The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-27
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FORTY.FIFTH CONGRESS-.
The House and Senate Adjournment.
HOUSE,


washington, June 2O--The House reaSsembled
at $50 a. m. with very few members present.
Mr.. Clymer offered the customary resoiu1ioh 'ol
the appointment Of q committee Of three 70 WSit
upon the President and inform him that the TWO
Houses were ready to adjourn II he had no iur,
ther communication TO make 70 them Agreeu
70.
Mr.. franklin offered resolution declaring tnat
in the investigation Of the charges preferred
against the late Doorkeeper OF the House, d W.
Polk, nothing had been shown anecVng MS per-
sonal integrity or rejecting on him as an honora-
BILE man land allowing him two months extra pay
Agreed to.
At6A5 Mr.. tRainey, Of the Committee on En-
rolled Bills, appeared In the House with the en-
rolled sundry civil bill, which the Speaker laid
before the House and signed amid applause.
Mr.. Townsend, of Ohio, introduced bill to
authorize the Secretary Of War to repair the pub
lie buildings at Cleveland, Ohio Referred.
At 652a a message from the President announced
his approval OF the sundry civil bill.
Mr.. Clymer announced that, together with Mr.
Willis, of Kentucky, and Mr.. Conger he had
waited on the Presldent,i and that the President
had stated that he had no further communication
10 make TO Congress.
1ub uOuI VI bGN0n uOlOOh hUNAhb eAAA'NN HANS
Speaker said;
GENTLEMEN OF THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES
The arduous labors of the session are closed.
Let us hope, under the providence OF GOu, tnat
they will inure 10 the solid welfare ana
Of the people, expressing the ierVent nope tna1
each and every one OF you may have saie Jour,
ney to your respective homes, lt Only remains
for the Speaker in pursuance OF the resolution OF
the two Houses for the adjournment or the FORTY
fflh Congress, to declare, that this House STANDS
al ID ,yifh Cttt dav lannlnugn1
owing to the early hour the adjournment took
place very quietly, not doz en- persons being in
the galleries, and not more than afty members
present. ...
At445 a. M the Senate went into executive ses
sion. At $50 a. m. the doors were re opened, and
Mr., Bruce by request introduced bill to estab'
lish a national academy of education giving
preference to the genius and talent Of the land
and 10 the orphans Of the republic Referred.
It provides that the President and Vice Presi'
dent of the United States, Chief Justice Speaker
and Chaplain of the House Of Representatives,
the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and
Commissioner of Education shall be body cor
porate, to be known as the National Academy Of
Education" They are TO establish academies in
several States aud Congress Is 10 appropriate an.
0uHlly OuG-kulIu VI lluo hlOuhb hOSSoobAy AVA
their support, providing the State egi lators and
the people Of the States contribute the other two
thirds. It further provides that there shall be es'
teblished in the District Of Columbia an academy
upon the basis Of equality with any university in
the world, which shall be the model for State
academies.
AT 6.58 the Clerk Of the House Of Representives
appeared with the sundry civil bill, which was
Immediately signed by the President pro tempors
and then sent to the Presidentof the United States
for his signature the President being In his room
in the Capitol, having remained there during the
night
Mr. Anthony submitted resolution providing
for the appointment Of a committee Of two sena-
tors to Join the committee of the House to walt
upon the President and inform him that Congress
having finished Its business is now ready to close
It's session by adjournment Agreed to, and
Messrs. Anthony and Thurman were appointed
committee on the part Of the Senate.
The Senate then held brief executive session,
and when the doors were reOpened Mr. Anthony,
from the committee appointed to walt upon the
President Of the United States reported that they
had performed that duty and the President replied
that he had no further Communication to make.
At seven O'clock Mr.. Ferry, President pro tenn
pore, said: The hour Of seven o'clock having ar
rived, 1t gives me pleasure to congratulate the
Senate on the termination OF session OF nearly
seven months duration, and to comply with the
Joint resolution Of the two Houses fixing the hour
Of final adjournment Permit me, Senators, to
cordially thank you for your favor, your conf
dence and your courtesy, without which should
have failed TO meet the delicate and responsible
duties Of the chair, commencing you all In part
ing TO the care OF the same benihcent Ruler who
has preserved unbroken our number throughout
the prolonged laborS now ended. declare the
second session of the Forty-ffth Congress ad-
iourned sine die Applause on the foorl