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was adopted was hailed with doubled

| iNNA NeNa AAahNA wan asaRANN
applause.
When the applause subsidized tho
speaker pro. tenn laid before the house
the presidents veto of the bill TO grant
TO n. c. Thompson the right to con.
struct a dam at Muscle Shoals, Ala.
aud to use the waterpower Of the Ten.
nesse river. Mr.. Payne moved TO refer
| the message TO the committee on inter.
state commerce, pending which MIR
Livingston Dem, Gal, the ranking
minority member of the appropriation
committee, asked and obtained unanl.
mou conent for himself and Mr.. Can.
non to print In the Congressional Rec.
ora statements concerning the appro-
prlatlons OF this committee. This was
We uist unanimous consent granted
since last Thursday.
Az. Payne then yielded three minutes
!" MT Richardson OF Alabama, the
aelhor OF the vetoed bill, who made an
urgent appeal to pass the measure ovef
the presidents veto.
Mr. Burton, chairman Of the rivers
ava hafb0rs committee. In brief
speech. declared that the water power
Oh haVigable streams should not b.
given away.
MT Payne demanded the previous
question on his motion and upon that
ny Richardson demanded the ayes and
noes. The whole Democratic side sup
ported the demand. II was already after
IL O'Clock VIXEN the roll was called upon
thls demand
me previous question was ordered
lo4 to 50 and at II 30 the last rollcall be-
San on the motion 10 send the veto
message 10 the committee on INFER.
STATE commerce.
During the progress Of the rollcall
the message from the senate announc
ing the passage Of resolution for the
appointment OF committee 10 wait an
the president and inform him that Cor.
gress was ready TO adjourn was re.
ceived Mr. Payne Immediately asked
unanimous consent that the chair an.
point committee OF three 10 ioin the
senate committee on this mission There
was no objection, and the chair an
pointed Messrs Payne. Grosvenor ana
RICHARDSON tTenn.) Mr.. Payne's mo-
ton was carried, 202 to 90.
AZ this moment, six minutes Ia ~
speaker Henderson re-entered the halI
and assembled the rostrum amid n great
demonstration on the Republican aide
which extended to the Democratic aide
and the galleries.
The applause grew into cheers. and
the vast majority of Democrats rosa
with the Republicans to their feet n
JON In the demonstration. Then n
Ss@sed Tor moment as Mr. PAYNE az
the committee, announced that the com.
mittee mad waited upon the president
ana that he had conveyed his con-
gretulauons, whether II was proper
Tor MIN TO do so or not"
Mr.. Cannon still standing AZ the
side OF the rostrum, then, In a clear
voice, read the resolutions adopted by
the house. Speaker Mcpherson was
VlslDly affected as he faced the packed
galleries and the members Of the house
TOR MS valedictory. For half a minute
ne paused to control his emotions be-
iore beginning. Then, with a voice
mat trembled at first, but grew gradu-
any stronger as he proceeded until his
words rang out. he delivered what was
perhaps the most t0uchingly human
farewell address ever delivered from
the speakers chair.
reward the close he laid down tha
gayel and reached oct his arms 10 his
colleagues as he spoke Of the love and
anection with which he would treasure
the friendships and memories M his
career in the house. When he conclpd9
ca the cheers from the floor and CALLER
hall NUS" ''ie
The members, with a very few excep-
IONS on the Democratic side. were ON
their feet Suddenly there blossomed
out OF the Republican side as N nv
magic a forest OF American flags. Way-
ing them aloft the members sang
America, the galleries rising en.masse
10 JON IN the chorus. Ii was a stirring
scene. As the notes Of the HYMN died
away the speaker who seemingly had
forgotten to make the final announce
menl, turned as II to leave the chair
When ne was reminded By the clerk nj
MS side. he turned and In a clear voice
declared the house adjourned sine die.
Ihen the demonstration OF applause
was renewed In the midst of il Mr.
Nyie (Ohio), In his sweet tenor yoica
began singing Sweet Land of Liberty" |
me house took Il up as the members |
'urged forward 70 bid the speaker fare- |
veil He had descended from the ros. |
rum and standing at the door they |
iled by and each received from him
some pleasant word and a cordial shake |
If the hand.
a dozen Republican members gath
red on the marble steps behind him
.nd the song changed TO For He's a |
lolly Good Fellow" and later Ia God |
Sc With You Till We Meet Again"
rms hymn so touched the speaker
nat he turned to Mr. Tawney (MinnD. |
while the procession was still passing.
ma asked him to later write out the
Voras and send them 10 him Before
III the members had passed the visitors
rom The galleries began surging on TO
ne moor. also eager 20 grasp his hand.
'or over q half hour the reception was
ontlnued and finally broke up with the
lnging OF the doXology. Many ladies
lad thrust bouquets OF flowers into Mr..
ienderson's hands and when he finally
etired TO his room his arms were filled
VIII violets, rpses and other choice
lowers.
speaker Henderson was yisibly AZ
eoted when he delivered his valedic.
cry. II was largely an appeal TO pa
!iousm and was greeted with an i'm
nense demonstration When the house
ne finally declared adjourned sine de
D 1902 D. m the whole mofuhershlp |