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Show m H m i Congress Adjourns After Passage of Appropriation Appropri-ation Bills Washington, March A President Taft today fixed April 4 as the date for the convening of the Sixty-second congress in extraordinary session. Washington, March 4 The sixty-first sixty-first congress came to an end today by constitutional limitation Despite the peril that threatened some of tho big appropriation bills, almost up to the last moments they all finally sot through and received the signature of tho President. The Inst bill signed by the speaker of the House was the postoffico appropriation ap-propriation act. President Taft definitely announced. Just after noon, that he would certainly cer-tainly call an extra session, the proclamation proc-lamation piobably will be Issued today to-day and the date will be April 4th. The close of the session was exciting ex-citing in both houses. A filibuster in the House was successful in killing the tnriff board bill. - The Canadian reciprocity agreement died in tho Senate, tho McCall bill embodying its provisions having passed pass-ed the House only. Filibusters In both houses lasted until un-til within a bare half hour of the adjournment; much bitterness of feeling feel-ing was exhibited but finally the bloc-ade bloc-ade gave way and the session on both slde3 ended with the usual felicitations though the certainty of an extra session ses-sion hung cloud-like over the final moments. Jn tho House, -Sjieakcr Cannon laid down his gavel, probably for tho last time, after complimentary remarks by his successor-to-be Champ Clark of Missouri, who led the unanimous cheers of the House for "Uncle Joe " The House took a recess during which the Spenker delivered his caledlctory. On being conducted back to the chair on the conclusion of his speech, the Speaker, at 12 35 o'clock, declared the House of Representatives adjourned. adjourn-ed. There ensued a scone of rejoicing and singing that was In striking contrast con-trast with the more violent scenes of but a few mlnutos before Immediately following the adjournment adjourn-ment of the senate. Senator Bailey of Texas caused a sensation by announcing announc-ing that he had telegraphed his resignation resig-nation as a senator to the governor of Texas. Tho senator had endeavored i vain to have the announcement of his resignation read In tho senate. Incompatibility 01 views between himself and his Democratic colleagues is the reason given for his action. The Immediate subject of disagreement disagree-ment was the Arizona statehood prop-sition. prop-sition. The statehood situation brought about the filibuster in the senato. President Pres-ident Taft, who canio. to tho senate as usual to sign the last bills rushed through, used all of his influence to end this filibuster. For a long time, ' it seemed that he would fall but Senator Sena-tor Owen, who was conducting 1L finally fin-ally yielded |