Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-07

the claim amounted to only "a cents,
! yet upon the alternative of this gift
from the treasury or the failure of this
great appropriation the house had SUBJ
mitted to this "blackmail." Inimpas-
stoned tones he prayed his life would
be spared until a righteous public SEN
timent should lash the senate into ma
| jority rule and declared that the house
of representatives must force this is
sue or become the recorder of the will
of one man in the upper house. The
speech was regarded as showing a
great coming contest, and the men,
bers cheered it to the echo.
| The report was adopted, 181 to 16,
and recess was taken until ten
o'clock
| Ready for Adjournment.
The decks were clear for the final
adjournment at noon, when the house
reconvened at ten o'clock. The storm
which eliminated when Mr.. Cannon
delivered his scathing arrangement of
the methods of the senate during the
considera ton of the conference re-
port on the general deficiency appro-
priation bill had passed, and every
| thing promised a serene and peaceful
| ending. The speaker, despite the
strain of the last few days, looked
smiling and serene as he faced the
house, gavel in hand. Mr.. Richard
| son, the minority leader, who has
been conducting the long filibuster,
was on his feet smiling back at the
speaker.
The democratic minority were de-
termined to make good their threat
made when Mr.. Butler, of Missouri,
was unseated last Thursday, and fill
buster to the end of the session. AS
soon as the speakers gavel fell he an
nounced that no quorum was pres
ent, and thereupon Mr.. Payne, the
ma ority leader, moved call of the
house.
Remarkable Scene.
AS the roll-call was concluded a re-
marka bic scene occurred. Speaker
Henderson yielded the gavel to Mr..
Cannon, the incoming speaker, and
as the latter took the chair the men,
bers broke into burst of applause,
in which the galleries joined. It
was quite as much a compliment to
the retiring speaker as to Mr.. Can
non. The speaker retired to his room
in the rear of the hall, and Mr.. Can
non then announced the motion for
a call of the house defeated.
Thanks to Speaker.
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 E.
Henderson, speaker of the house of
representa- tives, for the able, impair
tial and dignifed manner in which
he has presided over it's delibera tions
and performed the arduous and i'm
portant duties of the chair during
the present term of congress-
The resolution was adopted
Declared Adjourned.
Speaker Henderson was visib]y af-
fected when he delivered his valedic-
tory. 1t was largely an appeal to
patriotism, and was greeted with an
immense demonstration. When the
house was finally declared adjourned
sine die at 1909 p. M, the whole
membership united in singing the ma
tional anthem. The members, still
singing, then filed down to the speak
er's rostrum to bid the speaker fare
we'll.
Informal Reception.
By 11:45 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
senate and the house.
When final adjournment had been
taken President Roosevelt held, an in
formal reception to senators.and men,
bers of the house in his room. At 1910
o'clock he was escorted to his carriage
by a detachment of capitol police,
headed by Sergeant-atArms of the
Senate Daniel NJ. Ramsdell, and re-
turned to the white house.
Number of Bills.
Washington, March 5.-The number
of bills introduced during the Fifty
seventh congress aggregated 1850, of
which 3,91S were reported and more
than 1900 passed. The house calendar
is clearer at the close of this congress
than it ever has been before, only 70
bills remaining undisposed of.
Fifteen members of the house died
during the congress just closed, an un-'
usually large number.
Celebrated at 1O4 Years.
Norristown, N. j., March 5.-Pres-
ton Garland (colored) celebrated his
one hundred and fourth birthday an
niversary Wednesday. Until recently