The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-16
THE CONGRESS ADJOURN
The Closing Scenes in the House
and Senate.
PRESIDENT VISITS THE CAPITOL
Philippine Civil Government and Naval
Appropriation i'iils Approvsd-Aem-
bers OF the House Sing "He's Jolly
Good Fellow" For the Speaksr.DiG-
uiaed Proceedings In the Sesats.

hers Of the House Sing "He's Jolly
Good Fellow" For the speaksr-Die-
uiaed Proceedings In the Sssats.
Washington. d. C.-Quietly and Ian
guidiy In the Senate the first session OF
the Fifty.seventh Congress came to a
close At $50 o'clock p. IN. Tuesday. end.
ing dull day with an hour Of digntded
waiting for the end. without even the
usual crowd In the galleries. In the
House everybody was lively. and there
was hardly a moment OF the day when
the occupants Of the galleries did not
find something worth seeing and hear.
ing, and at the end the liberated ser
wants Of the people. frolicked and sky
larked like q pack OF schoOlboys at
the beginning Of vacation.
Outside Of the agreements to con-
ference reports nothing Of great conse-
quence was done in either body. When
the Senate convened some humorous
comment was Occasioned among the
spectators by the appearance Of Sena-
tor Patterson OIL the floor with long
speech on the Philippine question. Dir.
Patterson has talked more than any
other Senator during the session and
people OF sporting prociivities had Of
fered bets that the last day Of the ses-
sion would not so by without long
speech from him. The conference re-
ports on the Philippine and Naval Ap-
preparation bills were the important
businesses. and they were passed with
out incident.
At $40 In the afternoon the resolu-
ton to adjourn at $50 o'clock was
passed. The last executive session be-
gan at AS and lasted eleven minutes.
BY this time all the business had been
cleared up. A recess was taken until
5 o'clock. aud the crowds in the CALLER.
les swarmed over to the House and did
not come back. At 5 O'Clock President
Frye took the chair again. It was q
dismal sort Of half hour. Not more
than twenty Senators were present.
and. except for the announcement Of
the passage OF bills, no business was
transacted.
Senator Cockrell. In accordance with
his custom. presented q resolution of
thanks to the presiding officer. to which
Mr.. Frye responded In q little speech.
and then at 5.29-one minute ahead Of
time-he declared the Senate ad-
j0urned. Everybody who was still In
the chamber rushed out.
Very different was the closing day
In the House. Aside from the confer
ence reports. the business Of chief i'm.
portance was the passing Of the bill to
promote the efficiency Of the Marine
Hospital Service and change It's name
to the Public Health and Marine Hos
pital Service. But there were plenty Of
other bills. mostly Of no Importance.
After the House adjourned striking
scene was witnessed. Speaker Hender.
sons words Of than4s were ringing in
the ears Of the members. and theirenthu.
siasm found expression In song. Under
the lead Of Representatives Lessler.
Blackburn, Watson. Southwick and q
few others, America" For He's a
Jolly Good Fellow and the Star
SpangIed Banner were sung. the gal.
leries joining In the strains and en-.
joying the unusual demonstration.
While singing Jolly Good Fellow" the
members filed by Speaker Henderson.
who took up position In front OF the
pit. and each one In the crowd shook
his hand and wished him q pleasant
summer.
President Roosevelt. accompanied by.
Secretaries Hay. Shaw. Moody. Hitch.
cock and Wilson and Postmaster-Cen.
eral Payne. went to the Capitol In or
der to facilitate the work Of Congress.
and In his room In the Senate wing Of
the Capitol the President signed the
Philippine Civil Government bill. the
Naval Appropriation bill. and other
measures that went through In the
closing hours OF Congress.