National Republican., 1877-03-05

brcadened the ideas Of the country and exempll-
ned with the truth that in great crises American
citizens ii lie Republic The nation has hI IikeWiso
undergone new baptism ofpatrlotism, and Its
rcPrCtentati7es taTe illustrated the highest
occasion rot only assured the existence Of the
Government but revealed the uupureha sable in
dependence OF the American citizen. Tho
method Of this solution Of athreatening Presl.
DENTAL event was the suggestion Of no individual
opinion, but the resultant concessions
ss Ssae ia the SSim Of T
The wisdom Of OpponeSis, but upon the integrity
OF all the tranquil result invokes natural
praise. Tnat party ardor, inten'ihed BY the
which Presidential candidate was to bo declared
chctcn, and this unsertalnty alternating
between candidates daily for months, should
e e less strange than wonderful
that freedom from % %aerimony and renewal 81 cor.
contest. Verify, the statesman in this chamber
rises above the politician. The country will note
its life and Institutions. During the exiitng scs.
sion It would bo vain to hope that in tho admins.
sGn Of this Chair some 9f you Senators hayS
be, to except to rulings. Your generosity,
however, has only been equal to your cordialily
ever the claim may have swerved, 1t has been
solely the error OF misniOrmed Judgment upho.d
By a purity Of motive and impartsli;y Of pur-
tors, the closing moment brings me to the painful
reelection Of our separation. The changes Incl.
number. Though NO gain new as We lose old as
scciates, the breach comes not without Pang-
R'p0n,so laS0rSs o'SSsps Sa,ss: and ''si ,si;
% ssesmeas S1osi sis tSs eora. wouad sPaand our
Senate, our highest hopes and best wishes follow.
To those who are here to join Us, our salutations
Sdcinr while no, emitting the ofccrs Of the Sen.
knowledge, and sommending all to the care Of
Der unbroken during the session, l now pro
nounce the closing session Of tho AL1N.
Congress adjourned without day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
when the House met At eight O'Clock this
morning there were not more than twenty .fvo
members on the noor, and not more than half
dozen in the galleries.
But all the members present had business to
present, and they made q simultan neous rush for
tho SPEAKER's desk. The SPEAKER drove them
back, however, with the announcement that he
would not this morning recognize any man who
LEFT his seat to come to the desk. hoping thereby
to get speedier recognition.
number OF resolutions were reported AMI
passed to pay House employees out of the contin.
gent fund
Mr.. HOLMAN objected TO any business in the
House had better tako recess for half an hour.
This was opposed by the members who wanted
to avail themselves Of this last chance to get
their bills through.
Mr.. HOLMAN said that at this stagc OF the
session and on this day there was no Justification
for doing anything except absolutely necessary
legislative business.
As there was manifestly no quorum prescnt, and
unanimous consent could not be obtained, busi.
ness was for the time being at q stand-still.
After few minutes Mr. HOLMAN lett the
hall, and members siering the opportunity, rose
again to offer bills, but as each propos ton was
offered Mr.. EDEN IIl), stood In the way and
objected. After thus objecting several times, Mr..
EDEN said It was no use to offer bills, because Mr.
HOLMAN had gone to q conference and ho tEDKN)
had promised him he would object to everything
Tho SPEAKER said II that was the case there
was no use trying to offer bills, for nothing could
be done except by unanimous consent.
Mr.. BLACKBURN (ky.), suggested that per.
haps It would be we'll to get HoLMAN's gracious
permission to do some business in the House.
Mr.. BANNING inquired II It would not be In
order to send for HOLMAN and request him to re.
turn, SO that something might be attempted, at
least.
Mr.. STRAIT tMinn.), suggested . committee
to wait on HoLMAs to ask consent to proceed to
business.
Mr.. HOLMAN here again entered the hall.
Mr.. BLACKBURN said II he could get tho ear
Of the SPEAKER he would ask Mr. HOLMAN,
through him. II he might offer resolution.
Finding that no business could be done, the
House, at 500, took recess until $780,
When called to order again, hlr. COX was In
the Chair.
Mr.. BANKS tMass.), said that business was
pressing, he knew. and members were anxious to
get away from this heated political atmos sphere
to the more eongenial atmosphere of their homes.
But the House should pause to perform one duty,
which could be agreed upon with snanimity, and
that was to make their obligations and aeknowl.
edgments TO the SPEAKER Of the House. There
was no more arduous position under the Govern.
ment, and no one could appreciate Its difficulties
who had not at some time or other undertaken
them. In view OF the Just manner in which Mr..
Speaker RANDALL had presided, he hoped that
the resolution which he was about to offer would
be adopted unanimously.
He therefore offered . resolution that the
thanks OF the House be rendered to Speaker
RANDALL for the prompt, efficient and Impa artial
manner In whicn he has discharged the duties Of
his office during the second session Of the Forty.
fourth Congress.
Mr.. HOLMAN seconded the resolution. He
had been here for 4 number Of years, and had
| never known q more arduous session, or one In
which more exciting questions arose. In view Of
| the manner in which the duties Of the SPEAKER
had been performed, he thought that the resO
luton expressed more than such q resolution
would under ordinary circumstances.
Mr.. WILSON Uowa), said that the Older
| members Of the House had been heard FROM and
| as one of the younger members he desired to
endorse the resolution. Speaker RANDALL had
| been called upon TO rule in most extraordinary
cases. He regarded this session OF Congress a:
one Of the greatest parliamentary struggles o
the country, and when the heat OF passion died
| away all would be compelled to confess that the
SPEAKER's rulings were singularly correct and
| just.
The resolution was then adopted.
MIR. ATKINS (renn.), reported a further
disagreement on tho Army Appropriation bill
| He said that the committee had made no progress
whatever. They could not even agree on the
minor matter Of the reduction Of the salary Of the
General Of the army, or the more importan,
matter OF reduction Of the force, and the sec.
tion in relation to the empioyment.of troops iu
the States. The committee was utterly unable
to agree. On the latter section the Senate con
ferees were perfectly implacable. He for one
would not yield at all for fixing the army ut more
than %. 900 men, nor would he yield one ot Of the
section restricting the use of troops. II the
House wanted to yield they should say so, and
leave him OF ofa further conference. He was per
haps incredulous, but he was free to say that he
did not believe the rumors that were flying about