The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-03-14

d. O.-H Any Con-
eEeSS~ i'm the history of the Govern
ment eEer had a more. picturesque
wind-uP that the Fffty-nintn. 1t is
net remembered by the legislative
veterans, o. by the oldest inhabit-
arts Of Washington. There always
have been happy speeches and songs,
aFd@ other things which have come
to be taken as q matter Of course,
bat on~this OCCASION, inst as the
members of the House o in their
places te sing, under the leadership
eff Representative Watson, of Indi-
ana, the Republican whip, "My Coun-
try, IT'S OF Thee" every man pulled
a .good-sized American flag from I'M
der his desk, unfurled it, and waved
it over his head. And as very few
of @the 386 Representatives. in Con-
gress were absent, the result was
pieturesdue and beautiful.
AS a result OF strenuous work,
business was in pretty good. shape.
Consequently there was plenty of
time for the usual formalities and
unusual informalities of the closing
hours Of the session and Of the Con-
gress. In the lobby of the House
there was on view a massive mahog-
any chest containing al elaborate
Sl1NG1 ldDlS z WIZ VI v "
pieces, the parting gift of the mem
berss of the House in the Fifty-ninth
Congress to "The Sage of Athens,
the Ohio political Wh~eelhorse," Gen
-eraI .GrosyenOr.
The Senate, in the closing hours
Of the Fifty-ninth Congress, was the
centre of interest for hundreds of
persons, who filled very available
inch of space in the galleries and
.aTerfoWed all the corridors. The
attendance of Senators on the hoor
represented about two-thirds the
membership OF the upper House.
President Roosevelt's arrival at the
-Serate wing was indicated when the
ssrgeant-at-arms summonedthe Vice
President from the r~ostrur1, as the
hands of the clock touched eleven.
At the same time, the Presidents
daughter, Mrs. Longworth, came in
to the Presidents pew in the re-
served gallery.
Many Representatives came over
from the House to look after pet
measures. They. too, sought Mr..
were that he is to quit public life.
The occasion was not without its pa
detic features. For example, Sena-
tor Berry, the one-legged Confeder-
ate who. for twenty years, has repre-
sented Arkansas, was kept busy tell
ing his associates "Goodby." He
yields to JEFF Davis. Others who
were enjoying their last hours OF
legislative experience were Mr.. Mill
ard, the Omaha banker; Mr.. Dryden,
Of New Jersey; Mr.. Alice, of Della
ware, and Mr.. Mulkey, the Oregon
bachelor who enjoyed the novel dis
tincticn Of O. months service. S.
On the Democratic side the outgo-
ing Senators, besides Mr.. Berry, of
Arkansas, were Mr.. Dubois, Of
Idaho; Mr.. Patterson, the Denver ed
itbr. who gives way to Mr.. Guggen-
helm, OF the smelter trust, n Mr..
Carmacky- from Tennessee, who
yields his seat to Fiddling Bob STay-
lof.
appointed to wait on the President
further communications to make to
tie Senate. Then Mr.. Blackburn,
the Democratic leader, made q little
speech complimentary to Vice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks and offered a .resOlu-
tibn thanking the Yice-President for
the impartial and fair manner in
watch he had presided ver the up
per house. Senator Frye, president
pro tenn, took the chair and declared
the resolution carried unanimously.
A minute, after he dill SO the tall
form Of Mr.. Fairbanks ascended the
rOstrum. In measured terms he de-
RYered a brief speech and then de-
Oared the Senate adjourned.
In the upper house Senator ALI
SON and inathe lower Representative
T9Wney. Of Minnesota, as chairmen
Of the respective committees ON 1ap-
propriations, ' made financial an
H-0uneemeRts concerning the final
session. 1t was shown that, instead
of facing a deficit in the Treasury At
the close. Of the fiscal year OF 1908.
Is once seemed Imminent, there
would be a surplus Of $20,e00,000
at. that time. The total app-opria-
tons at the present session Of Con-
gress aggregated apparently $919,-
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