The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-14

trast with the exciting incidents at
tending the bitter struggles OF the CLOS
ing hours Of the session. Speaker Hen
derson laid down his gavel at O'CLOCK
this afternoon at the conclusion OF one
Of the most picturesque scenes whlch
has ever occurred in the Hall OF Repre-
sentatiycs. 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 found vent in pa
triotic out. st that stirred the crowd
ed galleries to the highest pitch Of en-
thusiasm.
During IA brief recess taken within
thirty minutes Of the time fixed for
the final adjournment to give the Pres
dent an opportunity to affix his sigma
ture TO the bills that were being rushed
to him for approval a group CT mem
bers led by Messrs Mercer, OF Ne
braska: Ball of Texas: Fitzgerald. OF
Massachusetts. and Tawney, of Mime
sofa. congreGat"d in the arena to the
eft Of the SpcaFer's rOStrum and began
singing patriotic airs. The galleries
were banked to TIE doors. columbia,
iem Of the ocean" Aud Lang Syne,
The Red White and Blue" successive
y rang cut.
As the singing proceeded members
Joined the eruilT& until. without regard
% age OF party, the entire membership
Of the House joined in the choruses.
The spectators in the galleries applaud
ID each song until the strains of Dixie"
illed the hall. Then their unbounded
enthusiasm broke out in wild cheers.
But the enthusiasm Dixie" evoked was
not to he compared with the remarka
Die demonstration which followed when,
II a clear, ii;rine tenor Mr.. Fitzgerald,
If Massachusetts. started the national
anthem. with TIE inspiring words,
"rhrOrEh TIE GaWn'$ carly light"
IL an instant every man. woman and
child III T." galleries Were on their
feet, Joining III the singing. The
mighty chorus from thousands Of
threats r"Nc!herated through the hail.
making the IUiscs leap ard the blood
Jingle 1t W#S q magnificent and soul
inspiring - cc:aclc. The ladies kept
time tn tie rhythH of the music with
their haEGi ere li"fs, and the men beat
tn" Measure with their hands. The
SpcaEer IaV%ir" ~. he entered the hall,
raised Eis N".Ot H':s'. The excitement
produced J.. tie scene uNercame a
White-haiicd cid I1an in one Of the
public galleries. al WI IN the song
ceased lc i'm ID Unon his seat and
sht uttI: -. II = Il song of the an
!; Is il I.ealt:,." !: vas plainly a
rlaI.',. Lt,l -, 8 $40 we'd disposition
t. i.H:: lie Tie Ii,u:c he was quickly
il, :. /
!. 49, !"a!-'r i.tn. '"rsun had made a
-. I'll :a:eWe'l SO ch thanking the
men, - f. II eli t,i'rttSy and had de-
clnl,'i IT, House adjourned. the mem
hrls testified to Lis popularity by sing
ing FER lie IS :. Jolly Good Fellow"
ard Il" i"E !I...l q correspondents in
the Pres Gai!.i3- crlelrat ed their eman-
CITATION +: NJ the burdens of Congress
by SiI.sin" The C"xolrpy
E!' i'iiGtii IL feature of the closing
day in thu nose us the reversal of
its a.ction Last hi. ut IN turning down
the t,HfoII,aS III lie Naval bill for
N!"lGiE.; 'n the item relatin; to ocean
surveys. over night the sentiment Of
tn" it"l..-c irt - ent a complete
Chan;c, and tr-,lay tie members voted
by Il large ma jointly to accept outright
tn" Senate &n.erd:nent, which goes
much fi:i;her then the compromise
Nl..Ch tie ,tlItt RE eS rffered last night
The new confer :. !, 4 by MIR. Cannon,
who had bought IL compromise
VIII, h they c,I.-i,tI.I more satisfac-
tory, wee i;.n"!. nici sly pushed aside
1t W;.s Il t.i>t,ntt vi tory for the old
cunicrl' @s Air:s;S- H"ss, of Illinois;
Dayton. ii Wtst Vi ginia, and Cum
min; :. If New I-ih. The other feature
Of the ,!c: IN i: as the course Of
Mr.. l.. r.tZ, Il ''l..n. IN blocking unan-
imouS COZ lit ,..,..-,a zion. For three
days lie las objected to bills because
the majci...- I."Uid g. all the testi-
mony i'll Ike G. III o. 'tne investigation
to he printed al.I maintained his
position to ine cd. Ills action caused
many heart a,nys'. lie only relented
when bills hcAi;d which lurked possible
votes iii tn" COZ !r;, campaign were
brought up. bE such occasions he
gracefully siAe-s,' ped and allowed
them to 90 through.
TIE SENATE
Washington. Jurt 1.-Congress adj
jourred sine dc at : o'clock this after
noon. For the Senate it was a day Of
waiting. The Eava! appropriation bill
the stumhlr&-b., Ok TO final adjourn
ment-cou!d not J., agreed to by the
c0nferrceS ii tie two houses and the
disagreement Wa reported to the Sem
ate early III Tie day. The report was
accepted, but the Senate refused to re-
quest another confer nee. although Mr..
Hale expressed the belief that an agree
ment might he reached
There was an evident disposition on
the part of the Senate to make trouble
If the conferi"es should reccde from the
Senate amt ndUeLt as to the ocean
surveys. and ii was deemed the wiser
policy t" afford the House an oppor-
tunity again to lass upCn the uues-
ton.
At O'Clock. after several recesses