, 1881-03-05

tho vOEufnlnOtlAt and mainly worthless, testtno-
ny 10 Ia lIe transmitted 10 the Clerk Of the next
Congress under scnl. 1t has generally been
charged thnt tho report was a whtte-
washing affair, hut this wns dnntcd
by Representative Uc0rgc u, Robinson, Ut
AassnchuscttA, who wasa member nf tho inves-
tigntlng Committee, whose opinion commands
tho universal rcapcot hf lOt sIt1cs Of tho House.
and whpso word no one will gnfusny. lilo stated
TINT lhoro wna absolutely nothing In tho wh0lo
b.tstncsa worthy of balnY pGrCetunted. and
nuthiug that would bo remembered beyond this
Congress.
IN TIE WHOLE DREAMY MASS OF Ev1DEScH
hn snf,l therc WINS nat line which implicated
my niomllcr 1f Hny party III the tfnligo nf
wronR.tong, md that tho irrcRuiarItirR which
wsro disclosed were committed l,y persons not
connected with COnRr,ss. 1t did very Clearly
appear, bowevcr. that tho frnnkinR privilege
wAs Improperly used 10 n considerable extent
til tho tnnilpg of nnn. fraIlknbfc cnmpatYn hoc,I
tlicHts. Tho latter pnrtlon Of the morning ia tho
House WIS ti,o Ht:cnu Of the widest confusion.
M business cond bu transacted. Tho Dnly
thing that prevented II recess WIS the hupo that
conference reports wunlf sWn b. received.
New and then pension hills were taken up, but
manifold objections wcr0 nIA! tn their cOnath-
erntIon. Most Of tho tItuc wns occupied III DIS
c,lssfnF points Of ortcr md qnest,ols of prLvi-
lcWc. SoDn after o'cluuk lust night Sir. ltenrctt
PFcselle'Iu II supp!GtI1GHtnl report III tllH Shndf$
Civil blu. In arcordnnce with the wish Of tho
linusu. tho appropriation for thu relcr Of tho
1eannettc WAS agreed tt, ant tho Semitic receded
from lts disagreement to Tho amendment III ~
laton to tho extral rHy u tho lIoslst euIp!oyGs
Tho report was adopted nnd
TIE 1t1.I. WAS PASSED.
+ Mr. McsIRhtu presented tho report ns tho C>n-
fcrcnce Committee on tho Deficiency ApproprIn.
tt0p hill The report WIS agreed to, and the last
the House. At ::M a. motion was tuntlc fnr
RECESS I'LL 10:1 n. m. No 1,lDrum v0tcd
aud call hf the House wis orttcrud. After
tito roll bud been chilled tho paint nf "no
qHnrutn" wns Withdrawn. mud tho House ut
2:a' a. III. took recess I'LL 10 n. m. Friday.
At h:m 4. n.
the Capitol fiuiIding already hogan to present
Ait anlinntct appearance. The public were OK
c1udet from tho Henntc end, nnd tho tired scrub
wunlen were t.ufshing thutr work at tho House
end. However. fh0rc wis much nnttnntton and
Krent deal Ut disorder. The corridors had
not been c!enncd, and showed MI the dtsagrcun-
oe traces Of Il night scsston. StAtuAry Hall
wn5 nearly filled with curious stru,lgcrs, ali Of
whom lookcl worn and sleepy, and mnny nf
whom seemed to hive found lodgings IN the
Capitol itstAf. There were soltltess cvesywhert
rgd Cunts nnd blue. yellow pln.ncs nnd white
p1ln1cs. Nlt looking nlUre or less hexrn1ed und
damaged from Tho weather and ii-uslKc. In
scures or pcuple. tiiAny OF whom wore atrrtchtd
out hrnunE tho touches sn,liny tho rcst which
a!,ay iai.1 1., ill., 10 a'a a, elsewhere AmonE thoM
circumstances, tho Sights Of tho SatIuunl capi-
t"''
At EXACTLY 10 O'CLOCK
Ot4ler mud ii,u Hcutijt,v C4urk bo had hrcu ro-
licvcd during the Tight By substitutes. cum
n1Gnccd tho nnnntounas rentling OF. enrolled
tui, u inti II rust, which he ind itIlt,rnyca. t1
prepare hts fnrcwctt Atltjrrss Ia be trijyrred III
b. lAl dawi. thc xavel for ,lie last tlme u this
iprlcs wcrt, nircniy nearly futi, mmt,y ladies wfo
were fortunate enough to secure tickets being
y thGir 1iaces INC ooorkefper Of tho lious.'.
