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

~ ASHlNGlON, sept. S--COnBTeSS
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 well to-
ward two billion dollars.
Only small portion Of the mem
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
month after the political campaign is
finished in November they must re-
turn to for the short session.
Last night both houses accepted
the conference report on the emer-
gency revenue bill without record
vote and the Senate. before recessing
an 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
a. m, following an adjournment at
q. III. 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 a measure could not pass
PAt- ~ -
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
up again next session.
A resolution by Senator Curtis. of
Kansas, directing the Senate lobby
committee to investigate the activ-
tiles of alleged foreign Hobbies, OPP
posing retaliatory provision of the
revenue bill against Canadian fish
cries, was passed today by the Sem
ate.
Soon after o'clock President vii.
son went to the copitol TO sign bills.
The president held a reception in
his room as line OF senator's and
representatives passed through as he
sat at the table signing bills.
AS the president was about to sign
the widows pension bill with Repre-
sentative Ashbrook, OF Ohio. its spon-
sor. by his side, Senator's Smith, of
Georgia, and Bryan. of Florida. who
opposed it vigorously until the last
minute, entered the presidents room
and Mr.. Ashbrooll asked them TO wit
ness the signature. The president
smiled as the two senators hurried
away.
The president congratulated the
leaders on an opportunity for a.
''well-earned" rest. OHcially he In.
formed them that he had nothing
further to communicate to the Com
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
resentatives iKitchin, Fitzgerald and
Mann were the committees to notify
the president that Congress was
duOul W ttlJONIu. Inc pTCStuGuls
having nothing to communicate
to either body and the COM
mittee so adjourned, the Senate adj
1ourned at 900 o'clock and the
House one minute later.
Congress at the session closed Fri
day appropriated exactly $685.
439,210, which. with obligations and
authorizations for the future, makes
the total s1,858,3S4,4S5.
The figures announced in speeches
by Representatives Fitzgerald, Of
New York. Democrat. and Gillette,
of Massachusetts,, Republican, were
defended by the former and attacked
by the latter as half billion dollars
greater than any session of q Repub-
lican Congress.
In statement issued following the
adjournment of Congress, President
Wilson called attention to the "help-
full and humane legislation" passed
and declared that while he regretted
additional legislation dealing with
the recent dispute between the rail-
roads and their employees had not
been completed he had every reason
TO believe the question would be TAX
en- up Immediately after Congress re-
assemblies.