The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-16

The Speaker appointed Messrs. Clymer, Hum
ter and Willard House members of such COM
mission.
About o'clock, there being no other bust
ness before the House Mr.. Bands silver bill
was taken up.
The previous question having been moved by
Mr.. Bland, dilatory motions were resorted to
by the opponents of the measure to consume
the morning hour.
MIR. Banning made conference report o the
bill to increase the cavalry force for service in
the Sioux war, and proceeded to explain it,
The House receded from the proposition to
authorize the raising Of 5000 volunteer cavalry,
and accepted the proposition to increase the reg
olar area cavalry force operating against the Sioux
Banning, Miles and Thornburgh advocated
the report.
The conference report was agreed to.
=, Mr.; Banks arose, and after congratulating
the House on the good fortune which has at
tended 1t, the degree Of health and happiness
which had accompanied it during the present
long and laborious session, said the House could
not forget at the very moment of its adjourn
ment one of its most beloved and honorable
members had been stricken down with disease
and was still failing in health, and it was be-
lieved his end was near.
The following telegram, dated LAG p. m, had
been received:
'My condition is very critical, no change since
morning.
esigneD NJ. C. KERR"
Mr.. Banks offered the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives at
the moment of closing its present session tenders to
Hou. NJ c. Kerr, its beloved presiding officer, its
unanimous expression of the heartfelt sympathy of
It's members in his afction, and hope that the re-
eovery Of his health may give his country the
benefit of his council and his example.
The resolution was declared unanimously
adopted by the Speaker pIo TEN.
Bill providing for the sale of portion of the
of tbo a+oln
souri, Indians and the Sac aud Fox Indians in
Kansas and Nebraska, was passed by two.
thirds vote over the Presidents veto.
The Speaker announced the members of the
| joint comn'ittee on Chinese immigration.
At O'Clock a message was received from the
| Senate announcing that the Senate had passed
| a resolution for the final adjournment of Con-
| gress at 7.30 o'clock this evening, and on mo-
| ton OF Mr.. Morrison the resolution was adopt
| ed.
Mr.. Page of California, rising to a privileged
question, said that in the appointment of the
committee just made the gentleman from Ne
vada (Woodburn) and himself had not been
| consulted.
Here the Speaker said it was not privileged
matter.
Mr.. Page resisted, however, in spite of the
| Speakers calls to order ard hammering with
| his gavel
Much excitement ensued.
A committee was appointed to wait on the
/
ready to adjourn sine die.
The Speaker announced the appointment OF
| Messrs. Gibson of La, Bland of Mo, and
| Willard of Mich, on the commission on silver
coinage; also the appointment of Mr.. Hen dee
| of VT, on the committee to frame form OF
| government for the District of Columbia, in.
| stead of Mr.. Willard excused.
Mr.. Wells of Mo-, reported that the cammit
| tee had waited on the President and had been
informed that he had no further communication
| to make to Congress.
Mr.. Garfield (Clymer of Pa, having taker
the chair) offered a resolution rendering The
thanks of the House to Mr.. Saylor. Spe akel
pro tenn, for the impartiality, efficiency and
ability with which he had discharged the try
ing and arauous duties Of his Office during his
present term of service.
, The name Of Mr.. Cox was afterwards add ed
to that of Mr. Saylor in the resolution and t he
resolution was unanim Ously adopted.
The Speaker pro tenn. then announced thai
the hour for final adjournment having arrived
(thanking the House for its courtesy the fir 81
session OF the House of the Forty fourth Co
| gress was adjourned without day.
This authoritative dismissal was followed BIZ
cheers and members and officers were immedi
ately engaged in taking leave of each other in
the most demonstrative manner, and soon The
hall was deserted.