Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-08
CONGRESS WILL
ADJOURN. EARLY
THIS MORNING
Emergency Revenue Bill Is Ap-
proved and Will Go to
Wilson Today.
GENERAL DEFICIENCY
BILL IS ADOPTED
Many Members Have Already
Left Washington for Their
Homes.

Washington, Sept. 7.-COngress
will adjourn tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. After nine months devoted
to legislation, both houses held pro-
tracted sessions tonight to wind up
their affairs by approving the confer
ence agreement on the emergency
revenue bill, to raise approximately
$2O0, 100000 desired by the admins
tration to meet the extraordinary ap.
preparation for national defense and
the Mexican emergency.
Only the physical impossibilities Of
engrossing the revenue measure in
time for the presidents approval be-
fore tomorrow morning prevented
final adjournment tonight, despite the
waning protest Of members Of both
houses, who threatened but did not
execute the threat to prolong the
session by demands for action on
measures which were forced over un.
til December.
Many Have Already Left.
Leaders Of the senate and house
agreed upon concurrent resolution
to adjourn at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing, and scores of members left town
on midnight trains, eager to reach
their homes for participation in the
national political campaign.
Deficiency Bill Adopted.
The last appropriation measure,
che general deficiency bill, was adopt
ed by both houses, while awaiting for
the conference report on the revenue
bill and the Danish treaty to provide
for purchase Of the Danish West In.
dies for $25,000,0OO, WIS ratified. The
corrupt practices. hit' to limit cam
paign expenditures, and the inlhigra'
tion bill, which President Wilson had
announced if passed, were put aside
and will be taken up and pressed to
a vote early in the December session.
The revenue bill, as it will go to
President Wilson for approval tomor-
row, contains drastic provisions en-
powering the president to retaliate
against foreign interference with AM
erican commerce, creates a nOn-par-
tisan tariff commission, increases the
duties on dyestuffs to encourage their
manufacture in the United States,
provides means to prevent dumping
of cheap foreign made goods into
American markets after the war; and
provides for income, inheritance, mu-
nitions, corporation stocks, liquor and
miscellaneous internal revenue tax
eS.
During consideration of the report
in the senate, Senator Chamberlain
of Oregon protested vigorously
against elimination by the conference
committee Of retaliatory provision
against Canadian control of Pacific
coast fisheries, and Representative
Gardner of Massachusetts enlivened
the house with bitter denunciation Of
the retaliatory provision against for
eign interference with American COM
merce.
Final Vote Delayed.
The final vote on the revenue bill
was delayed in the senate by Wig
orous protest from Pacific coast SEN
ators against the elimination Of the
Alaskan fisheries amendment. 1t was
after midnight when vote on ad-
journment tomorrow appeared to be
in sight.
The senate at 12:55 tonight adopt
ed the conference report on the rev.
enue bill without record vote, clear
ing the way for adjournment of con-
gress at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.