Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-05
HOUSE WILD FOR HENDERSON
Retiring Speaker IL Bid Farewell
Amid TumuItuOus scenes
i.- 81 of Patriotism.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The decks
were clear for the final adjournment at
noon, when the house reconvened at 10
o'clock this morning. The storm which
eliminated at o'clock, when Mr.. Cannon
delivered his scathing arraignment of the
methods Of the senate during the consid-
GRAFTON OF the conference report on the
general deficiency appropriation bill, had
passed and everything promised a serene
and peaceful ending.
The democratic minority was determined
to make good their threat when Mr.. Butler
(Mo.) was unseated last Thursday and fili-
buster TO the end OF the session.
AS soon as the speakers gavel fell Mr..
Richardson announced blandly that no quo
rum was present, and thereupon Mr. Payne,
the majority leader, moved a call of the
house.
Cannon Takes the GaveI.
AS the roll call was concluded a re-
markable, scene occurred. Speaker Hen
derson yielded the gavel to Mr.. Cannon,
the incoming speaker AS the latter took
the chair the members broke into a burst
OF applause, In which the galleries Joined.
II was quite as much a compliment to the
retiring speaker as to Mr.. Cannon. The
speaker retired to his room in the rear OF
the hall and Mr.. Cannon then announced
the motion for a call OF the house defeated,
II to 1874. Amid intense silence Mr.. Payne,
the majority leader, then arose and offered
the following resolution Of thanks to the
retiring speaker:
Resolved, That the thanks of this house
are presented to Hon. David B. Henderson,
the able, impartial and dignified manner in
which ne has presided over its delibera-
dons and performed the arduous and i'm
present term of congress.
Cochran Calls for Division.
When Mr. Payne demanded the previous
question and Speaker Pro TEN Cannon put
the question there was a second of OPP
pressive silence. All eyes were on the
democratic side. From the rear row Mr..
Cochran (dem.. MOI arose quickly and in
a loud voice cried Division" and then the
Ayes and noes"
From the republican side came a sound
like hiss.
THE gentleman from Missouri demands
the ayes and noes" announced the chair.
"As many as are in favor OF ordering the
ayes and noes will rise and stand until
they are counted"
In all only twenty-one democrats arose.
The chair counted and amid a still. intense
silence announced that twenty one had sec
onded the demand
"Forty-two are necessary to order the
ayes and noes" he announced, mot a
suf1eient number. and the ayes and noes
are refused"
A great wave Of applause swept over the
republican side. and was taken up by the
spectators In the galleries as the announce
ment was made. Now the question came on
the adoption Of the resolution. Again Mr..
Cochran demanded a record vote. This time
only seventeen democrats Joined in the de-
mand, and the announcement that the res
olution was adopted was hailed with re-
doubled applause.
President VstOes a Bill.
When the applause subsided the speaker
pro tenn. laid before the house the presi-
dents veto on the bill to grant to N. f.
Thompson the right to construct a dam at
Muscle Shoals, Ala, and to use the water
power OF the Tennessee river. Mr..
Payne moved to refer the message to the
committee on interstate commerce.
Mr.. Payne then yielded three minutes to
Mr. Richardson (Ala.), the author OF the
vetoed bill, who made an urgent appeal to
pass the measure over the presidents veto.
The previous question was ordered, 154 to
so, and at 1850 the last roll call, the
eightieth OF this legislative day Of Thurs
day. February 2s, began on the motion to
send the veto message 20 the committee on