Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-07-18

go away under the circumstances,
leaving the president without our sup
port" Mr.. Allen opposed adjournment
because the calendar was crowded, he
said, with bills of most important
character. Mr.. Thurston (Neb.)
secured the adoption of a.
resolution accepting the invita-
ton of President Wattles to at
tend the Omaha exposition. On
motion of Mr.. Allison the senate
at 1905 went into executive session.
When this ended Mr.. Spooner offered
a resolution thanking Senator Frye,
president pro TEN. of the senate, for
the able, courteous manner in which
he had presided. It was adopted. A
similar resolution was offered by Mr.
Cockrell thanking Vice President Ho-
bart, and it was adopted with a rous-
ing. aye.
Washington, July 8.-The end OF
was marked by two notable incidents.
One was sensationally partisan, well
nigh resulting in personal conflicts
upon the floor; the other was notably
patriotic, and swept away all signs
Of the former. In the former Messrs.
Ray (rep., N. ", Handy (dem., Del.) 1,
Cannon (rep., ILL.,, and Bell (dem.,
Tex, were principals. In the latter
all the members joined, irrespective of
party affiliations. After rather
stormy session of two hours the house.
when adjournment was announced,
joined in cheers for the president and
war heroes and singing patriotic
songs, making perhaps the most
notable ending to a session since the
civil war. The only measure of i'm
portance was a bill to reimburse the
states for expenses incurred in aiding
the organization of the volunteer
army. Mr.. Handy (dem., DELI,
by moving to strike from
the record part of the speech
which appeared as that of Mr..
Ray (rep., N. W, precipitated dis
pute which brought on the closing in
cident of sensational nature. Mr..
Handy declared the part in question
not uttered upon the floor of the house
and read from the reporters notes to
ccrrobroate his assertions Mr.. Ray
declared that he uttered every word.
A vote was taken and the house de-
clined to strike out the speech.
Mr.. Cannon, who was standing just
across the center aisle, his face
flushed and his eyes fixed upon the
minority, was apparently growing in
dignant. The veteran member from
Illinois stepped into the aisle and
said: "You are deliberately obstruct-
ing public business in which the
whole country is interested" The
best of his remarks we're lost in the
jeers of the minority and the result
ing confusion as Mr.. Cannon charged
up the aisle, pouring out flood of
vigorous denunciation. He had
reached a point opposite Mr.. Bell
(dem., Tex) when he called for the
yeas and nays, saying that it was
manifest the democrats would call
for them. Mr.. Cannon then re-
peated his charge of obstruction when
Mr.. Bell, addressing the republican
side as it subsequently devel-
oped, declared: ''The record is false
and you knew it was false when you
voted against correcting it." "That
is a lie" cried Mr.. Cannon. In an in
slant the bel1igerent members were
struggling to reach other, while
many others were pulling and strug
Ill.) seized Mr.. Cannon and thrust
Cling to control them. Mr.. Marsh (rep.
him aside when Mr.. Bell asked Mr..
Cannon to ''come outside" The lat
ter was moving to comply when Mr..
Lewis (dem., Wash.) took charge of
the Illinois member and restrained
him. Meantime the speaker had been
pounding hard and Sergeant-at-Arms
Russell had seized the big silver mace
and was moving among the members
where the greatest disorder prevailed
Order was restored slowly and the
roll-call, upon Mr.. Handy's motion to
strike out, resulted, yeas so, nays 1906
Later in the session Mr.. Cannon ex-
planned that Mr.. Bell had addressed
his remarks not to him personally,
therefore he desired to withdraw his
offensive statement.
At o'clock when Speaker Reed an
nounced this second session of this
congress is adjourned without day,
a great cheer arose and then began a
scene which surpassed in enthusiasm
any similar episode in the memory of
the oldest momhe of the house The
members crowded around the speak
er's stand and joined with the spec
tators in the gallery in singing
America" until within a short time
it seemed that all present were aiding
in swelling the volume of song.
Democrats and republicans were now
singing in accord the national anthem
and when the song ceased sora1 Snem-
Der proposed three cheers for the ma