The Butte inter mountain., 1902-07-02
SPECTATORS JOINING
IN THE MERRY CHORUS
Remarkable Demonstration Given Speaker
Henderson Showing the Friendship
and Good Will OF the Whole House
Confederate and Union Veterans Join
in Singing Dixie" s..
InY ASSOCIATED pprssl

enthusiasm that has not been parallcIcd
since the exciting and stirring days of the
Spanish war. Speaker Henderson declared
the house Of representatives adjourned
without day. In doing so he said that no
house OF representatives since the adop-
ton of the constitution had done as much
work at this one.
The audience to which he made his
brief address was 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
apprecativc words 10 the members on
thanking them for their cooperation dur
ing the season had touched responsive
chord and they gave him a remarkable de-
monstration of their friendship and good
will
While the cheering and applause was
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 ring
ing with the swelling chorus. Other pa
triotc airs followed as the members ex-
changed farewels. The Star Spanglcd
Banner alternating with Dixie" were
sang. The speaker came down from his
rostrum. his appearance on the floor being
greeted with For He's Jolly Good Eel
low" and a perfect rush of members to
grasp his hand.
They Sang Dixie"
Standing in the area in front of the
clerks desk. he too joined in the songs and
there was wild scene when General
Hooker OF Mississippi. an old onc-armed
confederate veteran. took his place by the
side OF the speaker and together they sang
Dixie" MIR. Chandler. Mississippi
democrat. jumped upon a desk and let out
yell OF jubilation that fairly shook the
rafters. For almost an hour, the jubiation
continued. All this time the spectators
remained standing in the galleries watch
ing the animated scene below and joining
in the singing
The adjournment came at the end of
seven and half hours session. during
which much minor business was transn
acted. In all 20 bills and resolutions were
passed. The general good feeling in the
house had been heightened by the victory
won over the senate on the item in the
naval appropriation bill for the building
of a battleshp III government yard. The
closing hour was occupied in spirited de-
bate between 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. MIR. Cousins ridiculed MIR. Rich
ardson for bringing the matter to the at
tcntion OF congress. The latter defended
his course.
Mr. Richardson was still speaking as the
time approached for the final adjournment.
Meantime the galleries had filed to over
flowing. and every member in the city was
i'll his seat. At S :e8 Mr.. Payne, on behalf
of the committee to notify the president.
reported that the president had no further
communication to make. The speaker
then arose and with evidence of much feel
ing addressed the house as follows:
The Speakers Farewell.
Gentlemen of the house of representa-
tvcs: Many of us met at the beginning of
this session as friends many of us at the
commencement of this session met as
strangers. believe that we shall all part
when the moment for adjournment comes
as friends.
"The prayer | made to this house at the
commencement of this congress, that the
Wouli hNip W ouSldlll lHc GHd1T III
enforcing the rules, has never been forgot
ten You have been each and all of you
sustaining forces in aiding me in the dis
charge Of my duty. For that my friends,
| return my grateful acknowledgements.
81 am proud to say that no house of
representatives since the constitution was
adopted in the same length of time has
done the same amount of work that this
hnucn bac done and haya dana
work like men-earnest and honest as you
all have been in carrying your convictions
as far as possible into execution.
"You have all been faithful and untr-
ing and in the go years of my service I
have never seen so many friends in the
closing days of session as | now witness.
Adjourned Sine Die.
Nov, as we are about to part, | wish
you all safe return to your homes and
that you may all come back to the next
session rested and refreshed and | ask no
more than that you may be as earnest then
as you have been in the session just closed.
"And, now, gentlemen, in pursuance of
the concurrent resolution of the two houses,
! declare this session of the Fifty-seyenth
congress adjourned sine die
The gavel fell amid the wild applause
that followed Before it had subsidized a
group of republicans opethe west side OF
the hall, led by Mr.. Landis OF Indiana and
Mr.. Hamilton of Michigan, began to sing
"My Country, IT'S of Thee Immediately
the refrain was caught up all over the hall
and in the galleries. The Doxology fol
lowed, in which the reporters in the press
gallery joined. AS the speaker descended
from the chair the air changed to "For He's
| a Jolly Good Fellow" and the members
swarmed about him to say goodbye.
Other songs followed" Way Down
Upon the Suanee River" and finally
"Dixie," as the speaker and General Hook
er, the one-armed confederate veteran, en-
braced warmly. Then the jubilation was
kept up for almost half an hour.
| NEW YORK.-Thomas Mast, the car
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