Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-11
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
(Specla, to The Bullctin,)

Washington is like a deserted city |
When congress adjourned senator's |
and members packed Their kits in the !
shortest possible time and rushed |
home for whatever breathing spell
| there will be between now and the !
calling of an extra session by the !
president. No one knows when that
will be but leaders of both political
pan ties are urging an carly session
with April as the approximate date!
| kut the president who holds the sit
uation in his hand remains silent.
Congressman Gillett who is to be
speaker of TIE next house. has stat
ed that in his opinion the session
Should be called as so N as possible
in order to give proper consideration
TO the great measures Which must be
passed before the end of the fiscal
Year. June 30th. "Facteries are halt
ing because OF the uncertainty of fu-
tiIre conditions, while the shelves of
The nation, as of other countries, are
empty. Labor conditions are unset
ted and it should be the first duty
OF congress to adjust conditions to
! meet the needs of the reconstruction
Period said he this week. The talk
On the leagua of nations continued up
permost AMI true Anoricanism"
seems to he the slogan OF the advocates
. OF modified league.
Reference to true Amercanism re-
calls to ones mind the closing scenes
which marked the end of the 65th
congress. No congress- ever adjourned
iurder such dramatic conditions. The
senate md the president were at log
gerheads. The senate had been 26
! hours in continuous session. but stood
Z its ground unhinchinglv IN the pres
$ dents room nj the capitci not fifty feet
from the senate chamber sat the pres
6 ident with Nh. Tumulty ard several
members of the cabinet. The presi-
: lonts face was stern ana SET with I'M
relentless determination 10 force
4 through the pending hills It was a
= f'yht TO the finish. but The senate won.
n ME president care un to sign bills at
n the last moment, Nit thern was moth
! inc doing Ii that line so he found
. himself with i've hours 10 kill time be
: Fpie going N his train ON 'he feturn
" I! N 10 Fraace. and changed his plans
: ard retnrnei to the While House for
. luncheon. ut win spoil his luck to
p torn back whispered one Old door
* keeper.
81 So tense Mas the situation that
IS democratic leaders foreweEt the I'm =
!, usual forrna'.ty eff notifying the pres
iGeHt that congress was ready TO ad-
iourn aad asking if III had furthe'
/
Q Was no tine fer ipdiscree- quest ions
/ Abe reply to which might rot ,ooll wei
d in official ra"ords. So She vice pres
i iiienJ raped the senate IL order ant
h adiourned il while the president, foi
IS TIE first time in history, WAS not Of
"A ficially notified of the fact. TIL
" temper of tie president ard of con
=. gress is pretty we'll shown b. the fac
81 t;,at the lass act OF the president be
O ! fCtr 20
d statement AGAINST tA3se senator
who opposed him: the last act of tn
senate vas 30 nreveng by & point @
IA order. tie introduction % a resolution
- by Hamilton ! evils wishing the pFesi
te cfnt q happy Journey. AMI lie success
~ ful accomplishment Of lis purpose.
= But between the senators personal
10 ~ tie best of feelin~ prevailed and III
~ senate adjourned With demonstration
IS Of great cordially and good win.
Of Over in the house the closing seen
G va. entirely different. 1t was rnarlle
BY a wonderful outhurst Of music TIL
u Marine band in full uniform and nc
OF 2 chorus Of rot less than . coo voice
ar rlaved and sang the e4fgoins of til
no 6"lh congress. Snarcrlv had II
TO speakers gavel fallen and congress ha
m been declare adjourned han a plan
WAS 1ClieG t'lF'h tnG NlS fE6nlDeG. an
- the Marine band was seated around II
great circle ~ front of the speaker
ce doak, Then song leader rom Cam
Neigs. wearing oversee servie
10 stripes. jumped onto the speaker
en- desk and shouted: "Well e.egin wit
its America AMI end with Tire Sta
,n STangled Banner. and between thel
"a veil sing all the songs everybod
gu knows" And they did Eorthernel
in t.s I.
Ell Marching THROUGH Georgia. Every
ny thing from Ny Old Kentucky HON
to Old BLACK Joe. Long. / onr Trail ar
elv Hail. Hail, the Gangs All Here, carr
ed III for their share of applause. viii
Il. Donovan of New York, and Ciallivan
-. Massa chusetts won high ilonors
VI soioists in The Wearin., of the Gree
" 20G0 voices joining Justify in II
On. chorus. Then Uncle Joe Cannon,
he years old. called for "God 30 With I
,rk Till We Meet Again. ana the gre;
We throng sung 1t in a Way that left fe
CIV drv eyes. Uncle Joe may have the rel
- vtation of being rare old sport al
~ a tryant in politics. but there are tim
-ie WREN he goes back to the owing men
as Org of his Quaker mother. and tn
My was one of them. Far ur in the ga
ind Levy a woman waved q big silk Anne
tde lean flag.
me Among the side lights may be me-
me tened that Champ Clark and Flo
the leader Mann, who are stepping dov
and out of inc two highesr house p
sitions, warbled just as cheerfully
though they had again neeu select
thu for leadership that the old time mel
- dies brought hack to many congress
Ai'- men memories of the little old 7
school house or the 1uItahyS of chill
UNI hood-that when the Marseilais W
ing sing most folks hummed 'laiIaUmU
Umtiddy'' till they reached the c
is max, then March On, March o
,yer came out in full force; and it W
somewhat the same in the second a
third verses of America pretty lal
ucn in spots as to the words but nothi
es- lacking in spirit.
Taken all n ally it was the most
spring patriotic demonstration ey
hat seen in the halls of congress. and
To though the audience had Leen in &C
OF tinuous attendance since daybre
ard the members had 'ee0 on d.
,or+ without rest or sleep fo- 2G consee
,.ad tive hours, the demonstration cont
~ Led in full sweep from y o'clock Mt
ell to $50. which is pretty conclusive e
oence of the splendid spirit of &c
less fellowship and Jealous Americani
in which inspired it.
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