The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-03-07
HAS FINISHED ITS WORK.
Ffty-Seventh Congress Has Made
Its Record and Has Passed
Into History.
ADJouRAs PROMPTLY AT u O'CLOCK.
Protest Against What He Termed
"LeEislative BlackmaIl" Usual
Resolution of Thanks to Speaker
president Holds Reception.

seventh congress adjourned at noon
Wednesday,. The senate was called to
order at ten o'clock for the last Sit
ting. The session was interesting,
not alone because of the official pro-
cecdings on the floor of the cham
Der, incident to the last day of con-
gress, but by many occurrences which
were purely social in their character,
due to the fact that the day marked
the close of many careers in the
senate.
or the so senators whose terms eN-
pred when the presiding officers
gavcl fell at noon, Is failed to Sc
cure reelection, either through de-
feat or through their own refusals
to enter the contests in their various
states. Included in the number
whose official presence in the cham
Der will no longer be noted are six
republicans and seven democrats.
Veterans Retire.
In Senator Jones, of Nevada, the
senate loses one of the two men who
have served in that body for so con-
sccutive ycars-thc other being Sem
ator Allison. Senator Vest, of Mis-
souri,, belongs to the next generation
of senator's. lie entered the body
in 1879, and has served for "a years,
winning Il reputation for brilliancy of
speech, classic learning and sharp
rcpartcc seldom eNccllcd i'm the SEN
ate.
President on Hand.
President Roosevelt, accompanied
by Secretary Loeb, arrived at the
capitol shortly after ten o'clock. and
he was conducted at once to the
presidents room in the senate wing.
There he was joined soon aitcrward
by the members of his cabinet. All
measures presented for signature
were scanned carefully by the pr"si-
dent and members of the cabinet
who We're interested i'm them. The
bills went through the regular chan
ncls. After being entered by The OK
ccutivc clerks in the white house rec
ord they were examined by the mem
hcrs of the cabinet whose depart
mcnts were affected by them. Then
they were signed by the president.
The naval appropriation bill was
the last of the big supply measure to
whicE the president affixed his sig
nature. just previous to signing that
bill! he had signed the public build
ings bill. i'm which members of con-
gross throughout the country are in
tcrcSteh.
Regular Proceedings.
Senator Bailey CreN.) called up a bill
amending the rivers and hnrbors act
SO as to provide that the Sl25.000 here
tofore appropriated for certain rivers
and larb"r improvements in Texas
shall be used for the construction of Il
channel in Sabine Lake, Texas.
On 81 yea and nay vote, demanded by
Senator Mason. the senate agreed to
take the bill up. Al too. The effect of
the vote was to dispacc the Philippine
tariff bill. II was then temporarily
laid aside and Senator lIoar spoke on
the Philippine bill, saying That the bill
had been talked to death. Senator
Lodge said ii was great misfortune
that the bill had failed. II was the bill
of the house. the committee and the
ma ority of the senate. at has been
defeated here" he said raising his
voice. "Srnators have not hesitatcd 10
take the responsibility of killing it,"
Final AdiOurnmcnt.
Acting upon Il re resolution, President
Pro Tenn. Frye appointed Senators Al
lison and Jones (Ark.) a committee to
meet a similar committee from the
house and notify the president that.
congress was ready to adjourn. SEN
ator Allison reported that the special
committee had waited on the president,
who had said that he had no commune
cation to make. and said. Senator Al
lison added: Ell it is i'm ORDER would
like to say that congratulate the two
houses of congress upon the admirable
work performed during this session."
Following this statement President
Pro Tenn. Frye thanked the scnntc for
its action. speaking as follows: 81 APP
prcciatc highly this expression of your
confidence. can only hope that in
som" regard as your presiding officer
] may have mrr.cd it, May Gods
benrdiction be with you all. Your pre-
siding officer declares the senate adj
journcd sine die"
The senate 1hcrc,lpon at 12 o'clock
adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Usual scenes Incident to FinnI Adj
jOurnmcn Take Place.