| Show I CONGRESS WILL VILL COMPLETE lS ITS f r AND vj ADJOURN TODAY TUDA Y Important Legislation Is Cleared Up Only the General Deficiency Public Buildings and Sundry Civil Civi Bills Bis Remaining l PRESIDENT SIGNS PURE FOOD AND RATE BILLS SINS FOD RAT j House Wins on Beef Inspection Measure and Packers Will Wi Not Have to Pay Cost of Inspection Dramatic 1 Scenes at Close of Session i j I 0 r 4 4 Washington June 29 f 4 4 dent Roosevelt ell signed the rail rail- rl- rl f 4 44 ff f road rate ate bill 1111 hi The rue senate and f ff f house passed a resolution post- post 4 44 for sixty days ays the opera- opera f lions ions long of the rate bill bi otherwise f 4 It would have become effective o f tonight upon the tIre President ent sign sign- f 4 Ing Ins the measure f 4 Washington June 29 Tire The The first session of th the ninth Fifty congress will wi expire tomorrow peacefully and anti sedately In iii striking contrast to the bitterness and turmoil that has marked marled Its every step since It Il convened convened con con- in iii December December- Almost everything that is desired to tobe tobe tobe be done one was gotten oten out of ot the way at t today's as session which b began s an an hour before noon and anti continued Into the night with wih but a short interval Inter aJ for Cor or dinner loner It I had been the tire hope of or ortho the tho J leaders to force a adjournment be before before be- be fore tomorrow but hut the grave S questions ques ques- tons at issue an and the physical Impossibility of oC the overworked ell clerks s to handle bundle tire the mass mas of or bills bis and of or the tire printers who rho have the thc measures en- en I. I necessitated a postponement In iii the plans plans But Hut the legislative e decks are arc amo almost t tc c cleared cared The pure food rood bill bi has hus al alread already at- at read ready been sl signed by the President enL The railroad rate rte bill bi received the signature o of the lie Vice President at to tonight's tonight's to- to nights night's t se session lon and was ordered rus rushed d I to o o Q 1 U lJ b p ton S cc w r T 1 I 1 Fn Ing g s h t G fC of overwhelming magnitude Wll r. r sl signed ned by the President nL Trouble cr O r O lug The conference report was adopted by both branches this evening The rhe only measures o of if great Importance now hOW pen pending ln are aro tho the conference re report reports re- re ports port on the general deficiency and sundry un r civil cl 1 appropriation bills an anthe and the tire public bul buildings ln bill bil The Tho conferees conferees con con- on the tho latter worked until late tonight ht to adjust their differences The Tire trouble is over an appropriation tion of or for fOI a department ton building in this city It H I is Js believed that a compromise will bo be reached b by tire the amount of tho ho bill bl being in increased increased In- In creased th thAt thai t amount retaining the senate amendments ments The indications now are alc that the tire session tomorrow will wi be bo o of short duration with wih probably probably ably the thc report on the Issue In Iii the tire bul building bill bi being the tho only tIring thing for forthe forthe forthe the senate to act net on The Thc nl night ht session of tho tire senate was devoted demoted ote Ile largely an ely to tho tire efforts of or Mr Ir LaFollette to lo get action acton on our his bill bi to to- limit the number of oC consecutive hours that railroad men should be bo em em- In tIre the house there were campaign speeches lr len I Stays Ss Up UI L Late Laic t The President Is staying up unusually unu unu- sua late so that ho can sign all aJ lulls bills bis He lie 10 will wf leavo lovo for fOI Or Oyster tel Bay Day tomorrow evening e if I congress gets away about noon It Ii I was a day of bustle busto and anti activity in iii both branches of congress S There wore times when the was wa so great Erelt that hurt the tire greater number of or the national legislators could but guess atthe at tho the business under consideration But the tire watchdogs were alert and aird ant whenever when when- ever Ol a n measure bobbed up Ui that stood no chance clrance of oC passing it i was sl sidetracked sidetracked side side- e- e tracked to give a u pa passageway to bills bis that were not objectionable for one ono reason or Ut another The heal heat was vas oppressive from the start but h by the middle o of tho the afternoon afternoon after after- aCer aCer- noon tho tire atmosphere became almost unbearable But nut with wih all al the thc discomforts forts fort the tho sum sum total of work worl accomplished was great greaL Storm Sturm Center In lii Senate The Tho storm center was In the tho senate senat The Tire first fir struggle Ie was wa over the tho conference con con- ference report on