The Washington times., 1911-03-04
Turmoil Is Later Turned
Into a Love
Feast.
TRIBUTE TO CANNON
FROM CHAMP CLARK
Retiring Speaker Thanks His Col
leagues and All Sing "Auld
Lang Syne."
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in their calmer moments. The man who
is ordinarily just will become tempor-
arily unjust and the man who is usually
courteous may for time be discour-
teouS.
The minority has nothing to retract
from the attitude it has taken, but this
ought to pass. While we may fight
vigorously at times, the men in this
BODY are the most generous on earth.
have never made the aisle which sep
arates me from the other side the de-
markation of my friendships. We can
now but wish the retiring Speaker Of
this body peace, plenty, prosperity, hap
plness, and length of days
Unanimously Adopted.
The House, by a rising unanimous
vote, adopted Mr.. Clark s resolution.
and Representative Clark and Mr.. Mann
were appointed a committee to escort
the venerable Speaker to the chair
Within a few moments Joseph G. Can
non walked arm-in-arm down the aisle
with the man who is to succeed him.
Every member of the House, regard
less of party affiliations and of the
stormy days which lay but an hour in
the past, arose. and while handkerChiefs
waved and lusty cheers aScended to the
galleries and were Joined there. Mr..
Cannon ascended to the Speakers table
and stood mutely for moment, while
he received an ovation that must have
warmed his heart.
Speaker Cannon'S Farewell.
He declared that the House be in re-
cess for fifteen minutes and after Mr..
Clark had introduced him as the second
man to serve eight years as Speaker of
the House, and as the only man to
serve thirty-six years in the House, Mr..
Cannon held ID his hand for silence,
and began his farewell.
He reviewed his long services in the
body and recounted the friendships and
associations that he valued. Then he
continued:
81 leave this place not with regret. 1
have performed the duties of this C;ace
according to my best judgment, after
the rules of the House. l lay down the
Speakership with malice in my heart
toward no colleague, and toward no
member with whom l have served in
my long term here. The Speaker-tO-be
has made reference TO the fact that my
departure is final. as the presiding
officer of the House of Representatives
At my age, almost seventy-fve years,
cannot, in truth occupy this great place
again, and / would not if could.
Il am so fond of my good friend from
Missouri that | can serve under his
gentle rule as a plain member Of the
House.
The House Adjourned.
And now nothing remains for me to
say than to wish every one of you, my
friends, health. strength, courage, and
happiness. And now, having said the
last word as Speaker of the House,
having signed the last bill, having Sus-
tanned or Over-ruIed the last point of
order, aud having held the gavel in my
hand for the last time, ! declare the
SiXtv-first Congress adjourned without
day"
'I,ba CDao lyar'C ,-oicn uraverpd hit Is
he uttered the last words. and stepped
down from the daiS which he had
graCed for four terms. moment later
he was surrounded by the veterans who
singing America" and Aud Lang
Syne." and the last gOOd-byes to those
who retired to private life were said.
Contrast in Scenes.
These affecting scenes were in direct
contrast to the ones that had preceded
then, but a few moments before, when
the scrgcant-at-arms haG stalked about
the House floor trying TO quell the dis
trbancc that for a time indicated that
the House would end in discord. instead
OF peace.
Tor two hours Representative Fitz-
gerald had led a filibuster against the
tariff bOarI bill. which terminated in the
utmost confusion when the general de-
fcienc,. bill was brought in for final .
adoption ahead of n roll call which Mr..
FitzCerald had demanded.
Democrats swarmed about the center
Of the House demanding recognition and
refusing tC he seated. The Speaker was
rIphra ided for hiTh-handCd tactics; the
Repuhlicans were iccred at because OF
the gag rule. which they attempted to
enforce: five roll calls were had upon
points of order and motions to recon-
init or refuse to consider the bill.
For ten minutes nandemonium reiSned, |
and the Sergeant-at-arms fought hcaT- ,
ilv to maintain order.
Finally, Mr.. Payne. Seeing that the
tariff board hill was doomed, through I,
the Democratic flibuster, withdrew his
resolution. and the House quieted down !
and agreed 10 the conference report and
the remaining appropriation bills, all CT
which were passed bv both houses, /
feat deemed impossible twenty-four |
hours ago.