The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-05
VOTE ON ADOPTION
WAS NOT UNANIMOUS.
But When MIR. Henderson Bade the q
House FAR ewell Cheers Came from
Both Sides and Democrats and s
Republicans Gathered to
Grasp His Handsome 5 5
Touching Scenes,
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washington D. c., / March 4.s2s 81
The Fifty-se seventh Congress 8Sy died tn-sS
day at noon America was HI the;
sdlrge ciaanted at the passing Of q Con-
gress that has In many ways been refs3
smnrkable and whose memory will Y live
Longer than that OF the average session;
&of the American Congress.
The end OF the strife was 4 Welcomed
bygall. The Democrats OF the House had
been on a. terrific strain for moro than
a week conducting the caIppag gn Of OBJ Ts
struction inaugurated as a result OF #tlieS
ousting Of II Butler. Tho Republicans
were little less worn with fighting and
! worrying. for 1T is a great strain OH the
nerves OF men to hax-e to facs$oppos itioH Ss
and make a fight at every turn. Ese-s;s
SIDES the House had been III nearly y con-
slant session since early yesterd day,4s ants 4
i the mem bers showed IN their faces the
i lack OF rest
s5' The House did not adjourn until altar
i 4 4o'cfocl this 1nornln ng. and II II oclls
i there was a full attendance. Long before
that hour the galle cries We're Jam n1ed 5Ss4A y
i many more-more than as many--NereE
/ turned away Probably there were Il as
many women as men among the spe eta
tors. This Is trueSS ofjSt the Senate ga ~
| leries. as we'll as those Of the IL louse,ss
Senator's and members came In In good;
numbers some time before the hours
OF convenlng g. thou gil hey, had been 81 81,
hard worked during the past twenty four
hours. s S3ES3
Promptly at 10 o,clock, Speaker lem
i derson ra pped for order. The buzz In
thd galleries and on the floor ceased. the
members took their seats, and q ttleS
routine business was sed s t.,,lsl 81 81
/ show that they would make good -Sthetlf
promises to fight TO the end the Demo
i Gratis got a recorded vote in, the llrst
/ half-hour. s8 i 5i5 5s Gs 81 553g lux
REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE. s.y
4 Then n remarkable thing happened. sis
stated In this correspondence O Gay or -
/ two ago that Speaker Henderson would
4 not receive the usual vote of thanks
3 moved by one OF the minority. 4 resool,le
ton thanking him for his fair and cour--$S
4 teous ruling during the session was
moved by one OF the ajority to day ana ana
Z adopted by q strirt party vote f
i When the House reconvened ssE o. ~ !,
4 O'Clock Mr.. Payne. OF New York, proposed
4 the resolution of thanks. Ei There was ap 81
4 plause on the Republican side and in thai
l galleries as he concluded, but IN the midse 9
i of 1t Clayton OF Alabama. demanded the.
yeas and nays. Tho applause was cha nged
/ to a storm OF Kisses from tho Republican
4 side and the galleries. AS n. # ~ III
/ " Mr. Cannon, who was In the chatrI
i found 1t necessary to Weld the Y gavea a''.s
vigorously to subdue the demonstr
I foe disa nnroyal, Only twenty-one Demot
Gratis arose to sustain the call for a Ere<
corded vote on ordering the pending az less
ton. Forty-tWo were necessary, and an
ayo and noe vote was refused. 81
There was a further call for a recorded
i vote on the resolution ! Itself, whlcn
| caused an Increased storm of Kisses from
/ md
| ies. Only seventeen Democrats ysu pported
| the call. Mr.. Flood was among those who
tried to get the ayes and noes. I DID nov
see any other Democrat arise. The reso-
4 luton was adopted, and Speaker II ender+'
son received a vote OF thanks--Wlttfl = g g
very substantial string attachea, ~ = y.
II is nYpity that the career OF General
4 Henderson. long and distinguishes n
/. war and in peace, should close With Whau
q Is ia him so humiliatlns mahl1estatlutl
s OF dsapproval and unpopula arlty,,. He VII WY
4 a high place III the American Sonsress: ,'ss .:
Inst il through the brutal, unexpected ana i
unprecede exercise OF poWsp u,tp4A.,'l u,tp us'l
2 play of low partsanryt sfg
ROLL CALLS PRoCEEpED
,rhe round of roll calls proceeded no
= ,eosure of interest was taken.
a The senate was doing little business
H ~ inheritance, but the session Vas inter-
l rsting Every Senator who addressed tns
Il Chair had SOllelUlllSg piciSui'' -
one on two good hits We're made. ihero
were many illusions to Mr., y. pnay,s p,s
/. hood bill. and the Pennsylvania senator
always came back with {, an :, ar re,oT, y
good feeling, and anmoslties and disapi
SoIntments were lost in the tradltional
,ignity OF the body, which Is sol roundly
lah,sed and so holly defended bys parionA
classes OF the American people,,
4 few minutes before the hands Of tht
clock pointed to the hour OF noon speaketE
Henderson was seen ascending the SPEAK,
er,s chair. Mr.. Cannon yielded up tht
gavel, and as the Speaker struck IN,
table sharply the Republican members q
the House arose and began = demonstra, 4
i ton OF applause, which quickly eStendeh
to the salleries 1T was a minute peforn
| the 5handclapping and waving OF wotnsn's
handkerchiefs closed. Then, after fhs
speaker announced the appon I'm cnt of
a committa,e Mr.. Cannon report ed INC
adoption OF the resolution Of thanks, ana
IN reply the Speaker proeeeted with ina
customary farewell address, There Was
4 Very apparent tremor in his voice RheI
4 he began. but II soon disappeared. ana