Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1912 — CONGRESS NEAR END [ARTICLE]

CONGRESS NEAR END

LEADERS PLAN FOR ADJOURNMENT SATURDAY NIGHT. Final Business Being Cleared UpSundry Civil Bill Carries $121,000,000—Taft Wins for Wood. Washington, Aug. 23.—With the legislative appropriation bill ready for its third journey to the White House, prospects for adjournment are brighter and a determined effort will be made, in the senate and house to end the present session of congress Saturday night. Two conference reports were agreed to by the house. They were on’ the sundry civil and the army appropriar tion bills. In the former the tariff board .appropriation was stricken from the bill, which carried $121,00,0000,, which is $30,000,000 less than the measure of last year In the army bill the house won its point to lengthen the enlistment term from three to four years, with an additional three-year term in time of war. The clauses removing Gen. Leonard Wood from office as chief of staff, abolishing army posts and reducing regular army by five cavalry regiments were stricken from the bill. L nder virtual notice from President Taft that he would again veto the army appropriation bill if it contained any “riders” affecting the tenure of office of General Wood, the house and senate conferees struck the clause® from the bill. President Taft vetoed the army bill a few weeks ago because it contained a provision to legislate General Wood out of his office on March 4.