National Republican., 1882-08-09
ADJOURNED.
BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS- GONE.
Closing Scenes Of the First Session OF tho Forty
Seventh Congress-Bills Passed-The At.
tempis TO Pass Others-Rcmarks
of the Presiding Officers.

Mr.. Bayard rose to q correction Of the journal.
and stated that owing to the noise and confusion
in the Chamber at the close of the session on Mon
day his vote in favor Of the resolution for adjourn
| ment sine die at II o'clock p m that day had not
been heard nor recorded by the clerk. lie had
voted yea because the resolution, coming from a
| Republican member, seemed to Indicate the dis
| position of the majority to close the session.
| tNoTE-The vote of Mr. Bayard, If recorded,
would have made q majority of one in favor of an
adjournment sine die OH Monday nght.l
| Mr.. Blair moved to take up pension case, but
| Mr.. Cockrcl raised the point OF no quorum; me
point was subsequently withdrawn, aud the Dill
| passed , -,..
The Chair announced the following appoint
on the Joint select committee on the revival of
shipping: Mtssrs. Miller, Of New YORK. Cohger
On the joint select committee to regulate tho
occupancy Of the new state, war ana N"Hy ss pe'
and Davis, of West Virginia.
Mr. lnGalls called up the bin 9 to ira. transfer the
property of the soldiers and :, sailors Orphan
On motion OF Mr. Cameron, OF Wisconsin, the
House resolution for an adjournment sine die ON
| Saturday, August ., was taken up.
MIR. Cameron moved to amend by fixing as the
| time for adjournment Tuesday at o'clock.
| Mr.. sherman demanded the yeas and nays ON
| the motion. The vote resuted--yeaS, 20 nays
| H. and the resolution, as amended, was agreed TO-
| The announcement of the result was accepted as
conclusive that the end of the session had finally
During the roll call several members who had
paired announced that they had reserved the
| right 20 vote in order to make quorum. Their
responses, however, were not required ior ms
| purpose. All the votes against adjournment came
from the Republican side.
| Cameron, of Wisconsin, ChilcOtt, Plumb, and
Sawyer, with Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, voted with
| them.
| The Senate then proceeded to consider measures
| taken up by unanimous consent aud TO which no
| objection was made. Tie following were disposed
House joint resolution to provide for preparing
the reports Of contested election cases in the Forty
| nth Congress. Passed.
| on motion of Mr.. Iiawlcy: The Senate bill to
pay extra prices for extra work in emergencies in
| The Government Printing Ohcc Pass
| On motion of Mr.. Groome: For the. relief OF
former collector at Annapolis, Md, John u. Tay-
Mr.. Morgan inquired whether the conferces OIL
the japanese indemnity bill would make re-
port before the close of the session, and was i'll
| formed by Mr. Sherman that this was unlikely, S
two of the House conferees had left the city.
| Mr. Bayard, member Of tho last conference on
the bill, explained that before his own appoint
ment the chairman of the House eonferee; LEFT
the city, and that it had since been impossible for
the conlerees to have meeting.
A discussion followed from an effort by Mr..
| Cameron, of Pennsy lyana, 10 pass bill pension
ing daughter of the late Colonel Murray, of the
| Eighty. fourth Pennsylvania volunteers, who was
killed at Winchester in 1862. ,
MIR, Platt, chairman OF The Pensions Committee,
opposed the bill, and Mr. Cameron persisted i'll ad-
| yucating IL. 80
| session, preferring not to risk its defeat
Messrs Anthony and Bayard were appointed to
notify the President, in conjunction with House
| committee, that Congress would be ready TO ad-
A number Of House bills donating condemned
| cannon were passed.
| MIR Window chairman Of the Investigation in
regard to the alleged use of money to defeat the
bonded. spirits bill submitted report with the
| evidence taken. Ordered printed
| Mr. Pendleton offered u resolution, which was
| adopted by unanimous vote, rendering thanks
TO the Hon. David Davis president of the Senate,
for the uniformly able, courteous, and impartial
manner in which he has presided over the deiib-
erations of the Senate.
