Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-04

stands like the first mOurner In the
procession; the Philippine tariff bill
also marches along In the funeral
procession and the pure food and pure
drink bill is also marching with the
rest.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March A.
The decks were clear for the final
adjournment at noon, when the House
reconvened at 10 o'clock this morning.
The storm which eliminated at 4
o'clock this morning, when Mr.. Can
non delivered his scathing arraingn-
ment of the methods of the senate dur
ing the consideration of the confer
ence report on the general deficiency
appropriation bill, had passed and
everything promised a serene and
peaceful ending Although members
had little more than time to go home
for baths, fresh linen and breakfast in
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.
They beseiged the portals of the House
even before the doors were open, and
when the seats in the galleries were
flied they stood up along the lines
outside awaiting patiently for chance
of admittance. The democratic minor
ity was determined to make good their
threat made when Mr.. Butler, of Mis-
souri,, was unseated last Thursday and
filibuster to the end of the session. AS
soon ase the speakers gavel fell, he
announced that no quorum was pres
ent and thereupon Mr.. Payne, the
majority leader, moved call of the
House
The calling of the roll, which SEEM
ed to visitors in the gallery to be go-
ing on continuously for the past week,
began.
AS the roll call was concluded a
Henderson yielded the gavel to Mr..
Cannon, the incoming speaker. AS
the latter took tbs chair the members
broke into a burst of applause in
which the galleries joined. 1t was
quite as much a 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
announced the motion for a call of the
House. 1t was defeated by 134 to H..
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 the Hon. David
b. Henderson, speaker of the House Of
Representatives, for the able impair
tial and dignified manner in which he
has presided over its deliberations and
performed the arduous and important
duties of the chair during the present
term of Congress"
Speaker Henderson was visibly af-
fected when he delivered his valedic-
tory. 1t was largely an appeal to pa
triotism and was greeted with an
immense demonstration. When the
house was finally declared adjourned
sine die at 1902 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
well.
AS the reading was concluded Mr..
Cochran democrat of Mississippi
was on his feet demanding recogni-
tion, but the chair ruled that Mr..
Payne was, entitled to the floor. The
majority leader faced the minority as
he announced that he considered it
high honor and privilege to be per-
mitted to offer this resolution pointed
out that it was not the first time that
such a resolution had come from the
majority side. He cited the instances
of Clay, Polk, Banks and the late
Speaker Read. As he concluded with
a glowing tribute to Speaker Hender
son, the whole republican side broke
into hearty applause. But there was
dead silence on the democratic SIDE
When Mr.. Payne demanded the
previous question and Speaker Pro-
tenn Cannon put the question there
was a second of oppressive silence.
All eyes were on the democratic side.
From the rear row Mr.. Cochran, DEM
ocrat, arose quickly and in a loud
voice cried out: Division" and then
the ayes and noes" From the repub-
lican side came a sound like q hiss.
Only twenty-one democrats joined
in the demand for the ayes and noes
and the resolution was adopted vive
voc.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-By
11:45 O'Clock the president had sign
4 ed all bills presented to him, and q
few minutes later the announcement
OF the fact was made in both the SEN
ate and the house. When the final adr
journment had been taken, President
Roosevelt held an informal reception
to the senators and members of the