Arizona republican., 1905-03-05
The Ending at Noon of the
 Fifty-eighth Congress
LOVING CUP FOR CANNON
The Usual Touching Incidents of the Closing in Which All Animosities Are Buried-A Good Outlook for the Next Fiscal Year.

Washington, March 4.--The remain ing hours of the house of the Fifty eighth congress began at 10 o'clock this morning. although it still was the legislative day of March 2. When Speaker Cannon rapped the body to order few members were in their seats. but soon after the house took on the usual appearance of a session.
 A prolonged discussion was preci- pftated over the conference report on the bill prohibiting the selection of timber lands in lieu of lands in forest reserves. The report was agreed to, which finally passed tine bill.
 At 10:4O the house took recess for fifteen minutes. At its conclusion MT. Hemenway, chairman of the committee
 on Indian affairs, gave the sum of the appropriations made during the pres
 ent congress. The total permanent and | annual appropriations he explained
 were $G97 ,O4S. .104, while the estimates of the revenues for next fiscal year
 were $725,590,515. If there were no ad- ditional expenditures there would be a surplus at the close of next fiscal year
 of $2S.542,410. Tt now looks clear beyond question:" he said amid loud | republican applause. that there will be no deficit
 The usual committee of three was appointed to join similar committee
 of the senate to wait on the president and inform him that the house had
 completed it's business and was ready : to adjourn. At 11:10 recess for twenty
 minutes was taken. Immediately after NIT. Payne announced that there would be a joint caucus"
 Speaker Cannon was presented with
 a handsome loving cup with the es- teem of the members regardless of party. The presentation speech was
 made by MT. Boutelle of Illinois and
 was punctuated throughout with the applause of the members.
 He was followed by MT Williams of
 Mississippi, the minority leader. who also delivered most feeling and ap- propriate address. Amid deafening l applause Speaker Cannon rose to re-
 spond. He spoke as follows: A gift from the master to the servant hum-
 bles the recipient. A gift from the
 servant to the master embarrasses the
 masterf 4 gift from an equal to an equal when prompted by confidence
 and esteem is like unto apples ofogold
 in pictures of silver. The men who compose the national house of repre-
 sentatives, with their warrant of at 1 l superiors. They are all equals. I am proud that I am one of you. I am
 more gratified to receive this gift than words can express. I receive it as token of your respect for me as one of you. This loving cup notwithstanding
 its magnificent proportions, is not l large enough to contain my thanks, my
 confidence in, respect for and love of you, one and all"
 When the enthusiasm had subsided,
 MT. Clark of Missouri produced a sec-
 ond demonstration by presenting John
 Sharp Williams of Mississippi, the
 minority leader. Q loving cup, the gift
 of his democratic colleagues. When MT. Williams rose to respond he was l accorded the same spontaneous and
 general applause given to the speaker.
 He said in part: T have been touched by the words of my friend from Missouri. My colleagues, I have
 felt at times the burden Of apprehen- sion often of approaching failure in
 attending to duties which you have