Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-15
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The Washington correspondent OF
the Chicago Times, writing on tho 4th
inst. gives the following readable &C.
count of the close Of the Forty.F Fourth
Congress
It lacked two full minutes of noon
to-day, when Randall, looking up from
the manuscript of his short farewell,
pronounced the Forty Fourth Congress
adjourned without day. OF all the
forty.three preceding sessions, the one
Just closed has been the most memOr.
able. not only for what it has done but
for what it has left undone. Its ex-
piring hours from midnight to the end
were marked by unusual interest with
but small show to warrant it. 1t was
the anxious purpose of the Republican
managers to render an extra session
unnecessary. It was this purpose
which held the House in session after
midnight yesterday, It was the hope
of forcing a recession from the dis
pirited and exhausted Democrats far
into the small hours that defeated Hol.
man 8 motion to adjourn at shortly af-
ter midnight, but the Indiana treasury
Argus, though worn to a shadow by
the tremendous labOrs Of the last three
weeks, was determined to guard the
treasury to the last.
Scores OF jobs thrust to Holman's
quick ear and M0rrison's determined
front are frOwned down, and the faces
Of the lobby fell. Curses and VOWS Of
vengeance may be heard far up in the
gallery. 1t is quite 2 O'Clock, and the
worn out members are bestowed about
in such postures of ease as the narrow
and uncomfortable benches afford. A
faithful phalanx however stands re.
solutely in the open circle in front of
the speaker. One half are eager to
cover this job or that. Page, of Cali
fornia has been intent the whole even
ing glancing nervOusly at Holman and
calculating his chance for an unob~
served assault upon the treasury: ev-
cry one is worn out and even Holman
seems Incapable Of marking anything
sinister. Page halls the speaker and
sends upa bill. The bill is read-only
an innocent grant to some California
pilgrim. The speaker glibly begins the
formula. 'No objection" But there
was an interposition. Morrison, who
had apparently deserted the field, said
decisively. 81 object. The principle
Of this bill is pernlcious and we should
not encourage it." But the jobber was
not at the end of his resources. He
claims the bill had been considered in
the committee. $50 it was.' said
Morrison, ''and disapproved." But
the crowd is tired, impatient, and
sleepy. ''Let it pass shout a score
when Holman demands the reading of
the scheme. This was the end of it.
The reading exposed to the most lax
the enormity OF the thing-a tremen.
dous subsidy in lands and heredita-
ments was involved. Morrison per.
sisted in his objection. Page moved
over to him threateningly and asked
tiercely why Morrison opposed him.
Because it is a job" said the Iii.
noisan placidly. Page advanced his
head in Il butting fashion and Morrison
raising his hand. caught the angry
disturber by the throat and forced
him backward. lie MOyne and Eden
then forced the combatants apart.
Then a ringing vote, and the job is Lost
and something else is laid before the
crowd. With each hour the excite.
ment among the interested claimants
increases. Public business disappears
utterly from consideration. At inter.
walls when figure appears at the cen.
tire door and the weliknOwn voice ct
a senate emissary announces a mes
sage from that body the noise of the
jobbers ceases and the vote put ON
agreeing or disagreeing to the senate
amendments on original bills.
Another message is received from the
Senate that the committee have failed
to agree, and the despondent patriots
look mournfully 1T the clock and rue:
fully at their hard seats. but the strain
was too much, and with HOlman's
| sleepless eyes on them the jobbers gain
nothing. Then the fatigues OF the last
tempestuous ten days tell too heavily
for resistance, and
| THERE IS AN ADJOURNMENT.
until s a. m. at 3 o'clock, and the
crowded galleries wearily disperse,
the members disappearing in groups
through the gloom preceding the
dawn. There was little expectation
that the members getting to bed at
half.past three would be back by eight
o'clock, the hour agreed upon, and
surely enough it was nearly 10 before
struggling quorum could be counted,
but though many were absent Holman
was not one of them. Knowing the
tendencies of the last hours he was
promptly on hand and Jealous in his
thankless duty.