The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
congress Is OVER
AFTER Being In SESSION FOR
NEARLY YTWOYEARS
MANY PATHETIC Scenes
Speaker Clark Overwhelmed by En-
pressions of Regard-Mann and
Underwood Receive Laudatory En-
comiums-Much Business Rushed
Through on Last Day.

cOmiumS-Much BUSINESS huSuto
Through on Last Day.
After two years Of almost continu,
Gus session, the 63rd congress, which
revised the tariff and the currency
: system of the nation, supplemented
the trust laws, created an income tax
and demonstrated the first popular
election of United States senator's
ended at noon Thursday.
When gavels fell in the House and
Senate, signalling the adjournment,
they signalled the close Of half OF
President Wilson's administration,
the first under domination Of the
Democratic party since 1895. Siren
uous scenes enlivened the fading
hours devoted chiefly to completing
the appropriations for subsistence OF
the government.
Two important measures, the post
Office and Indian supply bills, failed
in the final legislative rush, after
desperate efforts had been made to
have them. In the emergency occa-
stoned by their failure joint resolu-
tions were passed and signed by the
president continuing in to-ce appro-
priations of the present year.
While tired senator's and repre-
sentatives were devoting their ener-
gies to final essentials, President
Wilson spent more than an hour in
his room at the capitol, surrounded
! by his cabinet, signing the last fruits
of legislation. The president found
time in the midst Of this task to greet
senators and representatives, and he
made the occasion entirely one OF
congratulation, making no reference
to projects which had failed.
Scores of members of both houses
| joined in an exodus from Washing
! ton, taking with them assurances that
| no extra. session Of congress would
be called, at least before fall. De-
spite the fact that many important
bills failed Of consideration because
! Of the long filibuster against the ship
purchase bill, it was generally under
stood congress would be given rest
and the country respite from legis-
lation it was regarded as extremely
probable, however, that the 64th con-
gress would be summoned in .Octo-
| Der in order to be able to adjourn
for the political conventions and Ma
tional Convention Of 1916.
Other. important measures, which
died with the end of congress along
with the ship purchase bill, were the
Philippine enlarged self-government
bill, rural credits legislation, the bill
to prohibit interstate commerce in
goods manufactured by child labor,
and the conservation bills. A reso-
luton, which contemplated an inves-
tigation into senatorial campaigns in
Pennsylvania, Illinois and other
states, which had been recommended
by a Senate committee, also failed.
Little general legislation was car
ried in the appropriation bills. The
post office bill, which failed to pass,
contained more new legislation than
any other measure.
Before adjournment congress pro-
vided for several important investiga-
| tions to be carried on during recess.
| A committee will continue the in
quiry into alleged lobbying in connec-
ton with the ship purchase bill; a
! commission will study rural credits
legislation, and Democrats of the Sen
ate appointed a special committee to
recommend revision Of Senate rules
with a view to establishing cloture of
debate to prevent filibusters.
A mass of miscellaneous legisla-
tion hurried through in the last days
! included claim bills, public buildings,
fish cultural stations, bridge bills and
minor amendments to various federal
statutes.
:. The appropriations committee be-
) gan tabulating the amounts OF the
various bills which took money out
of the treasurer during the seassion.
It will be several days before an accu-
rate tabulation is made, but the total
} appropriations are estimated at about
SLIGO, 100000.
The annual appropriation bills
which failed caused considerable
trouble. After the Indian bill had
, made its devious ways through the
Senate it reached the House just ten
, minutes before final adjournment. A
, flibuster was Immediately Instituted
by the Republicans, which forced the
withdrawal of the conference report
on the bill.
The Joint resolution which contin'
ued the current post Office appropria'
ton bills brought forth a protest
from Representative Moon Of Tennes'
see, chairman of the post office com
mittee. He declared his committee
had not been consulted regarding the
abandonment of the bill and that the
t Joint resolution had been put through
: the House in his absence.
Representatives of railroad inter
ests and railroad attorneys" he said
= "have been active at both ends of thu
9 capitol in their efforts to prevent the
passage Of this bill"
. Representative Fitzgerald declared
the decision to abandon the measure
! had been reached only after it be
. came apparent that it could not pass
and that Representative Moon wa
fully cognizant Of the circumstances
MAY T be permitted to say" sa!t
the vice-president in closing the ses
sion, "that when came here tw'
\ years ago it was the first time I eve
set my foot inside Of Legislative
hall. I know that have made mis-
takes. errors, sometimes of the head
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