The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-07-11
National Lawmakers Adjourned
Sine Die Tuesday All
r. ternoon.
USUAL DEMONSTRATION
Members Sing and Shout for a Hail
Hour-Speaker Henderson's Ad-'
dress-Last Hours in tho
Senate. ~

since the exciting and stirring days Of
the Spanish war. Speaker Henderson,
at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon, de-
clared the house of representatives ad-
journed without day. In doing so he
said that no house of representatives
since the adoption of the constitution
had done as much work as this one
The audience to which he made this
brief address was brilliant one. The
galleries We're 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 a remarkable demon
stration of their friendship and good
will.
While the cheering and applause were
still in progress the members on the
floor began singing MY Country, IT'S
Of Thee" 1t was taken up by the cor
respondents in 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 GLORIOUS. Other patriotic airs
followed as the members exchanged
fareWells "The Star Spangled Banner
alternating with Dixie"
Speaker Joins In.
The speaker came down from his
rostrum, his appearance on the floor
being greeted with For He's n Jolly
Good Fellow" and a perfect rush OF
members to grasp his hands. Standing
In the area in front of the clerks desk
he, too, Joined in the singing. and there
was wild scene when General Hook
er of Mississippi, the one-armed con-
a of Tor 1,tr, A..
side OF the speaker, and together they
sang Dixie"
Mr. Gambler of Mississippi, demo-
erat, jumped upon desk and let out q
yell of jubilation that fairly shook tho
rafters.
For almost half an hour the jubila-
lion continued.
All this time the spectators re-
NAMED standing in the galleries
watching the animated scene below
and joining In the singing.
The adjournment came at the end Of
seven and half hours session, DUR
Ing which much minor business was
transacted In all, seventy 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 appro-
priation bill for the building Of a bat
| tleship in a government yard.
The closing hour was occupied with
! 3 spirited debate between Mr.. Cousins
Of Iowa and Mr. Richardson of Ten
| nessee, the democratic leader, over the
report on the investigation into the
| charges made by Captain Christmas
concerning the sale of the Danish
West Indies. Mr.. Cousins ridiculed Mr.
; Richardson for bringing the matter to
the attention Of congress-. The latter
defended his course.
Henderson Talke.
Speaker Henderson addressed the
members as follows:
Gentlemen of the House of Repre-
sentatives: Many Of us met at the be-
ginning Of this session as friends, ma1iy
Of us at the commencement of this ses-
sion met as strangers believe that
Tor adjournment comes as friends
tApplause.) The prayer which I
made to this house at the commence
, ment of this congress that the house
would help to sustain the chair in en-
forcing the rules has never been for
gotten. You have been each and all Of
you sustaining forces in aiding me in
the discharge Of my duty (Aoplause.)
For that, my friends, I return my
grateful acknowledgement"
Il am proud to say that no house Of
representa- tives since the constitution
was adopted has in the same length of
time done the amount of work that this
house OF representatives has done Zap
plause), and you have done your work
like men-earnest and honest as you
have all been in carrying your convic-
lions as far as possible into legislation.
There has never been an hour when
acrimony of debate left scars in any
breast In this house. That fact has
much gratif1ed your presiding officer.
You have all been faithful and untirine
and in the twenty years Of my service
I have never seen so many friends in
the closing days Of a session as now
witness. s- :.
Now as we are about to part I wish
you all a safe return to your homes and
that you may all come back to the nexr
session rested and refreshed, and ask
nc more than that you may be as earn
GSr then as you have been in the ses-
sion just closed. (Applause.) And now,
gentleman, In pursuance of the concur
rent resolution Of the two houses, I
declare this session of the Fifty-sev-
enth congress adjourned sine die. .
cloud applause.)
CT oes In tho Senate.
After a session marked by some Of
the stormiest debates ever heard In
the American congress-, the senate ad :
5ourned sine die at 5: o'clock yester-
day afternoon.
During the last hours of the session
there was tart debate on the Philip
pine question participated in by SEN
ators Carmack of Tennessee. Spooner
of Wisconsin, Culberson of Texas, Nc
Comas Of Maryland and Lodge Of Mas
sachusetts.
The conference report on the Philip
pine government bill was adopted with.
out very serious opposition, and then
when the decks of the senate were
cleared for adjournment Senator Car
mack called up his resolution proytd-
ing for continuance of the investiga-
ton Of the Philippine committee and
for visit to the Philippines by the
committee during the present summer,
This started the trouble, and for
more than an hour battle of words
was waged.
Senator Spooner delivered a scathine
denunciation of the minority Of the
Philippine committee for what he de-
clared was an attack upon the, Amer
lean army.
Senator Carmack denied that any at
tack had been made upon the army
and declared that any fool could
charge such calumny and any par
rot could be taught to repeat 1t. The
resolution could be referred to com.
mittee. thus efrectuallY killing It.