Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-28

democrats are willing to continue in ses-
sion if the republicans would allow it.
Mr.. Williams's speech, brief as it was,
provoked Mr.. Payne to a reply. The
republican party, he declared, accepted
full responsibility for the acts of Con-
gress. After seven years Of uninterrupt-
ed republican rule the country will say,
he declared, that every important interest
has been carefully guarded.
There was an outburst of republican
applause and the roll call of the Indian
bill was resumed.
The House at 11:l5 today, without
opposition, adopted resolution provid-
ing for the adjournment of Congress at
two o clock this afternoon.
On motion OF Mr.. Payne, at 1890, a
resolution was adopted directing the
Speaker to appoint committee to wait
on the President and inform him that
the House was ready to adjourn unless
he has any matters of importance upon
which he desires action.
Representative Payne and Hemenway.
republicans, and Williams, democrat.
were named on the committee.
Mr.. Hemenway chairman Of the COM
mittee on appropriations, submitted IL
statement on the appropriations of the
session. He said that itcost less per
capital to run the government than it
costs to run any other country in the
world.
Mr.. Livingston the ranking democratic
member of the appropriations cohnittee
made "a brief statement dealing with
the alleged extravaganza of the republic
can administration.
Mr.. Lacey in the face of some parlia-
mentary opposition secured considera-
ton of bill restoring to the navy, as
midshipmen, John H. Lofand, ofIowa;
Earl w. Chaffee, of Wisconsin, and d.
S. Little, of Ohio, were expelled from
the naval academy last year for hazing
Mr.. Lacey said that under the anti-haz-
ing law, these boys cannot be reinstated
unless Congress takes special action,
although they have been sufficiently
punished.
Mr.. Clark, opposed the bill. He said
that Captain Brownson superintendent of
the naval academy, who expelled the
boys, deserved medal instead of being
practically censured by Congress rein
stating them.
Mr.. Kyle asked Mr. Clark To think
back to his school boy days, and he APP
pealed to the House to ''giye the boys a
chance.
After brief speeches by various mem
bers the bill was put to a vote. 1t result
ed 1872 to 81 and was lost, as two thirds
had not supported it under the suspen-
sion of the rules.
The committee appointed by the
Speaker to wait on the President through
Mr.. Payne, Of New York, reported that
the President had no communication
to make.
Speaker Cannon then appointed the
following members to serve on the joint
commission of the House and Senate to
investigate, during the summer, the
merchant marine and the condition of
the American merchant marine sailor:
Representatives Grosvenor, Minor and
Humphrey, republicans, and Spight and
McDermott, democrats.
The ceremonies attending the adjourn
ment began at 80 when Speaker Can
non resigned his chair to Representative
Richardson, of Tennessee, who was the
democratic lfoor leader in the last Con-
gress, and who was greeted with applause
by the House.
A resolution, offered by Mr.. Williams,
rendering the thanks of the House to
Speaker Cannon for his impartial and
able rulings was adopted, after which Mr..
Cannon expressed his appreciation of the
confidence and support of the House.
Subsequently the whole House, in one
spontaneous outburst of song, broke in
to the strains ofthe "Star Spangled Ban
ner." Mr.. Cannon took positioni in the
aisle and the members, singing, filed by
70 shake his hands and wish him we'll.
They sang "For He's Jolly Good Fel-
low" "Oh Mr.. Cannon" parody o.
Mr.. Dooley, and desported themselves
merrily for few minutes more, when
House and galleries began to empty and
ere long all was still. The session was
over.