The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-08

COuSISSS duJOuTueQ CHIC UlS lDQdy. III
marked contrast with the exciting in
cidents attending the bitter struggles
of the closing hours of the session
Speaker Henderson laid down his gavel
at o'clock this afternoon at the con-
clusion 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 forty
eight hours, gave way in the closing
half hour to good fellowship, which
ended in a patriotic Outburst that
stirred the crowded galleries to the
! highest pitch Of enthusiasm.
/ During a brief recess taken within
thirty minutes Of the time fixed for the
final adjournment To give the president
an opportunity TO affiX his signature TO
the bills that were being rushed to him
for approval, a group of members, led
by Mr.. Mercer of Nebraska, Mr.. Bail
/ of Texas, Mr.. Fitzgerald of Massachu-
sets and Mr.. Tawney Of Minnesota,
| cOngregated in the area to the left of
the speakers rostrum and began sing
ing 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 members joined
the group until, without regard to
age or party, the entire membership Of
the house joined in the choTuses.
Dixie Brings Cheers.
The spectators in the galleries ap-
plauded each song until the strains Of
Dixie" filed the hall. Then their I'M
bounded enthusiasm broke out in wild
cheers.
But the enthusiasm Dixie" evoked
was not 10 be compared to the remark
able demonstration which followed
when. in a clear and ringing tenor, DIT.
Fitzgerald Of Mass SShusetts started the
national anthem with The inspiring
( words Through the Dawn's Early
Light" In an instant all the men,
women and children in the galleries
were on their feet, joining in the sing
ing.
The mighty chorus from thousands
of Threats reverberated through the
hall, making the pulses leap and the
blood tingle. 1t was magnificent and
soul-inspiring spectacle. The women
I kept time to the rythm Of the music
/ with their handkerchiefs, and the men
beat the measure with their hands. The
I speaker, pausing as he entered the hail.
raised his voice also.
Crank Creates a Scene.
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 upon his
seat and shouted: THAT is the song OF
the angels of heaven"
He was plainly a crank, but as he
showed disposition to harangue the
house, he was quickly elected.
After Speaker Henderson had made
a graceful farewell speech, thanking
the memb erS for their courtesy, and
had declared the house adjourned, the
members testified to his popularity n
singing For He's a jolly Good Eel
low" and the newspaper correspond
ents in the press gallery celebrated
their emancipation from the burdens
Of congress by singing the "DOxology.'
Stands By Original Conferees.
The principal feature of the closing
day Of the house was the reversal of
its action last night in turning down
the cOnferees on the naval bill for
yielding on the item relating to ocean
surveys. over night the sentiment of
the house underwent a complete change
and today the members voted by a
large majority to accept outright the
senate amendment, which goes much
further than the compromise which the
conferees offered last night.
The new cOnferees, led by Mr.. Can
non, who had brought in a compromise
which they considered more satisfac-
tory, were ANONYMOUSLY pushed aside.
1t was a distinct victory for the original
conferees, Messrs. FOss of Illinois, Day
ton of West Virginia and Cummings
of New York.
The other feature of the closing day
was the course of Mr.. Lentz of Ohio in
blocking unanimous consent legislation.
For three days he had objected to Bills
because the majority would not allow
the testimony in the Occur d'Alene in
vestigatiOn to be printed. He main
tanned his position TO the end.
When the house reconVened at TO
o'clock this morning it was still Tues
) day, under the legislative fiction. AS
the conferees on the naval bill were
not ready TO report, the house adjourn
ed until u o'clock.
At noon the legislative day of Thurs
day began. Many of the members who
had counted upon final adjournment
yesterday had already left for their
homes, and there was danger of a
quorum failing. The leaders on both
sides could with difficulty persuade
members to remain at their post.
Brings Up Occur d'Alene.
Mr.. Lentz got in a word about the
Occur d'Alene testimony which drew
from Mr.. Lacey Qa.) a shot to the eff
feet that the minority view of the
Occur d'Alene trouble had not been sus-
| tanned in Idaho yesterday where the
Democrats had endorsed Governor
Steunenberg's action.
Il do not believe it," replied Mr.
Lentz. At any rate he was not en-
dorsed in Shcshone county where al
. the facts are known"
A bill was passed to amend the cal
coupler law so as TO require railroads
to report monthly under oath to the
interstate commerce commission all &C.
cidents to their employees and to make
reports as TO all collision between
trains.
Mr. Overstreet Qnd.) attempted t.
bait Mr.. Lentz with a resolution Il
give a condemned cannon to the Son.
of Veterans, but Mr.. Lentz with tn,
remark that the Sons of Veterans would
like TO read the story of how thei
t fathers were confined in the bull pen
at Wardner, Ida, said he would not OBJ
ject and the resolution was adopted.
Disagreement Is Reported.
Mr.. Cannon on behalf of the confer
ees on the naval appropriation bill
: ment. The naval conferees who wer
r superseded last night after a bite
fight evidently were ready to resum,
: the struggle. Mr.. Cannon moved tina
the house recede and concur in TIL