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Show TAFT VETOES SUNDAY BILL I Because of Provision Regarding Prosecution Prosecu-tion of Labor Unions Washington, Mar. 1 President Tait today vetoed the sundry civil appropriation bill carrying $113, I, nun because of its provision whicli prohibited the department of justice fiom usiug Its anti trust appropria-! appropria-! tioi, in prosecution ol labor unions land farmers' organizations. The house at once repassed the Bundry civil appropriation lull over ' President Taft'a veto b a vote of 7i to 50. Senate leaders did not Blieve an attempt would he ma le to repa 3 the bill In the upper body. The senate finally agreed to the conference report on the general de-i de-i Clciency bill, thus disposing of that no asure. The Indian appropriation bill then remained the only measure to be dis-posed dis-posed of but Senator tall declined to allow the senate to accept the conference con-ference report Speaker Clark appointed a commit. te consisting of Representatives Underwood of Alabama, Spat I. man of j Florida and McCall of Massachusetts, I to notify the president that the house was readv to adjourn a resolution for the investigation of I he Washington police force because be-cause of the near riots during suffrage suf-frage parade yesterday was offered in the senate h Senator Jones and referred at once to a committee. President Taft today signed the bill creating a department of labor with a cabinet portfolio President Wilson's nomination tor this position will bo W illiam B. Wilson, now a re- juiiiiR representative In congress from I Pennsylvania. The house later aiso agreed to the Iconefrence report on the general At fici.-nc . bill, leaving the Indian bill .the oniy measure not finally disposed of hv the house Wblta Senator Fall was continuing his filibuster on the Indian bill, the senate got readv to adjourn, that the Inauguration of the vice president mlnhi not be delaed beyond the scheduled tune It vos Indicated that the Indian hill would fail Taft Signs Bill Amonc the irst bills President Tafl signer wore the rhers and harbors, public buildings and general deficiency defici-ency President Taft meanwhile contin ued to slcn the appropriation hills until all had been approved v. Ith the exception of the sundry civil bill, which he had vetoed He let It known that he would exercise the pocket veto on the seamen's Involuntary Involun-tary servitude bill Thr, senate was not rea'h to adjourn ad-journ at noon, the hour set for the beclnnlntr of the ceremonies of In-auR'iratlon In-auR'iratlon of the vice president and th clock was set back to 11 : 25 a. m. The, sundrv civil bill repassed in the house was rushed over to the senate and reached there at. 11 r.r o clo-k A serceant at arms grasped the long pole and turned the hands of the clock back to 11. 2S a, m. Senator Fall, however, wa still filibustering The house. after repassing the sundry clill appropriation lull over iJiC5idcnt Toft's veto, adjournod sine die at 21:04 The senate was then still in session. Affectinq FarCwdl Just before the house adjourned Speaker Clark called former Speaker Cannon to the chair, and an affecting affect-ing Scene of farewell took place. Speaker Clark told the house that he violated no confidences in saying: I "I could have been sworn in a- vice president of the United States , If 1 had wanted to, but I preferred to i sla.. with von. ' Speaker Clark and Mr. Cannon re-joetved re-joetved an ovation on the adjournment ol the house |