The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-08
AA!!||)N'S MOST
CONGRESS &
saaa Exodus Before the
FINAL Scene Took
Place - J.sas
alas;' PROBE ORDERED
Southern Senator'S Who op-
posed Pension Were
Butts Of a Joke
fRy A.encintcd Pres.l

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: WASHINGTON. Sept. S.--Congress
Adjourned sine die this morning At
snr O'Clock concluding a session rec.
ord breaking IN many respects with
Expectations and authorizaticrs for
.tie future running well tova e." 32,v00..
100000.
Only q sruail portion Of the mem
sers were On hand to watch the ses.
sion die. Most hEti .Garried to the
hcmes at the and of the late session
last might or even days before and q
month after the political campaign
kscturn for the short session.
Last night both houses accepted
the conference report on the emer-
)Rslacy revenue bill without record
eyt.:a and the Senate before recessing
an hour after midnight ratified tho
Danish West Indies purchase treaty.
The general 6ofency appropriation
bill also was approved as reported by
conference.
: Today's session was necsssitate4
only by ple:7 for time to print tho
measure In proper form to be signed.
iConferees yeached an agreement on
the bill in the eevning after spending
two days on It
The Senate began its session at
AIM. following an adjournment at
tone Q. n. upon the passage of the
emergency revenue bill. At the out
set Senator James Hughes Hamilton
{soT,is s. ught to have passed the
Spanish war widows pension bill. Sen.
ator HcEe Smith Of Georgia announc.
ed that snch Q measure could not pass
for sev,..al years II he could prevent
IT, Senator Owen then addressed the
Senate on his corrupt practices bill.
Senator Owen said that he would not
further press his bill at this session
but would let It remain unfinished
business before that body and call It
aupSxgain next session.
sSlA resolution by Senator Curtis OF
kausas directing the Senate lobby
rorfmfstees to investigate the Eetivt
heBfot an sneged foreign lobby OPP
rpoztug retalitatory t,rovi.ton OF the
feten3te bill against Canadian fisher.
sfe9 was passed today by the Senate.
Soon after. nine o'clock President
Wilson went 10 the Capital to sign
biltss The President held a reception
IN his room as line Of Senators and
Bepresentatives passed through while
he nat at o table signi?o bills.
As the President was about to sign
fhea$20 widows pension bill with Rep.
[esentative Ashbrook Of Ohio, It's
sponsor. by its side Senators Sml.n
OF Georgia, and Bryan of Florida, who
opposed 1t vigorously until the asst
minute entered the Presidents room
and Mr.. Ashbrook asked them to wit.
ness the signature. The President
smiled as the two Senators hurried
away. The President congratulated
Senate leaders on the opportunity for
e well earned rest" Officially he In.
formed them that he had nothing fur.
sther to communicate to the Congress.
When they left the Presidents
room the chief executive was Joined
SbyH Secretary Lansing who chatted
With him as he continued to sign bills.
Eenators Kern and Smoot and Repre-.
Sentatives Kitchin Fitzgerald and
Mann were the committee to notify
The President that Congress was
about to adjourn. The President hav.
ing nothing to communicate to either
body and the committee SO reporting
the Senate adjourned at $3.50 and
the House one minute later.