The herald., 1898-07-09
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SESSION CLOSED
CONGRESS ADJOURNS SINE Die
AT LAST
SENATOR'S OBJECTED
ALL THE PRESIDENTS NoMINA-
TONS CoNF1RMED
A GREAT TIME IN THE HOUSE
Representatives Sing Patriotic Songs,
Cheer Mckinley, Dewey and 9th
ers and Have Row
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WASHINGTON, July SIN manner so
| sim. lie as to he almost perfInctory, the sem
ate at 2:06 o'clock this afternoon adjourned
without day. 1t had been agreed upon when
| the senate convened at noon that the house
resok. zion providing for the adjournment
of congress at o'clock today should be
adopted and that an executive session
should be held to confirm the nomina tons
in the military and naval establishments.
No other business except of the merest
routine nature was to be transacted. The
arrangement was carried out to the letter.
Mckinley in Attendance
For nearly an hour previous to adjourn
msnt President Mckinley and all the men,
bers of the cabinet except Secretaries Day
and Long were in the speakers room ad-
joining the senate chamber During that
time the president signed large numbet
OF engrossed bills, many Of which would
have failed had 1t been necessary to send
them to the executive mansion for his sig
nature.
Adjournment Opposed
Morgan of Alabama opposed til pro-
posed amendment maintaining that 1t
would be far more desirable for congress to
take a recess until the first Monday in Sep
TENDER. He urged that the war with Spain
seemed to be drawing to conclusion and In
sisted that 1t was the duty of congress tols-
main il .,.ss1on, as questions of the gray st
consequence might be precipitated at any
moment. He urged, too, that treaty of
peace with Spain might soon demand the at
tention of the senate.
Allen of Nebraska spoke in similar
strain and stated also that the calendar was
crowded with bills of an important charac-
ter. This statement brough from Gallinger
the assertion that there were but 116 general
and thirty odd pension bills on the calen-
dar, a smaller number, he said. than had
been on the calendar at adjournment at any
time during the past twenty years.
| Altar half dozen objections led pre-
vented the consideration of the bill permit
ting volunteers at the front to cast their
votes for members Of congress, Thurston
secured the adoption of resolution for the
appointment of committee of fifteen sena-
tors to attend the Trans Mississippi eXposi-
| ton at Omaha on stated day.
| Turned Back the Clock
| Then, at 1:05 p. M, on motion of Allison
| the senate went into executive session. AT
one minute OF 2 o'clock the executive session
ended and the doors were opened for the
closing legislative session.
| The clock by which the senate regulates
it's business had been turned back five min
utes in order that the extra time might be
gained.
| Spooner offered resolution thanking Sen
| ator Frye, president pro tempore OF the sem
ate, for the able and courteous manner in
which he had presided over the delibera-
| tions of the senate during the present ses-
sion. 1t was adopted.
A similar resolution offered by Cockrell of
| Missouri thanking Vice-President Hobart
was adopted with roLsing aye.
| Vice-President Hobart then, the hour of 2
o'clock being indicated by the senate time
piece, formally declared the senate adj
| journed without day.
The following nominations, sent to the
senate by the president. were confirmed In
executive session:
War-Voluntaer army, Brigadier Gen.
erals of Volunteers to be Major Generals:
Hamilton d. Hawkins, Henry w. Lawton,
Adna r. Chaffee. John c. Bates.
To be Brigadier Generals: Col. Leonard
Wood, First Regiment, U. S. Volunteer Cav
airy; Lieut.. Colonel Chambers McKibben,
Twenty first Infantry.
| First Regiment Volunteer Cavalry to be
| Colonel: Lieut. Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt, First Regiment Volunteer Cavalry.
Enthusiasm in the House
The House adjourned precisely at o'clock
amid cheers followed by the singing of pa
triotic songs. Representative Bromwell of
Ohio proposed three cheers for President
Mckinley, which were given twice over by
the Republicans. Then followed cheers
joined in by the entire house for Admiral
Dewey and General Joe Wheeler.
The whole house was one vast demonstra-
ton and flags were passed about to every
member and were enthusiastically waved
while the members sang.
| The Senate adjourned sine die at 2:O6
\ pm.
The end OF this session Of congress in the
house was marked by two notable incidents
One was sensationally partisan, well-nigh
resulting in personal conflicts upon the floor
| of the house; the other was notably patriotic
and swept away all signs of the former
| In the former Ray of New York, Repub-
lican; Handy of Delaware, Democrat; Can
non Of Illinois, Republican, ard Ball Of
Texas Democrat, were the principal par
| Elephants.
In the latter all members Joined, ire
! spective of party affiliations. After the
rather stormy session Of two hours, the
house; when adjournment was announced.
Joined in cheers for the president and war
heroes and the singing Of patriotic songs,
making perhaps the most notable ending of
a session since the civil war
The only measure of Importance passed
was bill to reimburse states for expenses
incurred In aiding the organization OF the
volunteer army
Ray Raised the Row
| Handy of Delaware Democrat, by moving
| to strike from the Record a part Of the
speech which appeared as that of Ray of
New York, precipitated the dispute which
brought on the closing incident of a SEN
| sationaq nature
Handy declared the part in question was
never uttered on the floor Of the house, and
read from reporters notes to corroborate
his assertions.
Ray declared that he had uttered every
word.
The house was becoming excited; the
packed galleries were intensely interested.
Mr.. Speaker" resumed Handy, "a ques-
ton Of veracity has arisen here. II the gen.