The National tribune., 1903-03-12

tie Mr. Reed by Withholding their thanks
| adopted for Democratic guidance the same
rules! -. -, = =
Mr.. Cochran. Of Missouri, objected to the
resolutions and demanded division and
| then the ''yeas and nays" There came
from everywhere at this, that most scath.
ing of all denunciations, n storm of misses.
But Mr.. Cochran arose in his seat, white
and logged looking, and round Il menl-
bers reluctantly got on their feet to sup
port his demands. mot n sufficient num-
ber and the yeas and nays are refused,
said Mr.. Cannon, slowly, but with deadly
emphasis, as a great shout went up. May
hap he was thinking, too, as he said it.
how two years hence, at that very hour
on that very anniversary 4th of March,
somebody will be Offering such resolutions
for him, if
No Democratic leader rose 10 object to
unanimous consent for the resolutions to
be adopted. Those few who got up. would
be what are called out West 'lOng-horns.
but while the ''thoroughbreds" failed to
rise with Mr.. Cochran. they did not vote
for the resolutions. There was great APP
plause when the Chair announced their
adoption.
A veto came from the President, on n
bill to give somebody the right to water
power of the Tennessee River at Muscle
Shoals, and this created some diversion in
the way of scrappy talk. Little bills
came over from the Senate, and at six
minutes to u o'clock, Gen. Henderson
assembled the rostrum for the last time as
Speaker of the House. When he laid that
gavel down, he was no longer member OF
Congress. He was greeted with ire
mendous cheer as he came in. and many
were moved to tears by the farewell adj
dress which he then made. AS he finished
hundreds of little flags flashed into view,
ard these. with the waving of handker-
chiefs and the clapping OF hands and
cheers, made a memorable scene. As he
babe them good by, and declared the Con-
gress adjourned sine die, all the Republi-
cans and many of the Democrats arose
and joined in singing "America." The
tones were round and full. and the men,
bers on the floor sang Justify, but they
showed their nfamiiarity with the words,
part of them singing the first verse, many
the second, and few the last, all at one
time.
Speaker Henderson stepped down from
the rostrum, and the members began to
mill" They walked round and round the
House, singing songs of a more or less pa
triotic nature, passing the ex-Speaker to
good fellow" was quite a favorite, but
when somebody finally struck into "GOd
be with you till we meet again." tears
came to- many eyes. In the cemeteries of
the country are II graves of men elected
to the 57th Congress. Who shall say how
many will take the oath of Office next
December? How many of that 357 will
ever ''meet again?"
So ~, Of 70
so strenuous. for that is continuing body,
but there were sad thoughts there too.
The galleries were crowded with beauti-
fully-gowned women, and the corridors
packed with hundreds who almost wept
because they could not get in.
In the Marble Room back of the SEN
ate Chamber great society function
might have been in progress, so brilliant
was the scene, the Senators and their
wives meeting their friends there for n
little chat. In the Presidents Room, that
beautiful room with its rich adornment of
art, its fine rugs and red-leather furnish
ings. the Cabinet members gathered about
the President, who came early TO the CAPT
toI to sign belated bills. Cleveland would
not come to the Capitol to sign bills. He
said it was lowering to his dignity. Cleve-
lands dignity was of the heavy sort that
sagging.
The President was genial and extremely
sociable, and many of the Senators and
called upon him during
the long waits. On the floor of the beau
tiful Senate Chamber the old was giving
place to new, and ont of its life men were
passing whose names had been household
words for full half a century, there and
n1e -bnra
of that body who left no more impress be-
hind than would be observed if a finger
thrust in bucket of water were suddenly
a faint ripple, but no percep-
tible rise or fall of the fluid. On the Re
publican side sat one such as this. Well
ington, of Maryland, whose retreatine
forehead and lack of chin would have
stamped him by all phrenologists as a
man of predominating weak Characters
tics. He came in as Republican,, and
goes out pariah among all parties. Not
far from him on the same side of the
chamber sat BILLY" Mason, of Illinois,
short, very fat, and sometimes called Lit
tie Giant No. g" Of Illinois, While he
may have been lesser type of the great
Douglas, he was unlike Douglas in one
respect. When the Crisis was at hand
and the parting of the ways came upon
us, Douglas, to that moment counted with
the South, exclaimed, "Henceforth there
can be in this country but two parties, Pa
triots and TraitOrs!" Senator Mason's
vision was so clouded when the Philippine
war came upon us that lie lost his way
sadly. and the old Star Spangled Banner
waved him out of the Senate, where but
for that he might have sat unnumbered
years.
On the other side of the Chamber sat
Jones, of Arkansas, whose "a years SER
vice in House and Senate was to end when
the hands reached II IN. For all these
years he will be best remembered as the
man who was Chairman of the National
Committee which twice failed
to elect Mr.. Bryan President. On the Re-
publican side of the Chamber sat the other
Jones, the great Silver man of Nevada.
who for 30 years has represented that
State in the Senate, yet never made but
one speech, and in the three decades never
introduced above a dozen bills.
On the Democratic side again. Harris.
of Kansas, a Confederate soldier, after
six years Of service for State which
was the cause Of the War Of the Rebellion,
gave way to a young man who had no kin
i'll that great conflict. Tramping back and
forth, with n genial nod or pleasant word
for everybody, Senator Hanna stopped
now and then and leaning heavily upon
t.it .nI