The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-05

the speakers table, and a large number of
important bills were disposed of.
| Mr.. Maynard of Tennessee, at 6 a. M,
made conference report on the legislative
appropriation bill which was agreed to.
The house again went to business on the
speakers table, and all bills on the printed
calendar were disposed Of Among others
the bill providing for twenty cent silver
coinage was passed.
Mr.. Garfield of Ohio, from the commit
mittee on appropriations reported back
the senate amendments to the deficiency
| bill, number of which were again nom
concurred in, and the disagreeing votes
again sent TO the conference committee.
Mr. Gunckel of Ohio then desired to pre-
sent the conference report Oh the bounty
bill, but as an antagonistc movement the
house at s a. IN. took recess until 0:3O
o'clock.
AT the end of the recess at $50 o'clock
the house reassembled.
Mr.. Gunckel of Ohio, from the confer
ence committee on the bounty bill, made a
report concurring in the senate amend.
ments. Agreed to-ycas 159, nays Al.
Mr. Sawyer of Wisconsin, from the CON
ference committee on the river and harbor
bill, made report, which was agreed to.
He stated that the aggregate of the bill was
$6,300,0O0.
Mr. Cox of New York protested against
the passage of the appropriation bills under
suspension Of the rules, as the river and
harbor bill was originally passed, and said
that if ever he had a hand in legislation
hereafterEno appropriation bill should 20
through in that way.
Mr.. Maynard-As the gentleman is
candidate for the speakership, suppose
that is to be taken as his declaration of
principles.
Mr.. Cox-The gentleman can retire to
his mountains and we will take care of
legislation, or he may return to CONSTANT
nople where he is going. Laughter.
On motion of Mr.. Lawrence of Ohio, the
senate amendments to the southern claims
Dill, were COncurred in.
Various matters of minor interest came
in under unanimous consent.
Mr.. Garfield Of Ohio, from the confer
ence committee on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, made report
SPEAKER BLAINEs CLOSING ADDRESS.
Gentlemen-I close with this hour Six
years service as speaker of the house of
representatives, a period surpassed in length
by but two of my predecessors, and equaIed
by only others. Rapid mutations of per-
sonal and political fortune in this country
have limited a great majority of those who
have occupied this chair to shorter terms
of office. 1t would be against insensiblity
to powers and responsibilities of life not
to be deeply touched by so
signal IL mark of public esteem
as that which have thrice received at the
hands of my political associates, desire,
at this last moment, to renew to them, one
and all, my thanks and my gratitude. To
those from whom differ in my political
relationship minority of this house,
tender my acknowledgment for the gener-
Gus courtesy with which they have treated
me. BY one of those sudden and decisive
changes which distinguish popular in
situations, and which conspicuously
mark free people, that minor
ity is transformed in the ensu-
ing congress to the governing power
of the house. However, it might possibly
have been under other circumstances that
event necessarily renders these words
my farewell to the chair The speaker
ship of the American house Of representa-
tives is post Of honor, of dignity, of
power, of responsibility. Its duties are at
once complex and continuous. They are
formed in the broad light Of day under the
eye of the people, subject at all times to
the closest observation, and always at
tended with the sharpest criticism, and
think no other official is held to such in
slant and such rigid accountability. Par
liamentary meetings in their very nature
are pre-emptory. almost absolute in author
i,y and instantaneous in effect. They can
not always be enforced in such way as to
win applause or secure popularity, but l
am sure that no man of my party who is
worthy to fill this chair will eyer see a
dividing line between duty and policy
Thanking you once more, and thanking you
most cordially for the honorable testimonial
you have placed on record to my credit /
perform my only remaining duty in declar-
ing that the forly-third Congress had
reached its constitutional limit and that the
House of Representatives stands adjourned
without day.