The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
Members Sang America as
Adjournment Approached.
THIRTY BILLS SIGNED
The President Was on Hand at
Close of Session.
Railway Employees Measure Last
One Acted Upon.

Washington, March 4.-Both houses
of congress met today at $3.50 for the
last sitting of the session and OF the
ffty-ninth congress. The attendance
was slim both in the senate anu
house, and those present showed signs
of fatigue, due to the almost continual
meetings since last Saturday morning
The house proceeded as If the enllre
session was still before it. but the SEN
ate finding itself without quorum
and with all the absolutely necessary
routine business disposed of, took
recess a few minutes after assembling
and was at once made evident that
there would be no further serious eff
fort to secure action on the ship sub
sidy bill, or upon any disputed
measure.
Senator Carmack was in his seat
when the session began, and his desk
was piled high with a formidable ar
raw of documents just as it had been
all day yesterday, showing his pre-
paredness to continue the fight against
The consideration of the ship SUBSIDY
bill. He openly declared his purpose
of speaking until 2 O'Clock II neces
sary but the motion for recess eVl-
IDENTIFY was welcome news to him.
When the houses were called TO or
der there was already assembled m
have been an inspiration to oratory on
almost any other occasion.
The crowds continued to arrive until
there was soon an overfoWlng IRON
the galleries into the corridors. ana
the session had not proceeded far
when the passageways pecanle
thronged.
There was a general air of relief
over the fact that all the appropria-
ton bills had received the finishing
touches last night. an exceptional ae-
complishment The only important
measure aside from the ship subsidy
bill. which was lin the air. as it were.
vas the La Toilette railroad employees
MY Country 'Tis of Thee rang out
In the house as the clock was taken en-
limiting the hours of labor for ram
road employees might bessrecalleo- a
recess was ordered and then the songs
began. Hundreds of waving hags IN
the hands of the mem bers made a Sur
ring picture. The galleries joined IN
the chorus and made the chamber
ring.
The speaker called Mr.. Clark CMoO
70 the chair. Mr.. Williams (Miss.), the
minority leader, rose and said that an
other congress was about to die; that
the work performed by the Fifty-ninth
congress would stand as the best work
that the nation has had in many years.
Then he spoke of the speaker.
The speaker whom everyone loves
for his big brain, his big heart and his
impartiality.
Mr.. Williams then presented reso-
luton thanking Speaker Cannon for the
Intelligent. constant and impartial man
ner in which he had presided.
Mr.. Cannon was thereupon escorted
in while the chamber rang with ap-
plausa With a tremor in his voice the
speaker said:
Il thank you gentlemen for your
kindness in the deed and the words of
this day but even more cordially do l
thank you for your unwaverlng ana
constant friendship during either one
of the laborious and eventful days OF
the Fifty-ninth congress. Some con-
crosses have done their work under the
stress of national trial and even ma
tional disaster. it has been our good
fortune to do our work in a period of
prosperity so abounding as to surpass
ALL the ina ginings of the past The
statesmen of the. days of stress will al
wavs have first place In the directions
of the people and rightly so, but the
men who with loyalty and devotion
strive to keep mighty nation in the
pathway of prudence and common sense
while prosperity abounds on every cor
ner. have troubles not always under
stood or sympathized with by the peo-
ME hut which you we'll know of. In
two years now closed years eventful in
the precedents set in these legislative
halls and we hope and believe eVentful
for the good that may come to the peo-
p1e therefrom-your fidelity to your
own duty and your intelligent apprecia-
tion of duty even when it has crossed
some of your cherished purposes. has
been my constant announcement and
s,,pport. In bidding you farewell 1 wish
to express to you my appreciation OF
this and to wish you in the future all
success and all usefulness in your
chosen walks of life
And now in pursuance OF the re-
nuirements of the constitution, L de-
clare the house of representatives. ad-
journed without day"