Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
CLOSING SCENES
HOUSE ADJOURNS AMID PATRI-
OTTO OUTBURsT.
GALLERIES JOIN IN CHORUS.
National Anthems Filled the Hall
Witty Repartee and Sarcasm In
dulged in Prior to Adjournmnt.

Washington, June In marked con-
trast with the exciting incidents attend
ing the bitter struggles of the closing
hours of the session, Speaker Hender-
son laid down his gavel at 8 O'Clock TINS
afternoon at the conclusion of one of the
most picturesque scenes which has ever
occurred in the hall of representatives.
Party passion and personal rancor.
which have brought the house to the
brink of actual riot several times during
the last 4S hours, gave way in the clos
ing half hour to good fellowship. which
ended in a patriotic outburst thai stirred
the crowded galleries to the highest
pitch of enthusiasm.
During a brief recess, taken within 80
minutes of the time fixed for the final
adjournment to give The president an OPP
portunity to fix his signature to the bills
that We're being rushed to him for APP
prevail. a group of members, led by Mr..
Mercer of Nebraska, Mr.. Ball of Texas,
Mr.. Fitzgerald of Massachusetts and
Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota, congresated
in the arena to the left of the speakers
rostrum and began singing patriotic airs.
The galleries were banked to the doors.
columbia, Gem of the Ocean, Aud
Lang Syne.' The Red, White and
Blue" successfully rang out. AS the
singing proceeded other members Joined
the group until, without regard to age or
party, the entire membership of the
house Joined in the chorus.
The spectators in the galleries APP
plauded each sons until the strains OF
Dixie filled the hall. Then their UNI
bounded enthusiasm broke out in Wild
cheers. But the enthusiasm Dixie
evoked was not to be compared with
the remarkable demonstration which fol-
lowed, when in a clear and ringing tenor
Mr.. Fitzgerald of Massachusetts start
ed the national anthem with the inspir-
ing words. Through the dawn's early
light In an instant all the men, wo-
men and children in the galleries We're
on their feet joining in the singing. The
mighty chorus from thousands of threats
reverberated through the hall, making
the pulses leap and the blood tingle. 1T
was a magnificent and soul-inspiring
spectacle. The aides kept time to the
rythm of the music with their handker-
chiefs, and the men beat the measure
with their hands. The speaker, pausing
as he entered the hall, raised his voice
also.
The excitement produced by the scene
overcame a white-haired old man in one
of the public galleries, and when the
song ceased he jumped upo his seat and
shouted:
THAT is the song of the angels of
heaven!"
He was plainly a crank, and as he
showed a disposition to %harangue the
house, he was quickly elected.
After Speaker Henderson had made a
graceful farewell speech, thanking the
members for their courtesy and had de-
clared the house adjourned, the members
testified to his popularity by singing.
For He's a jolly Good Fellow" and the
newspaper correspondents in the press
gallery celebrated their emancipation
from the burdens of congress by sing
ing the "Doxology.'
The reading of the journal, which COW
cred almost As hours of continuous ses-
sion, occupied only 20 minutes
Mr.. Richardson, the democratic leader,
asked unanimous consent for the consid-
Grafton of a resolution to appropriate &c.,
900 for the repair of roads in Rock Creek
park.
Until We can nave the Occur d'Alene
testimony printed" exclaimed Mi. Lentz
NOhio) W can forego pleasure drives in
Rock Greek park.
An amusing incident followed. Mr..
GrosVenor (Ohio) claimed the floor as a
matter of personal privilege to deny a
newspaper report of a scene which occur
red during the exciting uproar in the
hous last night when Mr.. Cannon Ill.)
and Wheeler (ky.) embraced each other
i'm the center aisle. The report stated that
it vas Mr.. Grosvenor who had embraced
Mr.. Sulzer Mr.. Grosvenor caused much
merriment by repudiating the alleged in
cident.
Mr.. Terry (Ark.) added to the fun by
remarking that it was a question as to
whose privilege it was to deny the Incl
dent, n Mr.. Sulzer remarked that he
was Slad 1t was Mr.. Cannon and not Mr..
Grosvenor who embraced him.
Mr.. Lentz got in another word about
the Occur d'Alene testimony which drew
from Mr.. Lacey Gowa) "a sho to tire eff
feet that the minority view of the Occur
dAlene trouble had not been sustained in
Idaho yesterday, where the democrats
had Endorsed Gov. St~eunenberg's action.
Il do not believe it," replied Mr.. Lentz,
At any rate he was not Endorsed in Sho-
shone county, where all the facts are
known"
Mr.. Overstreet Ind.) attempted to bait
Mr.. Lentz with a resolution to give con-
demned cannon to the Sons of Veterans,
but Mr.. Lentz. witt the remark that the
Sons of Veterans would like to read the
story of how their fathers were confined
in the bull pen," at Wardner, said he
would not object, and the resolution was
adopted.
MIR. Cummings IN. W somewhat start
led the house by referring to "junketing
trips which Mr.. cannon had taken as
the guest of the coast survey, and then
paid his respects to the chairman of the
appropriation committee. He pictured
Mr.. Cannon, the chairman of the grea,
appropriation committee as a lion flashing
his sides ad roaring while the crowd OF
jackals followed as if they smelt fresh
meat. Then he described hiw the house
following blindly the lions leadership
mad done everything it could to degrade
Its conferees, despite their appeals tina,
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