Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-07-03
TO PATRIOTIC AIRS
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
Most Stirring Scenes Mark
The Closing Hours.
THIS SESSION COST A BILLION.
Representative Livingston, of Georgia,
Figures that this Has Been the Most
Extravaaant Congress of Which He
Has Ever Been q Member.

Extravagant Congress of Which He
Has Ever Been a Member.
Washington, July 2.--Amid a scene
Of enthusiasm that has not been paral'
leled since the exciting and stirring
days of the Spanish war, Speaker Hen.
derson at $50 o'clock yesterday af'
ternoon declared the house of repre-
sentatives adjourned without delay.
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 his
brief address was a brilliant one. The
galleries were banked to the doors anu
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 a responsive chord, and they
gave him a remarkable demonstration
of their friendship and good will.
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
correspondents in the press gallery
over the speakers chair, and by the
spectators in the surrounding galleries,
and soon the vast hall was ringing
with the swelling chorus. Other pa.
triotic airs followed as the members
Spangled Banner" alternating with
Dixie"
The adjournment came at the end
of seven and one-hale hours session,
during which much minor business
was transacted. In all, 20 bills and
resolutions we're passed. The gener.
al good feeling In the house had been
heightened by the victory won over
the senate on the item Incorporated
in the naval appropriation bill for ths
building of battleship in a govern
ment yard.
The closing hour was occupied with
a spirited debate between Mr.. Cous.
ms, Of Iowa, and Mr.. Richardson, the
Democratic leader, over the report on
the investigation into the charges
made by Captain Christmas concerRng
the sale of the Danish West Indies.
Mr. Cousins ridiculed Mr. Richardson
for bringing the matter to the atten'
ton of congress. The latter defend.
ed his course.
There is but one thing in connec
tion with the whole matter" said Mr.
Cousins, that approaches the Stiffness
and absurdity of the driveling diatrioe
and fictitious tale of Christmas, and
that is unparalleled and ludicrous per.
formance OF deliberately and solemnly
spreading it upon the records of the
American congress, where it must re.
main throughout all history as q
shameless challenge to the credulity
of man"
The session of congress was "bil
lion dollar" one
The appropriations are far in excess |
of those of any other session and have
given the Republican leaders consid. |
erable alarm during the past two
months.
Uncle Joe" Cannon and Representa- |
tive Lon Livingston, of Georgia. chair Z
man and ranking democratic member |
respectively of the committee on ap
propriations. are the statisticians OF
the house, aud each OF them has a
method of figuring appropriation bills
which demonstrates that if figures
do not lie" they can be put to uses
which answer the same purposes.
Uncle Joe" Cannon figures that tho
total appropriations for the session
have been $3.50. .0G3,S 1897. but in a foot
note explains that congress has alt
thorlzed the expenditure OF s229.373t
2l5 IN addition and enough more 10
make a grand total OF $1,000 503.2lb
This does not include about $4,000.
600 authorized for the construction
OF public buildings throughout the
United States
IA IA diifieult 10 haya faith where