Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14
A DIApute Over tho Record Of speech and
thu Lie Gtven-A Patriotic Demon.
strati0n and Much Staging
Induigsd In.

an executive session should be held tt
confirm the nominations in the mill
tary and naval establishments. N,
other business, except OF the meres
routine nature, was to be transacted
The arrangement was carried out Il
the letter
For nearly an hour previous to ad
journment, President Mckinley and al
the members of his cabinet, excep
Secretaries Day and Long. were in the
presidents room, adjoining the senate
chamber During that time, the pres
ident signed large number Of en-
crossed bills. many Of which would
have failed had it been necessary tc
send them TO the executive mansion
for his signature.
Mr.. Morgan, Of Alabama, opposed
the proposed adjournment, maintain.
ing that it would be far more desira.
Bile for congress to take recess until
the first Monday in September. Sena.
tor Morgan said: There is absolutely
NO necessity for an adjournment at
this time. 1t is hasty, improvident
and dangerous STEP 1t seems to me
that the war with Spain is drawing to
conclusion. The ending OF the war
will bring to congress questions of the
highest Importance, Of the gravest
consequence in our history. l should
not be satisfied to 60 away, In the cir.
cumstances, leaving the president
without our support We do not know
what emergencies confront us, what
dangers lie just ahead"
On motion OF Senator Allison, the
senate then, at LOS p M, went into
executive session. 1t was just one
minute of two o'clock when the execu.
tive session ended and the doors of the
senate were opened for the closing
legislative session. Senator Spooner
offered resolution thanking Senator
Frye, president pro tempore Of the
senate, for the able and courteous
manner in which he had presided over
the deliberations of the senate during
the present session. 1t was adopted.
A similar resolution, offered by Sena-
tor Cockrell, of Missouri, thanking Vice
President Hobart, was adopted by
rousing aye.
Vice President Hobart then, the
hour of two o'clock being indicated by
the senate timepiece, formally declared
the senate adjourned without day.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-The end of
this session of congress in the house
was marked by two notable incidents.
One was sensationally partisan, we'll
nigh resulting in personal conflicts on
the floor of the house; the other was
notably patriotic and swept away all
signs of the former. Mr.. Handy, OF
Delaware, by moving to strike from
the record part of the speech
which appeared as that Of Mr.. Ray,
of New York, precipitated the dis
pute which brought on the closing
incident of sensational nature. Mr..
Handy declared the part of the speech
in question was never uttered upon the
floor of the house, and read from re.
porters' notes to corroborate his asser.
ton. Mr.. Ray declared he had ut.
tered every word. Mr.. Cannon, of
made charge of obstruction
when Mr. Ball, addressing the repub.
lican side, las itsubsequently developed,
declared 1.-THE record is false, and
you knew 1t was false when you voted
against correcting it." THAT Is a
lie cried Mr.. Cannon, and in an in.
slant the belligerent members were
to reach each other, while
many Others We're pulling and strug-
Cling to control them. The house was
upon its feet Order was restored
slowly and roll call, upon Mr..
Handy's motion to strike out, resulted:
Yeas, 80; nays, 1906.
The house then passed the bill to re-
lmburse the states for expenses in
Cured in transportation, feeding,
and caring for soldiers in aid
Of organization of the volunteer army.
The speaker named Mr. Henderson, of
Iowa, Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois, and Mr..
Richardson, of Tennessee, as a commit.
tee to wait upon the president, IN com.
pany with u senate committee, and
announce the readiness OF congress to
adjourn. "Mr. Speaker" said Mr..
Henderson, after the return and re-
porting the committee had discharged
Its duties, "the president directs the
to say that he has no
communications to make to
the house, and says he desires to con.
graduate this congress upon Its patri.
otto and faithful work. The report
was applauded.
At two o'clock, when Speaker Reed
announced, This second session Of
this congress adjourned without day."
q great cheer arose and then began q
scene which. while similar to the usual
closing scenes OF sessions, lar sur
passed in enthusiasm and manifest
good feeling any similar episode in
The memory Of the Oldest member
'f the house. The occupants Of the
packed galleries, who had risen to
Co. paused as they heard a half
ioSen of the members begin singing
America" Other members hurriedly
crowded around the speakers stand
md joined the other singers until,
within a short time, it seemed all
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