sentences:  President Reyes, on December 12, 1904, received a letter from the Speaker of the House of Representative, Dionisio Arango, by which the President is informed that the House cannot carry on with its constitutional duties because of a permanent lack of quorum.Thus, President Reyes, under the authority granted to him by the Constitution, closed Congress.He convened a General Constitutional Assembly, integrated by members of both parties (conservative and liberal).