The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-01

acted on the House took q recess until s
AZ ITO O'Clock Mr.. Payne. In bis capacity
90 floor leader Of the majority In the HOUSE
offered . resolution providing for ina,
after Mr., Willlams had Expressed his dis
appointment that there seemed 10 b no
prospect OF getting away earlier.
A resolution was adopted providing Tor
the appointment Of the usual COMMITTEES
70 walt on tho President, notify him tnst
Him Il he had any further Communication
to make, and Messrs. Payne, Burton OF
Ohio and williams were named IA the COM
mittee.
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The House adjourned sipe die at 10
O'Clock tonight amid scenes Of great jollif-
cation. Tho entire session, which began ut
iob5 this morning, was practically . song
service. Early in the day the songsters
Of the House got together and until after
was almost a continuous and unbroksn
medley Of popular airs.
Now and then the Spea ker would rap for
order, and there would be q temporary
cessation Of the singing while q message
was received from the Senate, but the IN
terruption was only temporary. and again
the singing was resumed. As the evening
waned voices grew hoarse and husky,
but there was no letup In the grand out,
pouring. There were parodies on"Go Tel
Aunt Dinah We're the Most Popular and
the t sh0 cid e d4osv .oS h IT, . Sip . sG'SSisfp0iE |:
dead When similar parodies bad been
u to half the membership Of the House
the pongsters turned their attention to the
preas galleries and the boys anne back at
them with this.
Go tell tho members; 20 tell the members
The eraft they've been working. 30.
The climax Of the funmaktng came shortly
before the adjournment while the House
was In recess John Sharp Williams took
the chair and assuming the attitude and
loudly for order He recognized Mr.. Henry
Of Texas, q Democrat. as q member, OF the
Committee on Rules and proceeded to
organize the House In nook style, assigning
Democrats TO all the various committees
Il recognize began MT Henry, that that
e" the he last four years. =.
sThe gentleman's point Of order e we'll
taken" shouted Mr.. Williams, amid tho
laughter and applause Of the members
In nook proceedings Mr.. Henry intro.
duoed Mr.. Hefin Of Alabama as the best
escorted to the reading clerks desk, where
he stood for twenty-minutes and told droll
stories,
Mr.. Fulkerson Of Missouri was then in
troduced and gave q whistling selection,
followed by Mr.. Hamilton Of Michigan who
also assumed the role Of storyteller. .
As the hands of the big clock approached
10 O'Clock the committee appointed to walt
upon the President and inform him that
Congress had completed its work and was
ready to adjourn reported. In brief
speech the Speaker referred to what had
been done during the present session, say
ing that its work had outstripped the work
OF all previous Congresses for thirty years.
and he believed that hist DRY would so record
the fact. He expressed his personal thanks
for the uniform courtesy which had been
extended to him as Speaker and wished
every member a happy vacation. He
then brought down his gavel and declared
the first session OF the Fifty-ninth Congress-
adjourned sine die.