The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-15

recede from the senate amendment QS
to the ocean surveys, and It was
deemed the wiser policy to afford the
house an opportunity again to pass
upon the question. At a O'Clock, after
several recesses Ind been taken, 1t be-
come known to the senate that the
house had concurred In the sennte's
amendments remaining In controversy,
and soon afterward the house resolu-
ton providing for final adjournment
was passed, an amendment fixing the
hour Mt 5 o'clock, June z. 1t was not
until 4:40. twenty minutes before the
hour fixed for adjournment. that the
president pro tempore of the senate,
Mr.. Frye, affixed his signature to-
the naval bill. With some other meas
ures 1t was hurried to- the president,
who was In waiting in his room in the
capitol, and was signed by him a few
minutes later. The concluding hour
of the session was purely social
session. No business beyond the adop-
ton Of the customary resolution Of
thanks to the chairman, Mr.. Frye,
was accomplished.
The House.
In 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 yesterday afternoon
at the conclusion Of one of the most
picturesque scenes which has ever oc-
cured in the hall of representatives.
Party passion and personal rancor,
which have brought the house to the
brink Of actual riot several times DUR
ing the last forty-eight hours, gave
way in the closing half hour to good
fellowship, which found vent in a
patriotic outburst that stirred the
crowded galleries to the highest pitch
of enthusiasm. During 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,
group Of members, led by Mr.. Mercer
of Nebraska, Mr. Ball of Texas, Mr..
Fitzgerald Of Massachusetts and Mr..
Tawney of Minnesota, congregated in
the area to che left of the speakers
rostrum and began singing patriotic
airs. The galleries were banked to
the doors. IT was a magnificent and
soul inspiring spectacle.
The principal feature Of the closing
day in the house was the reversal of
its action Of Wednesday night in turn
ing down the conferees on the. naval
bill by yiellirg on the item relating to
ocean surveys. Over night the senti-.
ment Of the house underwent q CON-
plete change and the members voted
by large majority to accept outright
the senate's amendment, which goes
much further than the compromise
which the conferees offered Wednes-
day night. The new conferees, led by
Mr.. Cannon, who had brought in q
compromise which they considered
more satisfactory, were ANONYMOUSLY
brushed aside. 1t was a distinct vic
tory for the old conferees. Messrs.
Foss Of Illinois, Dayton of West vir-
ginia and Cummings of New York.
The other feature Of the closing day
was the course of Mr.. LentZ of Ohio
III blocking unanimous consent legis-
lation. For three days he has objected
to bills because majority would not
allow the testimony in the Occur
d'Alene Investigation to be printed,
and he maintained his position to tine
end.