The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-09
Congress Is Gone-The Last Formal.
ties Of the Closing Ceremonies
OF First Session OF Forty.
seventh Congress.
Mr.. Bayard C0rrectS the Error Of the
- - Previous Day as TO the Vote
Of Adjournment.
Senator David Davis is Cempllmentcd, 1,
and Makes Most Feeling
Speech.
Proceedings Of the House Some Acri.
mOny Exhibited rs
To the Senate's Action In the Premises
-GOSsip.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-Seventh Congress.

NhehlNuioN, ~. We, august o-M1.
Bayard rose to correction of the Journal.
and stated that owing to the noise and con-
fusion in the chamber at the close Of the
session on Monday, his vote in favor of the
resolution for adjournment sine die, at II
O'Clock p. m. that day, had not been heard
nor recorded by the clerk. He had voted
yea because the resolution coming from
q republican member seemed to indicate u
of the majority TO close the ses-
sion.
The chair announced appointments on
the revival of shipping; Miller of New
York, Conger and West.
Mr.. ingalls, called up the bill to transfer
the property of the soldiers and sailors
orphans home to the Garfield memorial
hospital. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron, OF Wiscon-
sin, the house resolution tor adjournment
sine die on Saturday, August 9th, was
taken up.
Mr.. Cameron moved to amend by fixing
the time for adjournment to-day at 8
o'clock.
Mr.. Sherman demanded the yeas and
nays on the motion.
The vote resulted. Yeas, 26; nays, II /;
and the resolution as amended was agreed
to.
The announcement of the result was ac-
cepted as conclusive that the end Of the
session had finally been determined upon.
During roll call several members who had
passed, or who had paired, announced that
they had reserved the right to vote in order
to make aQuorum. Their responses how
ever, We're not required for this purpose,
An analysis of the vote shows that all the
yntae auaincf r,,t pat,t (, L..
republican side. Davis voted to adjourn,
and Cameron, of Wisconsin, Chilcott,
Plumb, Davis, of Illinois, and Sawyer voted
with the democrats. The senate then pro.
ceeded to consider measures taken up by
unanimous consent, and to which no objec.
ton was made, and the following were dis
posed Of: The house joint resolution to
provide for the preparing of reports of the
contested election cases in the Forty-Filth
congress. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Hawley, the senate bill
to pay extra price for extra work in cmer-
gencies with government printing office,
was passed.
Messrs. Anthony and Bayard were ap-
pointed committeeto notify the president,
in conjunction with the house committee,
that congress would bo ready to adjourn
to-day.
A number ofhouse bills donating con.
demned cannon, were passed.
Mr.. Window, chairman of the invcsii.at-
ing committee in regard to the alleged use
OF money to defeat the bonded spirits bill
submitted a report with the evidence taken.
Ordered printed.
At o'clock an executive session was or
dered and soon thereafter the doors were
closed. At 2:55 the doors were opened =,
when u request by Mr.. Morrill,, that the tax
bill be passed by unanimous consent, was
met with derisive laughter on the demo.
cratic side. The Vermont senator resumed
his seat with an appearance of resignation.
Mr.. Pcndletan offered u resolution, which
was adopted by unanimous vote, rendering
thanks to Hon. David Davis, president of
the senate, for the uniformly able, cour.
teous and impartial manner In which he
has presided over the deliberations of the
senate. When the hands of the clock indi-
Gated the hour OF 3 the presiding officer for
mally terminated the session in u brief
speech, sayinl:
"SenaiotS-Aiter very long and very
laborious sessession, in which the senate
has performed its Part of the public duty
faithfully, we are about to separate. NV
thanks are due to each and every member
of this body for generous consideration and
for friendly support in the chair. Wishing
you health and happiness, now deem the
senate adjourned without day.
The announcement of the chair was re-
ceived with applause, and the members OF
the senate apprcciating the sense of relici
from their burdens which It conveyed, in
dulged IN mutual congratulations aud fare
wells. The number of visitors and sight
seers in the galleries was much less than is
usual on the last day OF the session, and
after brief period the cha,nbcr was Dc.
serted.
After reading OF the journal Hiscock
moved TO take recess for one hour, stating
that in his judgment In an hour the senate
would act upon the adjournment resolu-
tion.
Atkins inquired whether the senate had
given the chairman of the house nppropria.
tion committee any notice that Ii would
adjourn for q day, yes ctday at O'Clock.
Hiscock-"lt did not"
Mr. Atkins-"Then 1t was left to the chair.
man to call us here at o'clock and let us
40 home again.
) Atkins further remarked that n the
house was to be delayed by recess from
hour to hour, he would prefer to adjourn
for six days.
0'Neil suggested that the gentleman
from New. York I'll iscock) might make
good use Of ten or twelve minutes in reply.
ing 10 criticisms made upon the action of
the louse by Senator Plumb.
Hiscock replied that so far as the sena.
tors remarks were concerned he did moi
propose 10 make any reply whatever. He
had already said as much us he desired
about the manner In which the house
transacted its business
Several Intellectual attempts were made
to have private bills considered, and then
AT ll.l5 the house took recess until ~ m.
immediately after recess, on motion of
lliscock, of New York, the senate amend.
ment to house resolution for final ndiourn.
ment Of congress was concurred In.
On motion OF Hiscock a committee of
three members was authorized 10 wait
upon the president and announce 10 Lin
that congress was ready 10 adjourn. and
Hiseock, Carpenter and Atkins were nm.
pointed as such committee.
Then at l2;i5 the house took recess until
2.a5 p. hl.
When the house assembled n, 2x, ,h,s
morning, Hiscock, member of the ioint
appointed TO wait ON ihe
reported that the commits. had
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