Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-02
CONGRESS ADJOURNS.

urday night. For the first time in macy
wears the President Of the United States
was not at the Capitol when the session
ended. Mr.. Roosevelt remained in the
Presidents room until $3.50 o'clock.
growing each moment more impatient at
the delay of the government printing
Office in sending up enrolled bills for bis
signature and then went to the White
House. He did not return to the Cap
itol in the evening. When he left the
building he remarked, sharply, that be
had waited long enough. He hurried
home, and, clearing up the business on
his desk with rush, he dined and
awaited all evening the bills that were
sent to him for signature. About 9
O. clock the committee of senators and
representatives call on him to notify him
that Congress would sdjourn alto O'Clock
and he sent back the customary message,
that he had no further business. He left
Washington at midnight for Oyster Bay.
Both houses killed time according 10
their mind. The representatives gath
cred in groups and sang songs; the SEN
ators fumed and fretted in the hot cloak
rooms and abused the public printer
for bis delay 10 not hurrying the printing
of the bills.
The closing scenes in the Senate were
formal and without interest.
After the series of recesses in the Sen
ate the vice president, at $3.50 O'Clock,
attached his signature to the public
building bill, the last legislative act OF
the session, and brief recess was taken.
At $40 Messrs. Nelson and Blackburn
returned from their visit to the White
House and the former stated that the
President had asked them to inform the
Senate that be had nothing further to
communicate.
A few minutes before 10, Mr.. Black
burn. chairman of the democratic eau
Gus, presented the usual resolution OF
thanks to Vice President Fairbanks for
his uniform courtesy and imParIislity.
To this Mr.. Fairbanks cordially replied.
The senators and galleries apPlauded.
Then the gavel fell and the Senate stood
adjourned.
The House was a vaudeville show Tor
crowded galleries during the last hall
hour Mr.. Williams, the minority lead
err. made humorous speech, and Mr..
Hamilton amused the members and the
galleries by telling funny stories from
the clerks desk. The doors we're thrown
open to anyone who cared to come on
the floor.
At7:45 o'clock Mr.. Payne, OF New
York, the floor leader of the majority,
offered the customary resolution preced-
ing adjournment. Represen tatlves
Payne, of New York; Burton, of Ohio,
and Williams, of Mississippi, were APP
poited members of the committee to wait
upon the President. Recess was then
taken until $3.50.
Later Mr.. Williams, of Mississippi,
in a mock serious way took the chair.
Mr.. Hehin rose in his place and said:
"You are now sitting where you should
have sat for the past four year."
Mr.. Williams, bowling gravely, re-
piled: "The point is well taken, "
which cOnvulsed both members and the
galleries.
At $3.50 O'Clock Mr.. Wachter, chair
man of the committee on enrolled bills,
accompanied by Clerk Mcdowell, car
ried to the White House the omnibus
public building bill. The fastest auto
mobile in Washington was employed to
carry this last important measure to the
President for his signature. MIR. Wach-
ter made a wager that be would have
the bill signed within twenty minutes
and be back in time for the House to adj
iourn at 10 o'clock.
AT $3.50 the committee appointed to
wait on the President returned, aud Mr..
Payne, addressing the House, stated
that they had performed the mission in
trusted to them, and that the President
had no further message to communicate
to the Congress.
Speaker Cannon recognizing that the
House had thrown all dignity to the
wind. remained in his own room until a
minute or two before 10 O'Clock. Then
he took his place, and, standing at his
chair. read short address, in which he
thanked the House for its courtesy and
praised it for its industry. The CORE
spondents in the press gallery, just over
the Speakers chair, sang with fervid
earnestness and fine harmony, "Praise
God From Whom All Blessings Flow"
and the members cheered.
The work accomplished by the Con.
gress that terminated today was COM
mented upon as follows b. Speaker Can
non
'Tn my judgment, the work done and
the legislation enacted in the session just
closed exceeds 10 importance, for the
best interests of all the people of the re-
public, the work of any session during
my 80 years of public life. have not
time to make a complete review of
all the legislation. Suffice it to say
that the legislation covering appropria-
tons and authorization of public expeu-
ditures has been most carefully con-
sidered and wisely enacted. "The legis-
lation commonly referred to the rate leg
islation, the pure food bill, the inspec-
ton features of the agricultural bill are
all measures that affect the interests of
all the people, and while nothing per-
feet can be enacted, | am satisfied that
the operation of these laws will demon
strate their wisdom. And believed if