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Show 0 LONG SESSION OF CONGRESS ENDED CLOSINQ 8ES8ION MARKED WITH A RETURN OF HARMONY AND END OF FILIBUSTERS. Deficiency Bill Pasted After Being Trimmed to Suit the House, But Employees Are Not Allowed Extra Month's Pay. Washington. Congress adjusted Its differences on Saturday and ndjourn-cd ndjourn-cd at 4:30. Tho end was marked with a return ot harmony and nn end of filibusters. 8cnator La Foliotto, demanding action ac-tion on tho Ponroso campaign fund resolution, found all opposition smoothed nwny and tho resolution wns adopted almost without dlscUH slon Senators Chamborlaln, Martin, Swan-son Swan-son nnd Culberson, after fighting bitterly bit-terly for tho payment of tho "slate clalniB" embodied In tho general deficiency de-ficiency bill, permitted1 tho senate to yield lo tho demands of tho liouoo and strlko theso clalmB from tho bill. In return for this concession, however, how-ever, they received tho promise of support from other senators next win-tor, win-tor, whon tho claims again will bo pressed for uaymont. With these old clnlms, amounting In all to $600,000, went tho "extra month's" pay for congressional employees, em-ployees, which tho sonnto domando and tho houso ro fused to glvo. In tho last hnlf hour of tho session, while President Taft waited In his special room to sign tho measures ot the dying dy-ing congress, an attempt was made to rush through a spoclal resolution, giving giv-ing the empolyccs "tho extra month's but tho houso again blocked It. Tho proaldent signed tho general deficiency bill nt 4:10 o'clock, making certain the payment of tho $1,800,000 deficiency In nrmy pay, tho $150,000 for tho Gettysburg memorial celebration celebra-tion next year, tho $350,000 for extension exten-sion of customs owrk nnd scoros of othor Important payments that hinged on tho passago of tho bill. The last measure to which his pen was put was a bill disposing of lands In tho Col-vllle Col-vllle Indian reservation. |