The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-03-18
LAST HOURS OF CONGRESS.
Almost Continuous Session From II
A. M. Friday to a Few Minutes
Past Noon on Saturday.

WASHINGTON. March 5.-The Fifty
fifth Congress expired by constitutional
limitation Saturday at noon. Vice Presi-
dent Hobart declared the Senate adjourned
without day, eight minutes after | > o clock.
after continuous session beginning at ii
o clock on Friday. with the exception Of
one hour recess during the forenoon.
President Mckinley and his entire cab
met had come TO the Capitol and were IN
the President : room back of the Senate
chamber. where the various bills were
rushed to the President for signature.
Finally the last bis Appropriation bill had
received the President : approval and
everything was ready for the close.
Mr.. Coekrell presented the usual resolu
ton of thanks to the Vice President, and
Mr.. Vest that to Senator Frye, president
pro tenn. for the .'yt y able courteous and
impartial manner in which they had pre-
sided over the deliberations Of the Senate
Both resolutions were unanimously adopted,
Vice President Hobart responded
LAST SESSION oY THE HOUSE
YEARLY the House sat through the silent
watches oF the night. rece~sing from time
to time while awaiting conference reports
upon the appropriation bills The floor OF
the House vas Uttered with waste paper.
which drifted ankle deep abou, the desks
and made the hall hook as Il it had been
swept by snow storm.
The FINAL agreement on the river and
harbor bill containing the compromise on
the Nicaragua canal was secured about
8. 80 \. IN the sundry civil, IN which
the House forced the Senate 10 surrender
the provision for the Pacific cable, about
6 o clock. on the District Of Columbia aP-
preparation bill. with the provision for
secsarian institutions eliminated, about :
o clock on the deficiency at :. 30 o clock,
and on the final conference report upon the
naval bill at about . 30 o clcck.
About a. IA Mr. Henderson, Repub
hcan. Of Iowa. aroused the House by an
eloquent spcech Il wa IN the question
Of secfarian institutions in the District Of
Columbia. provision for which had been
stricken out &c the District appropriation
bill by the couferees With foroe aud
pathos he denounced the bigotry Of the
confere,.s who. he said, we're willing a, the
behesi Of secret organization, which did
It's work in the dark to ,urn the homeless
aud friendless into the streets
BAILEY Tribute To EEEp.
Mr.. Bailey Democrat, of Texas. the
minority leader in this Congress, presented
;he resolutions thanking the Speaker ior
the impartial manner in which be had pre-
sided over the deliberations Of the House
Speaker Reed made a feeling reply
A HOUSING DEMONSTRATION.
On the Speaker announcement, that the
House stood adjourned sine die the applause
and cheering were deafeniug The galleries
Joined in the outburst Some members
near the rostrum began singing, and above
the din rise the strains Of My Country,
Tis Of Thee. Sweet Land Of Liberty
The galleries caught the inspiration, and
everybody rose and joined in the singing
until in one grand chorus thousands were
yoiciug the national anthem When the
anthem was concluded General Henderson
started Aud Lang Syne and It also
was sung with will.
Representative John Murray Mitchell
waved aluit a small American has, aud
members and galleries went wild. joining
in singing The Red. White and Blue
\ voice in the gallery shouted Three
cheers for Dewey, and they we're given
with volcanic aud explosive vigor. Then
came cheers for the army and navy, and
finally for ten. Joe Wheeler The dem
onstration concluded with the singing of
the DoNolo-y-