The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-06-27
TIE CLOSING HOURS OF CONGRESS.
Ah-Night Scenes and Incidents-Hayes
Holding temperance Meeting.
.Spocial Diepatth % Tie Ballimore SIN.
WAeHINGToN. June 20.

aHo hbni AuJOdfument OF. the tWO
houses Of Congress did not occur until
Il o'ciock this morning. The sundry
ciyil bill, the last of the appropriation
bills, was finally acted upon by both
houses before a. m, and the iDterven-
clerks Of the House in putting the bill
in shape for the signature of the presid.
ing officers and Of the President. II was
considered rather provoking that over
300 Senators aud members were compelI-
ed TO remain in their respective cham.
bers all night waiting upon the tardy
action of two or three clerks. The clerks
did the best they. could, as the sundry
civil bill was very long, and the action
OF the conference committee had changed
very much the shape in which it had
passed the Senate, but it was thought
rather strange that extra clerical labor
was not employed.
After o'clock tiiio morning the dis.
order in tue House became more general,
and as it Was shown 10 be useless 10 at.
tempt the transaction of any business,
| recesses were ordered from time to time.
1t is no more than just TO say that there
! was less intOxication exhibited than has
heretofore been the case In the closing
hours of a session, but still there was
enough Of it to keep up the reputation of
the House in that line. During the re-
cesses members amused themselves bv
improvised concerts. At one time score
OF members stood In n row, with the
whole force Of rages behind them as a
chorus, ard sang with great gusto "Home,
Sweet Home" "The Sweet BY and By"
John Browns Body Lies Moulderiug in
the Grave" &C., until the roof fairly
echoed with the sound
Champagne flowed freely In one Of the
committee rooms, "sct up' in pure good
ness of heart by the king of the lobby,
(Sam Ward for lie insisted that there
was nothing pending in which be had
any interest. This beverage seemed TO
impart its own sparkling qualities to
those who partook. as flashes Of wit and
repartce went around, and no one was
ill-hum0red. While tho House was in
actual session the duties of the Speaker
were very arduous, us it devolved upon
him to do the dignity for the whole body.
The Sergeant-at- Arms, at the order of
the Speaker, several times paraded up
and down with his mace, but this exhibit
ton of authority always had the contrary
effect to that which was intended.
After daylight this morning General
Butler, with twinkle in his eye, rose
up and offered resolution to purchase
for the Speaker new gayel, in place OF
the one which he had pounded to pieces
in (as the resolution eaid) his ''fruit.
less" efforts to preserve order. This was
adopted by acclamati0n. The crowds il
the galleries and in tho corridors showed
no perccptible diminution till long pas,
midnight, snd when the final adjourn.
ment took place there was q goodly
sprinkling of spectators in the galleries
of both houses. Within fifteen minute.
Of seven Mr.. Rainey, of the Committee
on Enrolled Bills, appeared at the front
door of the hall of the House with &
copy of the enrolled sundry civil bill il
his hand and as he swiftly passed to the
Speakers desk with the bulky roll O
parchment in his hand the member,
showed their qualification by loud mp
plause.
The great anxiety was to get the presi
dents signature to the bill before Z
o'clock, 30 as to obviate the necessity fol
another extension of the time Of adjourn
ment. 1t was st this time about fouI
minutes of Z. Fhe President, WHO had
been at the capitol all night, was sur
rounded by several members of the
Cabinet, all looking sleepy and worn
cut. The President evinced no hurry
when the bill was handed to him. He
got up from his chair, came over to the
table, rubbed his eyes, spread out the
bill very slowly and carefully, and in
the same manner took up his pen and
wrote with the deliberation of writing
master, Approved, r.. B. Hayes" BY
was nothing to do but resort to the
familiar dodge of turning back the hands
of the great clock which marks time foI
the Senate. Then one minute was left
which was devoted to executive session
probably the shortest on record, and
nominations for Commissioners to con-
slider the subject of removing the naval
observatory were confirmed.
The President pro tenn. (Afr. Ferry
then delivered the usual brief closing re-
marks, which the presiding officers up.
pear to think incumbent on them,
brought down his gavel, aud declared
the Senate adjourned without day. I'm
patient of their enforced stay during the
whole night Senators separated very III.
ceremoniously, and in three minutes the
chamber was deserted. The Speaker had
already declared she house adjourned
sine die, and the members had departed
even more quickly than the Senators,
and the bnsy, bustling hail was given
over to solitude. The President with
his party had left as soon as his signature
was put to the last of the bills. It was
noticed that during the night his room
did not seem to be popular place of re-
sort for Senators, as has generally been
the case when President is at the capi.
tol.
The few Senators who went in did not
tarry long, but, after paying their re-
spects, cs:ec..s out. None of the promi-
nent Republicans were among them, with
| perhaps one or two exceptions. The
President made himself as agreeable as
possible. He had refreshments in the
shape of large pitcher of ice water.
which, however, did not appear to be
much IN demand. It was saiti thatgnoro
than. once during the night certain
members of the Cabinet got q little tired
of ice water, Vnd furtiveiy made their
way to another room not very far distant,
where moro stimulating beverages were
dispensed. The Presi'.s.t or returning
| to the Whi.s House wVr. to bed, and did
not rise until quite late in the day. He
did not receive general callers, but gave
audience to such Senators and members
as called.
ANOTHER BEECH ISLAND TRAGEDY.
lin our vestardav'a issna .,e esa.e A..
particulars Of murder and suicide In
Beech Island, S. O., in whiun q negro
namnT1 David fpc yvFnrd n al he 80; e.