Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-05
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
Ovation For Retiring Speaker
 Henderson.
ALL NIGHT SESSION IN THE HOUSE

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 over Eifty-stxth Congress.
 WASHINGTON, March 5.-The Eff ty-seventh congress of the United States came to an end at noon yester- day. A remarkable demonstration in honor of the retiring speaker, David B. Henderson, marked the adjournment of the house. Members and spectators waved flags and shouted themselves hoarse with applause when Mir. Hen derson, showing evidence of great emo tioh, rose to reply to resolutions of thanks which the house had adopted. A procession marched around the hall, men in the press gallery followed their time honored custom and sang Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow" when the session ended.
 The closing scenes in the senate were comparatively tame, all important busi- ness having been cleared away before the final session began.
 There were crowded galleries to ap- peal to the vanity of senators who like to talk to appreciative audiences, and several of them took advantage of the occasion.
 Senator Hoar found opportunity to air his deep seated opposition to the re- tention of the Philippine Islands. He and Senator Carmack devoted some time to an endeavor to straighten out their controversy of last night, this ending with the. usual assurances of mutual good will. Senator Lodge re- viewed the status of the Philippine leg islation in the light of the action of this congress, claiming credit for the $1,- GOO, 900 appropria tion and the currency bill and showing that the responsibil ity for nonaction upon the tariff bill was due to open opposition of few men on the Democratic side of the chamber.
 Then "Billy" Mason was. recognized for bis senatorial swan song. He crtti- cised the Republican leaders for refus ing to pass the statehood bill and then branched off to his favorite theme, that of the necessity for closure rule. As usual, Mason caught the galleries. especially when he referred to the fact Of the impending end of his own off, cial life, which he protested was due to no fault of his own.
 President Roosevelt arrived at the capitol shortly after 10 o'clock and was soon Joined in the presidents room by the members of his cabinet An in formal reception was held, the sena- tors dropping in to shake hands with MT. Roosevelt.
 The number of bills to be signed was less than usual owing to the flibuster- ing in both houses during the last hours of the session. The general de ficiency appropriation bill became a law at Il o'clock, and twenty minutes later the naval bill, the last of the great appropriation carriers, was add ed to the statutes by the presidents signature.
 One of the most touching incidents of the closing scenes in the senate was the late arrival in the chamber of the veteran statesman Vest (Mo), now in feeble health. He was assisted to his seat by faithful attendant. Upon his desk was small bunch of yellow jon quils tied with band of yellow ribbon. It was his last day in the senate, his retirement being entirely voluntary aft CT twenty years of continuous service.
 LAST HOURS IN THE HOUSE..
 The house had sat until o'clock in the morning to dispose of the last of the big appropriation bills, which had been held up for several hours by a threat of Senator Tillman to kill them if an item which he favored were not included among the general defcien- cies. Mir. Cannon, who will be speaker of the next house and who had yielded in bitterness of spirit to Tillman's threat, made the incident the text of a speech in which he denounced that sort of Legislative bIackmail'' and declared that the senate must change its meth cd of procedure or the house would be- come mere bender of the pregnant hinges of the knee"
 The decks were clear for the final ad- journment at noon when the house re- convened at 10 o'clock.
 The veteran chairman of the appro- | priations committee, Mr. Cannon, with red carnation in bis buttonhole, came into the hall with his arm around MT. Dalzell just as Speaker Henderson, whose long career in congress was to | 6Lu III two SHOTL uOuTS, dsCeuuSu tue rostrum. The speaker, despite the strain of the last few days, looked smiling and serene as he faced the house, gavel in hand As soon as his gavel fell he announced that no quo- rum was present and thereupon MT.
 Payne, the majority leader, moved a | call of the house.
 | AS the roll call was concluded an in. l teresting scene occurred. Speaker Hen. | derson yielded the gavel to MT. Can. non, the incoming speaker. As the lat. ter took the chair the members broke into burst of applause in which the | galleries joined It was quite as much compliment to the retiring speaker as to MT. Cannon. The speaker retired to his room in the rear of the hall
 Amid intense silence MT. Payne, the majority leader, then arose and offered the following resolution of thanks to the retiring speaker: