The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-26
CLOSING SCENES IN CONGRESS-
No MIRTH MAKING non SONGS
~ THE HOUSE.

long % he remembered In the House Of
Representatives there waa no mirth-
making nor songa nor rOllickmg among
the members on the hoor. such AZ has
hsretOf0re enlivened the last half hour
q . closing session. Instead the Rep
noaantatives departed from the hall Quistly
and apparently profoundly under the
pal cast upon the body earlier IN the
Ovenlng when the House paased a reaolu-
ton directing an Investigation OF grave
charges made against one Of lie members
by senator Gore Of Oklahoma IN the Sen
abo Yesterday.
Another unusual feature ~ ne cloainR
ueeSSon in the House was the failure N
present the usual resolution Of thanks
b the Speaker This bit az courtesy
has heretofore flowed from the minority
But this year no resolution Of thanka was
preNsnted and the knowing onea said
" Wa due h a desire % avoid presipi-
fading the issue Of -csnnoaism' and stiIl
further darkening the closing hours Of
the House.
Speaker Cannon made'a brief and f.
hcitous speech before dismissing the
memDere. ne 1Aid:
Tie Chair desires In the remainlnR min
utica before II O'clock 10 say that The second
eesaion Of the sixty-irut COnarras IA about
% end II has been an lmportani session
and 81 times q strenuous one.
Virile men. earnest and positive. acting
n representative capacity. sometimes IN
debate or otherwise may cay thai which
the conditions were deterrent they would
Dot say. But after sharp cOhfestA when
the sober second thought CONES. broad
msn do not hold their colleagues responsible
n under the infiuenoe Of passion OF other
wiss they have uttered words In debate which
they would not utter IN cooler moments.
A. this session OF Congress Is shout to
cioss and a. We pass from Washington 10
cur homes. AZ one member % the House
and a. speaker Of the House I shall 60
pattina behind me without malice the
contests through which the HouAe has
passed. ! have nothing 10 apologize for
a. q member Of the House OF ~ speaker
I presume each msmber can say the same
Ths Chair wishes each member OF the
hosss health during the vacation and
hopes that Ne may meet on the arst Monday
of December next In full health. looking
forward 10 perform the DATES that remain
for the SiNty-hrst Congress before n ex-
pires under the Law
On The Senate side of the Capitol the
sosnes attending the getting away were
more ordinary But there also the sohsr-
ing eject Of the attempted bribery scandal
was plainly In evidence.
President Taft accompanied by his
secretary. Charles D. Norton. and seveFsl
msmbefs of his Cabinet. came % the Capt.
81 IN hour hefOre the adjournment End
0gTpied the Presidents Room in the
senate wing. Secretary Knox wondered
on 70 the Aoor end renewed rcqiR intsncs
with his former code CUES. Secret y
Maovazgh fixed himself very comfort bly,
Ia dsnstor Fryes vlc-nt chrir immedi-
Itely in fr1nt q the vicN-Prssident's
desk end was "A interested LISTENER o.
TIE procRdings.
Very LITTLE business was transacted |
IN the Senate outside ~ that attending 7
the rasfago - the resolution aI inquiry /
concerning the Gore chsrees OUe brief |
executive session Wss held. a small hatch /
81 nominations came In from the Presi- !
dent. mostly nostnasters, and there we're /,
brisf rscesses % kill the time until n |
O'Clock. the hour set for adjournment. |
phould arrive. During these receases /
senator Depsw. In evening dress. stoni |
IN the main aisle entertaining his ooi. I
leagues with stories which helped son
what % brighten the sombre ending.
just before n O'Clock senator Shively l
Of Indiana submitted two resolutions I
One q these on behalf Of the minority |
conveyed the thanks % the Senate TO l
Senator Frye. president pro tempore
for the uniform courtesy and fairness
with which he had PRESIDED on occEsiOns /
when the Vice President has been absent
The other resolution was ADDRESSED 10 i
Vice. President Sherman AMI commended \
him for fairness and business IN Admins
tering the rules. To this resolution Vice
President Sherman responded az eDllOws
senators beG you 20 accept nv appre-
ehtive acknowledgements aud thanks for /
the seton YOU haye just taken. have /
strivsn 70 DISCHARGE my duties with cour- /
tesy and fairness am uncOn=oiOus n 4
pFefeFr1nR senators on ono side % this 4
chamber over those on the other have /
desired 10 accord 10 individual seniors ]
what SaG fairly their due The thought Z
uppermosi In my mind IL Of gratitude for /
the uniform and constant courtesy extended /
no both In and out Of the chamber BY mem /
bers 81 the senate.
cannot refrain from expressing my 4
bsllef. Senators that tho result 0f your
hbors during the session are Of vast con-
esauence and benefit 10 the American
people and believe that the public. with |
en- mdsrstandina and appreci alton n the
eject thereof. viii accord you full need
u praise
Death has noe taken from your number
durinG this session. Please God when We
meet IN December We may all be here and
With Us those Of whose abOrs and cOunssls
- have been deprived by sickness. re-
storpd TO health and vigor. occupying their
accustomed places
With the earnest wish that health and
pleasure he your constant company during
isa recess, I declare the senate adiourned
without dAy.
~The. tamsst adjournment in years
that Il the way the Old timers in the press
Eallsry and on the AbSr Of the House
charaeterized the WinduD % that body
tO-niGht. The speakers gEvel fell Rt
los O'Clock. just - the members were
aDDlauding the Speakers brief address
me scenes % enthusiasm and disOrster
that heretofore have marked the a.
tournament Of the House were lacking
Not a song Waa sung. not funny speech
was made and not q single member Of
the body showed up In the closing hours
mellow Or illuminated. There was the
usual a iOunment crowd on hand. made
uD Of members. Of families u members.
and Of people IN Washington who make
Il a point 10 attend the closing sessions
81 the HOuge In order - watch TIE fun
and frohc They saw nothing Of THIS sort
to-night