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Show WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Tho first session of the sixty-second congress ended today and Immediately tho departure de-parture of mombcrs uogan. Prosldcnt Taft joined with the several hundred tired legislators in leaving, nnd tonight oflicial Washington, comparatively was desorted. Ever' outgoing train boro sonators and representatives homeward after an extraordinary session ses-sion that stretched over 121 dnjs and bet tho liveliest pace of any legislative session in years. Tho adjournment was featureless, despite the strenuous activity that had gone bofore. Tho president vetoed the cotton tariff revision bill, Just as ho had vetoed Its prodoccssors, the wool and the free llBt bills. The veto went only to tho house, in accordanco with custom and thero its reception was marked by Democratic laughter and Republican applause. Democratic Leador Underwood, amid a demonstration, formally thanked the fow Republican members who voted with the Democrats to pass the tariff revision bills Democrats ran across the alsloB to shake hands with Republican Re-publican Insurgents. The cheering and pounding of dosks on the Democratic side was protracted As soon as he could bo heard, Mr. Underwood announced that as tho Domocrats did not have the two-thirds majority necessary to pass tho bill over the veto, ho 'would merely raovo the printing of the veto and accompanying accom-panying pnpere and their reference to the ways and means committee, of which ho Is chairman. Tho house agreed to this fixed course. With tho commlttco, the matter will rest until the whole subject of tariff revision is renewed at tho regular session of congress in December. Everybody was In n happy mood In both houses, but the usual vaudeville proceedings that feature the fow minutes min-utes following an adjournment of tho house were missing. The noarost approach ap-proach was tho singing of "Auld Lang Syne," by a group of younger members. mem-bers. But their chorus did not Inspire a common chord. The gallerlos In both the house and the senate were crowded. President Taft spent half an hour at the capltol, making It a social affair af-fair as well as a business one. Occupying Occu-pying tho president's room, In tho rear of tho senate chamber, he was greeted and cheered by senators of all shades of political complexion, as well as by representatives who 'drifted over from the house to meet him Vice President Presi-dent Sherman was one of the first to shake hands. The President lator busied himself with the task of signing the eleventh hour measures, approving allthat were presented. Senate Rectloss The senate spent a roatlesa day. Within thirty-five minutes after It had convened, it took rece33 until 2 o'clock to await tho action of tho house on the belated veto of tho cotton bill Then came an executive session to consldor two minor nominations and another recess until 2:45 o'clock. Senators gathered In the aisles of the senate chamber during this recess and exchanged parting sentiments. Progressive and regulars, Republicans and Democrats minglod their hearty wishes. In tho house, there was the same confusion, only more pronounced. Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, Democratic leador, shared with Speaker Clark, congratulations over tho party's achievements in the first Democratic houso In sixteen years. Republican Leader Mann and others mingled In good will, Tho last measure considered harked back to King Loula XVI. it provided for tho erection of a tablet in the rotunda ro-tunda of the capltol In Washington In commemoration of King Louis' Intervention In-tervention In behalf of this country. Tho resolution, Uko a host of others, wont over to the regular session. Senator Owen of Oklahoma, precipitated precip-itated tile fastest legislative work of tho closing hour3. He asked for tho passago of a bill authorizing Rodman Wannruakor aud othors to conntruct in tho entrance to New York harbor a pormanent memorial to tho North Amorlcan Indians. The bill had passed the house, but tho senate clerks, anticipating no action on it, had carried It away to tho vaults. With less than twelve minutes remaining re-maining a hurried search was made. Tho bill waB found and sent back to tho houso by a messenger, who lost no tlmo on the Journey. Just at 3 o'clock officially, or 3.02 by tho correct time, whilo the Vico President was In tie mldBt of hin farewell remarks to the senate, tho clerk of tho houso appeared in tho door of the senate with the completed bill, signed by Speaker Clark. The signalling of the clerkB and the fluttering flut-tering of tho completed bill at tho head of the aisle did not stop the fall of the gavel, however, and the bill will rest unsigned "by the Vice President Pres-ident and tho President until next December De-cember In tho closing hours of tho session of the house, Representative Klnkald, of Now Jersey, amid Democratic applause, ap-plause, made a speech, advocating Philippine Independence and predicting predict-ing that a Democratic congress would soon carry out tho promises of tho United States to the Islanders. Just as Mr. Kinkald concluded, at 2-57 o'clock, with but thrco mlnutea leeway. Speaker Clark leaned towurd the dorks' table and remarked In an audible undertone: ''If you've got nny more bills down there to be signed, you had better be hustling them up here." The speaker hastily signed soeral more measures. l3oth Vice President Sherman and Speaker Clark delivered valedictories, expressing appreciation, xtendin congratulations on the good -will shown in a strenuous session and bespeaking be-speaking health and happiness during tho recess. Then officially at 3 o'clock but actually two minutes lator, tho extra session was declared adjourned. The session record of measures Introduced In-troduced is 14,038 bills and 4S4 resolutions reso-lutions In the house and 3.29G bills and 5S resolutions in the senate. Only a lew of those wuro passed. aBBHHa2BSBE9HBBSaSBBllBlBVBHBVH The senate adjourned without filling the office of president pro tempore. |