The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-05
Swan Songs of the Dying Fifty
ninth Congress Were Gay.
MEMBERS OFF FOR PANAMA.
Large Party to Start This Week For
an inspection of the canal-senator
Stone Hedges on an Invitation to
lunch" College Girls Galore.
BY CHARLES W. ARTHUR.

maiitteS In the senate. hut the closing
hours in the house were marked with
that ebullition of good spirits which
Is usually so visible on such occa-
sions. Members grouped themselves
around Representative James A. Taw-
ney of Minnesota, chairman Of the
committee on appropriations and one
Of the sweet singers" of the legIsla-
tive body, and. led by him. sang such
classic and inspiring songs as There's
Hole In the Bottom OF the Sea"
Everybody Works but Fairbanks"
Dear Old Uncle Joe" and "Tor He's a
Jolly Good Fellow" Although they
have been at their posts IN Washing
ton for but three months, most of the
members of both houses seemed heart
lily glad to have the session come to an
and. 1t has not been as interesting as
it might have been, and the rush OF
The last few days has tired everybody
out pretty thoroughly.
President at Capitol.
Following his annual custom, Presi.
lent Roosevelt went to the capitol ear
y in the morning and remained there
COR some time to expedite the business
Of signing bills In order that they
night become laws at once. The presl.
dent Went GireC lily 10 the spacious of.
ice known as the Presidents room,
lust Off the senate marble room, and as
clerks brought measures TO him, com
plete in all respects save for the afix-
Ing of his signature, he signed them
quickly, and they went back to the
proper officials.
Little General Legislation.
While all of the big appropriation
bills We're passed and sent down the
proper channels before the session
closed, much of the general legislation
which was before the two houses IN
one form or another failed of consii-
Grafton. Furthermore, the haste of the
last few days prevented as careful
scrutiny of the money measures az
they demanded, and no one need BE-
surprised to learn that few 'JOkers'
have crept in as result. The law
makers assert that 1t is not possible to
obviate this eleventh hour rush, but
to an observer. who is perhaps slightly
less prejudiced than they are 1t Is
quite obvious that If they worked even
approximately as hard In the early
part of the short sessions as they do
in the closing days thereof they would
be able TO accomplish much more than
they do accomplish.
Congressman Going to Panama.
Interest in the Panama canal situa.
ton has had the effect Of causing
large party of Representatives TO decide
to make a trip to the isthmus of Pana-
ma and inspect the work on the water
way in person. There will be about
fifty In the party altogether. Demo
Gratis and Republicans. 1t is their plan
to leave here the middle OF this week
and to sail from New York on one Of
the Panama Railway compauy's steam
ers. Arriving mt Colon On March IL
they will spend five days ON the 18th
mus and leave for home March II. ar
irving in New York on the Esd. The
trip will be at the expense Of the gov
eminent, with the exception Of the ho-
tel bills OF the congressman while on
the isthmus. Those who will make the
trip, according to the present list. are
Representatives Dalzell, Pennsylvania;
Payne, New York; Cha1eY, indiana:
Foster, Indiana; Often. Wisconsin;
Loud, Michigan. Scott, Kansas; Burle-
son, Texas; .Barchfeld, RelilFytEaniai
Kennedy, Ohio; Lilley, CONNECTICUT:
Hill, Connecticut; Foster. Vermont;
Marshall, North Dakota: GiIhams, In
diana; Mccall, Massachusetts; Hall
day, Indiana; Rodenberg aud Graf, IL
linols; Allen and Parker. New Jersey;
Calderhead, Kansas; Brooks. Colorado;
Granger, Rhode Island; Goldfogle. New
York; Taylor, Ohio; Hughes. West vlr-
GINA; Keifer, Ohio; Ellis. Missouri:
Pollard, Nebraska; Gillespie, Texas:
Davis and Cole, Ohio; Davis, Minneso-
Ia; Samuel, Pennsylvania; Cooper. Wis
consin; Chapman, Illinois: Robinson.
Arkansas; Frederick Landis. Indiana:
Broussard. Louisiana; AchesOn. Penn.
sylyania; Ransdel Louisiana: Smith.
California: Norris, Nebraska; Rucker.
Missouri; Garrett, Tennessee. aud Del
egate Mcclure of Oklahoma.
Senator Stones Luncheon.
Senator Stone of Missouri was one OF
the legislators who We're feeling particu-
larry cheerful yesterday. He was glad
that adjournment was at hand anu that
he would he able to get back among his
constituents. As he walked through
the corridors shortly before the vice
presidents gavel fell for the last time
he encountered the. daughter OF one Of
his best friends. She explained that
she, with some OF her schooImates, was
in from. her seminary in the suburbs
Of the capital 10 see the closing cere-
monies. Senator stones good spirits
found expression in his invitation to
her and her friends TO lunch with him.
and she promptly accepted.
you go up to the gallery and tell
the young Indies about the arrange
'nent." he said. "and l will go to the
restaurant and reserve a table. BY the
way, how many are there In your