Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-08
THE LAST HOURS.
Some of the Closing Scenes in the Late Con-
gressiOnaI Session.

| Washington Correspondence to Chicago Times.
The last hours of the forty-fifth Congress in
the House were probably more orderly than
any other of the entire Congress-an uncom-
mon thing to say of the closing hours of Con-
gress There is usually pile of unfinished
business, the drift of legislation which has
accumulated and been left to the last, that
there is great hubbub and confusion to get it
disposed of. Every member has in some way
contributed share to this mass of legislative
I material, and just before Congress closes is anx-
| lous to get it passed upon. The confusion re-
| sulting can be better imagined than described.
! The whole House is
AROUND THE SPEAKERS DESK,
| and each member holds aloft paper which he
tries to have considered, and yells fercely the
top Of his voice for recognition. The only thing
one can think of in viewing this scene is pam
demonium broken loose. But the House for
the last hour two to-day was remarkable
| scene Of quiet, and order was only interrupt
ed by occasional applause bestowed, upon the
speakers who were'then engaged in discussing
the disagreement of the two Houses on the
legislative bill. Every member was in his seat
There was not even the usual mob of members
| around the speakers chair. Every one gave
his undivided attention to the proceedings.
THE GALLERIES
| were damned from 9 o'clock until the close.
and it was impossible for all who came to OBJ
tain place within the limits of the large hall
Finally resolution was passed allowing ladie
belonging to members families the privileges
of the floor. Instantly the space in the rear of
| the mem bers' seats damned with men,
women and children. Contrary to the order of
| the House large number not of members
families availed themselves of the opportunity
amir foo or1
| the doors and take places ON the floor of the
House. The members and diplomatic galleries
| were very brilliant, the toilets of the ladies
being exquisite.
MRS. HAYES
| with party of ladies occupied front seat in
the gallery set apart for members families.
The scene when the House met at O. clock was
| quite different from that which was presented
at the close of the all-night session. The gal
leries had thinned out and many of the mem
bers had left when the House took recess at
o'clock this morning. The floor was complete
ly Uttered with fragments Of paper bills, rec
ords, etc. This trash had been swept away
and had entirely disappeared when the House
met again at o'clock, and handsome bouquets
mad made their appearance upon the desks of
some members.
LARGE pYRAMrDAL BOUQUET
| beautitied the desk of Speaker Randall. Befor
the last hour of Congress several importan
bills were passed. Among these We're the Nc
Gowan health bill and the appropriations for
| arrears of pensions. The latter bill failed to
reach the Senate in time and failed. Long be-
fore this time there seemed little probability of
there being an agreement between the two
houses on the legislative and army bills, but
every one seemed anxious for positive informa-
ton on the subject, so that when the last hour
opened and Atkins, Hewitt and Foster, each
carrying bundle of papers, entered the main
| entrance there was a look of eager expectation
| on the face of everyone. There was lull of
| voices all over the hall and galleries. It soon
| became evident from the manner Of these gen
| tlemen that
NO AGREEMENT.
| had been made. Mr.. Atkins took his seat on the
| Democratic side and slowly deposited his
| bundle upon his desk. He fumbled deliberate.
! ly a large pile of manuscript which afterward
proved to be the legislative bill, and then threw
it aside as he would book for which he had
no more use. Instead of claiming the floor at
| once, as he would have done if an agreement
| had been effected in the conference, in order
| that the action of the House might be taken as
quickly possible on the bill, he was in no
hurry, and did not interrupt the speaking on a
| question which could not compare in import
| ance with
| THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
He made high fortifcation of his pile of
records and bills, which he adjusted and read
| justed before he had it to suit him. Upon this
| sort OF desk he laid several pages of manu-
| script, which, demonstrated not long
atterward was speech on the political ques-
4 tlOn causing the differences between the House
and Senate on the legislative Bill. He nervous
| ~ moved about in his seat, sitting and stand.
Ing alternately, and did not insist upon taking
the floor, as he had a right to, until the pend
ing business was disposed of. When he did
| take the floor he stated.
THE CAUSE OF DISAGREEMENT,
and said that every effort to reconcile the diff
ferences had utterly failed. He Said that the
Democrats had taken a stand from which thew
could not we'll retreat. The only thing they
could do was to go ahead This avowal of
| steadfastness was received With great cheering
on that side of the House. Foster, who had
been quietly stating the situation among the
Republicans astonished the Democratic mem
bers by offering a resolution to extend the time
Of the two existing legislative and army APP
preparations six months. This the Republicans
| cheeIed, but the Democrats with one voice
! Cried "Oh, no.. Hale made a rampant Re-
publican speech and was vociferously applaud
ed when he stopped talking.
DURHAM AND soUTHARD
made their last speeches in Congress- as both
of them retire from public service with the
close of the Forty-ffth Congress. They did
their best to create good impression and we're
cheered heartily, no doubt out of compliment,
at the close of their speeches. They insisted
upon free and pure elections untrammeled by
federal authority, and intimated very broadly
that they would live and die in that faith. At
last, precisely at four minutes before H.
Speaker Randall read his closing essay, at the
end of which, precisely when the minute and
hour hand were together at IL, he let the ham
mer fall and declared the Forty-ffth Congress
adjourned without day.
THE SPEECH OF MIR. RANDALL
which was very complimentary to the House.
was cheered by both sides. After the adjourn
ment members and officers mingled, bidding
each other farewell, some of them not to meet
again.
The Will of the Late Mrs. Gen. W. A.
German.
The last will and testament of the late
Emily M. German was admitted to probate
yesterday. 1t embodies information herewith
presented.
The document first provides for the admins.
tration OF the estate by appointing Mr.. Morris
Lamprey and Mr.. T. w. Coleman as executors.
it being specified that no bonds or securitv
should be required of the executors as a guar.
antee for the proper discharge of the imposed
trust.
Attention Is first called to the disposition of
lots number seven, eight, nine and part of
lot 4, fronting on College avenue, block SO, lr-
vines enlargement nstructions being given for
their sale, the interest or emolument accr1ing
from the proceeds of the, sale to be divided be,
tween her sister Caroline Coleman and her
mother Caroline Newington, during the term
of their natural lives, after first deductinp
funeral and testamentary expenses.
The executors are also instructed to discharge
an Indebtedness of $3.50 owed to Richard e.
German, from the proceeds of the same sale.
after which the remaining proceeds are to be