Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-05

The house was declared adjourned
sine die at 1908 p. M. amid the sing.
ing of patriotic songs and a general
ovation to Speaker Henderson.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March A.
The president left the White House
at 10 o'clock this morning to sign the
bills passed during the night. He was
accompanied by his son Archibald and
two secretaries.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., March A.
With desks clear of all supply bills
the house at 41O this morning took a
recess until 10 o'clock The last vi.
sion OF an extra session passed when
the various appropriation bills were
disposed of
AT a. M. the clerk of the senate
reported that the senate had agreed
TO the conference report on the naval
bill
The galleries then being nearly emp
ty and members of the house dropping
bitter partisan feeling, assembled in
the lobbies and joined their voices in
'ihSihso oiu-tl"N W al oOusS.
Many mem ers, however sought
sleep on lounges.
The naval bill, as adopted. provides
for three battle ships of nineteen
thousand tons each, three additional
ships of thirteen thousand tons. 1t is
a compromise measure, the house
gaining more points than the senate.
The senate spent the closing min
utes adopting conference reports.
When Quay at the last minute with
drew the omnibus statehood bill, pre-.
viously offered as rider to the Phil
ippine tariff bill. the last chance for
the statehood bill in the Fifty-seventh
congress passed.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March A.
Congressman Payne, the Republican.
floor leader, summarizes the work ac-
complished by congress as follows:
Three antitrust measures, the
first expediting suits under the Sher-
man law now in court; second, provid-
ing fer publicity; third. prohibiting
freight rebates. Congress has passed
the new immigration bill. created
department of commerce and labor,
rescinded Spanish war taxes, provided
for building the isthmian canal For
the Philippines 1t has provided the
gold standard, organized constabulary,
given them the revenue from their tar
in and appropriated funds to relieve
distress caused by epidemics among
America draft horses in Porto Rico;
in lJn Gil
ed monetary standard and extended
the Chinese exclusion laws. Congress
passed the general staff bill, putting
the national guard on a permanent
basis, and provided for a permanent
census bureau passed irrigation laws,
improved the bankruptcy law. In the
senate the minority succeeded in hold.
ing up the Cuban reciprocity bill and
Panama canal bills"
Underwood of Alabama, Demo
cratic whip, makes the following state
ment The Republican congress,
Notwithstanding the unprecedented
surplus in the treasury, failed to re-
duce the burdens of the taxpayers or
remedy the tariff They failed TO
pass effective trust legislation, and
they deprived four hun :red thousand
people of Oklahoma, and two hundred
thousand in Arizona and New Mexico
of the right to govern themselves.
Business interests in the Philippines
have received no relief, and the new
educational bill carries no educational
test. They have not enacted any leg
islation for the isthmian canal"
WASHINGTON, d. c., March A.
President Roosevelt having signed all
the bills presented to him, had look
in at the house of representatives,
few minutes after IL today when the
entire house was in an uproar. Many
Democrats were kissing the retiring
speaker The scene was vivid and pic
turesque, and Speaker Henderson was
visibly affected when he delivered his
yaledictory, which was largely plea
OF patriotism. Never did a speaker
receive such grand demonstration
denoting affection as that given him
by the majority. The members, all
singing, filed down to the speakers
rostrum, to bid Mr.. Henderson fare
well. l<tSS llun uoLCh 1OLioNi olo
declined to join in this pleasant re-
ception.
The scene in the senate was very
quiet, all members being in the best
of huIhor and something like an ova-
ton was rendered Vest of Missouri,
and Jones of Arkansas, who leave con-
gress after continuous service of 80
years.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March A.
The expiration of the Fifty-seventh
congress was witnessed by large
crowds Many women were present
in brilliant gowns. In the senate the
? procuring OF a quorum was the hrst
business and then Allison, chairman
of the appropriations committee, Of
fered the annual statement OF the ap-
propriations, in comparisons with for
mer Years. The increase. he said, for
this congress. was $114,O0O.O00 over
-, ,o,r M this nearly One-half was