The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-08
Only a Small Number of Mem.
berS Are on Hand to See
the Sessions End.
SHORT SESSION is NEXT
Senate Ratifies Danish West
Indies Purchase Treaty an
Hour after Midnight.

WASHINGTON, Sept. S-Congress
adjourned sine die this morning at
10 o'clock. concluding session rec
ord-breaking in many respects with
appropriations and authorizations to-
wards the future running we'll to-
ward two billion dollars.
Only a smal portion OF the mems
bers were on hand TO watch the ses-
sion die. Most had hurried to their
homes at the end OF the late session
last night, or even days before and a
month after the political campaign is
finished in November they must re-
turn to for the short session.
Inst night both houses accepted
the conference report on the emer-
Eency revenue bill without record
vote and the Senate, before recessing
nm hour after midnight, ratified the
Danish West indies purchase treaty.
The general deficiency appropriation
bill also was approved as reported,
by conference.
Today's session was necessitated
only by need for time to reprint the
measure In the proper form to be
signed. Conferees reached an agree
ment on the bill In the evening after
spending two days on It.
The Senate began Its session at s
n. m. following an adjournment at
] a. IN. upon passage OF the emer-
gency revenue bill. At the outset,
Senator James Hamilton Lewis
sought to have passed the Spanish
war widows pension bill. Senator
Hoke Smith. OF Georgia, announced
that such measure could not pass
for several years II he could prevent
It.
Senator owen then addressed the
Senate on his corrupt practices bill.
Senator Owen announced that he
would not further press his corrupt
practices bill at this session but
would let It remain the unfinished
business before that body and call 1t
mp again next session.
A resolution by Senator Curtis, OF
Kansas. directing the Senate lobby
committee to investigate the actiy-
tiles Of alleged foreign Hobbies, OPP
posing retaliatory provision OF the
revenue bill against Canadian dskr
cries. was passed today by the SEN
ate.
Soon after o'clock President WI
son went to the copitol to sign bills.
The president held reception in
his room as a line of senator's and
representatives passed through as he
sat at tho table signing bills.
AS the president was about to sign
the widows pension bill with Repre-
sentative Ashbrook, of Ohio, its spori-
sor. by his side. Senators Smith, of
Georgia, and Bryan, of Florida, who
opposed 1t vigorously until the last
minute, entered the presidents room
and MIR. Ashbrook asked them to wit
ness the signature. The president
smiled as the two senator's hurried
away.
The president Congratulated the
leaders on an opportunity for a
'well-earned" rest. Officially he in-
formed them that he had nothing
further to communicate to the Con-
gress. When they left the presi-
dents room, the chief executive was
Joined by Secretary Lansing, who
chatted with him as he continued TO
sign bills.
Senators Kern and smoot and Rep
resentatiyes litchin, Fitzgerald and
Mann were the committees to notify
the president that Congress was
about to adjourn. The president.
having nothing to communicate
to either body and the come
mittee so adjourned, the Senate adj
journed at $3.50 o'clock and the
House one minute later.
Congress at the session, closed Fri
day appropriated exactly S1,626-
1920, which, with obligations and
authorizations for the future, makes
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