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ifornia. and Smith Hickeniooper
Ohio, to be federal district judges.
Filibuster Defeated.
At midnight defeat of the Senate
filibuster was conceded by its man.
ayers and dropped. They said they
had abandoned hope of securing &C
ton by the House on the nitrate
measure and had not received sum-
cient support in the Senate 10 carry
on the battle.
The Senate then reached an agree
ment 70 spend two hours in the con-
sideration of minor bills.
CIosing Hours Picturesque.
The closing hours in the House
we're picturesque for many reasoas =
"IJncle Joe" Cannon, who mas ser'eo
in Congress longer than any man III
history, is retiring after Ior's
Years and sat through to the very
cIose beinr the center Of observation
for the crowds in the gallery.
Al a, late hour last night Mr. Can ,
non took the floor and was greeted
with tumultuous applause aS Ihe
crowds considered that he was apou.
to sing his swan song re ts mercy es
q ak ed nermfssion to extend MS re-
marks in the record briefly on the
rural credits bill.
The galleries were also interested
in seeing three women for the hrs'
time in history seated on the noer1
Miss Alice Robertson, Mrs. Wtnnifred
Mason Huck and Mrs. John l.. Nolan.
The last was accompanied by her
daughter. Miss Corlis Theresa Nolan.
Just before the dinner hour last
night the members of the House pre-
sented Floor Leader Mondell, who ls
leaving Congress after twenty-slk
vears' service, with magnificent
chest of silver and a silver service.
Owing to the serious illness OF
REPRESENTATIVE Frederick II Gillett OF
Massachusetts speaker. who has been
confined to his home with lnnuenSa
for more than a week, Representative
philip P. Campbell, chairman OF the
ruIes committee, who is completing
twenty years service, presided.
Representative Gillett is the veteran
member Of the House, having just
completed thirty years.
Recessed to 10 AM.
When the House recessed last night
it was to meet at 10 O'clock TO-DAY,
Canitol to sign last-minute legisla-
lion on invitation Of Representa-
tive Newton Of Minnesota, the Ma
tive Band will be at the Capitol to-
day. and 1t Is expected that there
will be a song service IN d,osa .ne % otse Use
n
SiItyseyenth Congress-. the hrst IN
bistory to have four sessions and
which has been working for 4lb days
turing the closing hours In the
House last night Representative
Webster. Of Washington & tenoepeu enno,,its ms J
tee On REORGANIZATION Of the admins
trstive branch of the government.
9enresentative Webster had been ap-
nointed to this Joint commlttee 10
succeed C. Frank Reavis OF Nebraska,
when the latter beams an rassnS,inn assns,an.
of war fraud cases. Representative
Names of Michigan, former chairman
~ the House District committee, was
named to succeed Representative
webster on the reorganization COM
The Speaker pro tenn announced
the following committee appoint
wants: TO the committee OH accounts
MacGreRor, New York; Underhill
Massachusetts, and Park Of Georgia.
70 the committee on printing. keyes
Pennsylvania; Johnson. Wasnlnston
ioint committee to investigate em-
ITInvment of prisoners in peniten-
fairies, Graham, Pennsylvanta; Chris
tonherson, South Dakota; Hersey
Maine; Summers, Texas, and Monta-
que, Virginia.
SCORES of Bills Passed.
In tho course of tho day yesterday
and during the evening hours scores
Of minor bills squeezed under the
wire and others received their death
blows. The debate turned on many
subjects. Many statements praisine
the two-year record OF Congress
were made by republican leaders
while opposite views were voiced bS
their political opponents. Revision
of the tariff and internal revenue TAI