The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-05

An audience trays whnt keen historical edge
thmr" may he io session of Congress.
Two pilrs Of bills wrrc set atop OF each other
on Atkns's desk this morning. They made n
rad ~ ,irSk two feet high, md on thnm lny the
!; \''"!"''yo w and t'e t;bakfco.hl report.
rcp\rt Of n disagr' cement was made nnd n new
conirrrure committee WIS appointed; hnt tho
rCuort OF tnis Htcr disagreement. made ut II
mr1nt u final rupture brtween the two cham
brrs Atkins is II mnn OF nervous motions; too
nervous to be digniilnd. The most he can 10 is
70 hr impressive. ln,spite OF tho surroundings
he was that to-day Lndics had been admitted
to the noor There were two or three little
= rs, quito ut their ense. Just In front of Atkins.
One little girl IN blue dress. her hnir tied up
with a spreading blue bow behind. leisurrly
walked pnst Atkins ut tho climax of his re-
marks. when. in addition, n man gestures 10y
holding his spcMuclcs in ono hand. one must
not eNpoct too mu,h from the audience. The
the point ol all his speech. have utterly failed
to 9Rroc" bringing his cl"nched fist down with
blow TINT set the desk to quiyeringl because"
around him, - the House insists on free cleo
tons. unf,ttered ,eletions. and intelligent
Jurors, and the House confcrpes could not
yield" Aud there Atkins stopped.
Foster took the floor opposite. by instinct ho
speech. lIe had in his hand broad. square
sheet - paper. just before there had been
some clappinE for page by Garii 'ld. the hoy
returning with volume of the record for the
Forty fourth Congress. and nm obsHrvunt man
noticed that Baker. a Republican on the Com
I'm the r"'or Ito Alexander stephens. who nol-
ded assent. Foster. speaking very briefly. and
beginning. No sumo man desires au extra ses-
Sion, sanl the paper To the Clerks Il SIX.
II proved to b" copy of the resolution under
which Randall extended the appropriation bills
at the beginning ot TIE fiscal year 1877 for
fortnight and proposed to extend tle Army and
Legislative Appropriation bills Of the present
htHtl )r.r through thn first six months of The
n'Nt Iar pu-4Hge ~ such 70 resolution would
have avoided AN extra session, Int Snutlnrd
wis on IBIS feet instantly with formal o'J"c-
uon. uud there Wis % general cry of the suulo
order along the Democratic Tine. "On Nuur
h'NIe tl"n hU tho rrs p"u-ID billy" sHid Foster.
wnying Dis arm os though he wrre toss.ng.a
bdil ncro~9 Oh" ni-lt, ani q cry came back, We
aernNt th" resp visibility
With eluM tact Halo. slender and eolf- -pos-
ses~ 10 stood up. holding The S.unt" bill repeal
ing Gig" jury test oath, pns-ed rs days ngo. uud
On Whifh the House hus mover acted. and hp
clarse3 tngi tine longer, instead of The shorter.
Way ui selecting this repeal WAS taken To- force
an extra session.
TN' three mon sprang 10 their feet o. com
trudiHf him. huf the iHrer Uni efficacy OF hls re-
mnrk wsr" pnst contradiction.
. ! .o sprc'l e-. ns speeches go, wcre made on
the Democratic side s. Durham and Sputlarl.
iu" lu~i ri-iug tl pitch Of Carurstnr~- which
oNlogted respect cv'n from the Reuuhli'ans.
aisle, he leaned forward with emphatic drop
ming Lc-tur s to express his pgricf trust TINT
tho intelligence integrity. and patriotism OF
the people would Vudic5to tho step now taken,
ana clash of hand clapping broke out all
around him MS he sat down and the House in
sisted ON lbs disagreement
Nor wis this conference committee all or
most ui tie morning S session. bill making
som" preventive provision from future ucsti-
lrnre was passed. All the routine duties of
Closed his term as Speaker with tho second
Valct.c;Ory he has delivered IN that capacity,