The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12

half hour previously, the gayeis o. the
presiding officers fen AT both ends % the
Capitol The differences over which men
had struggled for ths last three DAYS lad
al been adjusted. tie great supply bills,
which will keep the government running
for another year. had all been signed by
the President. and with numerous hand
shakes and friendly fareWells, the lpgIsia-
tors parted for their respective Journeys
home. The large majority left on ;hc
late afternoon or evening trains. and
there Will be but a small handful OF Sem
atCrs and members who. by noon to-day,
VIII not have aIread" shaken the dust Of
Washington from their feet.
The House was the theater Of most ex-
citing interest during the day as IT had
been for the tWcnty-four hours pTcceC-
ing But there. after the struggles OF the
closing hours had been settled. Speaker
Henderson laid down his Gavcl at the con-
clLsion OF one Of the most picturesque
scenes which has ever occurred In the
Hall Of Representatives. Party passion
and personal ranc0r which had brought
the House 10 the brink Of actual riot sew
eraI times during the last forty-eight
f0urs. gave way in the closing half hour
10 good fellowship which found vent I'm
a patriotic outburst that stirred the
crowded galleries TO the highest pitch Of
enthusiasm.
sang Patriotic Airs.
During a brief recess taken within thir-
~ minutes Of the time fixed for the fna!
adjournment. TO give the President an op-
gortunity Ia affiX his signature 10 the
bills that were being rushed TO him for
approval a group Of members, led by MI
Mercer. Of Nebraska; Mr.. Ball, Of Texas;
Mr Fitzgerald Of Massachusetts,, and
MIR. Tawnay. Of Minnesota, consregated In
the area TO the left OF the Speakers ros-
tum and began singing patriotic airs.
The galleries were banked to the doors.
Columbia, Gem Of the Ocean" Aud
Lang Syne." THE Red, White and BlEe,
successfully rang out As the singing
proceeded members Joined the group, un-
I'll without regard 10 age or party, the
entire membership of the House sang in
the choruses. The spectators in the gal
lertes apolauded each song until the
strains Of Dixie" flied the Hall. Then
their upbounded enthusiasm broke out IN
wild CnCers.
But the enthusiasm pixie" evoked was
not to be compared with the remarkable
demonstration which followed, when, In
q clear. ringing teaoT Mr.. Fitzgerald, OF
Massachusetts. started the national an
them with the inspiring words, Through
the DaWn's Early Light" In an instant
every man, woman, and child in the gal
leries were on their feet Joining in the
singing The mighty chorus from thou
sands Of JhrOats reVerberated through the
hall making the pulses leap and the blood
tinEle II was "A magnificent and soul-in-
spiring spectacle. The ladies kept time 10
the rhythm Of the music with their hand
ha mo- sure
with their hands.
speaker j Joined in the Music.
The Speaker. pausing as he entered the
hall raised his voice also. The excite
ment produced by the scene OYerCame a
white-haired old man in one of the public
galleries. and when the song ceased he
jumped upon his seat and shouted: 'Tha;
is the song of the angels in heaven" He
was plainly a crank, but as he showed a
disposition to harangue the House, he
was quickly elected After Speaker Hen
dersOn had made a graceful farewell
speech thanking the members for their
courtesy and had declared the House ad-
iourned. the members testified to his pop.
uIarity by singing For he is jolly good
fellow" and the newspaper correspon-
dents in the press gallery celebrated their
emancipation from the burdens of Con.
gress by singing the ''DOXOlOgy."
The principal feature of the closing day
in the House was the reversal of its ac.
ton Wednesday night in turning down tht
conferees on the naval bill for yielding or
the item relating TO ocean surveys. Over
night the sentiment of the House under.
went a complete change, and YESTERDAY
the members voted by large majority Il
accept outright the Senate amendment
which goes much further than the com
promise which the conferees offered Wed
nesday night.
The other feature OF the closing day wa.
the course Of Mr.. Lentz, of Ohio, in block
ing unanimous consent legislation Fol
three days he has objected to bills be
cause the majority would not allow n,
testimony in the Occur d'Alene irvestigq
ton to be printed. and he maintained hi
position to the end His action cause,
many heart aches. He only relented wheI
bills behind which lurked possible vote
III the coming campaign were brought 10
On such occasions he gracefully side
stepped and allowed them TO so through.
journal Of Great Length.
When the House convened at 10 o. loci
yesterday morning it was still Tuesia
under the legislative fiction The JoUrDa
had assumed very unusual proportions
and when il was found that the report OF
the naval bill conference was not read
and the House had adjourned until
O'Clock, Capt. Mckee. the Journal clerk
undertook 10 prepare in the brief tim
complete record Of the long DAYS prl
coedings. Win Mr.. II. Il. l.. Paul. a
expert typewriter, almost seventy tyne
written pages. covering the Journal a
proceedings for all OF the time since III
Ia II.
There had been a great deal of difficult
in persuading members 10 remain in Jox
after the expected time OF adjournmer
had passed, and the attendance when IN
House reassembled al noon was small
The reading Of the Journal occupied oYe
twenty minutes, and then Mr. Richariso
asked unanimous consent for the coneila,
alton Of 4 resolution 10 appropriate SI0G,
for the repair Of roads in Rock Cree
Park
Until We can have the Occur d'AIen
testimony printed exclaimed Mr.. Lent:
OF Ohio. we can fOTegO pleasure drives
Rock Creek Park"
An amusing incident followed. Ge'
GrOsvenOT, Of Ohio claimed the floor a
matter Of personal privilege. TO deny
report IN a New York paper Of a seen
which occurred during the exciting up-Oa
~ the House Wednesday night when "
Cannon, Of Illinois, and Mr.. Sulzsr. OF Ne
York. embraced each other in the cantt
aisle. The report stated that IL was Gci
.GTosvenor who had embraced Mr. SulZe
Gen. .GrosveuoF caused much merrimel
by TepU@iaung the alleged incident.
Mr. Terry OF Arkansas. added Ia n
fun by remaTking that IL was a questlo
as 20 whose privilege 1t was 10 deny n
incident
Gen. GrOsvenor said every public ma
vas obliged 10 bear indignities. but the
was some he could not bear, and this W
one OF them.
Mr. Sulzer said he would accept &c
GrOsvenors apology. He too, was glad
was Mr.. Cannon, and not Gen. GrosvenO
who embraced him.
Mr. Lentz got In another word abol
the Occur d'Alene testimony, which DIRE
from MIR. Lacey OF Iowa a shot 10 n