Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-08
CONGRESS ADJOURNED
Enthusiastic Singing Marked
Close In House
BACK down on NAVAL BILL.


WASHINGTON, June SIN marked
contrast with the exc - incidents at
tending the bitter struggles Of the clos.
ing hours of the session, Speaker Hem
derson laid down his gavel at the con-
clnsion of one of the most picturesque
scenes which has ever occurred in the
hall Of representatives Apparently
good fellowship prevailed among former
opponents. During a brief recess taken
within 30 minutes of the time fixed for
the final adjournment, to give the rresi
dent an opportunity 70 afIix bis signature
to the bills that were being rushed 70 him
for approval, group Of members. Il by Mr..
Mercer fNeb.1 Mr.. Ball (Tex@ Mr r.tzger.
aid Mass.l and Mr. Tawney Mimi, congre
gated in the area to the left Of tho speakers
rostrum and began singing patriotic airs.
Columbia. Gem of the Ocean Aud Lang
syne.n THE Red, White and Biue," success
lively rang out. AS the singing proceeded
members joined the group until without re
gard to age or party, the entire house joined
in the chornses. The spectators IN the gal
leries applauded each song until the strains ~
Dixie" filled the hall. Then their unboundcd
enthusiasiTbroke out in wild cheers. But The
enthusiasm Dixie evoked was not to be com
pared with the remarkai le demonstration
Mr. Fitzgerald. Of Massachusetts,, started the
national anthem.
In an instant all the men women and chill
dren in the galleries were on their feet Joining
in the singing The mighty chorus from thou
sands Of throats reverberated through tht
hall The ladies kept time to the rythm OF this
music with their handkerchefs and the mer
beat the measure with their hands. The speak
er, pausing as he entered the hall, raised liz
voice also The excitement produced by thS
scene overcame q whtehaired old man in one
Of the public galleries. and when the song
ceased he jumped upon his seat and shouted
that IL the song OF the angels of heaven" He
was plainly crank, hnt he showed dispo
stion to harangue the house he was quickly
elected. After Speaker Henderson had mad.
graceful farewell speech. thanking the mem
bers for their courtesy, and Ind declared thu
house adjourned the members testified to hi,
popularity by singing For He Is Jolly Goot
Fellow and the newspaper correspondents IL
the press gallery celebrated their emancipa
tion from the burdens Of congress by singing
the ''Doxolegy."
The principal feature Of the closing day in
the house the reversal Of its action last
night in turning down the eonferrees on the
naval bill for yielding on the item relating to
ocean surveys Over night the sentiment 81
the house underwent complete change anc
tire members voted by large majority to &C
cept outright the senate amendment which
goes much further than the compromise which
the conferrees offered the night before The
couferrecs led by Mr.. Cannon who ha6
brought IN compromise which they consid
cred more satisfactory, ignominiously
pushed aside It was distinct victory for the
old conferrees. Messrs. Foss of Illinois, Day
ton, Of West Virginia, and Cummings. of New
York, Tiie other feature of the day was the
course OF Mr.. Lentz, of Ohio, in blocking unani
nous consent legislation For three days he
had objected to bills because the majority