Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-16

ment of its organization, one Gf its mos
beloved and honorable mem Ders hac
been stricken down with disesse, and
was still failing in health, cntil the
house was led to believe that his end
was very near. He Banks1 bad been
handed by q member CT the mouse Cox
q telegram received by that gentleman
from the absent speaker, dated a quarter
before six o'clock this afternoon, which
he read, as follows:
"My condition is very critical. Nc
change since morning. NJ. G. KERR
Hs was sure that it would be the unani-
NOUS desire Of all the members from oil
section of the country, that the housa
should express to its absent speaker iLs
confidence in his high integrity. Is ad-
miration for his SCI vices !, md its hope foT
q restoration of his healIh. He the.e-
fore offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the house OF represen'
tatives, at the moment OF closing its
present session, tenders Hon. III. Z.
Kar, its beloved presiding officer, Its
unanimous expression of the heartfelt
sympathy OF its members in his affiic-
ton, and hope that the recovery OF bis
health may soon give to his country the
benefit Of his counsel and example.
The resolution was declared unani-
mousIy adopted by Speaker pro tenn,
Sayler. A copy of the resolution was
ordered to be telegrsphed to Mr.. Kerr.
On motion of Mr.. Crounse a bill pro-
viding for the sale of portion OF the
reservation of the confederated Otoe and
Missouri Indians and Sac and Fox In
dians, in the States of Kansas and Ne.
braska, was taken up and passed by a
two-thlrds vote over the Presidents
veto.
The speaker announced as members
OF the joint committee on Chinese i'm
migration, Piper, Bsebe and Wilson, Of
Iowa.
At seven o'clock q message was re-
celved frc m the senate announcing that
the senate had passed q resolution ftr
the final adjournment Of congress at
Eslf-past seven o'clock this evening,
and on motion of Mr.. Morrison the res.
olution was adopted
Mr.. Page [Cal. rising to privileged
question, said: "In the appointment OF
the committee which has just been
made, the gentlem al from Nevada Mr..
Woodburn] and myself have not Dsen
consulted"
Here the speaker said that il was not
a privileged matter.
Mr. Page per, listed, however, in spite
Of the speakers continued calls to order
and hammering with the gsvel, II is
peculiarly unfortunate, he said, that the
gentleman from Iowa Mr.. KassonI had
made his speech yesterday, which Is the
cause OF his being forced off that COM
mittee, sitter the speaker had promised
the gentleman from Nevada and him.
aalf that no Mr Il KpsaNp1 ahOr1Ij ba
pointed.
4 large number of members Joined
the speaker in demanding Page to come
to order, and so great YVES the uproar
and confusion that the sergeant-at arms
seized the huge silver mace of his off ;e
and stalked aboutin the most disorderIy
section OF the hail, In the meantime
Page and Lane [Oreg0n], who had been
one OF the most demoneIrative members
in calling Page to order, got into
wordy alteration Oh their own account,
Lane insisting thst Pages remarks were
an insult to the speaker.
A committee of three were appointed
to wait on the President and announce
that both houses were ready to adjourn
sine die.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment OF Messrs. ellison, Bland and Will
lard Mich On the the committee OF
silver coinage; also, the appointment Ot
Mr. Hendee VT on the committee TO
frame government for the District of
instead of Mr.. Willard
Mich, ], exeused.
Mr.. Wells reported that the commit
tee had waited on the President, and
had been informed that he had no fur
ther commune 2tioDs to mske 20 con-
gress.
Mr. G 3rfield Mr.. Clymer having taken
the chair] offered a resolution rendering
the thanks Of the house to Mr.. Sayler,
speaker pro tenn, for the impartiality,'
expediency nj ability with which he
has dL charged the trying and arduous
duties Of his Office during his present
term of servics.
Mr.. Blackburn asked Mr.. Garfield to
accept an amendment including tie
name of MIR. Cox.
Mr.. Garfield said he had no objection
If unanimous consent WAS given Tor
that purpr7e. No objection was made,
aud the name of Mr.. Cox was added to
that of Mt S&yler in the resolUti n, and
the resolution unanimously adopted.
The speaker pro tenn. then announced
that the hour for final adjournment had
arrived, sLd thanking the house for IFS
courtesy, the frs sc sion of the Forty
fourth congress stood adjourned. The
DISSOLUTION WIS followed by loud cheers,
and the membeis and officers imme-
diately engaged in taking leave Of each
other in most demonstrative manner.