The Portland daily press., 1899-03-06

the House. armed with n long pole, set
hack the hands of the clock 10 minutes.
This raised a loud laugh but Immediate
Nv afterwards came q dramatic episode.
Gen. Wheeler of A labama. who has care
fully RETAINED from exercising MS pfNi-
leges of the House pending the deteInh'-
nation OF the question rs to his righs 10
n seat In the House, arose from his old
seat down near the front on the Demoora-
tic side and loudly asked for r cognitlon.
"Mr. Speaker, Mr.. Speaker, ne caiisu.
The Speakers face was flushe slight
Iy, but he looked straight ohead as IL ne
did not hear. . .,.
for five minutes" shouted the general
But the Speaker disregarded MIN.
Every eye was now rivetted upon tne
diminutiys figure of the grizzled old vet
eran OF two wars. ,.,
but Mr.. Payne, the floor leader oil the ma
iority, hurried to the rescue.
He moved recess of 10 minutes.
"Pendiug that / ask unanimous con
sent to speak for three minutes, oeInanu-
sd General Wheeler.
The Speaker then turned toward MN
for the first time, and, looking stIalgnI
into the gray eyes of the general, Ignored
his request completely, putting the mo
tion of Mr.. Payne anu declaring IL car
Az the hands pointed TO seven minutes
of IL, the COMMITTEES appointed TO wait up
on the President announced tna1 IL hau
fulfilled it's duty and that the PRESIDENT
had replied that he had no 1urther COIN
mnnication to make ;,
1.-The President requested me to state,
said Mr. Dalzell for the committee, thht
the Congress had uerformed It's e1traor-
binary duties msufully and he requested
me to extend to each and every Der
Oh fprh nome,
Great applause greeted the announce
ment. Att
time was enacted one of the most ora
matic scenes ever witnessed In the hail OF
Representatives n.,.
Democrat TO the chair aud he in turn rec
oenized MIR. Galley. the minority leader
in this Congress, to present resolutions
ahapking the Speaker for the impartial
manner in which he had presided over
the deliberations of the House.
MIR. BAILEY'S REMARKS.
Mr.. Bailey said: at is an admirable
trait of the American character ana IL Is
one that will tend TO the permanence OF
our institutions, that no innt.eF now we
NAV contend against each other over onr
differences of opinion, each is always
ready to accord the other whatever praise
NAV he deserved This commendable
spirit has led some shallow men TO crltl'
CHE us because they could not compre-
bend how we could so strenuonsiy conn
the principles of ont adversaries anu still
resnect thosa adversaries themselves.
These men do not know that a large ma
iority of the men in every other party are
earnestly anxious to promote our coun-
try's welfare. Applause. Ana 1t IL out
of this broader spirit that custom mas
grown which is as old as the House itself.
that in the closing hours OF every SEES
sion. there shall be offered IA resolution
ike that which now send to the clerk S
desk
The resolution read as follows:
Resolved. That the thanSs OF tne
House are rendered to Hon. Thomas Is.
Reed for the able, impartial and digui-
fled manner in which be has presided
over our deliberations and Performed the
arduous and important duties oil the
chair" .
The reading OF the resolution was greet
ed with tumultuous applause.
uNr Sneakern continued Mr.. Bailey,
Eve have not always agreed with the
distinguished occupant OF the Guar ana
we have taken moro than ore OCCASION 10
emphasize our dissent. but remembering
tho momentous questions which nave Gun
fronred us in,this Congress. and remem-
herring. too the intense excitement which
they have aroused throughout the coun-
try as well as in this hall, the wonder
is that those occasions were so few, and
in this hour of impartial retrospect do
not hesitate to say that he has been as Iair
to MS and to our side as any one of us,
were our positions reversed; woulu nave
been to him and to his slne.
The chair called for rising VOTE Every
mem Der was on his feet and the resoiu
ton was unanimously agreed TO, amlu
prolonged applause. ,-.,
Mr. Dockerv, when the applause nau
subsidized. appointed Messrs. bailey, BEL
and PAYNE a committee TO escort tbs
Speaker to the chair. moment later
AS the Speaker emergedbfrom the lobby ,es-
cortea by the committse, cheers greeted mis-
appearance.
Gracefully Mr.. Dockery Informed him
of the action OF the House and then reiln-
quished the gavel to him.
SPEAKER REEDS RESPONSE.
AS the Speaker faced the House the
stiffness of death settled upon it.
The Speaker fairly lowered over MS
surroundings. Slowly and with great
deliberation he returned his THANKS inr
the compliment the House had conferred
upon him. He said: "In laying down
for the third time the insignia VI my
Office which has but one superior ana
no peer, might perhaps fairly eongratn-
late myself upon having great oppor-
tunity to administer an otiice in the fash
ion of the noble words known TO our law,
With out fear. favor or hope OF reward
Where / have succeeded 1 am sure TO