The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-07-11
CLOSE OF CONGRESS.
The Session Finally Adjourns
Sine Die.
The House Becomes Scene of Enc
thusinsm-Members and Visitors
Unite In Singing Patri-
otto Airs.

of enthusiasm that has not been par
alleled since the exciting and stirring
days of the Spanish war, Speaker Hen
derson at $3.50 Tuesday afternoon de-
clared the house Of representatives
adjourned without day. In doing SO
he said that no house of representa-
tives since the adoption of the consti-
tuition had done as much work as this
one. The audience to which he made
his brief address was a brilliant one.
The galleries were banked to the doors
and almost two-thirds of the members
were in their seats on the floor. The
speakers appreciative words to the
members in thanking them for their
cooperation during the session had
touched responsive chord and they
gave him remarkable demonstration
of their friendship and goodwill While
the cheering and applause were still
in progress the members on the floor
began singing my Country, 'Tis OF
Thee" 1t was taken up by the CORE
spondents in the press gallery over
the speakers chair and by the spec
tators i'll the surrounding galleries
and soon the vast hall was ringing with
the swelling chorus. Other patriotic
airs followed as the members ex-
changed farewell, THE Star-Spangled
Banner" alternating with Dixie"
They Sang "Dixie."
The speaker came down from his ros-
trum, his appearance on the floor be-
ing greeted with For he's jolly good
fellow" and perfect rush of members
to grasp his hand. Standing in the
area in front of the clerks desk he,
too, joined in the songs and there was
! wild scene when Gen. Hooker, of
Mississippi, the old one-armed confed-
crate veteran, took his place by the
side of the speaker and together they
sang "Dixie." Mr.. Gambler, Mis-
sissippi democrat, jumped upon desk
and let out a yell of jubilation that
fairly shook the rafters. For almost
half an hour the jubilation continued.
All this time the spectators remained
, standing in the galleries watching the
animated scene below and joining in
the singing.
The Adjournment.
The adjournment came at the end
Of 71s hours session, during which
much minor business was transacted.
In all 10 bills and resolutions We're
! passed. The general good-feeling in
/ the house had been heightened by the
victory won over the senate on the
item in the naval appropriation bill for
the building of battleship ina gov
eminent yard. The closing hour was
occupied with a spirited debate be-
tween Mr.. Cousins Qa.) and Mr. Rich
the report on the investigation into
the charges made by Capt. Christmas
concerning the sale of the Danish West
Indies. Mr.. Cousins ridiculed Mr.. Rich
ardson for bringing the matter to the
attention of congress. The latter de-
Tended his course.
Senate.
Washington, July 2.-After a session
marked by some of the stormiest de-
bates ever heard in the American con-
gress the senate adjourned sine die
at $3.50 Tuesday afternoon. During
| the last hours of the session there was
a tart debate on the Philippine ques-
ton participated in by Senator'S Car
mack (Tenn.), Spooner (Wis.), Culber-
son (Tex.), McComas (Md.) and Lodge
(Mass.). The conference report on
the Philippine government bill was
adopted without very serious oppo-
sition, and then when the decks of the
senate were cleared for adjournment,
Senator Carmack called up his resolu-
ton providing for continuance of the
investigation of the Philippine COM
mittee and for visit to the Philip
pines by the committee during the
present summer. This started the
/ trouble, and for more than an hour
q battle of words was waged.
Senator Spooner delivered scathing
denunciation of the minority of the
Philippines committee for what he de-
clared was an attack on the American
army. Senator Carmack denied that
any attack had been made upon the
army and declared that any fool could
charge such calumny and any parrot
could be taught to repeat it. The
resolution was referred to commit
tee, thus efPectually killing it..
The Appropriations.
Washington, July 2.-Just before the
senate adjourned finally Senator ALI
son, chairman of the committee on APP
preparations, presented a statement
showing the total appropriations for
the session by bills as follows:
Agriculture. s5.2oS. $50: army. ssl. $50. 1856;
diplomatic and consular. 1,957. 225 District
of Columbia, 1854, 526; fortifcations, 81 29S,-
955; Indian. $9,143.9O2; legislative, etc. S25,
39S,3Sl; military academy. 81, 627, 1924; navy,
SS,67S963; pension, s139, SAG, 23O: post office
$lSS 4l6.59S; river and harbor, $26. 1926 442 Eek
elusive of contracts authorlzed); sundry
civil, s60l2o, S5s; deficiencies s2S OS9, oil; mis-
cellaneous, $260O,0OO: sthmian canal $50,
10000; permanent annual appropriations
Sl2S92l,2 sO; grand total, $500, 1887
The total last year was $3.50, 1895, 575
Passed Away.
Springfield, ILL.,, July 2.-Orlando
Powers, 90 years old, one of the best
known men in central Illinois, died
Tuesday at his home in Decatur. He
owned several thousand acres of land