tho the railway rate rato hi bill 1111 which the tho lower branch had bath hat disposed of ot Tho 1110 conference reports report on our tire the beef Inspection measure and andon nd on our pure food were rere a awaiting action acton It I seemed for fol several hours as us if there 1 I j would never come a n conclusion Yh When n it did ld come there were conc several se erl of them and ant anter er very gratifying j The he report on the rate bill had hr hardly hard hard- ly been agreed to after a warm debate debate de do- bate when the food pure report was wa os agreed to without discussion and ancI the beef bill bi was sent back to conference ml II with the understanding that the wih senate sen sea ate ato would woul recede c from its Is amendments an arid and adopt the hou house o provision The omnibus public buld building n bill bl also went I Ito to conference confer anti and b by the time a recess recess was tal taken cn at C G o'clock ocoe the time only measures measures meas meas- ures ure in actual dispute were the public building general generl deficiency and amid sundry sundry sun sun- dry civil J cl bills Tire The house had previously agreed reed to tire the pure food oo bill bi report and ancI had hal a adopted a number of or other other- conference r reports ports on measures of or lesser Joser import Import- ance When the tho word reached the members that the tire senate had agreed 1 to the railway rate rale report they applauded applauded ap ap- ap- ap vigorously Dramatic Incidents The TIre deliberations of both ends of or the thc capitol were not destitute o of dramatic dramatic dra dra- matic Interest When Mr Tillman called caned up the railroad rate report in intire in inthe tire the senate he ire had assigned us ns a reason rea rca son on for not signing it the action acton of or theother tho the other conferees in declining to Include pipe lines Jnes in tho ho provision plo requiring the tho divot divorce of plo production and ancI transportation trans trans- 0 IonI Ion I think the Influences back of this are sinister he declared Ho lie lo said sid ho he would vote for the tIre report however because becam under the tIre rules rule a s separate parate vote ote could not be had on 01 tho the lino provision pro which he characterized as a. a outrageous ous and forced Into J b h f staff t. t H tj I 1 I t li 1 n 1 T t 50 S felt credit so- so fI a 4 s hIo drove lo e It- It 1 Ic as ashe y J h he drove o t U I p st n roughshod rough rough- p shod hod through h the house r 5 claimed because public opinion wa was Q lJ behind him Public opinion would woul bo be behind him in a fight a against Standard OH Oi If f he only made It I it From Irum Balc Halley It It I was during th tire the discussion of or tho the Ja pass anti amendment that the tire tou doughty h South Carolinan got ot a sharp scolding from the former Democratic leader leodel Mr Ir Pulley Bailey naley For a it time trouble trouble- was looked for Cor but the tire incident proe passed off of without an any bitterness The Texan was vas criticising the action acton o of the tire conferees con can Cere elees s In fir giving tho tire privileges of free freo transportation to attorneys und and denying deny deny- ony- ony In ing them hour to tu tho time families of ot railroad officials Is Ve We did lc tho the best wo we could replied Mr Mm rl Tillman Timan but there ae are so man many lawyers here hero who stick It I out that there Is no ire harm for fOl lawyers to get get- passes Mr Mm 1 Bailey Dalley gave av Mr Ir Tillman Timan an air old- old fashioned 1 talking to lo upon the tho error of abusing tho the members of or an honorable profession pr 11 Mr Mn Tillman Timan denied that he had an any airy prejudice against law lawyers Its Ia the lobbyist that Im I'm Im I'm Im after ancl he d. I have infinite contempt for or sonic some of tire the tweed breed thai lint I know knots kno It ItIs Itis I is tho the pettifogging sh shyster Im I'm Im arel after n Regrets Proctor There was another Interesting tune time when hren Mr Ir Proctor Proctol asked d th lit tho senate Cnut to direct tho tIre conferees to t recodo from their them insistency that the beef packers bo ho made to pay tho hue cost of or inspection and amid ant also olo place the tho date cato n of Inspection upon UI tho labels label He lie said lil that thul an nn agreement agree agree- mont ment had hal been heen reached upon all an points In dispute on err the tire a agricultural appropriation bill bi but hul the tire beef Inspection tion ton provision pro lie IIo declared ed that tho the house conferees would not recede and that all aU legislation would woul conflict unless un un- un- un loss less they back down Mr Mi- lf another of or tho the conferees took tool the Iho same ame stand and alt also allo expressed regret Mr Mi- Ir