Evening star., 1904-04-28
WITH ROUS|NG CHEERS
The House Adjourned Until
Next December.
EN- G AG ED IN SONG
MEMBERS GENERALLY IN A
MERRY MOOD.
Representative Richardson Called on to
Preside-The Speaker Thanked
for His Fairness.
EN- G AGED IN SONG

| With round after round of cheers for
the Speaker and the singing of America"
| and "Auld Lang Syne," the House of Rep
| resentatives at 2:10 o'clock this afternoon
adjourned until December next Resolu-
tons offered by Minority Leader williams
thanking the Speaker for the fair and i'm
| partial manner In which he had presided
over the sessions of the House, were
| adopted amid scenes of greatest enthu-
siasm. Speaker Cannon replied feelingly
and wished every member a safe journey
| home and a happy recess.
Following adjournment the chamber was
| given over to much merriment The MEM
| bers shook hands with each other and
| continued to sing songs for quite a long
| while. Representative Charles B. Landis
| OF Indiana assumed control of the mighty
| choir and led the members effectively In
| their musical display.
| AS the time for adjournment approached
the confusion IN the House steadily In
| creased. The, members were in a merry
mood, and few of them after 1 o'clock re-
| mained in their respective seats They pre-
| ferred. ra ther, to roam about the chamber,
| gossiping with their colleagues, telling Jokes
and talking over plans for the future. From
| time TO time most of the members would
| gradually concentrate Immediately in front
| of the Speaker desk. Here they would
clamor for recognition in order to make
| sundry minor requests. To obtain the at
| tention OF the chair members would raise
| their right hands like boys in school and
| call 'Mr. Speaker at the tops of their
| voices
When the crowd would get so large as to
| practically obstruct all passage some OF
| the distant members from their places on
the floor would call loudly for 'Orderl
| Orderi"
Then the Speaker would pound long and
| loudly on his desk.
1t was apparently great delight to all
| the members when the services of the read
| ing clerk could be engaged upon some long
and unimportant measure. The reading
| gave opportunity for social intercourse, as
| no one attempted to listen to what the clerk
recited
Mr.. Richardson Called to the Chair.
| At 150 o'clock Speaker Cannon called
! Representative Richardson of Tennessee,
the senior democratic member of the
House, to the chair. A great demonstra-
tion followed. 1t was the first time dur
ing the session that a minority member
had been in the presiding officers chair.
Republicans and democrats Joined In the
applause and cheering.
From time to time members who had
called up bills of minor Importance, not ex-
pecting their passage, would ask unani-
nous consent for permission to extend
their remarks in the Record.
Smarting under the defeat dealt out to
the mai jority yesterday when special rule
granting leave to all members to print re-
marks in the Record during the three days
following adjournment, was presented, Rep
resentative Payne of New York, the repub-
lican floor leader, objected today to every
request for permission to extend remarks
in the Record.
The closing legislative minutes of the
session We're occupied by Representative
Lvernash of California on a measure to
open certain Indian lands In that state. Mr..
Livernash's seat is far hack on the minority
| side of the chamber. In order to be herd
| however, he came down to the speakers
| desk and spoke from that position.
Thanked the Speaker.
At 1:55 O'Clock Representative John Sharp
Williams, the minority leader. interrupted
and obtained permission to offer a resolu-
ton. Every one knew that the closing
scenes of the session were at hand and
members returned to their seats and lis
tened attentively to what Mr.. Williams had
to say. His resolution returned the thanks
of the House to its Speaker, Representa-
tive j. G. Cannon of Illinois, ''for the fair,
impartial and able manner in which he has
presided over the deliberations of the House
and for the sturdy common sense and the
genial good humor displayed by him, which
have induced members of the House i'm imi-
tation of him to display the same sterling
American characteristics in their delibera-
tons and mutual feelings"
Mr.. Williams spoke further in tribute to
Mr. Cannon amid applause on both sides.
During the consideration of the resolu-
ton Speaker Cannon had been out of the
chamber. Mr.. Williams moved that the
resolution be adopted and committee APP
pointed to escort the Speaker back to his
desk. With prolonged cheers the resolution
was adopted by a standing vote.
Mr.. Richardson, the acting speaker, ap-
pointed Messrs. Williams of Mississippi,
Payne of New York and Hemenway of In
diana as committee to wait upon the
Speaker and escort him back to the cham
ber.
A few moments later the Speaker and the
escorting party appeared at the main door
of the House. Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. VIII
lams proceeded down the aisle together
closely followed by Messrs. Payne and
Hemenway. Their progress was a trium-
phant one, for the cheering was continuous
When Mr.. Cannon began taking his place
at the Speakers desk Mr. Richardson asked
that Mr.. Williams read the resolution. This
was done amid another outburst of en-
thusiastic applause.
The Speakers Response.
Speaker Cannon replied feelingly and
thanked the members of the House for their
generous tribute. He said it had been a
great pleasure to him to have presided over
such a magnificent body, and he wished to
thank both the minority and the majority
for their assistance In so pleasantly dis
posing of the affairs of the nation.
Speaker Cannon then said it was his duty,
under the joint resolution of Congress. 10
declare the second session of the Fifty
eighth Congress adjourned without day.
Then followed prolonged cheering and the
singing of America" and Aud Lang
Syne" For long while after the excite
ment had died away members remained in
their seats gossiping with each other, ar
ranging papers and SO forth for their early
departure.
Attendance Small
The House resumed its session at 1920
O'Clock today. 1t still being the legislative
day of Tuesday. Although it was adj
mittedly the last day of the second session
of the F'ifty-eighth Congress, the usual
crowds which throng the galleries upon
such occasions were noticeably absent. The
attendance of members when the Speaker
raped for order also was small.
The House at once got down to busis