Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-04
Congress Has
cAGou1ned.
IN House Democrats Continued Then FaIbusesing UNI
The Last Hour Vote Of Thanks TO Speabes Henderson
For "c4be, DgnTed and Honorable Mannes" in
Which He Had Presided Was MOI Unanimous

Washington, March i.-The decks
were clear for the final adjournment
at noon when the house convened at
10 o'clock this morning. The storm
which eliminated at four o'clock this
morning when Mr.. Cannon delivered his
scathing arrangement Of the methods
of the senate during the discussion OF
the conference report on the general
deficiency appropriation ll,had passed
and everything promised a serene and
peaceful ending. Although members had
had little more that time to 90 home for
baths, fresh linen and breakfast In the
interim since the adjournment shortly
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 attracted
vast crowds which besleged the portals
Of the house even before the doors were
opened. The veteran chairman Of the
appropriations committee. Mr. Cannon.
with red calnation in his button-
hole, came into the hall with his arm
around Mr. Dalzell just as Speaker
Henderson, whose long career In Con-
gress was to end in two snort hours,
assembled the rostrum.
The speaker, despite the strain OF the
last few days, looked smiling ana serene
as he faced the house, gayel IN hand
Mr. Richardson, the minority leader
who has been conducting the long MI
buster, was on his feet smiling back at
the speaker
The Democratic minority was deter
mined to make good their threat made
when Mr. Butler Of Missouri was UNI
seated last Thursday and hllbuster to
the end OF the session.
As soon as the speakers gavel lell
he announced that no quorum was
present, and thereupon Mr.. Payne, the
majority leader, moved a call OF the
house.
The calling OF the roll, which seemed
TO visitors IN the galleries 10 nave
been going on continuously for the past
week. began. The buzz Of conversation
In the galleries checked momentarily
by the bang of the speakers gaveL
was resumed Members on the iloor
talked and laughed and the cracked
voice of the reading clerk rose hoarse-
~ above the din. The speaker several
times was compelled to admonlsh the
house to preserve order so that the clerk
could hear The response.
As the rollcall was concluded a re-
markable scene occurred, Speaker Hen
derson yielded the gavel to Mr.. Can
non. the incoming speaker. As the lat
ter took the chair the members broke
into a burst Of applause In which the
galleries Joined. II was as much COM
pliment TO the retiring speaker as TO
Mr.. Cannon. The speaker retired 10
his room in the rear OF the hail and
Mr. Cannon then announced the motion
for a call of the house defeated, 1871.
Amid intense silence Mr.. Payne, the
majority leader. offered the following
resolution OF thanks to the retiring
speaker;
Resolved, That the thanks Of the ,
house are presented TO the Hon. David |
II. Henderson, speaker Of the house OF |
representatives for the able. digniiled |
and honorable manner in which he has |
presided over It's deliberations and per- |
formed the arduous and important du-
ties of the chair during the present |
term Of Congress.
As the reading was concluded Mr. |
COchrane ODem.. MOI was on his feet |
demanding recognition, but the chair
ruled that Mr.. Payne was entitled to |
the floor The majority leader faced
the minority as he announced that he
considered II a high honor and privil-
eye To be permitted 10 offer this resolu-
ton pointing out that It was not the
first time that such resolution had
come from the majority side. He cited
the instances Of Clay. Polk. Banks and
the late Speaker Reed.
As he concluded with a glowing tri-
butte to Speaker Henderson the whole
Republican side broke into hearty APP
pause. But there was dead silence on
the Democratic side,
When Mr.. Payne demanded the pre-
vious question and Speaker pro TEN
Cannon put the question there was a
second Of oppressive silence An eyes
were on the Democratic side. From
the rear row. Mr. Cochrane Dem., MOI
arose quickly and In a loud voice cried
Division and then the eyes and noes
came.
From the Republican side came a
sound like a hiss,
THE gentleman from Missouri de-
nands the ayes and noes announced
he chair. "As many as are In favor
n ordering the ayes and noes Will rise
md stand until they are counted,
Mr., Cochrane was already on his feet
Mr. Burleson Dem. Tex). at his side
olned him, and with some seeming
a score Of other Democrats
llso rose to their feet Mr.. Richard
ION. Mr.. Underwood, Mr. Williams !
Mlss). Mr. De Almond. and other
men on the minority side re-
NAMED seated. The sound on the Re-
publican side now became distinctly
Hiss and from the galleries also came |
inlar signs OF disapproyal. In an,
'nly q Democrats arose The chair
ounted and, still amid Intense silence.
that q had seconded the de-
nand. "F0rty-two are necessary 20
rider the ayes and noes" he announced
not a sufficient number and the ayes
nd noes are refused"
A great wave Of applause swept over
he Republican side and was taken up
" the spectators In the galleries as the
was made Nov the
question came on the adoption OF the
esolution. Again Mr. Cochrane de-
handed a record vote. This time only
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