South Bend news-times., 1915-03-04
House Members Subscribe For
Painting of Majority Leader
to Hang in Ways and Means
Committee Room.
SENATE KEEPS GRIND
UP UNTIL FINAL HOUR
All Appropriation Bills Except
POStOffiCe and Indian Meas
ureS Are PaSSed-Mann Also
is Paid a Tribute.

WASHINGTON. March 4-The
siXty-third congress is at an end. The
senate adjourned sine die at 1904 to-
DAY after disposing Of all appropria-
ton bills except that for the postof-
flee department and after passing a
wide area of minor legislation In the
% final hours of its session.
The house adjourned at 1920 o.
clock following an unsuccessful at
tempt TO adopt the conference report
on the Indian appropriation bill, prior
10 this the house had passed a reSo-
luton continuing the Indian and post
office appropriation bills of last year
in anticipation of the failure of the
regular supply bill.
Besides the adoption of the cOntin-
uing resolutions for the postoffice and
Indian bills, tOday's work in the sen
ate was devoted to the Indian bill fill
ibuster on the part of Sen. Gronna of
North Dakota and the confirmation
both in open senate and in their exc
cutive session of a number of nomi-
nations.
Sen. Gallinger presented the usual
resolution of thanks TO the president.
Tribute to Underwood.
In the final hour Of the house ses-
sion today an affecting scene was
staged when Majority Leader Under
wood. who next session viii be a SEN
ator. officially said goodbye TO the
! house following a speech of tribute
male by Rep. A Mitchell Palmer of
Pennsylvania.
As Mr.. Underwood referred 10 his
long association with Speaker Champ
Clark. tears came TO the eyes of the
speaker and many of the members
present and Mr.. Clark received one
of the greatest ovations in his career.
The tribute TO Mr.. Underwood was
in the form of an announcement by
Rep. Palmer that through voluntary
subscription members of the house
had arranged to have painted by a
famous artist portrait of the retir-
ing majority leader TO hang in the
ways and means committee room.
This portrait, Mr.. Palmer said.
typifies the love, admiration and es-
TEEN in which Mr.. Underwood was
held on both sides of the house
The entire house membership
arose and cheered Underwood as he
began his speech in reply. After re-
viewing his association in the house
the good Will offering as he goes to
the senate. Rep. Underwood paid tri-
butte TO the ability and StateSmansh nip
of Minority Leader Mann.
Pays Mann Compliment.
Naturally, 1 hope" he said, that
my own party may remain IN power
for many years. but if the tide of
battle turns against us and the flag
OF the opposition party is unfurled' l
feel the distinguished services of Mr..
Mann will be recognized by his party
and country and that he will be called
upon 10 render even greater service
than he has rendered"
Then turning TO Speaker Clark, Mr..
Underwood said:
Il cannot leave without saying a
word 10 the speaker. You and I
came here together many years ago.
At times our political ambitions may
have crossed, but / am glad to say to
you and TO give public testimony that
in the service of 20 years together for
our party and country there has been
no moment that the utmost friendship
and brOtherly love has not existed be
tween US and j expect it to continue
TO the end. Your distinguished ser
vices need no monument. You have
already achieved your place I'm the
history of our government and there
is no man in the United States that
more proudly and willingly gives his
Acknowledgement and testimony To the
greatest speaker of the American
congress"
After the applause subsided the
customary resolution was adopted to
notify the president that the house
was ready 10 adjourn and Reps. In
derwOod, Fitzgerald, and Mann were
named as a notification committee.