The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-05
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Closing Ceremonies iillt E'':'tlE
IIotises----fyo Loving Cups to
Cannon and Williams. 81
6 DlTuREl:!s: FOR 9 YEAR V A B
Total Amount Appropriated Was vas
v $4,000, 900, as q Agaii1lsytt; *
SIS $781,ooo, 900 Last Year: 3s:5
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vAyII1NciToN March 4. THE Fifty t:r.
eighth Congress- inc 10 an or,d q Z noon
to-day. & Az ali Important legls.at lion had had
4 been completed lastnight. there was w ~
tlo saYe formal buslness q be .tru 81 ted
during tho two hours, both houses we're ~
session. .rhe presiding officers announced q
their signatures 10 tho bills, which 8fnd
u .,usscd and these were hurried 70 Z the
\ president. When signed by him they
wero returned to- HE ho.iscs,S ~ when ~
they had originated thus completing the
formulltics necessary to make max them f
laws e "a 535 M ia %
S One Bill Not Signed. q
Only one bill, which passed both houses
4 mud was presented to the President, failed
Il 10 receive Ills signature his bll am IN end g
4 cd the present ant -smok "a w OF INC l(ls-
" trict or Columbia and Intended 8De less
n severe upongthose8 who have no y colnfllie e
3withtlle present law III abolshns sn MOI;
ing chirnneys.f 81 5.i 81 NJ,
''.rho closing ceremonies in; the stslute
u;nrn, oe more than ordinary interest be-
H cause n the send OF the Flfty-eightlt Con-
VI gross was merged into the special se i4 ION
of the Tifty-ninth Congress. and 81 Vice
IL President Fairbanks WAS inducted mtg
a office. i5S n Z. III a,s !, \. =.
Other forrnalltics In the Senate included
the usual resolution OF thanks 70 $Presl-
dent Pro TEN. Frye and q Feeling re- rs-3
u sponsaG by that official. q!
II I'm the House executive act was per-
\ formed BY tic passage Of a. bill 4 but me
n session for hc Il most pa IT was dov oten
48t n 81 thc congrut ulatory ceremonies W USUAL
a Is the close 3 L n Congress Speaker ga
Y nor, was not only thanked by n unanimous A
X vote OF tho House, bu istSp . presented yea
with Il loving cup by HE members. rep
II rescntsltiva Williams, OF Al isslssip pl.. ing
leader Of tho minority. was given g IKE lsE
compliment BY his associ atcs. i3f hi
Leaders III onored.
"A n The presentation was during gwlla ~ ~
Il PAYNE. or New York, n announced womb
be d, Joint caucus Mr.. Hepburn made o
IL facetiotg address and Mr.. Hay (Virglniu),
II ohnirn1un 81 the regular 10 emocratlc eau
Gus. then took the chair and q spoke In
y humorous vein. rho occasion. he q said
III was II hc most unique In the poll tical his
v tory of Tho country He did I'll not be-,
4 levc, he said. that there had eve been q
38 Joint caucus OF that character be fore. INC
Il presentation speech was ma by MI Mr.
II Routel who was followed BY. ir.fNF il lll u
"a (idissssippD. 81 rs is5g VI +. i,
I'VE Speaker Cannon, N res ponse va ld II II
N part: NJ MI e is5 .,5
4 .rhe mcr, VINO compose he national, , !
Y j fnusc OF sRenrcacntatves with their war =
rant OF attorney from u real e pep 10 nave
no superiors. + hey are all ca ais-9 am
Il proud that i am one o ( you. i am more
M grntificd to receive this gift than words
will express. I receive II as 2 Fl token q
your respect or ME as one. OF you.
hen the enthusiasm, had subslded ~ MI.
u clark (Nilssouri) produced q second de-
,nonstrntlon BY presenting John sharp
Williams (AiississippD the minority lead <
B err with n loving cup. the Z. gift OF ms
Il Democratic colleagues. Ills remarks We're
expressive OF the esteem IN Whlch MI,
WILLIAMS Is held. .sls ;si VI.
4 "a When Mr. Williams arose q res pond
III he was accorded the same spontaneous
\. and general applause given to The speak
er. He said in part: 81 81
II have felt at times the burden Of
npprchended q ever approa ching failure
4 nattending to the duties which you have hay
/ laid upon me, will. therefore only say
that 1t affords me and viii afford me
l1ereaft ter unceasing pleasure to e know
u that YOU arc pleased to say that I have
ri nlcasurably well succeed = s ya5t 4!
3 ,rhe speakcrsnlade a number OF appoints
nlents, Including Jones (Yirginin) as yisi-
tor to the Naval Acad emy; Bartlett (Geor-
s. gia), to- the temporary comn1itte on &C e,
s. counts; Grlsgs (Georgia) on the Commits
ted to EXAMINE into the Public Psin ting.
IS on the Committee to Attcnd the lewis
A ana Clark Il Exposi ton were q ppolnted
Mi. Bartlett (Georg'la), Legare (south
Carollna) and smhll n ortf Carollna):f.
The House. at lis o. clock, ad journed
q sine die. 6, q 5.s
Appropriation Made,
&lf STA cn,eIlt e. were made by Senat or ALL
son ana Representative Hemin,W,ny, ,t'al !.
4 man. or tho Appropriations Commit teo Of
a their respective houses giving the APPROX
innate amount Of Tho appro prlat Ions made
during this session and indicating the
financial condition Of tho country
Chairman Heminway said tllat II there
s. were mo additional expenditures there
q. would DO IA surplus at the close OF tho
next fiscal year OF, S,542, 4l0.. h
IT now looks clear beyond 81 question
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