The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-05-07
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.


last week. without day" with all the
simplicity good feeling. dignity and bust
ness methods characteristic of the Amcri-
can people ana the times in which they
live As Speaker Cannon said in his
closing remarks. the ''heat of the contest
has died away and both sides of the
House part with mutual respect for each
other. While he oo-operatcd with the
majority, he recognized that the minority
had a function to perform hardly second
in its Importance ami SO, he said it ever
will he while the Republic cndurcS.
From half PAST ten O'Clock Thursday
morning until nearly two O'Clock. p. M,
business in the House proceeded smoothly
and rapidly ard many bills were PASSED,
mostly OF minor Importance. 1t was hard
work to keep members in their seats. and
they crowded the forum in front of the
Speakers desk like bees in Swurning
there. Mr.. Van Duztr, of Nevada. made
his usual rainbow speech about that
State which he claims is the most i'm
PORTRAIT in the Union. This set the House
in good humor. ANA roarS of laughter fol-
lowed.
The only other incident OF interest oc-
cured when Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa. at
tempted to have bin passed reinStating
the cadets mt the Navel Academy Mt Am
napoiS Md. who have been discharged
by the Commandant. Capt Brown. for
disoheying orders and hHzir.. \ hot fire
of protest came from 10th sides of the
House. Hon. Champ Clark, of Mis-
soIlli, cNp.o.lrd in white hr't rf iniig-
nation, and iigurativcly speaking. spread
himself all over the surrounding benches.
There We're some who pleaded for mercy
for the boys. on the ground THAT the pun
iShmcnt WIS cut of proportion to the
offence. Others pointed out tir"t law
passed by Congress Should he upheld.
and that if the cadets Were restored to
the Academy, there would be 10 further
use in trying t. suppress hazing. Finally
the debate WIS, clinchcd by Il Congress-
man who announced thHt if the offenders
were rcrstutod he would offer nm amend
mcnt to the bin permitting the hazcrs
who w,rr dismissed frGm West Point to
be rctuwN-I also. So the bin was lost,
and the Annapolis cadets of the highest
claES who mal-trcatCd the young and
tender cadets OF the lowest class. will be
forced To return to the walks of civil life.
As the moment for the adjournment Of
Congress drew near. the suppressed ex-
citrmcGt wa> intense. Every member
WAS in his scat ana un unusual silence
followed. At > o'clock. Mr. John Sharp
Williams. Leader of the minority. offered
his resolution of thanks to the Speaker
for the impartial mariner in which he
had presided during the session. ANA for
'thc sturdy common sense and genial
good humor" which he had displayed,
Mr. james u. Richardson. of Tennessee,
had taken the chair. and Speaker Cam
non had modcstly shipped ont of the
chamber. The Williams resolution was
adopted by Il rising vote. every member
Springing to his feet. \ committee was
appointed to hunt up the Speaker. and
'futCh him in." He was found out in
Statuary Hall gazing ri the figure of the
first Speaker of the first American Con
grvSS. Muhlcubcrg, of PENNSYLVANIA. As
he came into the chamber leaning on
the arm of Mr. Williams. there was lusty
cheering and wild waving of handker-
chiefs The Speaker WIS viSibly affect
ed, and had to struggle to control his
emotions With his brief return Of
thanks. and the fall of the gavcl rat eN-
actly twenty minutes past two o'clock
the session passed into history. and the
Representatives began to sing Amer
ica," followed by the "DoXo.ogy." The
Speaker descended the steps of his desk
and shook hands with each member as
he filed past into the cloak rooms.
The proceedings in the Scn;tr. the mSt
day of Congress. We're not 50 lively on
interesting as in the House. The Tre>i-
dent came to the Capitol early in the
forenoon. with his wife and family
While he was busy signing bills in the
Executive Room. Mrs. Roosevelt occu-
pied scat in the Senate gallery. and
had the pleasure of listening 10 speeches
by German. of Maryland. and .Aldrich
Of Rhode Island. against and in favor of
the Administration. 1t is evident that
there has been IN attempt ON the part
of many Democrats, to impress the pCo-
pie with the notion that the President is
an unsafe man. ana has too much intlu
ence with the party controlling Congress.
Mr.. Aldrich denied that Congress had
been unduly influenced by anybody. and
asserted that it adjourned because it
had finished all the business in hand
Mrs. Roosevelt appeared to be both
amused and interested in the debate.
Mr.. German presented the usual rcSo-
luton of thanks to President Frye of
the Senate. and at = o'clock he declared
the adjournment
Senator Smoot is naturally glatifcl
THAI he was not unspated ut the demand
of the good orthodox people. He will re-
main a Senator for the present. Scna-