The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
House Adopted Unanimously
Resolutions Presented by
the Democratic Leader as
a Compliment to Speaker
Cannon.

Washington, April 2S.-The closing
to-day of the second session of the
House of the Fifty-eighth Congress was
made notable by the demonstration
which was evoked by a resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Williams. the minority
leader. testifying to the courtesy and
fair and impartial manner in which
Speaker Cannon had presided over the
House. The resolution was not of the
perfunctory kind. but was expressive of
the kindly feeling which men in the
House of all parties entertained to-
ward 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, including that
on the bill for the government of the
canal zone.
The only debate of any Importance
was on the bill providing for the res
toration to the naval academy of
three cadets who had been dismissed
for hazing. the House voting over
whelmingly against it,
When the resolution for adjournment
was presented. Mr.. williams of Mis-
sisslppi, the minority leader, remarked
that while the Democrats personally
would feel very glad to get back 10
their homes, they would regret for a
long time the mon action of the ma
Jority of the House that seems anxious
TO leave the post of duty, and leave a
situation bristling with legislation that
ought to be considered i"
Mr.. Payne said that he felt assured
that after seven years of uninterrupt-
ed republican rule the country will say
that every important interest has been
carefully guarded by the Republican
party by the legislation of those seven
years.
The time was within five minutes of
the hour set for adjournment when Mr..
Wllllams, amid impressive silence, was
recognized to present a resolution ex-
presslVe of the appreciation of the
House for the fair and impartial man.
ner in which the Speaker had presided
over that body. The resolution refers
to the sturdy common sense and genial
good humor which have been displayed
by the Speaker, "and which have in
duced the members of the House itself
in a degree almost unprecedented. in
imitation of him., to display the same
sterling American characteristics in
their deliberations and mutual deal
ings."
Same Plain Citizen.
Mr.. Williams said that it was a great
thing to be a speaker of the House of
Commons of the American republic,
but that 1t was greater thing mot
to permit the fact of promotion to
that place, one of the most exalted in
the world, to turn ones head i'm the
slightest degree or to reflect one from
the course hitherto pursued, of being a
plain American citizen, with extraor-
dinary common sense and a remark
able fund Of that most characteristic
of all American qualities-genial
humor."
This utterance provoked voiclferous
applause from both sides of the House
and the galleries. Mr.. Williams then
convulsed the House by referring to
a conversation he once had with the
Speaker, III the course of which he
said, Mr.. Speaker will always think
that you are as fair as / believe you
will be-" The Speaker. he said, re-
piled: John, / am going to be as fair
as ! can, consistently with the exlgen-
cies of American politics"
Mr. Williams declared that the
Speaker did himself injustice when
he put that limitation upon his state
ment, but" Mr.. Williams said '1t
was characteristic of the frankness
and candor of the man to put in the
Adopted II Unanimously.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted on a rising vote and the
Speaker was escorted to the rostrum
amid frantic applause. He was vislbly
affected when he thanked the House
for the resolution, saying 1t touched
him more than he could express. He
said. among other things "In the ma
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