At / o'clock au executive session was ordered, ,
and soon thereafter the doors were closed.
AT 2:55 the doors were reopcned, when request
| by Mr. Morrill, that the tax bill be passed by
unanimous consent was met with derisive laugh
ter on the Democratic side The Vermont Sena-
tor resumed is seat with an appearance of resig-
nation.
When the hand of the clock indicated the hour
of the presiding officer formally terminated the
session in IL brief speech. He said: "Senators,
which the Senate has performed its part of the
public duty faithfully, we are about to separate
My thanks are due 10 each and every member OF
the body for generous confederation and for
friendly support In the chair. Wishing you all
health and hSSppnGss now declare the Senate
The announcement of the Chair was received
with applause, and the members OF the Senate, APP
preciating the sense OF relief from their burdens
| which it conveyed, INDUCED in mutual congratu.
latons and lnrewells. The number of visitors and
sights in the galleries was much less than is
usual OH the last day OF the session. and after
| brief period the chamber was deserted
House OF Representatives.
| After the reading of the journal Mr.. Hiscock
moved to take Il recess for one hour, stating that
| in his Judgment in an hour the Senate would act
| upon The adjournment resolution.
| Mr. Atkins inquired whether the Senate had
| given the chairman of the House Appropriations
| Committee notice that IL WDul adjourn for
| the day Monday at 6 o'clock
| Mr.. IIiscock-It did not.
| Mr.. Atkins-rhen 1t left the chairman to call us
! here at CLOCK and let us go home again
l. Mr. Atkins further remarked that II the House
% Gi pT py for 6&ee nEHr daVs 10
Mr. O'Neil suggested that the gentleman from
New York lMr Hiseock) might make good use OF
made upon the action of the House by Senator
| Plumb
| remarks were concerned, he did not propose to
make any reply whatever. He had already said
| as much as he desired about the manner in which
\ the House had transacted It's business.
Several Intellectual attempts were made to have
private bills considered, and then at Ills the
House took recess until H.
| Immediately after recess, on motion of Mr.. His
| cock the Senate amendment to the House resolu-
tion for the final adjournment of Congress was
On motion of Mr. Hiscock, committee of three
members was authorized to wait upon the Presi,
dent aud announce to him that Congress was
Teduy " HuJOuIu, anu htssIs IllsCoCh, tHIpcuteT
and Atkins were appointed as such committee.
The House then, ut 1915 took recess t IL 2:i5.
When the House assembled, at 2:45 p m, Mr.
Hiscock, member of the joint committee mp.
pointed to wait upon the President reported that
the committee had performed its duty, and thai
the President had no further communication tC
make to Congress.
Mr.. Hor, from tho Committee on Commerce
offered and asked the present consideration of
joint resolution TO correct an error in the rive
and harbor appropriation bill, so that appropria
tons made for the Kentucky river might be i'm
mcdiately available.
Mr.. Holman objected, however, and the rcsolu-
tion was Withdrawn. Attempts were made by sew
eral members to pass Senate bills without effect.
The Speaker announced as members of the
joint select committee to examine into the causes
of the decline in American shipping Messrs. Page
of California, Gambler, Robson of New Jersey
Dingley, McLane and Cox of New York.
The hour of o'clock having arrived, Speake
Keller addressed the House MS follows:
| This House is about 10 terminate its first ses
sion, II has been an important one to the coun
try. With thanks for the generous and kinC
treatment on the part of the House and with my
best wishes for all its members regardless 0
party, now, as authorized and required by tn
concurrent resolution OF the Senate and House O
Representatives, declare this House Rdjourne'
without day" loud applause.l
After spending about half an hour in hand
shaking and taking leave OF each other, the mem
bers left the hall, many of them going direct /
the depots
, The widow or old John Brown.
, The following letter was received in this cit