The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-16
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Sine Die Adjournment Of tho Forty.
Fourth Congress.

Sine Die Adjournment OF tho Forty.
Fourth Congress.
Resolutions of Thanks 10 the PRESIDING
Officers of the House and Senate -
Speaker Kerr'S Death Expected
at Any Moment
WASHINGTON, August l5.-The Mon
day night session OF the House CON
tinued till six o'clock this morning,
the most Of the time after midnight
being taken up in dlatory action and
manoeuvres to prevent Mr., Cox re-
Stunning his speech in reply to Mr.. Kas-
son. Al last, about five o'clock In the
morning, truce was effected between
the opposing forces and an opportunity
afforded to both Messrs Cox N Il Kas-
son to make due apology to the House
and each other for the exhibition of
any angry passion or their violation Of
any parliamentary decorum that
either might be guilty OF. After that
MIR. Hewitt took the floor, and in
speech, which was frequently APP
plauded by his own side of the house,
defended Governor Tiden from the
assaults made on him by Mr.. Kasson,
and eulogi2ed him as n worthy stan.
dard bearer ofthe National Democracy,
Senate: The committee on print.
ing and on public buildings and
grounds were authorized to sit during
recess. The Senate then proceeded to
consider the House bills granting pen
sions to various persons and large
number were passt d; but before acting
upon all on the calendar motion for
an executive session was made by Mr..
Anthony, which was agreed to, and at
1880 the galleries were cleared and the
doors closed.
The Senate resumed open session at
two O'Clock and Mr.. Window moved
to take up the House resolution provid-
ing for the final adjournment of Con-
gress and amend the same 80 IA to nd
journ finally at three o'clock this af-
ternoon. Several Senators objected
and the motion was withdrawn.
Window called up the house Joint
resolution providing for final adj
journment, and moved to amend it 80
that the two houses of Congress should
adjourn at 7:30 this afternoon. The
amendment was agreed to, and the
resolution as amended was adopted.
Mr.. Window anu Mr.. McCrery were
appointed committee to join with II
committee of the house to wait upon
the President and notify him that
Congress was ready to adjourn.
The Senate then, at 6;45 p. M, took
recess until 7:l5.
Upon re.assemhling Mr.. Window,
from the committee appointed to wait
upon the President, reported that they
had discharged that duty aud the
President informed them that he had
no further communications to make
to Congress.
Mr.. McCreary reported resolution
returning the thanks of the Senate to
the President pro tenn, Hon. Thomas
w. Terry, for the dignity, justice and
impartiality with which he had pre-
sided over the deliberations of the
Senate. Which was agreed to by
unanimous vote. AT 1880 p. NJ. the
hammer OF the presiding officer fell,
and Mr.. Terry, after returning thanks
to the Senate said: ~ pronounce the
first regular session of the Senate OF
the Forty-fourth Congress adjourned
without day." applause on the floor
and in the gslleries.)
The House then took a recess for
half an hour awaiting message from
the Senate fixing the hour of final adj
journment.
After recess, Mr.. Benning made q
conference report on the bill to in
crease the cavalry force for service in
the Sioux war. He said the House re-
cedes from its proposition to authorize
the raising of five thousand volunteers
and accepts the proposition to increase
the regular cavalry force operating
against the Sioux, by two thousand
five hundred men. The report was
agreed upon-yeas l07, nays 80.
Mr.. Banks rose, and after congratu-
lating the House on the good fortune
which had attended it throughout the
long and laborious session, and on the
degree of health and happiness which
had accompanied II, said that the
House could not forget that at the very
moment Of its organization one OF its
most beloved and honorable members
had been stricken down with disease,
and was still failing In health, until
the House was led to believe his end
was very near. He was sure 1t would
be the unanimous desire of all men,
bers, of all sections OF the country,
that the House should express to its
absent Speaker its confidence in his
high integrity, its admiration for his
services, and its hope for restoration
Of his health. He therefore offered