Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-07-12
CONGRESS WINDS
UP The SESSION
National Lawmakers Adjourned
Sine Die Tuesday At
%ternoon.
SUI DEMONSTRATION
Members Sing INC Shout fer a Hall
Hour-Speaker He~ndcrson's Ad.
~dress-Last Hours In tho
Senate.
USUAL DEMONSTRATION

since the exciting and stirring days of
the Spanish war, Speaker Henderson.
at $3.50 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 his one.
The audience TO which he made this
brief address was a brilliant one. The
galleries were 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 q responsive chord, and
they gave him q remarkable demon
stration of their friendship n good
will.
While the cheering and applause were
still in progress the members on the
floor began singing MY Country, 'Tis
OF Thee" It 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"
IN Will ilAlt.
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
w&s n wild scene when General Hook
er OF Mississippi, the one-armed con-
federate veteran, took his place by the
side of the speaker, and together they
sang Dixie"
MI. Gambler Of Mississippi, a demo-
rat, jumped upon n desk and let out a
yell of Jubilation that fairly shook the
raftcrs.
For almost half an hour the jubila-
ton continued.
All this time the spectators re-
manned standing in the galleries
watching the animated scene below
and joining in the singing.
The adjournment came at the end of
Il seven and a 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 Oh the item in the naval appro-
priation bill for the building of q bat
llcSIlD III Il BONeIlllllcllI Sdlu.
The closing our was occupied with
4 spirited debate between Mr.. Cousins
IF 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 Talks.
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 rs friends, many
Of us at the commencement of thiss es-
sion met as strangers. | believe that
we shall all part When the moment
for adjournment comes as friends.
(Applause.) The prayer which l
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. (Applause.)
For that, my friends, l return my
grateful acknowledgement"
Il am proud to say hat no house of
representatives since the constitution
was adopted has in the same length OF
time done the amount of work that this
house OF representatives has lone Zap
plause), and o hay done you work
like men-earnest and honest as you
have all been in carrying your convic.
lions as far as possible into legislation
There mas never been an hour wheT
acrimony Of debate left scars in any
breast in this house. That fact ha,
much gratifed your presiding officer
You have all been faithful n untirinf
and in the twenty years of my service
/ have never seen so many friends ii
the closing days Of a session as l nov
witness.
Now as we are about to part l wisl
you all q safe return to your homes am
| that you may all come back to the mex
session rested and refreshed, and / asl
no more thar that you may pe as earn
est then as you have beer in the SEES
sion just closed. (Applause.) And now
gentleman, in pursuance of the concur
rent resolution of the two houses,
declare this session of the Fifty-sev
enth congress adjourned sine die.
cloud applause.)
CT e In the Senate.
After a session marked by some O
the stormiestr debates ever heard i
the American congress, the Sznete ad
journed sine die at SiSGs O'clock yester
day afternoon.
During tie last hours of the sessio,
tbSIe vas a tart debate on the Philip
pine question participated in by Sen
ators Carmack of Tennessee. Spoone
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 the
when the decks of the senate wer
cleared for adjournment Senator Car
mack called up his resolution proVid
ing for a continuance of the investiga
ton Of the Philippine committee an
for a visit to the Philippines by tn
committee during the present summe,
This started the trouble, and fc
more than an hour q battle Of word
was waged.
Senator Spooner delivered n scathin
denunciation of the minority of til
Philippine committee for what he de
clared was an attack upon the Amer
lean army.
Senator Carmack denied hat any a
tack had been made upon the arm
II declared that any fool coul
charge such a calumny and any pal
rot could be taught TO repeat It. TT