Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-05-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, May 2, 1904.

American Congress adjourned on
Thursday, without day. with all
the simplicity, good feeling, dignity
and business methods character
istic of the American people and
the times in which they live. AS
Speaker Cannon said in his closing
remarks the cheat of the contest
has died away" and both sides of
the House part with mutual re-
spect for each other. While he CO.
operated with the majority, he
recognized that the minority had a
function to perform hardly second
in its importance, and SO he said it
ever will be while the Republic
endures.
From half past ten o'clock
Thursday morning until nearly
two o'clock p. M, business in the
House proceeded smoothly and
rapidly and 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 swarming time.
Mr.. Van Duzer, of Nevada made
his usual rainbow speech about
that state which he claims is the
most important in the Uuion.
This set tina House in good humor,
and roars of laughter followed.
The only other incident of in
terest occurred when Mr.. Lacey,
of Iowa, attempted to have bill
passed reinstating the cadets at the
naval academy at Annapolis, Md,
who have been discharged by the
commandant, Capt. Brown, for
disobeying orders and hazing. A
hot fire of protest came from both
sides of the house. Hon. Champ.
Clark, Mo-, exploded in white
heat of indignation, and fgurative-
ly speaking, spread himself all
over the surrounding benches.
There were some who pleaded for
mercy for the boys, on the ground
that the punishment was out of
proportion to the offence. Others
pointed out that law passed by
Congress should be upheld, and
that if the cadets were restored to
the Academy there would be no
further use in trying to suppress
hazing. Finally the debate was
clinched by q Congressman who
announced that if the offenders
were reinstated he would offer an
amendment to the bill permitting
the hazers who were dismissed
from West Point to be returned al
SO. So the bill was lost, and the
Annapolis cadets of the highest
class who mal-treated the young
and tender cadets of the lowest
class will be forced to return to the
walks of civil life.
The proceedings in the Senate,
the last day of Congress, were not
so lively or interesting as in the
House. The President came to
the capital early in the forenoon,
with his wife and family. While
he was busy signing bills in the
Executive room, Mrs. Roosevelt
occupied seat in the Senate gal
lery, and had the pleasure of listen
ing to speeches by German of Md. :,
and Aldrich of r. L., against and
in favor of the administration. 1t
is evident that there has been an
attempt on the part of many Demo-
Gratis, to impress the people with
the notion that the President is an
unsafe man, and has too much in
fiuence with the party controlling
Congress. Mr.. Aldrich denied
that Congress had been 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 de-
bate. Mr.. German presented the
usual resolution of thankst to Presi-
dent Frye of the Senate, and at 2
o'clock he declared the adjourn
ment.