Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-08
CANCELLED CONGRESS.
The Forty -Seventh Body or National Law Makers
Retire TO the Shades Of Private Life.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.

SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
| WASHINGTON, March 1.-The closing
hours Of the House, while marked with
no incident of extraordinary interest,
were rather remarkable. The miscar-
riage Of the committee report on the
contested election case, aud the adop-
ton of the minority substitute declar-
ing the contestant Lee entitled to
seat, had been a surprise to the Demo-
cratic members. Filibustering became
their only resort To keep their member
in his seat. Under the circumstances
1t was no easy thing to carry the House
through IN its last night, secure the pas
sage OF the necessary general lcgisla-
ton and keep both sides in good order.
The Speaker, however. managed to do
this with great tact. He contiived to
hold the reins not tight enough to hold
the House in reserve, or sufficiently
loose to let the members get away from
parliamentary decorum
The House remained in session until
$50 this morning, the election case
being the pending question. each vote
on it showing the lack of quorum,
while on every other proposition there
was an ample number to vote
THE CONFERENCE REPORTS
on the deficiency and sundry civil APP
preparation bills were adopted, appro-
priating 500, 600 to enable the Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue to meet ex-
ira expenses necessitated by the changes
made in the matter of stamps by the
tariff and revenue bill.
The House conferees on the sundry
civil bill announced that they had been
compelled TO yield all the points Of
difference on general legislation, men
toned in last nights report
At6:30 Mr.. Robson reminding mem
beers of the day and hour, and that they
were before the people. said it was evil
dent that
TOO MUCH WHISKY
had been taken ont Of bond tonight.
and suggested that, by unanimous con
sent, things should be left to stand as
they were, and recess be taken.
Several members who had been hilari-
Gus during the night objected unless he
would strike out the words about whisky
He promptly withdrew the words, but
roll-cail was had. lie then made for
NAL motion for recess until $50,
which was agreed to.
On reassembling all the members
looked much brighter and fresher The
election cases still stood rs a barrier to
all efforts to pass bills, but were made
sufficiently elastic to permit such work
to De done as was a necessity OF the oc-
casion. Nearly every one was good
natured and noisy, and much confusion
prevailed.
Messrs. Hiscock, Robson and Atkins
were appointed committee to wall on
the President and inform him that Con
gress had finished its labors and was
ready to adjourn. The next fifteen
minutes were spent mostly in the sign
ing of enrolled bills by the Speaker. and
as they were signed the clerks rushed
away frantically to secure the sigma
lures of the President of the Senate and
President Arthur. At 1856 the answer
was received from the President that
he had
NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION
to make. Speaker Keller occupied the
last few moments with speech, in
which he congratulated the House that
no act passed by this Congress would
appear ON the statute books rs see
tional or oppressive. lie expressed his
gratitude 10 the House for its vote Of
thanks and said he had sometimes
Decn nasty anu impatient Tho dnties
OF the chair were severe, and he felt
gratiiied chat with nearly evenly di-
vided House politically no decision of
the chair while occupied By hlm, had
been oyerruled.
When the doors were reopened this
morning the Senate remained in session
without transacting any important
business until o clock, when
RECESS WAS TAKEN
until 10 o'clock There was fair
attendance when the session was re-
sumed at the latter hour The galleries
were crowded. About twenty Senators
listened to prayer. The main work
consisted in agreeing to bill and con-
ference reports from the House. Tie
claim Of Mr.. Underwood for compen-
sahon rs Senator during the war lei to
some discussion and was indefinitely
postponed. AT 1910 clock Mr. Edmunds
raped on the table and said ..The
hour has arrived at which. by the Con- /
stitution and laws Of the United States,
the Forty-seyenth Congress terminates,
and 1t becomes the duty of the chair,
therefore, to declare this session adj /
jOurned. He wished each Senator a
safe and pleasant Journey to his home |
and felicity during the rest of his life. /
Mr. Edmunds then left the chair and |
hpts
a few minutes the galleries were clear
ed and the Senate Chamber deserted.
DIDN' I SAVE THEIR DISTANCE.
The session Of Congress which closed
to-day began with a great many I'M
portant questions pressing for consid- /
Grafton and action. There were 1858 +
bills introduced in the House and 2,503 /
in the Senate during the two sessions. !
and of these but few of Importance to /
the country generally have become
laws. Aside from the passage of ordi- !
nary appropriation bills. the tariff bin |
and the civil service bill, il is difficult I
to point out any act of general inter- [
est. There are, however, number of /
important measures which have fail i
ed. Among them may be mentioned /
The bill to provide for the establish /
ment of a general bankrupt system;
the internal commerce bill; the ship /
ping bill; the Presidential succession /
bill; and the bin to provide a national |
educational fund. The private bills
which died with this Congress number
thousands The bill to retire General /
Grant and that for the relief of Fitz |
John Porter, are among some Of the /
most noted private bills which go over.
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