New-York tribune., 1902-07-02
CONGRESS ADJ0URNS.
SENA TIE AND HOUSE FINISH
THEIR WORK.
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT BILL BE-
COMES LAW-DEMOCRATS MAKE A
FINAL ATTACK ON THE ARMY.
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preceding the time of adjournment the presiding
officer of each branch made an appropriats
speech. touched with feelings Of gratitude for
the aid he had received from the members in
| maintaining the proper deCOrum for the dispatch
Of business The President went to the Capitol
at 4:3O to sign bills He was accompanied by
Secretaries Cortelyou and Loeb and Captain
Loeher. the chief dOorkeeper of the White
House. and was Joined by most OF his
Cabinet officers to advise hin with references
10 bills affecting their departments While per-
forming this annual duty the President occu-
pied the IuxuriousIy furnished room set aside
for his use adjoining the Senate Chamber.
PHILIPPINE DEBATE IN SENATE
The day was marked in both houses by the
customary rusa of bills through the last stages
of legislation In the Senate the conference
report on the Philippine Ci=ii Government bill
was adopted without serious opposition, and
then, when the decks were cleared for adjourn
ment, Mr. Carmack called UP his resolution
providing for a continuance Of the investigation
of the Philippine Committee and for visit to
the Philippine Islands by the committee this
summer This started trouble. and for more
/ than hour battle of words was waged.
Mr. Patterson and Mr.. Carmack. minority mem
btrs of tine Philippine Committee, rehashed
their fierce criticisms of the conduct Of the
army in the Eastern archipelago. and. if any
thing. grew denunciatory than ever of the
governments Philippine policy This brought
/ sharp rejOinders from Mr. SpoOner and Mr..
Lodge who showed that Democratic criticism
of the army was intended solely for campaign
purposes Mr.. SpOoner touched on a vital point
Of the discussion by declaring that the Demo
! Gratis evidently had been provided with material
+ for their ISLANDERS of the army from what he
/ happily styled as a secret spring from which
FOffyr
in the chamber knew what Mr.. Spooner meant
nobody made bold TO suggest that he particular
ize. although he gave the Democrats every
/ opportunity to induce him TO name names
Mr.. Carmack's resolution was referred to a
committee. thus efectually killing it,
Just before adjournment the usual resolu-
tons were adopted including offered by
Mr. Cockrel, of Missouri. cordially thanking
Senator Frye. the president pro tenn. for the
dignifed, impartial and courteous manner in
which he had presided over the deliberations
of the Senate" The resolution was adopted
unanimously, and Mr Frye then spoke fol-
lows:
senstors-The resolution Just adopted oy YOU
very gratefu 10 me. My duties presiding officer
have been very agreeable and comparatively easy.
through YOU; and my debt is to You rather than
an during the coming vacation and permit YOU To
return in strength and h-alth for the duties Of
senators-The hour has arrived for adjournment
Chair declares the Senate adjourned sine die. Zap
plause)
For some time after adjournment Senators
remained on the floor taking leave of their col
leagues and Of friends
CLOSING SCENES IN THE HOUSE.
The closing scenes in the House were less dig
niied than those in the Senate. Most of the
afternoon was consumed in discussion Of the
charges preferred by Mr. Richardson, Of Tennes-
see. the Democratic leader. the instigation
of Neils Gron. that Captain Christmas had re-
ported to the Danish Government that through
his instrumentali;y various members Of the
House had been corrupted 10 favor the pur-
chase by this government OF the Danish West
Indies. y vigorous and elaborate denial OF this
charge made by Mr. Cousins, of Iowa.
member of the special committee that investi-
gated the charges. To this Mr.. Richardson re-
piled in defence of himself for having brought
the charges before Congress and Mr.. DinsmOre.
of Arkansas. also spoke the same lines.
When the time of adjournment arrived there
were more members in the House than have
been there on a similar occasion for many
years. Speaker Henderson, in his farewell al
dress. referred TO this a sign of the interest
the national legislators felt in the proceedings
of the body. He spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the House Of Representative:
Many of Us the beginr -ng OF this session
friends; many OF Is az the CONNER cement OF this
session strange ] believe that shall
all part. when the moment for adjournment comes.
friends. tApplaU-cl The prayer which I mads
gress. that the II use woIld help TO sustain the
Chair in enforcing the rules. 1as never been for
tanning forces in aiding IRE in the discharge Of M
duty. (Appiausel For that. my friends. I return
my grateful acknowledgment
| am proud TO say that House Of Repre-
sentatives since ths constitution adopted has
the same length of done Ihe of
work that this House o. Representatives mas done
MN Fgrrast and bcrsSt as w, & SOEI w M'5a nKS
rrying your COnViCtioT- far 5 possible into
legislation. there has never been an hour when
in this House. That fact has much gratfied YOUR
presiding officer You have all been faithful and
untiring, and in the twenty years of my service r
have never seen so many friends ii the closing
days OF a session as now witness
Now. as We are about To part. 4 wish you ali a
s1Ie return 10 your homes and that You NAV All
come PACK 20 the next session. rested and
freshed; and ] ask no more thar that you NAV
6e 'S Sls' men as You nave been in the session
IuSt closed tApplause-l Ana now. gentlemen. in
pursuance of the concurrent resolution Of the two
gress adjourned sire die QOud applausel
SESSION ENDS WITH SONGS
As son as the Speakers gaveI fell a group
of Representatives far back the Republican
side led the singing which has become a fixed
feature Of the adjournment of the House. Mr..
Tawney. of Minnesota. in a resonant barytone.
gave the key to My Country 'Tis Of Thee
which was sung with vim and swing by the two
hundred more the floor II was soon
discovered that the Minnesota Representative
had pitched the key too high and Mr. Watson
took the lead from Mr.. Tawney by giving a.
key better suited to the voices of the crowd.
From that moment on. however. there was a
fierce rivalry for the leadership of the musical
hosts between the statesman from Minnesota
and the statesman from Indiana. with the high
falSettO of Mr.. Kyle. of Ohio. and the piercing
tenor of Mr.. Landis. of Indiana. sounding out
c.esr and bold above the crash and discord Of