The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-06
ADJOURNMENT Of CONGRESS


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FlFTY-sEvENTH SESSION CLOSED
AMID A BITTER FEELING
Speaker Henderson Has Retired az
Speaker and a Member Of the House
An Unusual Incident Occurs
President Rooseveit's Biennial Visit
to the neutrality-suspicious.. =
Washington. March 4.-The Fifty
seventh congress expired at noon to-
uay by Limitation. There has not been
in many years such q demonstration
in the house as occurred today, owing
to the fact that Speaker Henderson
was retiring not only as presiding Of
ncer. but from the house as men,
Der. The bitter part Of it is feeling
tnat has sprung up In the house OF
representatives during the past week.
caused the speaker to fail Of the
unanimous approval of the house
when the resolution of thanks was Of
tered. More than this, the resolution
had to come from the republican side,
and while this has occurred before,
it is not the usual custom.
Two years ago, when the Fifty-sixth
congress expired, 1t was remarkable
not only for the second Inauguration
of William Mckinley. but also for the
fact that Senator Carter OF Montana
talked the river and harbor bills to
death. which occupied the time Of the
senate up to within few minutes of
the end. Senator Mason, whose term
expired, also talked an unimportant
bill to death, but In his valedictory he
lectured the senate for It's unlimited
debate which allows bills to be killed
In that manner, and ne also made a
Anal plea for the freedom of the
Filipinos.
As all Of the important supply bills
had passed before the two houses
took recess this morning, no legisla-
tion was necessary, and none was at
tempted. The bills which had passed
and reached the stage Of enrolment
were all signed by President. Roose-
velt, who, with members of his cabi-
net, occupied the presidents room in
the wing of the capitol. Theis bien-
nial visit of the president to the CAPT.
tol is one of the features of a closing
congress.
The appropriations made during the
session of congress- which closed to-
day aggregate $753. .4S4,O19. as against
$500, ,624, 496 for the last session. The
total for the entire congress thus foot
ed up $1,554. .108.514. or something
more than hundred millions in ex-
cess Of the total appropriations for
the Fifty sixth congress. The total
for that congress was $1.440 .4s9, ,438.
These figures we're embodied In q
statement presented to the senate TO
day by Senator Allison, chairman OF
the committee on appropriations. The
statement also contained an itemized
statement showing the expenditures
for the past session by bills as fol
lows: - IS
Agricultural. $5.978,160; army, $7S,
1879; diplimatic and consular, 81,
! 968,250; District of Columbia, $8,647,
497; Notifications, $1,188,416; Indian
l$S,512,950; legislative, executive am
judicial. $27,595,953; military academy
$653,24s;. navy. $S1,S71, POI; pensions
$139,847, 800; postoffice, $153. 3.401. .459
sundry civil $S2,272,y55; deficiency
1921, 1.572; permanent annual appro
priations, $1S2.5S9,s20; miscellaneous
$3,250, 900. t
The speech of Representative Can
non. chairman of the appropriations
committee, delivered after $3.50 Wed
nesday morning in the house on the
conference report on the general de
ficiency appropriation bill protesting
lagainst. Legislative blackmail." and
insisting on the right of majority te
rule in the senate, in view Of the fac;
that he is to be the speaker Of the
next house, is regarded as foreshadow
ing contest upon this question.
The scene when Mr. Cannon deliver
| ed his speech was the most remark
able OF this congress. Late as the
hour was. the weary members were
set on fire with enthusiasm, and they
cheered his utterances until the great
hall resounded with their shouts.
| David Henderson. speaker of the
house. who stepped out of the chair
and congress for the last time, de
livered an effecting farewell address
President Signs Bills.
All measures presented for sig
nature were scanned carefully by. the
president and members of the caDi
net who were interested in them. Al
ter being entered by the executive
clerks in the White House record
they we're signed by the president.
Both the sundry civil and the gen
Eeral deficiency appropriation bills were
signed by the president after their ap
i priyal by the cabinet.
The naval appropriation bill was the
last of the big supply measures u
which the president affixed his sig
nature. Just previous to signing tn,
bill he had signed the public buildin,
bill in which members of congress
throughout the country are interested
/ By IL: As o'clock the president hat
signed all the bills presented to hin
and few minutes later the announce
ment of the fact was made in both tn,
house and senate.
/ When finai adjournment had beel
taken President Roosevelt held an In
formal reception to senator's and mem
bers OF the house in his room.