention OF the House on the de-
hciency appropriation bill or al
low that measure to fail.
The attitude OF the House in
this instance marked an epoch in
the relations between the two
bodies. Never before has the
House taken such a determined
stand against the upper body.
Chairman Fitzgerald, democrat
former Speaker Cannon, and Mi
nority Leader Mann. republicans,
were agreed upon the policy
which the House adopted.
Finally. at go this morning
Majority Leader Underwood
brought the situation to head
by offering a resolution, which, as
stated, was unanimously adopted
calling for adjournment sine die
at 3 o'clock.
He prefaced this motion with
the statement. which met with
the appreciation Of the House
that if the Senate did not care tc
concur the deficiency bill would
fail, SO far as the House was con-
cerned. and the responsibility
would be upon the Senate.
Laid on the Table.
The adjournment resolution. already
adopted by the House. fixing the hour
AZ am. was reported to the Senate
by its appropriations committee at $50
o'clock and was ordered to lie on the
table indefinitely. Senator Penrose re-
marked he thought it ought to be amend
cd to make the adjournment hour :
o'clock
The Penrose resolution. consideration
OF whicn started the La Toilette flibus-
ter early asst night. was temporarily dis
placed while senator's debated the amend
ments TO the general deficiency bill
Senator La Toilette patiently awaited
the end of the debate to proceed with
consideration OF the Penrose resolution
which he had declared he would force a
vote upon before he would permit Con.
gress to adjourn.
At am the hands of the clock in the
House were turned backward half an
hour. In the Senate. with the resolution
10 adjourn still lying upon the table. the
debate over the deficiency bill confer.
ence report still dragged on
Senator La Toilette watched the stua.
tlon from a cloakroom.
Leaders Announce Agreement.
Shortly after 10 o'clock an agree
rnent had been made between the leaders
10 adjourn sine die at midnight. But the
fulfllment OF that plan was made i'm.
possible by the failure OF the conferee,
10 agree upon the deficiency appropria.
tion bill and by the insistence of Sena.
tor La Toilette in the Senate that
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