South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-08
Drop of GaVeIS in Two Houses
is Signal For General
Scramble to Get Away
From Washington.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
SETTLED BY CONGRESS
Built Up Elaborate Prepared
ness Program and Passed
100000 Law to
Pay For 1t.
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WASHINGTON. sept y. The
first session OF the 64th congress
came TO an end at 1902 today. The
most mcmentous session OF any
congress for "A generation closed AS
Pres't Wilson signed the administra-
ton $500. 100000 revenue bin. last
of a long series Of important meas
ures which have occupied the at
teution OF the nine months sitting.
Ten o'clock this morning was
fixed as the hour Of adjournment by
joint resolution adopted by both
house and senate and the fam OF
the gavels Of Vice Pres't Marshall
and Speaker Clark dissolved con
gress until Dec. A. The drop OF the
gavels was a signal for "a general
scramble 10 get away from Wash
ington and senators and representa-
tives hurried away 10 get into me
political campaign.
President Arrive.
Pres't Wilson went 10 the capitol
at 9:I5 and Immediately went %
his office in the senate wing where
he was 10 remain u1til sine die ad-
jOurnment of congress The pres
ident planned 10 sign all bills passed
as quickly as possible in order 20
prevent the too FAR turning back
of the official clocks Of the two
bodies
In his room in the senate wing.
the president Immediately hlsan
signing the bills awaiting his sigma
lures. Sens Simmons and Hughes
were with him as ne signed al 9-30
the emergency revenue measure the
last big legislative effort OF the con
gress. The general deficiency APP
preparation bin and various minor
measures were ready for the presl-
dents signature and he went az the
work with energy and dispatch.
The senate pottered along with
miscellaneous discussion. after Sen
Owen had announced that he had
abandoned mis- fight for the corrupt
practices bin 70 clear the way for
adjournment.
In the house Rep. Harrison OF
Mississippi. improved the idle hour
! by making a defense OF the admin
| istration's Mexican policy
Committees Named.
The house named Reps. Kitchin.
Fitzgerald and Mann as commit
tee 10 notify the president that con-
gress was ready 10 adjourn.
They hurried 10 the senate side
and joined Sens. Kern and SmoOt
named as the senate members OF
the committee The committee
Joined the president Doe his room
and at g-45 he told the mem berz
that ne had no further communica-
ton 20 make 20 congress
The proceedings in the house
were deadly dull It had been IN
tended that the bower body would
be held IN session until a set pro-
/ gram of political speeches had reen
completed, but as soon rs word was
l up shop" one minute before 10
O'Clock. PERMISSION hurrfedly was
] granted various members TO extend
| their remarks ira the record" and
at 1909 the house adjourned sine
die No business whatever was
| transacted al the morning session
| In the senate before 10 O'Clock. sen
| Kern. the majority leader and Sen.
| SmOot representing the republicans.
| took the center Of the cham Der and
made the formal announcement that
| the JOINT committee had ascertain
ed from the president that he had
no further business 10 las bero-e
congress
Pas 1 sual Vote
! The usual votes 81 thanks TO the
officers Of the TWO house were
adopted in a hurry iua before al
/ journment
| Within few minutes ~ the diuu
( Of the gaveI in both or the house.
the president left the capitol 60 re-
turn 20 the white bouse lie stop
/ ped on his Nay 10 allow photograph
ers 20 Iake his picture
Grave domestic problems. grim
/ complications OF the European war;
death and disorder on the Nekesn
frontier. and efforts az Legislative
/ reform passed IN kaleidoscope rec
view before the consrpss in the nine
: months Of its sitting Following