Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-04
THE SESSION ENDED.
Congress Finishes Its Work and Ad-
journs Sine Die.
A STIRRING SCENE IN TIE HOUSE.
REPRESENTATIVES,, Officers and Spec
tators join ia Singing patri-
otto 4Airs-I.ast Hours of
l.. the Senate.

DAYS of the Spanish war, Speaker Hen
derson at $50 Tuesday safternoon de-
clared the house OF representatives
adjourned without day In doing so
be said that no house of representa-
lives since the adoption of the consti-
tuition had done as much work as this
one. The audience to which he maze
his brief address was 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 mad
touched responsive chord and they
gave him remarkable demonstration
of their friendship and goodwill. While
the cheering and applause were stu
In progress the members on the floor
began singing "My Country, lis OF
Thee. 1t was taken up by the CORE
spondents i'll the press gallery over
The speakers chair and by the spec
tators in the surrounding galleries
and soon the vast hall was ringing with
the swelling chorus. Other patriotic
airs followed as the members eN-
changed farewell, 1.-The Star-Spangled
Banner" alternating with Dixie"
They Sang pixie"
The speaker came down from his ros-
trnm, his appearance on the floor be
ing greeted with For he's q Jolly good
fellow" and a 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, Il Mis-
sissippi democrat, jumped upon desk
and let out 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 ut the end
of a ~ hours session, during which
much minor business was transacted.
In all 20 bills and resolutions were
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
che building of Il battleship ilHa gov
ernment yard The closing hour was
occupied with a spirited debate be-
Tween Mr.. Cousins Qa.) and Mr.. Rich
nrdson, the democratic leader, over
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
attention of congress. The latter de-
Tended his course.
Senate.
Washington, July 2.-After session
marked by some of the stormiest de-
bates ever heard in the American CON
gress the senate adjourned sine die
AT $50 Tuesday afternoon. During
the last hours of the session there was
tart debate on the Philippine quee-
tion participated in by Senators Car
mack Crenn.), Spooner (Wis.), Culber
son (Tex.). McComas (Md.) and Lodge
AMass.). The conference report OF
the Philippine government bill was
adopted without very serious oppo
sition, and then when the decks of thu
senate were cleared for adjournment
Senator Carmack called up his resolu
ton providing for continuance of tn
Investigation of the Philippine com
go. ~ =
pines by the committee during th'
present summer. This started TIL
trouble. and for more than an hou
a battle of words was waged
Senator Spooner delivered scathins
Remuneration of the minority of tn,
Philippines committee for what he de
clared was an attack on the American
army. Senator Carmack denied thai
any attack had been made upon the
army and declared that any fool could
charge such "a calumny and any parrot
could be taught to repeat it, The
resolution was referred to a commit
tee, thus effectually killing it.
just before adjournment the usua
resolutions were adopted including
one offered by Senator Cocl<rell, tn
venerable democrat of Missouri, col
daily thanking President pro,tempor
Frye for "the dignifed, impartial am
courteous manner in which he ha
presided over the deliberations of tn
senate After the adoption of tn
resolution Senator Frye delivered ;
feeling response and then declared tn
senate adjourned without day.
President at the OnpitaI
Washington, july 2.IPresiden
r ,sevelt, accompanied by secretarie
Ha, Low. Moody, Hitchcock and Wi
So .,21 i rtma&ter General Payn
n, to 9 capital Tuesday Afternoon
i, der to facilitate the work of cor
gress. and in his room in the senat
vi: = Of the capitol the presiden
signed ti,c Philippine eisil govern
ment bill the naval appropriate" bill
and other measures that went throng
in the closing hours Of congress.
The Appropriations.
Washington. july inst before lii
senate adjourned finally Senator Ait
son, chairman Of the committee on al
propriations, presented statemen
showing the total appropriations 70
fhe session by bills as follows:
Agriculture, $50; army ssi $50 10
&iplL ;natic and consular. $l,9S7 rs; Dstr