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assigned them, and that the president
had stated he had no further COM
municstlon to mako to congress.
The president pro tenn assuming
that the president of the United
States had signed the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill, appointed az such
members of the commission provided
for In that bill to inquire into the
compensation, etc, of officers, and
employees of both houses, to report |
to the next congress, Senators Platt,
Cameron wis. and Cockrell.
After come further ridlcule of the |
Underwood claim by Ingalls,, the reso-
luton, on motion of Senator Cockrell
was indefinitely postposed.
The galleries and corridors were
crowded even more densely than last
evening. Owing to the general buzz
of expectancy which always attend
such occasions, the repeated appeals
from the chair were required to secure
sufficient order on the floor to enable
senators to be heard. Precisely at IL
o'clock the president pro tenn, Senator
Edmunds, brought down his gavel and
said
"SENAToRs:-Th hour has arrived at
which, by the constitution and laws Of the
United States. the Forty. Seventh congress
terminates. It becomes the duty of the
chair, therefore, to declare this session ad-
jCurned without day. In doing so he
pleasant. safe journey to your homes, and
every felicity In your future lives. The
senate stands adjourned without day."
lApplause.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS,
After trapsacting some miscellane-
ous business the house proceeded to
vote upon the resolution In the Cook
Quits contested election case, which
declared the contestant elected to
seat.
The resolution was adopted-yeas
loo, nays 81; and Mr.. Cook appeared
at the bar of the house and took the
oath Of Office.
Mr.. Calkins then called up the South
Carolina contested election case, Loe
VS.. Richardson.
Mr.. Kelley, with tariff conference
reports In his hand, raised the question
| OF consideration, and the house refused
to consider the election case.
MIR. Kelley then submitted the con.
ference report.
Mr.. Hubbell raised q point of
order against Its reception on the
ground that no detailed statement &C.
oompanied 1t.
The chair sustained the point.
Mr.. Kelly sent no statement of
total reduction of S67, 100000, which
the chair decided was sufficient. The
clerk began reading the bill.
Mr.. Kelly proposed to limit the de-.
bate to two hours.
Several democrats laughingly sug-
gested to make it short. Finally 1t
was arranged that vote should bs
taken at 5 o'clock.
Mr.. Kelly offered to let opponents
of the report be heard, but Mr.. Oar.
Isle thought the usual proper course
was to have effect.
Mr.. Kelly admitted the force of the
suggestion 10 proceed to open the de-
bate. The frat section of the bill, he
said, was the bill which the house pass
ed at the last session for reduction Of
internal tax, with the amendments
made thereto by the senate touching
4 tobacco, cigars and SNUFF. These re-.
\ ductions would dimini5h the intefna
taxes from $15, 100000 to $40, 600, ,0O0
| Mr.. Anderson inquired a. to the
probable reduction on tobacco.
Mr.. Kelley said the estimate wa,
s11, 900, 900.
Mr.. Hammond inquired (sarcasti'
oally) whether the conference commit.
tee "wasted" any time In considering
instructions given to II by the house
In regard to the unconstitutionality oi
the senate's action.
Mr.. Kelley replied In tho same velr
that the conference committee had moi
disregarded any instructions given Il
1t by the house.
Mr.. Hammond-Why did you no
act on the instructions of the house
Mr.. Kelley--Conferees acted OF
their own conclusions.
, Mr.. Carlisle proceeded to argu,
! against the report.
Mr.. HASKELL said the bill reported
J was not such q one a. he would make
but it was infinitely superior tt
the present law from the standpoin
both of the importer and manufac
. turer.
Mr.. Robinson opposed the passag
. of the conference report.
Mr.. Hubbell said the inferenc
might be drawn from the report tina
. the labors of the conference had beel
? 80 attractive and intense In the inter
ests of iron that other interests ha
been given the Ego by"
q Messrs. Speer and Wilson spoke 1
. support of the bill.
Mr.. Spring opposed the bill.
q Mr.. Dunneli avowed himself f.
Q the bill.
Q Mr.. Anderson characterized the b!
n as an infamous outrage, a propositio
to take $35, 600, 900 off the luxurie
& and only $11, 1,000,0 ,0O0 off sugar, br
" he would vote for it because 1t reduce
o taxation SO, 900, 900.
O Mr.. Kasson closed the debate, f,
!. voring the bill.
y The conference report was the
;, adopted-yeas 152, nays 116.
Il The announcement was greeted wit
If applause, and the bill now only avail
'r enrolment and signature of presidir
y off ,ers OF the two houses to be Sol
to the president for his action.
10 After fifteen minutes spent in
20 vain effort to accomplish further bus
g. ness, the house took recess.
EVENING SESSION. The usual 'la
a night" assemblsge thronged the corr
t. dors of the house, and standing roo
rs was at a premium In the gallerie
1t There was large attendance of me,
m bers, many of whom, with favori
ss bills in their hands. clamorad for ~