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THE CONGRESS ADJOURNED
Usual Closing Scenes Attended the
Last Daily Session.
AN OVATION FOR HENDERSON

Bot this Unanimous Thanks Of the House
Were Refused the Retiring Speaker
President Congratulated Congress On
the Work Acco.spiished-Soms Of the
Measures which Were Passed.
Washington. D. c. The Fifty.sev.
enth Congress has come to an end.
The deadlock In each wing Of the Capt.
tol died only with the Congress. The
Fifty.seventh Congress accomplished a
good deal in the way Of legisla'
ton. In his room at the Senate end OF
the Capitol the President. with his
| Cabinet. expressed his satisfaction In
the work that had been done. He had
| hoped for more. but with what a
| been done he was satisfied. The Pres.
ident was at his post In the Capitol at
! 10 o'clock, prepared to give considera-
| ton to any act which might In the last
minutes Of the session be laid before
! him. The existence for q week past or
n deadlock In both houses had. how
ever, lightened his duties. and he had
nm easy escape from the usual peril or
hnsty examination of legislative acts.
In the number Of special acts that
have been passed the session just
closed was marked by diligence. In
the neighborhood OF 1900 private
mostly pensions, aud $50 general acts
were passed and approved by the Pres
ident since December last.
Among the latter. exclusive or gen.
eral appropriations. are a number OF
measures OF more than ordinary I'M
portance. Included In the public acts
are: .
Act establishing a Department OF
Commerce and Labor.
Acts to regulate trusts and combina.
lions In restraint Of trade.
Act creating a staff corps for the
army: reorganization Of the militia.
Act providing a Philippine currency;
| revision of the Bankruptcy act.
Act requiring automatic couplers on
railway trains.
Act regulating immigration.
Act authorizing the erection OF q
large number Of public buildings In
various sections of the country.
Act providing for q considerable In.
crease In the Navy.
Taking the outcome Of the two ses.
sions Of the Fifty-seventh Congress 1t
Is doubtful IL any previous Congress
for q number Of years made a better
record In respect to work that was re-
quired by the public interests. The
President was sincere In presenting bis
congratulations to Congress upon hav.
ing accomplished so much good work.
although the co~ngratulation coming at
q time when the two houses were still
engaged In the work Of obstructing
further legislation. seemed to some TO
be a bit of biting sarcasm.
The closing scenes Of every Congress
are pretty much the same. but there
has not been In many year such q DEM
onstration in the House as occurred on
the retirement of Speaker Henderson.
not only as presiding officer. but rs a
member. The Democrats prevented
the Speaker from receiving the unani-
mods approval Of the House when the
usual resolution Of thanks was offered.
More than this. the resolution had to
| come from the Republican side. where.
as the custom Is for 1t to be introduced
by the opposition party. The usual
resolution Of thanks to President Pro
Tempore Frye was unanimously adopt.
ed in the Senate.
When Speaker Henderson entered the
House 1t was the signal for an enthu'
slastic demonstration. The Republic
ans anplauded and Democrats Joined.
As the applause continued the Repub-
lIcans arose and cheered vo~ciferously.
| Democrats contenting themselves with
handclapping.
Mr.. Cannon. standing on the clerks
| dais. read the resolution expressing the
| thanks Of the House for Speaker Hen
derson's service.
Speaker Henderson then addressed
the House.
AN age spent under this dome must
give opportunity for forming many and
strong ties" he said.
CONSTITUTED rs I have been from
childhood, friendship Is m essential
! element Of my life's food. and whether
on the floor or in the chair I have
found a bountiful supply in this hall.
I have seer beautiful and instructive
things on this floor. sharp. able. feel.
ing debate, and debate, gentlemen. Is
the foundation and sustaining power OF
American liberty.
But I have seen another beautiful
thing. When the flag was raised In
war I have cen both sides OF this
chamber, as one man. put $50. 900
into the hands Of the Chief Magistrate
and say Lead on! without a dissenting
voice. say from that hour l have
believed that there was no future mo.
ment when the dislntegratiOn could
come to this republic. And when l
saw the young men from every State
In the Union touching elbow to elbow
and rushing into the ranks OF war.
there was absolute confirmation OF that
hoijaf"