Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31
HILARIOUS SCENES
CLOSE THE SESSION
Joyful Enthusiasm Marks Con-
duct of House Members.
VOICES LIFTED IN SONG
Rival Demonstrations for Cannon
and Bryan.
SPEAKER CHECKS THE TUMULT
Proceedings of the Representatives
Characterized by the Greatest
of Good Feeling.
Rival Demonstrations for Cannon
and Bryan.
CHECKS THE TUMULT

The first session of the Sixtieth Con-
sress adjourned last night at ten min
utes of T..
In the Senate. UP to the very last MIN
ute. there was dignity thick enough TO
cut but the closing scenes in the House
were reminiscent of hilarious hiatus at
the Donnybrook fair Ancient employees
of the legislative gashouse say there has
never been anything like il since the
government put on long trousers, and the
throngs of sightseers that packed the
galleries of the lower House saw things
and heard things that they won't forget
for many a long day.
The closing hours of the Senates ses-
sion will long be held as memorable on
account of the tilbuster OF Messrs. La
Toilette. Stone and Gore against the
emergency currency bill and by the re-
markable interpretations of the rules
which go far toward establishing cloture
in body tha; has long held the palm for
freedom of debate President Roosevelt
and several members Of his cabinet spent
several hours at the Capitol and altogeth-
er the wind-up at the Senate end was
deccrous if somewhat dreary affair.
Hilarity in the House.
But how the House did make up for II,
While the American house of lords was
behaving in a seemly manner the House
was engaged in throwing genuine old
fashioned fit From about O'Clock on.
during the passage of belated bills
and conference reports, and when the
Senate clerk came in with message
and briskly went out again. there was a
three-ringed circus in progress every min
ute. There were flags and banners ana
songs-such songs-and at one time, when
a republican procession marching behind
picture of Uncle Joe held aloft on a
hrooni met a democratic procession
marching behind similarly elevated like
ness of 1.-The peerless one it looked for
all the world as II fine young riot was
about 10 break loose. But after the re-
spective standard bearers had climbed
over each other and over the clerks desk,
each trying to keep his favorite's picture
higher than the other fellows. order was
temporarily restored and partisan strife
averted.
In the old days. when gentleman
was thoushtless enough 10 go to bed
sober and there were four bottle men in
the House as we'll as out OF it. the clos
ing hours of session were ALWAYS super
latively alcoholic 1t was considered re
markabe indeed when a member could
sit UP straight in his place long enough
ia answer ave or no" with several
hyphenatine hiccoughs. and some of the
incidents of Il windup were Illuminating,
ii not elevating.
Merely Joyful Enthusiasm.
But there was nothing of the sort last
night. To all outward appearances. at
least. every member was sober enough to
hox tile compass with his eyes shut and
IL steer hv the north star. and although
on close inspection some convivial spirits
might have been found 10 be moderately
illuminated their enthusiasm was of the
joyful and not Jagged variety. But the
prospect of an immediate getaway men
tally overstimulated pretty nearly every
body and brought about much Of the un-
usual disorder that scattered
throughout the evening.
After the House. few minutes after I?
o'clock had adopted u resolution to ad
iourn sine die. al ten minutes Of T.. the
members. republican and democratic
alike gave themselves over to merrymak
ing and they We're aided and abetted in
this laudable undertaking by about fifty
members of the press gallery, who
joined in the singing and occasionally
turned loose an original parody Of their
own On the floor nearly every member
IL
little. and every man seemed to think
he had Caruso tril or two concealed III
his windpipe. II was this sonsfeSt that
grew into the near riot before mentioned.
A Cannon Demonstration.
4 big bunch Of republicans headed by
Representatives Dwight Of New York
Earchfeld Of Pennsylvania. Burke OF
Pennsylvania and Tawney Of Minnesota.
formed a procession III the Speaker ;
lobby and. marching through the corr-
dors entered the chamber by tine center
aisle with Mr. Dwight bearing aloft the
Speakers picture hitched To a brand new
broom How the House did yen and the
galleries appia ud when this brigade 81
boomers halted in front Of Mr.. Cannon,
When the racket had died away Repre-
sentative cole lifted slightly over
trained but nrh""Wis" perfectly good
ha>So-tone voice. and delivered himself ot
a parody on Tramp Tramp. Tramp. the
BOYS Are Marchin- wa;rh linpcd along
illusly:
Here's !" dear oil / rs.c loc
Whom "" love. wnsrc'cr -:
Hes III" rhiet sn,i gallant l,.ticr II ~ all.
North r.. Ina >'''th and nj 1 "a, and ant ',eS'
We will sing aud rlt.r for The people know.
Chorus
The galleries We're packed 10 suffice az ION
and the corridors contained surginS
mass ended EuTin9 TO get look into t..c
chamber When the marchers struck mp
America everybody within the hall
stood up. Dixie threw the occupants ~
The galleries and the southern members
into frenzy. and l. was some moment ;
before j semblance OF order could be re-
stored
A Bryan Jubilation.
In the meantime, some rampant demo
crat had sallofed around The Capitol and
secured big picture OF William Jennings
Bryan. which, like the Speakers picture
was rushed into the chamber suspended
from q new broom. waving over the heads
Of a procession OF m nortN folk
The democrats shouted themselves
hoarse. An effort by Representative.
Houston o. Tennessee Ia r.Iiss. the uiCt ur,
higher than that uf the Speaker caused !,
mad rush nf the adhereutS OF the Speaker
and Mr. Bryan in tine endcaVar Ia rails.
the pictures 20 the gre test height pos
Sihje Representative Barchfeld beins :
taller than Mr. Houston GOT hold of the