Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-05-04
CLOSING DAY
IN CONGRESS
Partisanship is Laid Aside and the
House Gives Speaker Cannon a
Great Ovation.
REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATION
Popularity of "uncle joe Manifested
in Hearty Manner-Number Of
Bills Passed.

Washington, April 2S.-The closing
today of the second session OF the
house of the Fifty-eighth congress
was made notable by the demonstra-
ton which was evoked by a resolu-
ton offered by Mr. Williams, the mi
nority leader, testifying to the cour-
tesy and impartial manner in which
Speaker Cannon had presided over
the house. The resolution was not of
the perfunctory kind, but was express
sive OF the kind feelings which men
in the house of all parties entertained
toward him. In a graceful speech the
speaker declared his appreciation of
the resolution.
Many conference reports were
agreed to on bills which had been In
dispute between the two houses. The
only debate of any importance was
on the bill providing for the restora-
tion to the naval academy OF three
cadets who had been dismissed for
hazing, the house voting overwhelm-
ingly against It, The members, after
the speaker announced final adjourn
ment, Joined in singing patriotic airs
and slowly filed out of the hall after
shaking hands with the speaker and
bidding him goodbye.
Although 1t was admittedly the last
day of the session the usual crowds
which throng the galleries upon such
occasions were noticeably absent.
The house at once got down to busi-
ness and agreed to number of con-
ference reports on bills Of minor i'm
portance. The conference report on
the bill establishing government for
the Panama canal zone likewise was
agreed to.
Mr.. Mondell (Wyo) called UP the
bill to ratify and amend the agree
ment with the Shoshone and Wind
River Indians of Wyoming, which was
under consideration when the house
took a recess last night.
Mr.. Fitzgerald IN. W continued
his opposition and secured roll call
on the passage of the bill.
A bill was passed granting an
American register for the British
ship Pyrennes under the name OF
Maugareva.
Mr.. Payne IN. ", the majority
leader, by unanimous consent inter
rupted the roll call and offered a res.
olution providing for adjournment at
2 o'clock today. Loud Republican ap'
plause greeted the announcement
The resolution was adopted without
division.
A bill also was passed amending
the copyright law SO as to prescribe
penalty for violations of that law
by foreign publishers.
Mr.. Payne offered the usual reso'
luton, which was adopted, providing
for the appointment OF a committee
of three members to join a similar
committee of the senate to notify the
president that congress was ready to
adjourn.
Messrs. Hemenway, chairman ol
the committee on appropriations, and
Livingston (Georgia), the ranking mi
nority member of that committee
made explanations of the appropria
tions by congress.
| Mr.. Lacey (Iowa) moved to suspend
the rules and take up bill granting
authority to the president to restore
to the naval service Midshipman j
Lofland, of Iowa, E. w. Chafee. ol
Wisconsin, and j. d. Little, of Ohio
who were dismissed from the nava
academy on November 6, 1903, fol
hazing. A lengthy debate ensuec
which ended in the house refusing tt
suspend the rules, and the bill was
lost.
The special committee appointed
to await on the president then report
ed that they called on the president
who said that he had no further com
munication to make to congress.
The speaker then announced as thu
special committee Of the house to IN
yestigate the merchant marine
Messrs. Grosvenor (Rep., Ohio. MI
nor (Rep., Wis.,, Humphrey tRep.
Wash.), Spight (Dem., Miss.), ant
McDermott (Dem.. N. J)
The time was within five minutes
of the hour set for adjournment whel
Representative Williams, the minor
ity leader, amid impressive silence
was recognized to present a resolu
ton expressive of the appreciation o
the house for the fair and impartia
manner in which the speaker had pre-
sided over that body. That resolu
ton I will now read" he said, and b
read as follows (Mr. Richardso
(Tenn.) in the meantime having tai
en- the chair:
Resolved, That the house Of rel
resentatives return it's thanks to II
speaker, Hon. J. G.. Cannon. OF lllir
OILS. for the fair and impartial an
able manner in which he has presto
. ed over its deliberations and for tn
sturdy common sense and genial goo
humor which have been displayed
him and which have induced the men
/, lbers of the house itself, In a degre
almost unprecedented, in imitation {
him. to display the same sterlin
American characteristics in their d.
liberations and mutual dealings"
Mr.. williams, following the rea'
ing, which was punctuated with gel
| eral applause, said that it was a gre;
A thing to be a speaker OF the house I
commons of the American republi
but that II was a greater thing nj
!, to permit promotion to that plac
= one of the most exalted in the worl
TO turn or in the slightest degree
defect one iota from the course hit
. erto pursued. of being plain Amel
can citizen with fund OF commS