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Show Congressmen Spend Last Moments of Strenuous Session In Singing Songs. Washington. Just ten minutes, officially, of-ficially, heforo tho hauds or tho big round clock In tho chambers of tho two houses of congress pointed to tho hour of midnight. 'Saturday, May 30, tho first session of tho Sixtieth con-gross con-gross camo to a closo. In th houso tho closing hours woro characterized by. singing of songs by republicans In honor of Spcnkor Cannon, and by Democrats in tho Interest of W. J. Ilrynn. Tho excitement, which wns great nt tlmoB, frequently subsided, nnd tho session closed with good fellowship fel-lowship among tho mombers. Tho senate wns extremely qulot during tho closing hours, held together to-gether only by tho necessity of remaining re-maining in session for tho engrossing engross-ing nnd signing of bills. Tho last days or tho senate will bo memorable on nccount or tho filibuster filibus-ter or Messrs. Ia Follotto, Stono and Coro. on tho currency bill by tho ro-markablo ro-markablo interpretation or tho rules which go far to establish a cloturo In :i body notoworthy for freedom or debate, and by tho final passage ot tho curroncy hill. Prosldont ltoose-volt ltoose-volt nnd soveral or Ills cabinet wqro nt tho capltol during tlio ovonlng. |