Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31

q further recess until go pm. upon the
sussestion of Mr.. Aldrich
At o:3s ON the Senate took a still fur-
Their recess for one hour.
Senators Hale and Teller were appoint
ed as the Senate members of the commit
tee to wait upon the President.
Messrs Hale and Teller announced 10
the Senate ut 1870 O'Clock that the JOINT
committee had waited on the President
and that he had informed them that Ire
had at present no further communica-
ton to make to the Congress
The Senate passed resolution for ad-
journment sine die at 11:v pm
Another hours recess was then taken.
When the Senate convened at ii 80
O'clock twenty minutes before the end
o. the session. Mr.. Hale presented his
statement regarding appropriations.
which he characterized as alarming
amount" He predicted halt in the fu-
ture in these enormous expenditures.
A brief executive session was then or
dered at Senator kean's suggestion.
Senator Cuberson of Texas. five min
utes preceding the adjournment of the
Senate last night presented the usual
resolutions thanking Vice President Fair
banks for the able and impartial manner
in which he had presided over its de
liberations. Senator Gallinger of New
Hampshire was In the chair and the reso-
luton at once agreed to. MIR. FAIR
banks escorted in and made feel
ing response.
The Vice Presidents Farewell Re
marks.
The Vice President said: Senate
l am unable adequately to express the
full measure Of my appreciation OF the
resolution which YOU have been pleased
10 adopt thank you for IT, and shal
always hold 1t in grateful remembrance
Permit me to congratulate the mem
hers upon both sides Of the chamber upon
their Devotion TO III" important work
which has engaged the attention or the
Senate during the session now closing
No one knows better than the chair with
what singleness of purpose and abllitT
they have addressed themselves 10 the
important public business. Much of the
work which has been done has been be-
ycnd the reach OF the public eye. 1t has
been done in the committee room and in
executive session. but whether II has been
done in the open Senate with the entire
country as witness or in the unreported
executive session or in the committee
room. it has been done with tireless zeal
and conscientious fidelity.
MANY important measures have been
debated with that power. fairness and dig
nifty which should always he observed
among the nations lawmakers and which
should always be manta med in the great
forum You have we'll earned the COM
mendation of the people by your fulfill
ment of the oath you soiemnly took Well
and faithfully to discharge the duties of
Your office 1t is a reassuring fact that
the nations lawmakers are as able. pa
triotic and worthy of the popular conf
dence today as they have been at any
time since our fathers created the Con-
gress as one of the three coordinate de
partments of the government.
II trust that good fortune may attend
you and that you may return To the dis
charge of your important work at the en-
suing session.
Pursuant to the terms OF the joint
resolution the chair now declares the
Senate adjourned without day.
The closing sentence OF the Vice Presi-
dent was:
The chair now declares the Senate adj
tcurned without day'-delvered pre-
cisely at LOO o'clock p.m.-was greeted
with general applause. Good-byes We're
quickly said and the floor of the Senate
was deserted within A very few minutes
after the fall of the gavel in the hands of
Mr. Fairbanks.