Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-14
CONGRESS ADJOURNS.
The Legislators wind Up Their Long
Sesyion-Scenes and incidents of the
Last Day.


Washington, June SIN marked
contrast with the exciting incidents
attending the bitter struggles of the
closing hours of the session Speaker
Henderson laid down his gavel at )
o'clock Thursday afternoon at the
conclusion of one of the most pictur-
esque scenes which has ever occurred
in the hall of the house. Party pas
sion and personal rancor, which had
brought the house to the brink Of
actual riot several times during the
last two days, gave way in the clos
ing half hour to good fellowship,
which found vent in a patriotic out
burst that stirred the crowded gal
leries to the highest pitch of enthu-
siaSm. During brief recess taken
within 30 minutes of the time fixed
for the final adjournment to give the
president an Opportun.ty to affiX his
signature to the bills that were being
rushed to him for approval, group
of members cOngregated near the
speakers rostrum and began singing
patriotic airs.
After Speaker Henderson had made
farewell speech thanking the mem
bers for their courtesy and had de
clared the house adjourned, the
members testified to his popularity
by singing For lie Is Jolly Good
Fellow" and the newspaper CORES
pondents in the press gallery ceIe-
brated their emancipation from the
burdens of congress by singing the
DoXolosy.
The principal feature of the clos
Il. h,, b., ..,l
of it's action Wednesday night in turn
ing down the conferees on the naval
bill for yielding on the item relating
to ocean surveys. Over night the SEN
timent of the house underwent a
complete change and yesterday the
members voted by large ma jority
to accept outright the senate amend
ment which goes much further than
| the compromise which the original
| conferees offered. The new con
ferees, led by Mr.. Cannon, who had
| brought in a compromise which they
considered more satisfactory, were ig-
ANONYMOUSLY pushed aside. 1t was u
| distinct victory for the old conferees.
Senate.-ln the senate it was Il day
of waiting. The naval appropriate
| bill-the stumbling block to final ad-
| journment-could not be agreed to by
the cOnferees of the two houses and
the disagreement was reported to the
senate early in the day. The report
was accepted, but the senate refused
| to request another conference, al
| though Mr.. Hale expressed the belief
| that an agreement might be reached.
| There was an evident disposition on
! the part of the senate to make trou-
| bic if the COnferecs should rccede
| from the senate amendment as to the
ocean surveys and it was deemed the
wiser policy to afford the house an
opportunity again 20 pass upon the
| question.
AT ; o'clock, after several recesses
| had been taken, it became known that
| the house had concurred in the SEN
ate amendments remaining in contro-
versy and soon aftcrward the house
resolution providing for final adj
iourument was passed. 1t was not
until 4:4O o'clock, 20 minutes before
the hour fixed for adjournment, that
the president pro tenn. of the senate
| (Nlr Fryc) announced his signature
TO the naval bill. With some other
measures it was hurried to the presi-
dent and was signed by him. The
| concluding hour of the session was
Durply q social session