urged similar action acton In the thc Interest o of practical practical pr ac el legislation but Mr Mimi Minn was not so easily appeased He characterized characterize the net act as legisla lye livo abortion and with a n broken voice declared that he Ire would woul go home JI like a n whipped dog because con congress I 8 had harl decided to legislate for fot the packers ard and the tire range cattlemen Instead of or for tho tire consumer and anti the Ute farmer Nelson Indignant mit I People ou ought ht to lo be able ahlo to It tell whether what they thoy eat ct Is fresh frehr or or- oras as HI ol old a as at Methuselah ho exclaimed But when whon wo we risk auk for tor tIns this the tire pack packers ers and limo tho men who wire are representing represent n ing trig them hero here stand upon their hind hin IC legs leg an and amid that thai we cant can't got bOt It It Mr Stone Steno thought that the Iho government govern govern- overn- overn ment uncut should pay the cost of II Inspection 13 tion tiomi lon because it I would fall upon the Mr L I criticised th time the failure of congress to ret get the proud proper lu I lion on that tho tire wanted Y v vOwing Owing to tho the act fact that the tire never Instructs conferees Mr Proctor withdrew his request t and got permission Ion sion to take tho time report back to conference con ference for fOI an air a agreement Much to tho surprise of the Iho senate tho hue conferees gut got ot to work at once mice signed c the tho ho report and anI Just before re re- re 10 colts cess ces while tho tIre doors were still sti closed a after aftem I an air executive session the they a m It I was at once agreed to flurries Cool Cooper cr Two Incidents rufed the unusually oven temper J of the thc house Tho first firM was tIre the attack upon Representative Cooper Rep WIs Is by Hopr sonta- sonta Ive tivo t e Dal Dalzell l Rep Pa who charged that the latter laUr had distorted hl his re remarks ro 10 marks in hr tho the Record of or this morning when In yesterdays yesterday's re debate he Ire hE im- im Continued From Pa PI o One Ou I I I CONGRESS WILL ADJOURN TODAY Continued From I Page c. c OUr One of or the lenders In ii the motives their thell effort to put hUt Ut through a rule rulo doing do 10 doIn do- do In lug ing awn away with tho lie printing of or conference confer confer- euro ence reports Following Mr rr Coopers Cooper's char charge c at that lint time Representative o Dalzel re retorted iC that any member who had such stick sucha a mean opinion of if his bis colleague a. a jus as Mr r. Cooper COOler expressed sed should retire from the time house He today loda characterized Mr MI Coopers Cooper's Coopers Cooper's Coop Cool ers er's alteration of or his language as cow cow- ardly Replying Mr Mi Cooper letl l- l ed etl himself with the statement that he lie had not altered the sense of ot what he lie had said and accredited the lie attack I. of or Mr Ir upon him l to lie Cat act that he lie had opposed air lUr 1711 1 s bill Incorporating the time Lal Lake o 1 Erie anti and Ohio Ship Canal company Later in inthe tho the day da the measure Incorporating this company compan was made mado read ready for fol President Roosevelt's It signature I Pure ure Food Report Mr l Dalzell successfully offered a motion that lint the stenographers stenographer's notes of or Mr TI Coopers Cooper's remarks be printed cI In Iii the Record superseding the re remarks re- re marls marks he ho edited Tho The pure lure food conference was adopted without opposition following ln a a. statement of the he changes in iii th the tho measure by Representative Man Mann Malin ii Rep Rell Ill who paid a L glowing ln tribute till trib uto ute to Colonel Hepburn of Iowa for COl or his hIs service in iii behalf of the measure When hen word woid came that the senate had accepted the lie house meat Inspection bill there was n ct Jubilant gathering of or Republican leaders In Iii the house house- lobby The house tonight accepted the conference conference con con- ference report on 00 the sundry civil cl appropriation appropriation ap ap- ap- ap bill leaving only the lie omnibus omnibus om on-i- public buildings bill and th the general deficiency appropriation bill to be acted upon The house b by a vote of to 0 1 instructed its conferees not to accept ac rue- cepl the ti-ic senate proposition of for tor the tho site for tor a Department of Commerce and Labor building in this city contained In the omnibus public buildings s bill This throws s the measure back bacic into conference and an a agreement Is not expected before tomorrow The general deficiency bill billas was as disposed disposed disposed dis dis- posed of leaving only the tho public buildings bill to be acted upon ullon when the house hou e at nt 1225 recessed until 11 o'clock Saturday morning |
