Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-04
CLOSING HOURS OF CONGRESS LIVELY.
Chairman Cannon who Will be the Next Speaker Delivered Speech After 330 O'clock this Morning Thirteen of the Thirty Senators whose Terms Expire with this Session will not Return--Presden Roosevelt and Cabinet Scrutnze Appropriation
 Bills After Which The
 President Signed.

Washington, March 4.-The senate suas called to order at 10 o'clock and Ar Cockrell raised the point that thers was no quorum, and there shoula oo before the work of the day was Iahen Mn. There were only about dozen senators present 4o +he
 NF,. T.odpa smoke in reference to the ;philinnina tariff bill and said that the daeeat was not through any fault OF +ha comnnittee nor of the house or rep, resentatiyes. lit has been defeateu, he said. s.right here. The .sehatoLs sll, hava not hesitated taking the respohssi- bility of killing it." fal,
 ' Soon as the speakers gavel heli' N,r Riebardson announced blandiy lnal a +bara was no quorum present. NAI paine moved call of the house. " nen 4his was concluded speaker Henaerson \, ! vsaldaa the gavel to MT Cannon, tno i,,coroino sneaker The members prohe into applause and the galleries 3olneu: z M,. Paine then offered resoIution V thanks to the retiring speaker
 Acting upon resolution coll collniile- l fee of three was appointed to lneee = like committee from the house 10 no- Aify the president that congress Was ready to adjourn. MT Mason was ar rairnfng the senate for failure 10 pass necessary legislation when the conl- maftee returned bearing message from the president congratulating con- gress upon the work performed ID view of what Mfr Mason had said the receipt of the report caused general iaughter throughout the senate cham ber
 MT Cockrell of Missouri presented resolution expressing the appreciation which the members of the senate felt toward the presiding officer for his uni form courtesy, impartiality and dignity. The resolution was passed and Mr Frye thanked the members for their approval of his actions. At 12 o'clock the senate adjourned.
 Washington. March 1.-The decks were clear for the final adjournment at noon when the house re-convened at 10 o'clock this morning. The excite ment which culninated at 4 o'clock this morning when Mir Cannon deliv- cred his arraignment If the methods of the senate during the consideration of the conference raDos.tt on the general deficiency. appropriation bill, haG passed, and q peaceful ending of tho session was in prospect. Although members had had little more than time to go home for baths. fresh lin- cn and breakfast in the interim after the adjournment shertkva before day light they were back in their places for the closing ceremonies. The leaders on both sides were among Che earliest arrivals. As is usual. the scenes of fsfnc a ffY.0a atLa,1 hi Is pie besieged the portals of the house 8s even before the doors we're open and when the seats in the galleries Were filed they stood in long lines outside waiting patiently for chance of ad- nilttance.
 At six minutes to 12 Speaker Hen- derson re-entered the house and was visibly affected as he faced the gal leries and members for his va1edictory. He hesitated for a half minute to con- tro1 his emotions and then delivered what was perhaps the most touching farewell ever spoken from the speak CTS chair. When he had finished cheers from the floor and galleries echoed and re-echoed throughout the hall. The members sang America 7 and the galleries joined in with them At 1902 the house adjourned sine die.
 Washington, March 4-The president arrived at the Capitol shortly after 1C o'clock and was conducted to the presi. dents room, where he was joined by members of the cabinet. The sundry civil and general deficiency appropria ton bills were presented to him and after the approval of the cabinet he affixed his signature. The naval appro priation bill was the last of the meas ures which he signed.
 Washington, March 1.-The session of the senate today was interesting not alone on account of the official proceedings in the chamber. incident fo the last day of a congress-. but by many occurrences purely social, due tc the fact that the day marked the close of many careers in. the senate Of the 30 senators whose terms expired when the presiding officers gaveI fel at noon B failed of reelection. either owing to defeat or their own declina tion to enter the contests in their var ious states Included in the number are six republicans and seven demo crats Of the republicans two, Senator Jones of Nevada, and Senator Yelling ton of Maryland have in recent years  each supported for time the nationa candidates of the opposing party Two other senators, Deboe of Ken fucky and Pritchard of North Carol ina are southern republicans and botl are succeeded by democrats. The re maining two republicans are Senators Mason of Illinois and simon O Oregon.
 Washington, March Alt was afte { o'clock this morning when the hous, agreed to recess until 10 o'clock. Tn report on the naval appropriation bil was adopted, 153 to r. The confer ence report on the general deficienc, bill. the last of the appropriation bills was presented at o'clock by MT Can non.
 The veteran chairman of the hous committee on appropriations. late a the hour was, in a five minute speec] protesting against the ''legisiatiy VI wN |