Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
EVERYBODY WORKS
BUT JOE CANNON
so SINGS THE HOUSE BEFORE
ADJOURNMENT
Members Forget Political Differences
and Make Merry During Last
Day Of FIfty-ninth
Session
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-The ami
mosties and political differences OF the
present session of congress were gem
orally forgotten or laid aside in the
house today and the sweet singers
among the members joined in the songs
that are sung about every hearthstone
in the land where the English language
is spoken.
Gathered about Mr.. Watson of Indi-
ana, who has fine baritone voice, were
Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota, who has a
high tenor; Mr.. Campbell of Kansas,
Mr.. Webb of North Carolina, and Mr.,
Olmstead of Pennsylvania and others
whose musical qualities are well known,
with the house and galleries to join in
the choruses, the historic chamber rang
with melody during the long and tire
some waits today occasioned by the
delay in agreeing to conference reports.
A new element in the musical life of
the closing days of the mouse was de-
veloped by Mr.. Fulkerson of Missouri,
who showed himself q whistler of no
mean ability, his trills and runs being
suggestive of the vaudeville stage.
Congressman Sing Old Songs
Battle Hymn of the Republic was
sung as a solo and chorus, my Old
kentucky Home" MY Maryland"
Dixie" MY Country 'Tis of Thee"
were all given with spirit.
"GiVe us a song, Mr.. Speaker" called
a dozen voices during a lapse in the
singing. Every eye was focused on
Uncle Joe, who blushed like baby.
He suggested as a substitute that Mr..
Williams of Mississippi, Mr.. Clark of
Missouri and Mr.. Watson and anybody
else who wanted to volunteer to do the
Then Mr.. Henry of Texas "by unani-
nous consent" moved that ten minutes
be permitted for debate, five to Mr..
John Wesley Gines of Tennessee, who
shall discuss "The Crime of 49," and
five to Mr. Charles B. Lands of Indi-
ana. who shall discuss the question "All
kinds of work for all kinds of men,"
This created the greatest amount of
merriment.
As a time destroyer the house listened
to a poStmortem on the passage of the
exposition appropriation,
in by Mr.. Payne of New
York, the floor leader of the majority,
and Messrs. Maynard and Jones of Vir-
ginia. The latter said that Mr.. Payne
in his speech of yesterday had made a
when he said that the
Virginia delegation had pledged them
selves not to ask for any other appro-
priation after the appropriation had
been passed for the purpose of making
a display in Hampton Roads.
Payne Enjoys Chatting
Mr.. Payne, who has been a persistent
of national shows and state
fairs as he calls these eXpostions,
seemed to enjoy the quiet chatting
which Mr. Maynard and Mr.. Jones gave
him in being in the minority.
Everybody Works but Fairbanks"
was relegated to the limbo of the songs
that were, and Everybody Works but
Cannon" was sung in the house today
by some of the sweet singers from the
the chorus running:
Everybody works but Cannon,
He sits around all day;
Talking in his office, in his fascinating
way;
He's supposed to be our speaker but
Kinds really makes things go;
works in congress,
But good old Uncle joe
Asher C. Kinds is the parliamentary
adviser at the speakers desk.