The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-03-15
Twenty.FOurth gress.
second Session.
From the Providence Herald.
SENATE-Friday, March 3.


business, of various descriptions. ss-az:.,,-
The Senate insisted on its amendment to
The Fortification Bill, striking out the see
ton for the distribution Of the Surplus Rev
enue remaining on the lst of January. 1888.
A Committee of conference was appointed,
which, after having conferred on the sub
jec, with committee from the House, re-
ported that they could not agree.
A long discussion ensued, when the qucs-
tion was put, and the Senate adhered to
their amendment-Ayes 27-Noes 23.
The Bill is therefore lost.
Mess. Blair & Rives were elected Prin-
tcrs to the Senate.
Some Executive business was transacted
with closed doors.
Mr.. Wsbster in the Char-the thanks OF
the Senate were unanimously voted to Hon.
w. r. King. for his faithful and dignifsd
discharge of the duties of the Chair as Pres.
pro. fem. aud the customary messages hav-
ing been interchanged with the President of
the U. States, and the House of Represen-
tatives, the Senate adjourned at one o'clock
A. M. Saturday.1
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
! A report was presented from the Com
uittee on Foreign Relations, relative to
claims for French spoilatons prior to the
year 1900 A list Of Memorialists Sc. was
ordered to be printed.
Mr. Wise, from the committee to inves-
tigate the condition of the administration,
presented majority, and minority report
which were laid on the table, and ordered
to be printed.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation
Bill was taken up, and the amendments of
the Senate concurred in.
The House insisted on its disagreement
with the Senate's amendment to the Forti-
fication Bill.
The Harbor Bill was brought up, the
amendments of the Senate discussed, and
the bill laid aside.
The Judiciary Bill was taken up and pas
sed. as amended in the Senate.
| The House concurred in the amendments
of the Senate to the "Old Harbor Bill -
Also, the Senate's amendments to the Cum
belland Road Bill.
The Bill from the Senate, making ap
preparations for Light Houses, Light Boats
Buoys, &c. was taken up, and after several
unsuccessful attempts to amend, laid aside /;
but was afterwards taken up and passed.
An hour was wasted at this time, in
struggles for priority of business.
The following Senate bills were acted on
in Committee of the Whole and were sub
seausntly read third time, and passed by
the House.
g An act in addition to the act to promote
the progress Of science and the useful arts,
passed July 4th, 1886.
An act to regulate the Office of Commis-
sioner of Pensions.
an act amendatory Of the act granting
nepsions TO widows and orphans, whose
husband. and fathers have died OF wounds
received in the military service of U. States.
The House went III committee OF the
wholegon certain private S'lls, when, tne
hour of midnight having eiapscd, mr' "
johnson submitted a motion that ihe com-
mittee rise aud report that fact to the House.
This motion was rejected; but owing to
the tumultuous uproar in the House, no
business could be transacted, and at half
past IL o'clock the usual resolutions were
adopted to notify the Senate by commit
tee appointed for that purpose, that the
House was ready to adjourn; and a similar
resolution was adopted providing that a joint
committee of the two Houses should wait on
the President of the United States, and in
form him that unless he had some further
communication to make, the two houses,
were ready to adjourn.
The number Of bills yet remaining for
the President to sign was very considerable,
and, for an houl md half, the House re.
mained, SO far asits corporate capacity was
concerned, in a state of suspended anima-
tion-beIonging neither to the living nor the
dcad-and without the power to act in any
shape or form.-Mr. Hawes, of Kentucky,
as means Of willing away the dull mo-
ton Of the hour, asked leave to make a
speech to the members Of the House but
unfortunately, he could not be allowed to
proceed.
The Speaker put the question, and the
House, by suppressed affirmative vote,
agreed to the motion.
Upon which the Speaker rose and deliv-
cred his valedictory, at the termination OF
which he was greeted with vehement and
loud demonstrations of applause.
And, the tale being told, at half past two
o'clock, A. NJ. on Saturday the fourth day
of March, 1887, the twenty fourth Congress
of the United States was numbered with the
dead.
At2o'clock, Mr.. Smith, Chairman Of the
Committee on the part Of the House return
, ed and reported that the JOINT committee
{ had waited on the President OF the United
States in performance Of the duty assigned
, TO them and that the President had return
, ed for answer tina, he had no further COM
rounicatlon 10 make to either House, except
!, to express at the close Of his official con-
7 nexion with the Members Of tins Congress
r his sincerest aspirations for their prosperity
ia this life, and for their eternal happiness
in the life which was to come.
Mr.. Patton, Of Virginia, IN subdueo
and scarcely audible voice, moved that this