The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-03-07
ADJOURNMENT Of CONGRESS
FiFTf-sEvEhTH SESSION CLOSED
AN o A BITTER FEELING.
Speaker Henderson Has Retired :.
speaker and . Member Of the House
An Unusual incident Occurs
President RoossVslt's Biennial Visit
to the capital--ApPropriatlons.

President RoossVeit's Biennial Visit
to the capitaI--Appropriatlons.
washington, March 4.-The Fifty
seventh congress expired at noon TO
Jay by Limitation. There has not beeu
IA many years such a demonstration
IN the house as occurred today, owing
70 the fAct that Speaker Henderson
Was recurring not only as presiding OF.
Aoer' but from the house as a mem.
DER The bitter part of it is a feeling
lhAt has sprung up In the house OF
representatives during the past week.
caused the speaker to fail OF the
unanimous approval OF the house
Shen the resolution Of thanks was OIL
Tered. More than this. the resolution
hAd TO come from the republican side,
and while this has occurred before.
II Is not the usual custom.
Two years ago. when the Fifty-slxth
congress expired. il was remarkable
not only Tor the second inauguration
OF William Mckinley. but also for the
tact that Senator Carter Of Montana
talked the river and hArbor bills TO
death. VII ch occupied the time OF the
senate up 70 within a few minutes OF
The end. Senator Mason, whose term
expired. also talked an unimportant
oil 10 death. but in his valedictory he
lectured the senate for its unlimited
debate which allows bills TO be killed
In that manner. ana he also made a
mai plea for the freedom Of the
Piliplnos.
As all Of the important supply bills
had passed before the two houses
took recess this morning. no legisla-
lion Was Necessary. and none WIS at.
tempted. The bills which had passed
and reached the stage OF enrolment
we're all signed by President Roose-
Welt who. with members OF his cAbi-
net. occupied the presidents room In
The wing ~ the capitol Thels bien.
niai visit d the president 20 the capi.
tol Is one Df the features OF a closing
congress
The appropriations made during the
session OF congress which closed TO-
day aggregate t753.tSt.0ls. as against
asoo.SsAtsA for the last session. The
total for the entire congress thus foot.
cd up u.a5t. los. 5lt. or something
more than q hundred millions in ex-
cess Of the total appropriations for
the Fif,ysixth congress. The rotal
for that congress was si.tt0,ts9. 4ss. |
These figures were embodied in a /
statement presented 10 the senate 20
day by Senator Allison. chairman OF |
the committee on appropriations. The |
statement Also contained an itemized |
statement showing the expenditures |
for The pant session by bills as fol. |
lows:
Agricultural ss.s7s.ieo: army. SIS. |
i2s752. dipllmatic and consular. ST..
sss.2so. Dittrict OF Columbia, Ss.6a7..
ts7. fortintations. Si,iSs.ti6; Indian.
fs.5iss5o: legislative. executive and |
judicial. 81. sss.ss3; military academy.
fss5.2ts; navy. ssi.s7l.ssI: pensions.
ti3s.si7 500: postofice. sl53. .t5s:
sundry civil ts2272.s55: deficiency.
s2I5el.572: permanent annual appro-
priaiions. tl32, $50. $50. miscellaneous.
$3.50. 900.
The speech Of Representative Can.
non, chairman Of the appropriations
committee. delivered after $50 Wed.
nesday morning in the house on the
conference report on the general de
dcicncy appropriation bill protesting
against Legislative hlackmAil." and
insisting on the right Of a majority to
rule in the senate, in view OF the fac;
that he Is 10 be the speaker OF tho
next house, is regarded as foreshadow.
ing a contest upon this question.
The scene when Mr. Cannon deliver.
Cd his speech was the most remark.
able Of this congress. Late as the
hour was the weary members were
set on Ere with enthusiasm. and they
checred his utterances until the great
hall resounded with their shouts.
David Henderson, speaker OF the
house. who stepped out Of the chair
and congress for the last time. de-
lvered an etfectng farewell address.
President Signs Bills.
All measures presented for sig
nature were scanned carefully by the
president ard members Of the capl.
net who we're interested In them. Ar.
ter being entered by the executive
clerks in the White House record.
they were signed by the president.
Both the Rundry civil and the geh-
eral deficiency appropriation bills were
signed by the president after their ap.
prival by tho cabinet
The naval appropriation bill was the
last OF the big supply measures TO
which the president atfixed his sig.
nature. just previous TO signing the
bill he had signed the public building
bill In which members OF congress
throughout the country are interested
BY ii:45 o'clock the president had
signed all the bills presented TO him
and a few minutes later the announce
ment Of the fact was made In both the
house aud senate.
when nna adjournment had been
taken President Roosevelt held an In
formal reception to senators and mem.
beers Of the house in his room.