The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-08
CHORUS SOUNDS
The KNELL OF CONGRESS
Representatives Join in Singing Patriotic Songs on
the Floor Previous to Final Adjournment
Bitterness in Both Houses Gives Way to Good Feeling
Session Passes Into History.

senate amendment which struck out
the werd photographic" and provided
for ocean surveys including the waters
of Porto Rica, Cuba and the Philip
pines, except the coasts thereof.
Mr.. Cannon said that the proposed
amendment was in harmony with the
instructions given by. the house a week
ago not to agree to any surveys for the
I coasts Of the great lakes, the seaboard
or the islands of our new possessions.
This amendment would confine the
naval surveys TO the deep water of the
ocean.
Mr.. Dayton CIV. VaO. who was one
of the superseded cOnfcrees, moved to
recede and concur in the senate amend
ment in order to bring the question
squarely before the house.
Mr.. Moody (Mass.) who last night
charged the cOnferees with betraying
their trust, apologized for his words
amid applause.
Mr.. Cummings IN. ", one of the
conferees, somewhat startled the house,
by referring to .jUnketing trips" which
Mr.. Cannon had taken as the guest Of
the coast survey.
The vote was taken first upon Mr..
DaytOn's motion to recede and concur
in the senate amendment On rising
vote it was carried, Il to Il. Mr.. Can
non demanded the yeas and nays
which were ordered.
Mr.. DaytOn's motion prevailed, rs 20
SO. A great demonstration followed the
announcement.
Cannon Defers to Dayton.
After this defeat, Mr.. Cannon turned
over to Mr.. Dayton the management
of the other item still in dispute be-
I
| the course OF the naval cadets at An
napOlis. Mr. Dayton moved that the
house recede and concur in the senate
/ amendment. continuing the six years
! course for cadets, but providing that a
cadet at Annapolis from each congress
siOnai district should be appointed ev-
/ cry four years. The motion was agreed
/ to.
This action removed the last stumb-
/ ling block and finally passed the naval
| appropriation bill
Chaos Next Prevails.
Then followed a scene of indescrib-
/ able confusion. A number of confer
/ ence reports on private pension bills
/ were put through at great rapidity,
/ while the engrOssing clerks rushed back
and forth in their efforts to get be-
4 latd bills 20 the president before final
adjournment. Members ClamOTed for
/ recognition; pages scurried about and
! the turmoil and confusion were indis-
! pUtable signs that the closing hour was
at hand.
Mr.. Lentz made frequent interrupt
tons, and at one time managed to get
/ in with the partial statement: In
answer to Mr.. Lacey, I have tele-
/ gram from the Occur d'Alene country
! saying: Governor -Steunenberg cut a
! wa fnrU1plOn TnF9V bUf-f -
The sharp raBping Of the gavel cut
/ Mr. Lentz off.
At $3.50 the secretary of the senate
/ arrived and IN a ringing voice an
nOunced the action of the senate for
adjournment at D. m. There was o
war whoOD from the floor and Mr.
/ Payne moved to concur in the senate
action.
This house ought not to adjourn
until the senate has acted upon the
/ antitrust BILL said Mr.. Sulzer N.
! y.
The Republicans attempted to howl
him down, but the Democrats, rising
| Ell masse. forced a roll call on Mr.
| Payne's motion.
The senate amendment to the ad-
jOurnment resolution was adopted, 115
| to %. The speaker then appointed Mr..
/ Payne of New York, Mr.. Bingham of
| Pennsylvania and Mr.. Richardson Of
| Tennessee a committee to wait on the
president and inform him that the
house was ready to adjourn.
Lentz Is Turned Down.
Mr.. Lentz at this point clamored for
recognition and attempted to move the
passage under suspension of the rules
| of the resolution to print the Occur
d'Alene testimony. He claimed the
| right to make this motion on the
! ground that the adoption of the ad-
journment resolution made the last
six days of the session suspension days.
1.-The chair has the right to exercise
his discretion under the rules" said
Speaker Henderson, "and he declines
to recognize the gentleman to make a
motion"
It being apparent that no further
business could be transacted, the house
took a recess until 4:50 p. IN.
| During the recess the members con-
aggregated on the floor and sang patri-
otto songs, and at o'clock the speaker
declared the session adjourned.