Show LOSING CLOSING SCENE IN LOWER HOUSE Presents For Speaker Cannon and John ohn J Sharp Williams SOME PLEASANT SPEECHES RESUME OF THE APPROPRIATIONS APPROPRIATIONS APPROPRIATIONS MADE Was Washington bing ton March 4 The last re remaining remaining remaining hour of or the house of ot representatives representatives of the congress began a at 10 oclo this morning al although although although though it was still the th legislative day of or March 2 Wh When n Speaker Cannon body b dy to order few members were in their seats but soon after It took on the usual appearance of a ses session session sion slon sionA slonA A prolonged pro discussion sIon was as participated participated participated over mer the conference report on a abill abill abill bill prohibiting thesel of timber timberlands timberlands timberlands lands in lieu of lands in forest f rest reserves The report was agreed to which finally passed the bill Resume of Appropriations At 1040 the house took a re recess recess recess cess foil fon fo fifteen minutes At its con conclusion elusion Mr lIr Hemenway o of Indiana chairman of the committee on appropriations appropriations in accordance with custom gave a resume of appropriations made during the present congress The total permanent and annual ap appropriations approprIations appropriations he explained were ere T while hile the estimates for the next fiscal year were If there were no additional expenditures there would be a surplus at the close clos of the next fiscal year of It yow now looks clear beyond question guestion he said amid loud Republican applause that there will be he no deficit The usual committee of three was ap appointed appointed appointed pointed to join a similar committee of the tile senate to wait on the president and Inform him that the time house had com corn completed completed its business and was wa ready to adjourn The speaker appointed Paine of New York Hepburn of Iowa and DeArmond of Missouri Joint Caucus At 1110 a recess for tor twenty minutes was was taken Immediately thereafter Mr Paine announced there w ouId uld be a joint caucus Mr Hepburn mounting the rostrum said there were occasions when a mild mUd Republican like himself could be per permitted permitted permuted muted to preside over a Democratic caucus and when a distinguished dIst Dem Democrat Democrat Democrat could preside over a Republican Rep bli can caucus Mr Hay of or Virginia chairman of the regular Democratic cau caucus us then took the chair and in humorous vein said the I occasion was the most unique in the I political history of the country Present For the Speaker Sp aker A pleasing incident said to be with without without out precedent then followed Speaker Cannon was wa presented with a hand handsome handsome handsome some loving loing cup the tribute of affection affection tion and esteem of the members re regardless regardless regardless of party Paty The presentation speech was made maCe by Mr Bell of Illi 1111 Illinois Illinois nois and wis punctuated throughout with applause the members several times rising en masse mae and cheering He was followed by b Mr lIr Williams of Mississippi the minority leader who also delivered a most feeling and appropriate appropriate appropriate address Amid deafening applause Speaker Cannon rose pose to respond He spoke as follows A gift from front master to servant hum bum humbles bumbles humbles bles the recipient A gift from servant senant to master embarrasses the master A gift from equal to equal when wh n prompt prompted ed by Confidence and esteem is like unto apples of gold in pictures of sil nil silver siler ver er The Time men who compose the na national national national house of representatives with their warrant of attorney from a great treat people have no superiors They The are all equals I am proud that I am one of you I am more gratified to receive this gift than words can express I receive it as a token of your respect for me meas me meas meas as one of you This loving cup notwithstanding its magnificent proportions is not large enough to contain my thanks my con confidence confidence confidence in respect for and love of or you one and all Williams Remembered When the enthusiasm had subsided Mr MrS Ir Clark of Missouri produced a sec see second second ond demonstration by presenting John Sharp Williams of Mississippi the mi ml minority I leader a loving cup the gift of his Democratic colleagues When Mr Williams rose to respond he was accorded ac the same spontaneous and anti general applause given ghen to the speaker He said in lit part partI I 1 have been touched touche by of my friend from Missouri My lIy col colleagues colleagueS colleagues leagues I have felt teU at times dines the t burden or of apprehended even approaching fail failure failure failure ure in attending to the duties which you have laid on me I will therefore only say sa now that at it t affords me and will afford me rue hereafter unceasing pleasure to know that you ou are er ar pleased to say that I have measurably well succeeded su It affords me the same saine degree de degree gree of or pleasure sure to know that you are ar pleased pl sed to say or that you are pleased to applaud the gentleman from Mis Missouri Missour sour when he be said that in whatever I might have succeeded or failed tailed I had tried to do my m work and hid h d succeed succeeded ed thus far at any rate In indulging in inno inno inno no sort of enmity no sort of ot animosity and no sort of malice Some Appointments The ouse oure then resumed its session and the speaker recommended the fol following following lowing Dg appointments Visitors to the th Military Academy Gardner of or Michi Michigan Michigan Michigan gan Esch Each of Wisconsin Slayden of Texas I Visitors to the Naval Academy Vree Vreeland land of New Now York Brandegee of Con Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Jones of Virginia Temporary Committee on Accounts Cassell c Cass n li of Pennsylvania Hughes of Vest West Virginia Bartlett of Georgia Commission to Examine E Into the Public Printing C B Landis of Indi Indiana IndIana ana Perkins of ot New Newt York Tork Griggs of Georgia v Committee to Attend the Opening Ex Exercises E Exercises of the Lewis and Clark Exposi Exposition Ex tion Tawney of Minnesota Bartlett Bart t of Georgia Georga Sherman Sheran She nan or of or New ew York Tork Hem Hemenway He Hemenway enway of Indiana Indian Hamlin amlin of Missouri Misouri LIttauer of New York Tork York Boutell Boutel of or Illi 1111 Illinois nois Babcock of Wisconsin MeAn McAndrews McAndrews drews drown of Illinois Rodenberg of or Illinois Sibley Sible of Pennsylvania PennsylvanIa L of New Ne Jersey Henry Henr of Texas Legare Le Ide gare are of South Carolina Caroln and an Small Smal of South Sout Carolina Resolution of Thanks It I was wa exactly ten minutes to 12 when in response to a a suggestion suggs tion ton from Mr lIr Williams Speaker Can Cannon Ca Cannon non surrendered the gavel to James Jame D DRichardson DRichardson DRichardson Richardson of Tennessee during the reading of or the customary resolutions of thanks thank to the he speaker speer of the house The resolution was adopted with wih a arousing arousing I rousing r cheer The Te speaker then re resumed resume resumed sume his seat set and bade farewell to the members in a brief and ad affecting speech The he committee appointed to walt wait wal on I the president reported that they the had performed that duty and the president had no further communication to trans transmit transmit mit mi and then on o motion moton of Mr Paine of New York Tork at 1155 a m adjourned sine die 4 |