Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-05
The End Ofthc Eorfy-FourthC on.rex,

BOTH Houses adjourned sine die, az n,on
yesterday, after getting through with all tho
pending business of importance cxcept tho
Army Appropriation bill and the River and
Harbor appropriation bill, both of which Were
left over on dlsagrceagl0g votes that could not
be reoonciled. 10 the Senate On SATURDAY. ,bo
majority refused to concur with the Housa IN
the reduction Of the Presidents salary to s95.
600, and after several conferences had been
held the persistence of the Senate comppIIod
the House to rrcede from its amendment and
the Judicial, Executive and Legislative aprro.
priation bill was passed. On the Postofiee an.
preparation bill there Was a compromise, the
Senate recedng from lts propositions to suhs.
dlze Chinese and Braziliau steamship lines f.
the extent of S5UO O0O each annually for mail
service. The amendments to the Post rou,a
BILL authorizing fast mail trains, We're lost. Thc
House insisted on its Army bill rrducip, ,Ls
uumber of enlisted men from 5000 10 ,0n
and prohibiting the use of the army ID s,,,,.,n
State governments in the South. In the Sea.
ate Mr.. Blaine prop ,-cd as 4 substitute tina
I1tiuJ VII VI last yCdi, ~ HhiCu the ltbllS,
would not agree and the ii oal ali urnmpur ar.
rived before any arrangement could be- made,
There Is money enough 10 the Amy fund "a
carry on the establishment uoliI the end Of jam.
but the failure OF the bill uecrssitatcs an ,y,r.
session Of Congress between now aud then
The Specie Resumption bill was postponed Nm.
next December, and the Naval appropriation
bill OF last year was re-rnaclcd with an II.
crease OF $S5O,OoO for the pay OF the navy, Az
- O clock yesterday acting Vice President
Ferry declared the 6na adjournment.
10 the House of Representatives, on Sarur.
day and yesterday the proceedings We're mainly
devoted to the appropriation bills, the rcsuIs as
to which is above uoed. As stated 10 the GA.
zette Saturday Mr. koott's resolution declaring
that IIdeu aud Hendricks were legally elected,
was adopted By party vote Of l37 to
IS; also resolution offered By Mr.. Field de.
caring it the power and duty OF Congress to 80
behind the election returns. \ bill dcvoav
81 1902, 900 to the improvement Of the Alissis.
sippi levees Was lost. A rule Was adopted au.
tholzlng the Clerk to employ the Sergcaulat.
A ms 10 keep order pending the organization
of the next House. A bill to refund SIS ,OuO,.
900 of Cotton tax to the South was lost.
When the last report Of the conference com.
mlttee Oh the army appropriation bill was made
the Speaker asked Mr. Morrison what motion
he desired to make.
Mr.. Morrison. That the House adhere to its
disagreement. That is it," and other mani
festatloDs Of approval on the democratic side
Mr.. Foster then submitted new bill, ap
proprlatlug one-halt the sum appropriated by
the last army appropriation bill, SIP, 1893 jS3 %,
for halt the fiscal year.
A shower of objections came from the demo
cratic side of the House.
Mr.. Foster. II the House is unwilling to
make an appropriation for half year. let the
appropriation be made for three months.
This proposition was repealed 10 like manner
on the democratic side of the House with
shouts Of Not for three day" mot for one
day" Great excitement.
Mr.. Foster. Then the responsibility must
rest Oh you.
MIR. Morrison and others. We take the re,
spousibllty.
The yeas and nays were then ordered On
Mr.. MorrIson's motion to adhere, and the
clerk commenced to call the roll at ESQ, amid
great confusion and excitement. When the
hands of the clock dial indicated five minutes
before noon, and when it was u physical i'm.
possibility to conclude the call, the speaker in.
terrupted it, rose aud delivered his vaIcdlcOry
aS follows
Gentlemen Of the House Of Representatives:
The speakersnip, always responsible, ardugu'
and full of cmbarrassments, has at this session
imposed UNUSUAL and vexatous burdens. !
have discharged the duties of the high position
with unfalcriug confidence in the caudor and
tairucss Of the House and a resolute purpasr to
do the right ut every hazrrd. For the tr't
time in many years a democratic House OF
Representatives has occupied this hall, ard re-.
sponded with untiring industry to the universal
sentiment for reform 10 government and Ihf
establishment Of peace throughout the IT,
public. Fraud and corruption have been rX
posed and made odlou-; the expenditures "i
the administration have been enormously re-.
duccd; no new taxes have been LEVIED, AID
every description of undue approp'laIlon OF Tie
public moucy has been prevented. ln thus re-
gard the House has met tho public demand
and expectation. In respect to political events,
the sson bias been one Of the most critical III
our history. The majority in this louise rep
resenting majority OF all voters III the un"',
and as we believe and know, u maj rIIy oi
eir ctors duly chosen ct the recent election Tor
President add Vice President has been maze
to choose between acqnIcsccncr In uslirp""'"
or reaching the right through civil comuI"loo'
The democratic party yielded temporary I"-
session Of The administration rather Than I'll,
tail upon the people civil war, with all H. -
attendant horrors There are some wh0 "''
condrmn ilr. submission we have gVrb 10
the results Of llw which Wa, not aIni"'
istered in the spirit OF lis creation, nor, as VT
believe, according TO the letter OF It's rrov'Ion''
We have done all this iu preference to the Dan
ger OF anarchy and booishcd. Tim" viii SIRE
Iy remedy these wrongs, for there Is 10 IT,, .!'
American mind desire to do justice. W.
must await that remedy. Ii must come In
patient as We shall be Tor its arrival untlI thr"
We demand, as we have the right to dcmh"L
the reign Of equal justice; that the sword TIA
cease to strike PROSTATE the governments u
States; that the civil shall be superior to 'T'
military rule, and that the people staII u
freed now and forever from the shack'c' u
cent mIsgovrrnmeut. sincerely thtnk you'
one and all, tor your parting words OF approve,
aud with the wish that each and every Wcn't'
may safely return to his humc, 1t Only remain
for me 10 declare that the constitutional '",
tation Of the Forty fourth Congress has O',3
reached, and that this llousn stands adj 'ur"c'