Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-03-05
Closing Scenes Of the Expiring
Forty-Sixth Congress.
sen ATE.
WA>HINGToS, March I.
LAST NIGHTS SESSION


The conference rep17t on the sundTy
s civil appropriation bill WA a"CD ed In
,ui-d IN the ill ara th f'lsWiug: S15
,R5 for = revenue 7'eamer f 'r the south rn
. c,s-t f75, 05 for the Pen>acnla ntvy y I'd,
and rams tJr buildings at Annapolis and
Nuf ls
# At2 30 a motion for executive session
s. :; .y.a less rhan qu rum resert
81 u To 20 all ate pts To gD INTO execu-
tf7. session failed
At5 - cl ,ck Il: m af'ar repe ted but in
eff etu-I eff IT by the mi 'rity tor an *
e.utlNe s=-sInn. u snthceRC Ii mb of Re
plblic4a Senators d-riIning to Arsw r up ~
va and nav votes to enabe the p int of
NJ quorum to b. made, recess was taken
+ u til 30 o ci uCk'
Oains t. the f,iIure Of quorum % ap-
pear ut the hour appointed, the recess was
s Substantially prolonged unit 10 80 o'cl ok,
when the i0int resolution # red bV Mr.
Bripr for extra IN nth paw To tie nat
tieers and employees WAS 0rIety debated
1 aud passed
The gsllaries were meanwhile thrown
open t. ticket holders. tuilY three-f urths
Of whom were lad tes, and their nreslrained
cow a atluns soon caus-d so much conf =
sion as to practically terminate. for some
moroents, all fur her attempts at legisla~
tirn.
The Vice President announced the sign
ing of he ear lied suntry civil and Geh-
ci-nCV apnropFi 4tion bllt
Alto :Oo' clock Mai pr General Hancock,
3 with Colonel Mitchell IF his s-4f unjer
escort Senator b ains entered form tAe
west door of the en4te, and ae welcomed
with long continued applause fro Il the
galleries and on the Fl ,or Tue frst on The
i fl por to greet him WAS Senator ConklrLg.
and cordial hand -sh4kirg nitioted by them
WAS repeat ed by all the Senators esent,
4 who pressed eagerly forward for that pa =
8 p07e. Meanwhile the app ause of the gal
e-ies swrlied to n tum 1t and subsi ed.
The distinguished vizit then took seat
tothe left of the chair
The arrigal "f Lieutenant General Sheri-
s dan some momanIs later was the occasion
fIrt6e renewal of enthusi4 4sm, though the
5anonstratiOn WA devoid Of the spirit aud
i syn france f that which preceded it
Atll2 the diplomatic corps en- cred and
occupied the seats OF Senators on the rlght
OF the chair.
Later the Chief Justice and the associate
Justices of the Supreme Court entered, aud
were seated in the spa g Imm diately in
front and to the right of the Wee Presi-
dent. the Senate. the meanwhile. con lining
;'Sef tt half of the semi rcte of seata tC
the left with M I'm hers of the H"u-e. The
OnIv incident of interest preceding the
arrival of the President and ' ca 2 est
dent-elect WAS the appolhtment of h com
nittee OF notification to the Pre- ltent q
4 the close of the present Cor gross, the sub
snuuent report that toe Pre-l tent had m
fu,ther CON unica 10 Go make, aud tn
Tecpipt and reading of messages ir m tn
Pr, sIdpnt tr n mittng call for a Sent
executive session and -nnru cling the res
signa ion of Hon. Bsrj Hsr 'son from tht
MIssissi ..pi River improvement commits
sion. -
The P esidential procession. beaded b,
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all, finally enter der cO-t of Se~
st,rs Pencleton, Antbuny, haVa s.
others of the commiues e erF n - m "a tz
art t wa min utes later wa fol owe bt Viss
? p-iIeut-elrct Arthur in chargs IF sub
r.mmiLtpe rOu.pp ed of tn b We n nl
Senators all pies ut in the c1Hu.h~r II-i I
upon ca h occa-inn. V ce- Preside nt-rirC
Arthur WAS tnen IntrOduc-t t the s. n
bv Vice President W ueeiar I'd d-liVere
the u III formal add ess as folio S:
SsNATo.ts: | come rs YOUR pr sldin
off .er with gnnui sol / ude. TrgaaH
bariup nv iurxueri,.r c. III p4 tiamru- =
procerding5 | cannot forget how inpO
taut intricate aud "it emhafFas lug ~
the uties of the Char on the thTe- no
of An Official aS-ocI atom. L inv 'kn TIA
kindness win W ich y"u ha bean woI
to aid your presiding officer. | mall zee
your oohst ant encuurog q. III mt ami sup ,0r
aud | rely with c1ntidruce upon V L
LEM judgment If any ~ rors into wh E.
| may fal In return the assured Of m
eaTne-l purpose to administer your IL t
in spirit Of absolute f4irr.es 10 tr
every Senator nt all times wi d th It cuur
te7Y and Just consIder.tlun due To raur.
sentatlVeS of equa States and tn Il, m
part as sSs'Irrdly each of yrn w,
d. his maintain the order, decIrun an
dignity of tn S"nate; that its ffici. .t
personal relations upon whi n We now ente
viii be marked with mutuai ruf Ten 2 a
reg4rd and thataH ur oOlig +tinus will be
fulfilled rs TO rebound to our honor, to Il
glory of our common country, and &
property of n It's people. (Appl use
am now ready to take the oath of Ottic
prrscrib- ID by tn cOnstitntion'
The cat Of off g was here administer
to the Vice Presidedt. elect
Vi eePresiient. .Whee'eT, before retiriE
from the Oh ir said: Senators, the nome
which terminates my cfie al duties
preg1inz officer of the Senate is
hand Tho duties have been rendert
?' easy perI"rma ce BY your Uniform lei
lucy an 1oibearance. [ am sure that
C.'c p4ftli g hour [ ne.d no other Ru4rantt
r. r. fa ! anne ~ for sll my sbortcomi g
II 40 1t Is furnished in your very kin
res IqtIon Ofapproval of my official actor
snail carry into nv retirement the graft
iQI memories of pers nal kindness Ike
IN Se' ate and its { ffi sers, and cordial wis
Tor the welI>being of all.
And ROW l proclaim my last official a.
ooy decl tring that the hour for the termin,
tlon of the Forty-sixth Congress havin
arrived, the Senate stands adjourned will
ou' day
Vic-~President Arthur here a
I1amed the chair, and ex-Vie
resident Wheeler retired to the loune
on which General Hancock was seated an