The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-01
THE HOUSE IN GOOD HUMOR.
SPENT AN HOUR or MORE IN
MUSIC AND SONG.
watson Of Indiana the Leader OF Q Choir
That Sang Patriotic e~onss-Then Came
Negro Melodies and Other Airs. Closing
with Everybody works bat Cannon"

Negro Melodies and Other Airs, Closing
with Everybody works bat Cannon"
WASHINGTON. June so.-At 1885 this
morning the legislative session Of Friday
was resumed by the House Of Represent
atives with O ANAL attendance OF members,
all with smiling, expectant faces, however,
at the prospect Of getting away.
Mr.. Tawney Of Minnesota, chairman Of
the Committee on Appropriations, sub
mitted the sixth deficiency bill Of the year
In the nature OF q Joint resolution, which
was agreed to. II carried ssi 900 for tho
use Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission In carrying out the p~rovislons OF
the new railroad rate bill.
On motion by O. B. Lands Of Indiana
II was ordered that $1,000 copies each Of
the railroad rate and pure food bills be
printed for the use Of tbs House.
Between II and IL o'clock q recess wal
taken, which was enlivened by the execution
OF an tmpromptu musical programme.
Leader Watson and his choir, Messrs.
Tawnsy, Hull, Olmsted, Hamilton, Campbell
and Parker, flrst sang America" Mr..
Fulkerson, the sweet whistler OF Missouri,
gave odd Kentucky Home and sway
Down upon the suwanse River" and the
third was q solo by Mr.. Watson, Battle
Hymn OF tho Republic everybody joining
In the chorus. Later o crowd Of Southern
members got together and sang "Suwanee
River, to the great enjoyment osevery one.
Another recess was taken, which Speaker
Cannon announced with the injunction,
'Tha gentleman from Indiana will resume
his REMARKS"
Mr.. Watson then sang Dixie but
church hymns evidently are more in his
line. Notwithstanding this drawback the
o aroused the widest enthusiasm or
the floor and In the galleries. and the chorus
ended every time With q shout in which
the old Rebel yell was the predominant
note. With Mr.. Webb Of North Carolina
to give him the correct musical steer
and TO help along In the good work. Mr..
Watson was more successful and happy
In "old Kentucky Home and Maryland
My Maryland y.
Mr.. Fulkerson won new laurels and much
applause In yankee Doodle and sHome
Sweet Home,' the latter with remarkable
variations.
Mr.. Hamilton, formerly best known as
leader Of the Joint Statehood forces, ex-
hibitsd hitherto unsupported powers as a
mimic and singer. With Swing Low, Sweet
Chariot, columbia, the Gem OF the Ocean"
and Rally Round the Flag he gave q
spice Of patriotism to the programme. and
this was followed by "Unole Joe,' which
brought to notice q ine tenor voice In
Mr.. Robinson Of Arkansas.
This song turned every ones attention
to the popular occupant Of the chair, and
Hes a Jolly Cool Fellow" was sung with
faces front. Uncle Joe blushed with
pleasure and embarrassment, which was
not lessened when remembering that In
days gone by, free from care and unen-
numbered with the dignity of high position
on similar occasions, he himself led the
chorus. A general demand went up for
"a song from the Speaker
Il thank you. gentlemen he replied,
'and I suggest that the gentleman from
Indiana fMr. WAtsonl, the gentleman from
Mississippi MIR. Williamsl, the gentleman
from Missouri Mr. Clark and whoever
will volunteer sing the song
But this failed to meet appro val Mr.. Clay
ton asserting that John Sharp Williams
could not sing q little bit, and that II he
were to break In he clayton would break
out. He complained that Everybody
worked but the Speaker
Mr.. Henry Of Texas asked unanimous
consent that his friend, John Wesley Gaines
OF Tennessee have five minutes In which to
discuss athe crime Of Is, and that Mr.. c. B.
lands OF Indiana have the same time in
which to talk about -all kinds Of work for
all Kinds Of men," Every one was willing,
but for the first time in history John Wesley
Gaines spurned an opportunity to talk and
Mir. Landis refused to take advantage of his
flight.
The musical programme was closed with
the significant hymn, I'VE are going home
tomorrow"
There was a sort Of overflow meeting at
which the following stanza, written by
Mr.. Shepard Of Texas, proved a great
success:
R z.. Il. sayu SSr Il s ssy. Cannon
Talking In his once
He's supposed 70 be our Speaker.
Everybody works In Congress except Old Uncle Joe.
Kinds IL the clerk at the Speakers desk,
and Is the parliamentary exp ert who keeps
things straight.
After an hour Of music and songs M r.
Tawney presented q joint resolution to re-
love the situation oooasioned by t he error
In enrolling the sundry civil appropriation
bill, by which the item Of Is 100000 for the
site OF the proposed building for the State
Department was included and was In the
bill signed by the President. It simply re-
pealed so much Of the act as related to that
subject and was agreed to.
Mr.. Tawney explained that this iterp had
been dropped from the bill by the on
fereee, but that In the enrolling, through an
unexplicable error, It was retained. y
Speaker Cannon said that he had been In
formed that the practice was, with respe OF
to the great appropriation bills In the press
for adjournment, TO enroll them In advance
and then correct them by the conference
reports. In this instance the sheet oon.
talning the u, ooo, 600 item had been over
looked IN the rush.
Without intending to reflect upon any
body, Mr.. Mann Of Illinois thought there
should be some system Of comparison OF
these bills instituted which would give the
House assurance that such an error could
not be committed.
At this point Mr.. Bsrtholdt OF Missouri
appeared on the floor bearing the report Of
the conferees on the public buildings bill,
looking as II he and bis colleagues had been
having a monkey and q parrot time. He
was welcomed with applause, and imme-
diately presented the report, which was
adopted. To make effective the provisions OF
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