The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-04
CLOSED LABoRs WITH SONG.
HOUSE MEMBERS JOIN IN SINGING Pa
TRlOTlc SONGS At CLOSE or SESSION.
Tho Philippine Question Occupied the At
tention Of the senate During the
Last iiours-rresent session
HAS Been Record
breaker.

not lttu VniNiltltu hiuNt hhN NA'AN'hN
and stirring days Of the Spanish war,
Speaker Henderson at $3.50 Tuesday
afternoon declared the house Of repre-
sentatives adjourned without day. In
doing 20 he said that no house Of rep
resentatives since the adoption Of the
constitution had done a. much work
a. this one. The audience 10 which he
made his brief address was a brilliant
one. The galleries were banked to the
doora aud almost two-thirds Of the
members were In their seats on the
floor. The speakers appreciative words
10 the members on thanking them for
their cooperation during the session
had touched a responsive chord, and
they gave him a remarkable demon
stration Of their friendship and good
will. While the cheering and applause
was still In progress, the members on
the floor began singing MY Country
IT'S OF Thee
II was taken up by the correspond
ents In the press gallery over the
speakers chair and by the spectators
10 the surrounding galleries, aud soon
the vast hall was ringing with the
swelling chorus. Other patriotic airs
followed a. tho members exchanged
farewolla, 1.-THE Star spangled Ban
ner" alternating with "DiNie." The
speaker came down from his rostrum,
his appearance on the floor being
greeted with "For He's Jolly Good
Fellow, aud perfect rush Of menu
bers 10 grasp his hand. Standing In
the area In front OF the clerks desk,
he too, Joined In the songs aud there
was n wild scene when General Hooker
OF Mississippi, an old one-armed con-
federate veteran. took his place by the
side OF the speaker aud together they
sang "Dixie."
Mr.. Gambler, Mississippi Democrat,
jumped upon u desk aud let out yell
OF iubilation that fairly shook the
rafters. For almost an hour the jubi.
latlon continued. All this time the
spectators remained standing Ia the
galleries watching the animated scene
below and Joining In the singing. The
adjournment came at the end Of a
seven and half hours session, during
which much minor business was trans.
acted.
In an seventy bills and RESOLUTIONS
wers passed The general good feel
Ing la the house had been heightened
| by the victory won over the senate on
the Item OF the naval appropriation
bill for the building Of battleship In
n government yard; the closing hour
was occupied In spirited debate be-
tween Mr.. Cousins OF Iowa and Mr..
Richardson, 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 ridi.
euled Mr.. Richardson for bringing the
matter TO the attention OF congress.
The latter defended his course.
After u session marked by some Of
the stormiest debates ever heard In the
American congress, the senate adj
journed alue die at $3.50 o'clock. Dur
Ing the last hour OF the session there
was a tart debate on the Philippine
question, participated In by Messra.
Carmaek OF Tennessee, Spooner OF Wis
cousin, culberson OF Texas, Mccomas
OF Maryland, and Lodge OF Massa-
chusetts.
The conference report on the Philip
pine government bill was adopted
without any Aerioua opposition and
then, when the desks OF the senate
were cleared for adjournment, Mr.. Car
mack called up his resolution provld.
ing for u continuance OF the inveatiqa.
tion OF the Philippine commission and
for visit TO the Philippines by the
committee during the present summer.
This started the trouble, aud for more
than am hour a battle Of words was
wagcd, Mr.. Spooner delivered
scathing denunelation OF the minority
Of tho Philippine eommitte for what he
declared was an attack upon tho Ameri-
can army.
Mr.. Carmack denied that any attack
had been made on The army, and de.
elared that any fool could charge such
a ealumny aud any parrot could bee
taught TO repeat 10. The resolution
was referred TO committee, thus effect
ually killing A.
just before adjournment the usual
resolutions were adopted. Including one
offered by MIR. Cockrcll the venerable
Democrat Of Missouri, cordially thank.
ing President Pro TEN Frye for the
"dignihed, Impartial aud courteous
manner 10 which he had presided over
the deliberations OF the senate"
After the adoption OF the resolution
Mr. Frye delivered feeling response
and then declared the senate adjourned
without day.
THE PHILIPPINE BILL.
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