Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-08

bers were on hand TO watch the ses-
sion die Most had hurried to their
homes at the end of the late sessions
last night, or even days before, and
a month after the political campaign
is finished in November, they must
return for the short session.
Last night both houses accepted the
conference report on the emergency
revenue bill without record votes and
the Senate, before recessing an hour
after midnight, ratined the Danish
West Indies purchase treaty. The
general deficiency appropriation bill
also was approved as reported by con-
fereeS. To-day'S session was neceS-
STATED only by need for time to re-
print the measure in the proper form
to be signed. Conferees reached an
agreement on the dill early in the
evening after spending two days on it.
The report was attacked by Sen
ators Chamberlain and Jones because
the amendment for retaliation against
Canadian control of Pacific coast fish
cries had been striken out.
In the House, Representative Gard
ner denounced the retaliatory provis-
ion against foreign interference, with
American commerce.
The session ends without final ac-
ton on Senator Owens corrupt prac-
tices BILL on which debate persisted
in the Senate yesterday and last night
up to the time the revenue bill re-
port was taken up.
AS senator's and representatives as
sembled sleepy-eyed from brief rests
following the arduous night sessions
both houses marked time while await
ing the final formalities of the great
est session of Congress in many re-
spects in history.
Score Extravaganza
In closing addresses while awaiting
the arrival of President Wilson ref
erences to the long program of legis-
lative achievement dominated chiefly
by national defense preparations at a
cost of more than $500, 900, 900 were
made. Democrats lauded the record
of the session and commended it to
the country while Republicans sought
to criticise, alleging waste and ex-
travagance in spite of the appropria-
tions for defense.
Billion and Half Appropriated
AS the gavels were suspended to
sound the end of the session recapitu-
lation of the nine months work show
ed that there had been appropriated
for the year 1917 for expenditures of
the government more than $1,6O0,-
100000, and that authorizations had
been made for future expenditures
which would bring the grand aegre-
81, 900, 600, 600 mark. Administration
champions in informal reviews of the
Congress answered Republican taunts
of two Billion Congress" with dec
larations that the United States is a
two billion dollar country"
The Senate began its session at &
a. m. following an adjournment at
a. m. upon passage Of the emergency
revenue bill. At the outset Senator
James Hamilton Lewis sought to have
passed the Spanish war widows pen-
sion bill.
Senator Owen then addressed the
Senate on his corrupt practices bill
In withdrawing the measure he said
that the Democratic party had broken
It's platform pledges relating to such
an act but charged that a Republican
filibuster was responsible for the dila-
tory tactics which had prevented a
vote.
Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon.
protesting against action of the rev.
enue conferees in striking from the
bill his amendment which would pro-
hibit the admission of Pacific ocean
salmon and halibut through a foreign
country except in bond from an AM
erican port, declared Congress had
surrendered opportunity to develop
a great American INDUSTRY.
To Investigate Foreign Lobby
Senator Curtis offered another reso-
luton directing the Senate lobby
committee" which has been in exist.