New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-08
CONGRESS NOT YET ADJOURNED.
fRY rRIRaRAPH TO THE TRIBUHE.i

WASHINGTON Aug 7.-COngress has not yet
reached final adjournment though single addi-
tiona vote in the affirmative this evening upon the
motion of Senator Cameron, of Wisconsin, 10 take
nm the House resolution would have put on end to
the session much to the satisfaction OF large num-
bereyen of those who voted in the negative. The
vote was 10 yeas TO 10 nays. So the motion was
lost by a tie.
For what was expected to be the last day OF the
session the day has been uneventfu and the scenes
mt the Capitol uninteresting The crowds of sight
seers which, on former similar occasions, have
never failed to put in an early appearance and to
remain until the close, were not present and mad
the session come to an end. its expiring moments
would have had barely hundred or two witnesses
The lack of interest the part of the local pubhc
and the absence of sightseeing strangers has been
a noticeable feature of the entire session
The Senate assembled at IL o'clock this morning
and having omitted the reading of the journal en-
tered at once upon the consideration OF oeialed
measures about which individual Senators were
anxious, but which for the most part had httle
of general interest in them. Senator fluino
Introduced resolution to adjourn without delay at
q o'clock thus evening and made speech upon II.
He arraigned the House of Representatives for
what he termed its criminal hardness In the matter
of passinp the appropriation bills. He read from
table the respective dates ON which the
regular appropriation bills were received
nv the Senate and the dates upon which
action was taken upon them. In this way he
showed that nearly all the important legislation OF
the Senate had been crowded into the last few
weeks of the session. and that the Appropriations
Committee had had only a few days III winch To
consider measures, which should have been before
il a month at least There was no excuse for
such a delay on the part of the House The esil-
mates had all been on hand in December,
and the bills should have been reported
to the House during the first thirty days
of the session. He said the Senate was blamed for
great aud unnecessary extension OF the $, Sslon,
and he wanted tue matter placed night BE-
fore the country Senator Morrill, objected TO the
present consideration of the resolution, which thus
went over for day under the rules. Senator Nor
NIL took the then TO make an appeal to the
Democrats TO allow the lax bill TO be voted upon
without further debate
Senator Beck said he heartily Endorsed all Senator
Plumb had said, and he hoped the Senate would
hereafter insist upon its right to originate appro-
priatlon bills. IIe would not, however consent
that there should be vote upon the Tax bill With
out iull aud fair discussion, and, InaslDuch as
there was no quorum of the House 10 act upon
any amendments the Senate might add to the
bill he would allow the bill to pass AT all Ihe
matter was then dropped The motion oil senator
patch was made during the few minutes that the
Senate was IN open session after q O'Clock
with the result already indicated. The
final adjournment Is as much matter OF doubt as
ever, with "A strong probability, however, that to-
morrow night will witness the last of the session
Several Senators have lett the city TO night not 10
return. and there is doubt OF there being quorum
1V ln-n NON