The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05
THEY WERE KISSED
SOME DEMOCRATS WOULD NOT
COMPLIMENT HENDERSON.
REPUBLICANS OUTRAGED
BY THIS FAILURE ON THE PART OF
THEIR ANNIVERSARIES,

rEoh tne republican side of the
House Had to Come the ResoIu-
ton of Thanks TO the Speaker.
Cochran Called for the Ayes and
NOes-RepubIicans Were Indig-
nant Most of the Democrats
Voted for the Resolution - Adj
jOurnment of the House.
Washington, March 4.-The decks
were clear for the final adjournment
at noon when the House reconvened at
10 O'Clock this morning.
The Speaker, despite the strain of
the last few days, looked smiling and
serene as he faced the House, gavel in
hand. Mr.. Richardson, the Democratic
leader, who has been conducting the
filibuster, was on his feet, smiling back
at the Speaker. The Democratic MEM
bers were determined to make good
their threat, made when Mr.. Butler of
Missouri was unseated last Thursday,
and filibuster to the end of the session.
Speaker Henderson soon yielded the
gavel to Mr.. Cannon, the incoming
Speaker. AS the latter took the chair,
the Republican members broke into APP
plause, in which the galleries joined.
1t was quite as much a compliment
to the retiring Speaker as to Mr.. Can
non. Amid intense silence. Mr.. Payne,
the Republican leader, then arose and
offered the following resolution of
thanks to the retiring Speaker:
Resolved. That the thanks of this
House are presented to the Hon. David
B. Henderson, Speaker of the House
of Representatives, for the able, i'm
partial and dignified manner in which
he has presided over it's deliberations
and performed the arduous and impor-
tant duties of the Chair during the
present term of Congress"
Cochran Opposed 1t.
AS the reading was concluded, Mr..
Cochran, Democrat, of Missouri, was
on his feet, demanding recognition, but
the Chair ruled that Mr.. Payne was
entitled to the floor. Mr.. Payne faced
the Democratic members as he an
nounced that he considered it high
honor and privilege to be permitted to
offer this resolution, saying that it
was not the first time such resolu-
| ton had come from the majority side.
| He cited the instances of Clay, Polk,
| Banks and Reed.
AS he concluded with glowing trib-
ute to Speaker Henderson, the whole
| Republican side broke into applause.
But there was dead silence on the Dem
ocratic side.
When Mr.. Payne demanded the pre-
vious question and Speaker Pro TEN
Cannon put the question, there was a
second of oppressive silence. All eyes
were on the Democratic side. From
the rear row Mr.. Cochran of Missouri
arose quickly, and in loud voice said,
"Division!" and then the "ayes and
noes"
From the Republican side came
sibilant sound, like a hiss.
''The gentleman from Missouri de-
mands 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"
Twenty-One Democrats Voted.
Mr.. Cochran was already on his feet
Mr.. Burleson of Texas, at his side.
Joined him, and with some seeming
hesitation score of Democrats also
rose to their feet. Mr.. Richardson, Mr..
Underwood, Mr.. Williams of Missis-
sippi Mr.. DeArmond and other prom
inent men on the minority side re-
manned seated. The sound on the Re-
publican side now became distinctly
a hiss. and from the galleries also
came similar signs of disapprobatio ton
/ In all only twenty-one Democrats
arose.
"Forty-two are necessary to order
the ayes and noes the chair an
nounced, mot sufficient 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. Now the question
came on the adoption of the resolution.
Again Mr.. Cochran demanded rec
ord vote. This time only seventeen
Democrats joined in the demand. and
the announcement that the resolution
was adopted was hailed with redoubled
applause.
Turned to Legislation.
When the applause subsidized, the
Speaker pro tenn laid before the House
the Presidents veto of 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.. Pyne moved to refer the mes
sage to the Committee on Interstate
Commerce, pending which Mr.. Living
ston of Georgia, the ranking Demo-
cratic member of the Appropriations
Committee, asked and obtained unani-
nous consent for himself and Mr. Can
non to print in the Congressional Rec
ord statements concerning the appro-
priations of this Congress. This was
the first unanimous consent granted
since last Thursday.
Mr.. Payne then yielded three min
utes to Mr.. Richardson of Alabama,
the author of the vetoed bill, who made
an urgent appeal to pass the measure
over the veto.
Mr.. Burton, chairman of the Rivers
and Harbors Committee, in a brief
speech, declared that the water power
of navigable streams should not be
given away.
The previous question was ordered.
and at 1870 o'clock the last roll call,
the eightieth roll call of this legisla-
tive day of Thursday Feb. 26, began.
on the motion to send the veto mes
sage to the Committee on Interstate
Commerce. The motion was carried.
Demonstration for Henderson.
At this moment-six minutes of 70
o'clock, Speaker Henderson re-entered
the hall and assembled the rostrum amid
a great demonstration on the Repub-
lican side. which extended to the Dem
ocratic side and the galleries. The
applause grew into cheers, and the
majority OF Democrats rose with Re-
publicans to their feet TO join in the
demonstration. Then II ceased for a
moment as Mr.. Payne announced that
a committee had awaited on the Presl.
dent and that he had conveyed his
congratulations. whether II was prop
eF 10 do 40 or not"
Mr.. Cannon. still stumbling AZ the
fcoatlausd On Third Paae.l