Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-05
CLOSING HOURS OF CONGRESS.
SCENES IN BOTH HOUSES.
IMPORTANT BILLS WHICH PASSED.
MEASU RES WHICH FAILED.
ACTION ON DISTRICT BUSINESS.

acter or OF special interest When the Senate met
at 10 a. m. yesterday 1t had cleared the calendar
and disposed OF everything that could possibly ge,
| through. The deadlock in the House over ths
Richardson-Lee contested election case put the
brakes firmly on legislation at that end of the
Capitol, so that both houses wera simply awaiting
| the moment OF fnil dissolution decreed by the
constitution: The Senate anticipated its doom
win that calm dignity and quiet lie Drum charac.
teristic OF that body. 1t wd, as solemn and som
Der as II the approaching event hed really some.
thing funerea m it, II anything like urbed
the Stad ca IN TWAS r. mptly rebuked by the vgor
Gus raps OF the presiding officers gavel, and his
command for order" In the House noise
| and CONFUSION rec ned. The Speaker pounded his
| desk with all the might OF his muscular arm,
yelling at the ton OF his voice between the blows
for "Order, gentlemen: order!" but his efforts
| only added to the general confusion. Members
were cOnverSing dd iibirurl and the hum OF hun
dred voices resoundad through the hall Good
they were anxious to get through, but it required
| unanimous consent n order to bring any of them
| before the House. Now and then some member by
| dint OF persistence and stentoran lungs would
succeed in making himself heard above the babel
OF noises. but his request for unanimous conse mt
aHsI was Invariably met with chorus Of II object "
Mr. Eo Upson, Of Texas was the only memtsr
sc1e wae ,speo IN getting 6
cur in senate amendments to a Texas bill, bill,
and so great was the din AMI uproar that the OBJ
1ectors. not knowing what was going on, neglected
understood the bill had gone through, and then
the democrats. who sympathzed with Upson, gave
R round { OF npRuse sc s for his
Upson's disappointment the Hous was declared
adjourned before the bill could be enrolled and the
Speakers signature affixed. Mr. KlotZ created
amusement oy rising to u" personal privilege" as
he called 1t. He wanted to justify his charges
against the gas company, to show his constituents
that he had not done wrong. The point was made
mat this was not question OF personal privilege,
and In the eagerness and excitement OF the mo-
ment Mr.. Klotz pronunciation became slightly
yelled voft M ant
ana 1 snow you where dot personal privilege is"
He was hushed In a storm OF laughter The
all OF the farewell speech he had prepared skipped
over much or Ii, and at two minutes past 12 de-
clared the House adjourned. President pro tenn
pore Edmunds made his farewell remarks very
brief. and with mild tap OF the gavel formally
and officially dissolved the Senate. The close
OF Congress always attracts many visitors, but
yesterday, people being free from business, the
Capitol was packed The gallery was 1ammed,
and still the corridors were crowded with men and
women, all eager for an inside view, as II there
was something going On Of unusual importance.
The truth is that the proceedings were much less
interesting than on MANY days of the session when
no puzzle curiosity o witness them existed. The
only gallery not crowded was that of the reporters
and many 1nenectual attempts to get into 1t were
made; but the reporters having been Overrun by
outsiders Saturday night, determined to maintain
the excluSiveness OF their gallery and orders even
from the Speaker to admit visitors were ignored.
DEADLOCK WHICH DEFEATED SEVERAL BILLS IN
For seventeen hours preceding the flnal ad-
journment of the House there was a deadlock, and
no business of any kind was transacted except
consideration and action upon reports OF confer
ence committees The HouSe having adopted the
minority report OF the committee on elections to
seat Lee, republican, and unseat Richardson dem
ocrat, the democrats, on motion to reconsider,
tinued up TO the adjournment. Lee was
not seated. This deadlock defeated action on the
shnpng BILL the license bill for the District the
distilled bonded spirits bill and all Senate bills on
the Speakers table on their third reading. A bill
to fix the terms of United States courts for the
eastern and northern districts OF Texas reached
marks preliminary to declaring the House ad-
Journed sine die. The clerk, bill in hand, rushed
Speakers attention, but without avail, and the
gavel fell without his signature.
