Show CLOSE OF CONGRESS LAWMAKERS COMPLETE WORK anad WILL NOW ENJOY SUMMER VACATION the president seems to be well satis isfried while speaker cannon says a y a work of session was the best in thirty five years washington it its s vacation time for con contres cons res anen the work of the sixty fart fl r p t session was completed shortly before midnight saturday june 25 vice president sherman and nd speaker Sil ealter cannon announced adjournment the senate adjourned sedately in accordance with v ith tradition while the house as always was the scene of gayety gaiety adjournment came in both house without anything approaching ton tension sion the coming campaign caused a rush for home a and lid many congressmen departed Je parted by trains saturday night president pres ident tatt taft was plainly elated at the success of the administration pro gramme and seated in the room set apart for his use lie he chatted genially with senators and smiled and laughed often he had never been sean seen in better humor and exchanged jokes and greetings with wah many of his friends settling down to tn business prest dent taft taffe signed all the bills that vaine ame into the room every time a bill came in lia ha turned tui bied to the cabinet In members embers interested in that particular measure and inquired this bill all right for you yola t the windup wind up tip iu in the house was very lively more than SO 50 per cent of the thes members were present democrats insurgents and regulars M mingled as though a general amnesty had a d been declared the democrats showed a penchant penelia nt for campaign talk and all predicted that the sixty second congress would be democratic speaking of the work vork of the session speaker cannon said the present congress did more and better work than any other in my thirty five years of national service this work of legislation has been going on quietly and effectively persons looking on from a distance imagine that this congress did nothing but change its rul rules es this is a mistake mis bake it has rarely happened that a congress enacting a new tariff law has accomplished much else save handl handling ipg the appropriations tor for the government this congress has revised the tariff without disturbing business and in addition has enacted important legislation it seems TO me that the work of the sixty first congress meets the definition f true statesmanship one billion and seventy four million dollars was appropriated at the session of congress just closed if continuing appropriations are incorporated in the totals of bf the general appropriation abon measures |