The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-07

a week. Goodspeed was In the same
boat with General Meyer, and will have
to go down with him. The President
says that treason to the Republican
party will In no case be forgiven.
DIsREPgTABLE ENDING OF THE LAST RE
PUBLICAN CoNaRRss.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The last
hours OF the Forty seventh Congress
were In keeping with its life. It has
been one Of the weakest Congresses that
ever sat In Washington, and IL died In
the midst of seandRlous scenes. The
galleries were full, and some OF the
honorable members were full. To put
1t plainly, there was beastly drunken
ness on the iOor OF the House, and many
members had been drinking much more
than was good for them. Riot and con-
fusion reigned. Members talked and
laughed and tOked. All Saturday night
the session dragged along in the midst
of noise and confusion worse eOnfOund-
ed. Sunday morning daWned upon q
bowling Babel of sounds and crowd
Of men, some Of them in the last stages
Of intOxieatiOn. The Restaurants and
bars did thriving business all night
long. Many contentious would arise
and the Speaker would pound Vainly for
quiet but quiet never came. When day
light came there was no quorum and the
House took recess until half past nine
o'clock.
At that hour the galleries filled up
again. The House convened but moth
ing was done. A few bills were put up
on their pas age but nobody took any
interest Ia them land they died. A few
bills came from the Senate and were
passed. The members lOafed about walt
ing for noon, when the Congress would
die. Such cOlloquies as this were in
dulged In:
Shortly before dawn Mr.. Young sug-
gested that at eleven O'Clock the House
should vote upon the whisky bill and
election case. Mr.. Randall objected.
do you PROPOSE" queried Mr.. White,
ito swap. on aScolored Representative
for whisky2"
81 do" replied Mr.. Young with
frankness which was relished by the
House, and greeted with r0ars Of laugh
ter "but am unwilling to swap of a
colored Representative for crank."
Does the gentleman know what a
crank isP" [Laughter.l
Before the trade Is closed" shouts
Mr.. Bragg, of Wisconsin, ~ want to
know how much whisky has been
dTank?"
Mr.. White-The whisky will come up
when this case is over, but not now.
II don't want to hear from a crank"
retorted Mr.. Young.
1.-The river and harbor bill has had the
stuffing knocked out OF it." calculated
Mr.. Van voorhees,, somewhat irreleV-
antly.
what bill is itp" asked his colleague
Mr.. White.
at is the bill of such a number"
Knott replied.
"WhatP exclaimed Mr.. White in a
tone of surprise and horror, ''the whisky
bill aud on Sunday. Never, neveri
loud laughter.l call for the regular
order"
At 11:55 Speaker Keifer arose and
spoke his little piece, reciting how good
the Congress had been and what great
things 1t had done for the country and
declared that the FOrty-seVenth Con-
gTess was dead.
1t was time for it to die. 1t disgraced
the country in life and IL died in its sins.
There was nothing Of interest attend
ing the closing hours of the Senate. The
Senators conducted themselves properly
and but little was done. At IL O'clock
President pro tenn. Edmunds made a
brief speech Of farewell and the session
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