The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-06
TELEGRAP IIC
THE CLOSING HOURS.
Last Of The Forty Seventh
Congress.
SENATE.

Washington, AT 3.15 the doors
re-opened and a bridge bill passed.
At 3.45 the Senate took a recess
until o'clock. When the Senate
reconvened,as the conference report
on the Sundry civil appropriation
bill was not yet ready for presenta-
ton, Hawley moved to take another
fifteen minutes recess, but Van
Wyck objected and called for the
yeas and nays, so HaWley withdrew
the motion. The next half hour
was spent in idly waiting for the
report. At 4.35 it was received,
with a message that the House had
agreed to it.
Allison moved the adoption of the
report: Read and adopted without
dissent.
The Senate then, at . am, took a
recess until 10 am.
The President pro TEN called the
Senate to order promptly at 10
o'clock, but senators came in slowly,
and nearly half an hour elapsed be-
fore a quorum was present to do
business. The President then laid
before the Senate the House joint
resolution, making an appropriation
for alterations of internal revenue
dies, plates and stamps, and proyid-
ing blanks for rebate.
Allison explained that the
changes for which it provided were
made necessary by the passage of
the internal revenue act. The Joint
resolution passed.
On motion of Davis, West Vir-
ginia, the House joint resolution
giving the capital police an extra
months pay, passed.
Van Wyck offered a resolution
confirming the committe on pen,
sions as now constituted, the first
Monday in December next, and
authorizing it to sit during vacation
to consider bills, and continue the
| investigation ordered by the Senate
into alleged extortions by agents in
pension and other claims.
ingalls, asked whether the resOlu-
ton had been voted upon by the
committee on pensions.
| Wyck replied that the resolu
ton was in accordance with the
wish of the committee, but the re-
ply was not satisfactory and Ingalls,
objected, sending the resolution
over until tomorrow.
On Morrill's motion the commit.
tee on finance was ordered to pre-
pare a compilation and index Of the
existing tariff laws together with
tabulated comparative statements
Of rates, Of duties and imports IN
der the several tariff acts since the
organization of the government, and
such other statistics on the subject
as it may deem proper.
On motion of Anthony q resolu-
ton was adopted for the appoint
ment of committee Of senators to
meet the House committee to wait
upon the President of the United
States and inform him that Congress
had completed its business and was
ready to adjourn.
The President appointed Anthony
and Bayard.
at II. AS Anthony and Bayard re-
ported that they had performed the
duty as signed them, and that the
President stated that he had no
further communication to make to
Congress.
The President pro TEN, assuming
that the President of the United
States had signed the Sundry civil
appropriation bill appointed as the
Senate members Of the commission
provided for in that bill, to inquire
into the compensation, ETC., OF
officers and employees of both
Houses and report to Congress
Messrs. Platt, Cameron. Wisconsin
and Cockrell.
The galleries and corridors were
crowded even more densely thar
last evening, and owing to the
general buzz Of expectancy which
always attends such occasions, re-
peated appeals from the chair were
required to secure sufficient order
on the floor TO enable the senators
to be heard. Precisely at IL O'Clock
the president pro TEN, Edmunds
brought down his gaVel and said:
Senator's:
The hSur has arrived at which by
the Constitution and laws or the
United States, the FOrty-seventk
Congress terminates. It becomes
the duty of the Chair, therefore, tC
. declare this session adjourned with
cut dag, and in doing so, he wishes
you, and each one Of you, a pleasant
and safe journey to your homes, anC
every felicity in your future lives
The Senate stands adjourned with
: out day. (Applause)
HOuRE.