The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-03-06
HAS PASSED
INTO HISTORY
Work Of the 57th Congress
Brought to an End at
Noon Wednesday.
THAT OF THE 58th COMMENCED

Thai OF IHE 50th COMMENCED
A short Executive Session was Held
During Which the Various Treaties
Which Have Failed of Ratification
Were Referred to Proper Commit
tees. New Members Were sworn in.
Canal Treaty Pushed First.
The 57th Congress adjourned at
noon Wednesday.
Speaker Henderson was visibly af-
fected when he delivered his valedic-
tory. 1t was largely an appeal to
patriotism, and was greeted with an
immense demonstration.
When the House was finally declared
adjourned sine die at 12.02 p. m. the
whole membership united in singing
the national anthem. The members,
still singing, then filed down to the
Speakers rostrum and bade him fare
well.
President Roosevelt arrived at the
capitol at 10 o'clock and repaired at
once to the Presidents room on the
Senate side.
While the business of the Senate
was being concluded Senators and
members of the House called upon
the President in his room, some of
them taking him bills in which they
were interested personally. All meas
ures presented for signature were
scanned carefully by the President and
members of the Cabinet who were in
terested in them.
The bills went through the regular
channels. After being entered by the
Executive Clerks in the white house
record they were examined by the
members of the Cabinet, whose de-
partments were affected by them.
Then they were signed by the Presi-
dent.
Soon after the Presidents arrival
both the sundry civil and the general
deficiency appropriation bills were
presented to the President, and after
their approval by the Cabinet Presi-
dent Roosevelt affixed his signature to
them.
The naval appropriation bill was the
last of the big supply measures to
which the President affixed his sigma
ture. Just previous to signing that
bill he had signed the public buildings
bill, in which members of Congress
throughout the country are interested.
BY 11:45 O'Clock the President had
signed all the bills presented to him,
and few minutes later the announce
,ment of the fact was made in both the
Senate and the House.
When final adjournment had been
taken President Roosevelt held an in
formal reception to Senators and
members of the House in his room.
At II. 10 O'Clock he was escorted to his
carriage by detachment of capitol
police, headed by Sergeant-at-Arms of
the Senate Ransdell, and returned to
the white house.
THE SPECIAL SESSION.
When the Senate of the United
States met yesterday in special session
the only business transacted was the
administration of the oath of Office to
newly elected members. A short
executive session was held merely for
the purpose of referring the various
treaties which have failed of ratitica-
tion at the last session to the commit
tee on foreign relations. Under the
rules a treaty that comes over from
one Congress to another. Like the
canal and Cuban treaties, has to be
treated as though it had just been re-
ceived by the President.
Senator Collum has called meeting
of the foreign relations committee for
this morning when the treaty will be
at once referred back to the Senate so
that its consideration may be at once
resumed.
There is much speculation as to the
probable length of the special session.
Senator Morgan says the first of May
will come before adjournment, but
t lis idea is ridiculed by majority of
Senators, who think they will get
away by April first at the latest.
The canal treaty will be pushed first
and the Cuban reciprocity treaty will
then be taken up. Mr.. Morgan will
be given the right of way for the con-
clusion of his remarks in opposition to
the Panama Canal convention. A poll
of the new Senate shows that 81 MEM
bers are ready to ratify the treaty so
soon as Mr.. Morgan concludes.