THE TARIFF BILL FINALLY PASSED.
The tariff bill was finally passed in the House
by vote OF 152 to 1l6 1t has been signed by the
President. The republicans who voted against
the bill were Bayne, Pa; Campbell, Pa. Dawes,
Mckinley. Ohio; Miller. Pa: Robinson, Ohio: Rice,
oer 0no dayNP r. onS; Tayd D. u
the bill, as follows: Hill, n. j.; Klotz, Pa NC
Lean Mo; Morse, Mass; Mutchler. Pa; Randall,
Beltzhoover, Pa; Bliss. n. Y. Ermentrout, Pa
Fukerson. Va; Hardenburg. n. j.; Harry, N. Y;
H Harris, IN n j. speer. Ca; Wilson " va; Wise
bill and against It, The bill increases the rates
on iron and steel higher than either the original
a; House or or Senate Senate bills 1t reduces the duty on
eight cents pound, to go into effect on the 1st of
Mny next The new customs duties are to 70 into
effect on the 1st Of July next
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The aggregate amount of all the appropriation
bills passed by Congress is 1929 5l1. So made up
as follows: Pensions, ,ss6, SIS military academy,
$31s 20; forttt1cations, s67OOG0; consular ana
diplomatic, 81 ,se6 1885, navy. s15.s9 4s42s; army,
$4 6S1 35O post Office. $44, 4S9 $40: Indian, S. 362
6s5 81 legislative, $50, ,464 2Gs %; sundry civil,
s23 got, District OF Columbia, 81 e99 s67 23
deficiency, s2sis,ls7s 80; agricultural, s4O5, 5,64O:
miscellaneous bills involving appropriations of
money, $750,0O0.
APPOINTMENTS BIZ THE SPEAKER
Speaker Keller on Saturday requested the resig-
nation of c. w. Tyson. one of the Official steno-
graphers OF the House, and appointed to the va
cancy Mr.. BENJAMIN P. Gaines The latter has
been clerk to the Speaker. To fill the vacancy
caused by the promotion OF Gaines, Mr. Wills De
Haas was appointed. MIR. Gaines is nephew OF
the Speaker.
SPEAKER KEIFER AND THE NEWSPAPER MEN,
A meeting OF newspaper correspondents held
yesterday afternoon adopted resolutions of con-
demnation of Speaker Keifer and Representative
Mckenzie, of Kentucky, for throwing open the re.
pOrterS' gallery Saturday night to Accommodate
to the exclusion of the press, the wives and fam
forth that when demonstrated with the Speaker is
reported as saying, Il don't care a G-d-f for
the press"
CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYER
The Speaker yesterday announced the appoint
ment OF Messfs Hiscock Blackburn, and FOrney
as members OF the joint commission authorized in
the sundry civil service appropriation BILL to con-
slider the question OF the salaries and cOmpenSa-
ton OF employees OF the Senate and House. and
report as to the number OF such employees requisite
Tor the transaction OF business.
PAY FOR Mr.. REED, GUITEAU's COUNSEL.
An amendment to the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill was agreed to In both houses authorizing
and directing the attorney general to pay to Mr.
Charles H. Reed, for his services In defending
Guiteau. whatever sum he may fix upon as proper
compensation, not to exceed, however, 5000
THANKS 10 SPEAKER KEEPER
The House, on motion OF Mr.. Randall, previous
to adjournment, rendered a vote OF thanks to
Speaker Keifer. Messrs. Cobb, McMIllin Blan-
chard, Reese, Bragg, WhtthOrne and COv1ngtOn
voted against the resolution.
SPEAKER KKIFER IN HIS FAREWELL ADDRESS
congratulated the Congress upon being q bus-
ness Congress. He said on the opening day OF
this Congress ventured the suggestion and the
expression OF a hope that it should be marked
cessfuy grapped with more Of the vital, material
decessors. Many of these questions have been |
settled wisely and well by appropriate legisla-
ton. He then enumerated the more important |
bills passed. and reclted the delicate and dfcult
duties OF Speaker OF the House.
CONTRIBUTIONS AND RRJECTIoNs
The Senate In executive session Saturday con-