Seh @ siG @ MRa co.plsoHs o. ~ hls nsst'e. is
,,,,nr S s aon .9 taKe t ehrKe .,, tl a!saon u
ea ssoSs s,,c ~ " M H. S not
! Cd to hit prcsrncc thore. They ordered! what
| uniform ~ could wear, as, although West
III a. heIn .; tnnlsson
~ Tug LttleuGIatt Aerslee. INC tln!1Gffn ~ "hlen
ny could nnrll5 venture u wear IN e!lutus IN
when Wern tn tt'arcsi 20 tilA:ly boys III hs.le Tho
u,,l,ohlty WIS sa!ved N is sald' W thn sugSst!nn
f.l; hnease ,o a. Esyht MnIh Whoso stat A ho wa
nissioa mis- % hc t,aa restxus ieS " sef'''' WHOSE ''-
Ali. SESSIONS closr AMID Exc1rEuxxr.
There w.s No no :xccp,iom ~ ibis conHress. pases
enrolling elsrks 10 tho Speakers desk. cnrryius
nwny tho hills that were pts.cd. to he wr!ttcu
out nh PArc!ltnetit And rttnrI!!lsK lhnn for tho
HpcMkDrH signature. THIN they were sczt1 by
| other pnges. who tlurtcd up tho crowded centre
nisG With headh'nE tpctl aLd over to
! the Senate fnr tho signature of tho rrcH-
dc,,t mud iec-lresideit. During tho cnnfus!ot1
nli rites seemed to e suspended and tho ulcHl-
| btrs rcvetct1 III stiSoeiGr. Amendments wuro
atlt!M tt bills. only to be taken nu immediately
| nsu n2nln rcsured+ The dt'ora wcre nnt openuJl,
| however, Fur tho rnsanEe 0f al! st,rts Of bills.
3iNny pension 1tA were rushed through with.
o!it my attempt to question their gharuerr.
Nfnny were reported aEtt pAssca. and even when
tho House was y its last ng,,nv 'csderatn nt-
tGHipts were Mntc 10 Obtnin ACtl0n u1l this cuss
Of bills.
IL REMAINED FOR REPRESENTATIVE WALDO
| lgCrCllISs,
NJ Non, yor1, IN r,,,, a., nj ,,,on,,r,n, r
~ ~ rem Ies, h,s,, ~ ~; . o @ - sr ~ "
IT, ;a. % t ,,,. ., -. .st.u o. ~, "u.ts a,iu
tf 'uv Io's' ~. .,o 'Mp ~ eroa. III i,
In "n |n,, s'nn1 tt, ~ ,,'s.,, nam n. tas ~.
tu,r nm ~ ~, s,"t'' ,,na ~ tha nI,i ~ IL, -" "
NM. ,vtth ur,s r., hia hsm1s ia % ~ ~ ~
form him l,y what nnthor!ty, such M outtape
lt.,t" VII I'LL, II; l.. r., ~
| lillian: " '"~ '~'~
! Wur,,yAs, AlomporJ OF th1. r1ou.s huyo tbl, day
sc refused n.1!lsslnn @ thu Capitol of tho Satlon
iiesEIrJ. TuMt ti;,s nrvac1, NJ parliamentary and
cpnstitutlunHi privilege Of Tho methbrtn Of this