The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-06
LAST II UR OF CONGRESS
Scenes lu idental TO the Clos.
ing vfths Flfty.F Fifth
ApSSfOn


/ vaoshinston. Mar 4-Wearily the house
/ set through the silent watches Of tn
night recesslng from time 30 time while
/ awaiting conference reports upon tie APP
propriation bills The floor OF tho house
| was Uttered with waste papers which
orifted ankle deep about he desks alh
made the han look as u It had been swept
bv n snow storm Stnl the weary and
Ihcavy-eyed legislators kept 10 th"ir posts
through the night Tho leaders uponI
whom the strain aud burden OF the cl'sinsI
hours fell most heavily. and the speaker
wo had me greatest responsibility of all,
remained constantly In their places salchI
ing yigiantiy the progress vi the conios,sI
between the two houses. The hnal agree
mont on .ae river and harbor bill contain
| ing the compromise on the NicaraguauI
| canal was secured about $3.50 a. m; the
suiriry civil ia w-hclh the house forced
the senate to surrender the provision for
| the Pacific cable about o'clock. the
| District OF Columbia with provisions for
sectarian Institutions eliminated. about
e O'Clock. the deficiency at $50 and the
final conference report upon the naval bin
| came m at about O'Clock a. m. The hali
| presented "A sodden bedragglcd looking
scene when the daylight Sitting through
| the ground glass ceilings this morning
yellow lights this morning outside a fine,
| nrizzilng mist was falling completely
! shroudmg the tops OF the dome and glu-
| ing the wet half mastcd nags over the
! two wings TO their STATS The red-eyed
members sat listlessly In their seats and
the few persons IA the galleries slumbered
| peacefully
HENDERSON, SPEECH.
About O'Clock Mr. Henderson aroused
the house by an energetic speech. II was
one OF the most eloquent OF this congress
inc surroundings added impresslveness to
his utternces. The dishevelled members
and the wreclSage OF the night were abolt
him. 1t was on the question OF sectarlan
institutions in the district OF Columbia
provision for which had been stricken out
Of the district appropriation bill with
force and pathos he denounced the big
otry OF the conferees, who. he said. were
willing at the behest OF a secret organl-
zatlon TO turn the homeless and friendlo5s
into the streets. The scene was dramatic
IN the extreme when Mr. Henderson re-
called the dark days OF the war, when tho
white capped sisters OF Mercy We're mia
lstering on the battlefield to the stricken
and dying soldiers
with the advent OF the day the house
again took on the appearance OF life.
Mcmbcrs went below for baths and break
/ fast and returned refreshed TO their sta
tons A. early as 1880 the people began 10
. pour into the galleries The important
, business OF the house had been Ylrtuauy
completed when the house recessed foi
a an hour at 800 All that remained was
the cIrollrent OF bills ana the final cere
monies
o. FINAL CEREMONIES
| At 1879 when the house reconvened IA,
, galleries were again packed to the door
and bhe hali huzzed with the confused
murmur o. many voices An Americas
flag had been lowered from the pros.
galleries above the speakers desk I Is,
n closing scenes In the house were OF NOR,
than usual interest After all the pill.
nau been passed there followed the usua
;, resolutions. That offered by Mr.. Bate,
thanking Speaker Reed. and the remark
of the minority leader. were OF a chao
), acter 20 lend a dramatic turn to the pro
=, ceedmgH
a. The action Of thc house and the speak
y. cr's D. ply aroused the house and spect
tors 10 enthusiasm After adiournmeu
!, members and visitors Joined in singln
~ patriotic airs.
= Washington, Mar l-Vico president ~,
" bart declared the senate OF the 55th cor
eve-s adjourned eight minutes after
O'Clock today. IT was after conduunu
" session beginning az n o'clock on Frd1
with the exception OF one hour recess dur
- Ing the forenoon.
Tho day of final adjournment broi
with the senate In executive session di
posing OF a large number OF nomination
2" when the doors we're opened there ",
" yecn but a handful OF tired and haggar
looking senators who were waiting Tor q
nnn reports from the conrerees on q
= two bills yet In dispute. Finally Mr.. la
10 appeared with both. The deficiency b
=" was passed and then came the hnal al
closing fight on the naval bill and 4
hs price Of armor plate and FOR an arm
:" plate factory.
"' This was finally over and the we1
We senators took ashort recess
~ Upon reassemblinG the senate took
- a new appearance The chamber had be
On cleaned up aud the senator's came bu
lB to lle closing meeting with a more spru
'os appearance. Some few attempts at leslsl
zen ion were made but all were unsuceei
an fui Then the galleries filed with "a
no dressed visitors who were there 90 see
Sn' final ceremonies. ley were not long %
mitt,d TO enjoy thmsclves as au Ne
rse uve session drove them into the roi
dors. where they patiently waited f1r
ana doors 10 De- opened. when this was d
70 only five minutes remained OF tha c
s"' grcss. but the hands OF The clock W
AR turned back ten minute. to gige @
for the usual complimentary reso 'ut'i
ana the address Of the vice president
President Mckinley and hts cn'i'e G
=, met had come 10 the capitol ana we're
~. the presidents back room Of the chaml
where the various bills We're hurried
.h.t signature.
Finally the last big appropriation
a.. mad received the president approval
80 tycryahing was ready Tor the close.
fne resolution thanking vice president liDt
,.. and president pro TEN Frye was 1dol
,., and the vice president responding in
- appropriate address. and the senate vi
~. mad been Ia turmoil for several a
quietly came 10 a close.
the
the Cadiis Appointed
ohiy washington Mar. 4-1'he president
'Ku- afternoon appointed the Ave cadets
- the naval academy who were prov
'on"l for uy special enactment In each
b.