, 1875-03-05
WASHINGTON.
Final Adjournment Of the
Forty-third Con-
gress.
Scenes and Incidents At.
tending the Clos.
Ing Hours.
Passage of All the Necessa-
ry Appropriation
IsiIEY.
The Force Bill Receives Its
Quietus in the Senate.
Some Irregularity In Connection with
tho Passage Of thc
Bounty Bit,
The President Settles the Matter BY
Withholding His Sig
nature.
Rai1road-Re1ief Bills General.
~ Left in the Lurch.
Rule Regarding the New Tax on Whisky
and Tobacco.
The Gradual Decay and Final Downfall
Of the Lobby.
Marvellous Inpudente CT nIr.
Richard u. Irwin.
Barney Caulllc1d and Carter Harrison ut
School In Congress.
The Gradual Decay and Final Downfall
Of the Lobby.
Marvellous IInpudente CT nIr.
Richard Is. Irwin.
Barney Canlilc1d and Carter Harrison ut
School In Congress.


spsctat D!spafeh to 7h4 rnifddo Tribune.
WAsu1Soros, D. G., March 4.-Tho close OF
| tho Fosty-thiEd Congress wAB unmarked In the
House by apeclal incidents, aavo That which fol-
! lowed tho final address Of Speaker Blaine.
| When hia last words and tho hau1u,or foil, there
| was scene which tho oldest members OF Con-
greBs do not remember to lIava ever witnessed III
the hali Of tho Ilouse. Mombgrs-eiect, lat'ies,
and visiting strangers thronged the tioor, esory
| foot Of which wns occupied. As his speech con-
| cluded, tho immense audience on tho
floor and III the galleries manifosted tho great
Get enthusiasm, aud cheered until 1t seemed
aa II tho applause Would mover end.
Blaine himself, relinquishing hls gayel aud hia
chair, descended to the desk Of the reading
clerk. and was 80 moved by this spontaneous
manifestation Of n0n.parttsan approval that for
momcnt thin stsopg man bowed lis head to con-
coal hIs aKnotlooH. 1'as unprecedented demon
ssrsslon IN tho House %as ating climax to Mr..
men hare performed tho intricate and RESPONSE
be duties Of tho Speakerahip with equal aGilty
aud none with greater dignity and honor.
just prior 10 the adjournment the Maine
delegation in congress, had placed on
morocco jewe'sy-case containing presont from from
that delegation ~ an acknowledgement OF their
h!gh regard; The eaae contained ailsor gavel
An AMUSING INCIDENT
Of the closing minutes was ths d.apatcl Of mes
scnEera from tho uouhe to tho Scnato with tho
enrolled bills, io order thai thoy might receive
tho signatures Of tho yics-rrcsIdcnt md tho
President before tho Congress should end.
llouso pages as the biR wose hastily signed
and presented to tho House by tho Speaker,
would snatch them, ono by one dash through tho
crowd to tue 1nain aiBc. traverse tho length Of
tle Capitol and arrive oroathiesa at tho Senate
Chamber. Con. Ghipman, delegate iu Congrets.
ciosed his career BY acting III ths capacity. 4
hsll to Incorporate tho 1nlaud L soaboasd Coast
tng Company Of this pistrIct, which passed the
Bcnase last session. had received verbal ataoni-
ment In leRs than ten minutes before tho Con-
gress expired. The House concurred. In this
brlef space, the bill would become load docn-
nont or . law. Chapman previously enrolled
It With hEs own hand, lad It approved BY tho
Committee on Enroifed Dllls presented 1t
to tho 6ncaaer, aud snatchinR It with the
signature u1ldtaed. himself sau with tho bill to
tho salato and sayed 1t, 1t boing signed by tho
President as tho mnuta-llaud reached the hour
OF noon. This incident was
NOT WITHOUT IT'S Lesson
upon tho lio!taa. 1t showed, ~ tue most expc-
rienced legislators are agreed. that tho preseut
method OF enrolling bills and the Processes of
hnRl legislation are exceedingly imperfect and |
dangerous. The snrol!ipg-c!vfks Of Congress
f9s f,s 'ho lsat forty-eght hours hsyo sat At
food. engaged III ensmelipg upon Tho cun,bor.
somo parchment tho bills which becomn the bass |
OF tho laws OF tho land. Last year. a slip Of 4 |
ccHllHa III tnA narclll11nt enrolment coat tho !
Treasury millions Of dollars In tho slk ribbon
cases. Tha miracle IL that those corks, working
with almost huporhumhn energy In the closing
honrH. do not mako blundors Of tho graycht
character. IN all this haste, every j must be
dotted and crossed, And compared with tho
original bills. THIS II uono under the super
vision 0f = standing committee Of both Houses,
No one WHO should watch those processes
OF enrolment would fail TO discover
m opportunity for Intentional fraud. Tho |
pressure Of time iH too great for knaypry. Tic
danger is from the accidents Incident 10 laate
and fatigue.
QUICK WORK.
It was remarked by tho Oldest eurolltng clerks
that neyer III the history Of Congress have 80
many large bills been presented for enrolment
OF completed In 80 sllurt llule. Uotween
o'c|ock this morning Aul noou four of tho lalgest
Appropriation bills, ono of wlltch covered seven
ty pFinked rages, Wero enrolled.
fAo night aitor o'clock was mostly devoted
to btlls upon the Speakers tAb!e. Among them
Ess the famous bill for tho roIlcf Of cettau IRON
rxotx bill.