The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-05
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washington, Ma
ITO the Hon. David b. Hene sol
Speaker of the Hcuse
MY Dear Mr. Speaker-As I did not
see you today at the capitol. 1 wish to
write you line to congratulate you on
the work accomplished by the congress
which has juss closed. There were cer-
tain measures of Importance, the failure
to act uron which l greatly regretted;
but 1t is nevertheless true that, taken as
a whole, no other congress of recent
years mas to its credit q record OF more
substantial achievement for the public
good than this, over the lower branch OF
which you presided. l congratulate you
fnd it, and I wish you Well wherever
your future may lead you.
Sincerely ycurs.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Hon D. r. Henderson, House Of Rep
1esentativts"
The Session.
The decks were clear for the final ad-
journment at noon, when the house recon-
vened at 10 o'clock this morning. The
storm which eliminated at o'clock this
morning, when Mr.. Cannon delivered his
scathing arraignment of the methods of
the senate during the consideration of
the conference report on the general de-
ficiency appropriation bill had passed.
and everything promised a serene and
peaceful ending. Although members had
had little more than time to go home
for baths, fresh linen and breakfast In
the interem since the adjournment short
ly before daylight, they were back In
their places for the closing ceremonies.
The leaders on both sides were among
the earliest arrivals. As is usual the
scenes In connection with the closing at
tracted vast crowds. They besleged the
portals of the house even before the
doors were open, and when the seats In
the galleries were filed they stood in
long lines outside waiting patiently for
a chance of admittance.
Mr.. Cannon Appears.
The veteran chairman of the appropria-
tions committee. Mr. Cannon, with a red
carnation in his button hole, came into
the hall with his arm around Mr.. Dali
zell just as Speaker Henderson, whose
long career in congress ended two hours
later, assembled the rostrum. The speaker
despite the strain of the last few days.
looked smilingly and serene as he faced
the house, gavel in hand. Mr. Richardson.
the minority leader. who has been con-
Quoting the long fillbuster was on his
feet smiling back at the speaker.
The democratic minority was deter
mined to mako good their threat made
when Mr.. Butler of Missouri was unseat-
ed last Thursday and niiDuster to the
end of the session.
AS soon the speakers gavel fell,
he announced blandly that no quorum
was present and thereupon Mr.. Payne,
the majority leader moved a call for the
house.
Cheers for Cannon.
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.
1t was quite as much 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 an
nounced the motion for a call for a
house-defeated, 17-134. Amid intense ST.
lence Mr. Payne, the majority leader.
then arose, and offered the following res
olution Of thanks to the retiring speaker:
Thanks to Henderson.
Resolved, That the thanks of this
house are presented to the Hon. David B.
resentatives for the able, impartial and
dignifed manner In which he has pre-
sided over It's deliberations and performed
the arduous and important duties of the
chair during the present term of con-
gress."
As the reading was concluded Mr.. Coch-
rane, democrat, of Missouri was on his
feet demanding recognition, but the chair
ruled that Mr. Payne was entitled to the
floor. The majority leader faced the mi
nority as he answered that he consid-