The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-17
Special 70 Baltimore Sun. |

special 70 Baltimore SUM-
WASHINGTON. August 15.-Both Houses
q; Congress adjourned sine die at 1:30 to-
night. The adjournment would have taken
,'lrr several hours earlier but for the delay
T. a-rrr upon the bill providing for the en-
r,,lirut ii additional troops for the service
AGAINST the Indians. While waiting for the
action Of the conference committee very
large number OF bills OF Il private character
,ytrr taken up and passed, and the Presi-
den. was kept busy in affiXing his signature.
In ,hn senate there was less confusion than
u..,al in the closing hours OF 4 session, but
there WAS the usual struggle among Sena-
Tors for precedence in getting up their
bills
When the President pro tenn declared the
>rnac adjourned sine die there was a clap
;u. ot hands and 4 general hurrah. The
y,iocin. was universal, and the desire OF
ali was 10 yet of rs soon as possible. and i'll
consequence OF this there was not much
Tin" lost in hand-Shakirg. The outgoing
trains tonight were all crowded to excess.
The adjournment seems to have brought 4
sense oi relief all around.
CONFUSION AND EXCITEMENT.
The House adjournment was attended
with some confusion and excitement,
yIhoucl il was not known until O'Clock
p, what hour the Senate would fix the ad-
iournntnt. The message from the Senate
wa, received with the most vociferous aI,-
rla,i>c. and was adopted without dissent
iuv voice. every one seeming to be anxious
10 get away. And yet in spite OF that ankle
f. there were ut least fifty members on the
floor yocitcrOu>ly calling for recognition in
the hope of gcttin" some pet measure
through in the dying moments OF the scs-
sion.
After the exciting session OF last night
and this morning the members early III to-
days session seemed TO be disposed to act
PEACEFUL" and quietly, and did not care to
indulge. seemingly. III anything OF bun
combc character. in order to put stop to
the wild measures that are so often brought
forward the House at one time took q recess
Inr half an hour. aS they were waiting only
ior the conference report on the bill TO IN
cTr;l>c the army for service on the frontier,
and did not care TO let any other measures
in. l!" Bland bill offered III opportunity
icr wasting an hour by tilibustcring, and ii
WAS eagerly accepted. There was no time,
however. when the opportunity presented
it>eIi tina, there were not scores OF members
on The floor Yelling at the Speaker for recog.
milton.
EXCITING SCENE.
one ~ the most exciting scenes attending
The adjournment occurred right after the
announcement OF the committee to invests
@ale the subject Of Chinese immigration
Nr. Pagr, OF California, tried to get the ut
ivnton OF the Speaker, and finally got re-
co.nltion 10y rising to question of privl
leyc, when he claimed that the committed
had been appointed contrary to arrangement
Tie WAS III once called to order, while thu
speaker hammered Justify with his gavel
but above the din Mr. Page could b'
heard saving that Mr.. Kasson had beer
lcl, OF because Of the speech hi
made last night attacking Mr.. Tilden
Mr. Lane. OF Oregon, rushed up to Mr.
Page, other members gathered around, ant
at one time it looked rs though there was t.
be free tight. The Speaker directed tn
Scrgcant-at-Arns 10 quell the disturbance
when that officer seized his mace and pa
radcd with it about the hall, ordering mem
brr> to their seats. 1t seems that when th
commission was authorized that the Pacifi
coast members. who are the most interested
agreed among themselves that the Demo
crc,s OF the delegation should select tn
Democratic members, and that Messrs
Woodburn and Page, the Republican mem
bers, should select the Republican membe
OF the committee. The latter had agreed
Upon Mr.. KaSson, and when Mr.. Wilson, o
Iowa, was named in his stead, Mr. Pag'
charged that Mr.. Kasson bad been rejected
hecau>e of his speech last night. Hence th'
excitement.
sAYLER AND cox.
For some time past it has been noticed
il!at there has been more or less feeling be
tween the friends OF Mr.. Cox and Dir. Say
yer. This evening it developed itself in /
way tiil was not altogether creditable tt
MT' SoXs friends. When the CUSTOMARY
resolution was offered compimenting Mr.
Sayicr Tor The manner in which he had pre-
sided, Mr.. Blackburn moved to add the
name OF NJ Cox TO the compliment, ant
alter some excitement it was done, and ever
ailer the adjournment some of Sayler's
friends felt sore over it. ...
SURPRISE. ...
he President, who, of all Presidents
mas oone ard said more things for which
'heft was no precedent in the official career
VI MS predecessors, treated the Senate to.
Gay 10 what was genuine surprise, even
coming from him. Early in the morning
he sent IN message vetoing bill proyid.
lns Tor the sale Of certain Indian lands in
hansas and Nebraska. An hour or two af-
forwards nc sent in another message asking
to"ithd:aw his veto, and that the bill be
returned to him for his signature. Senator's
stoou aghast at this extraordinary comml.
nicatlon
ne Republican senators did not give the
tDei!ocfa'ic t senators any time to comment,
ou' immediately several Of them in success
,ion G arose and said the request OF the Presi-
ueht must not DC entertained for one in
mI'lt. One senator said the President
tniSht RS well tear leaf out OF the statute
is n'ohs and suppose that would abrogate q
ID" as TO make such request, and another
marked d that the President could with a.
Iuts Inaeh propriety ask for the return OF bill
~, %HieL he had signed. 1t was determined
s. "S' 10 take no notice OF the second mes.
yeio ss oi the President, but the bill and the
,. NV nicssage were taken up and the bill
PASSED. oyer the veto,
"BLAIEE NAY - <oUsYgD.
or Af' Gorlam, the secretary Of the Senate,
""hced" Mr.. 4. T.. Blaine, the petition