St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-08
ADJOURNED SINE DIE.
The Long Session of the Forty-Eighth
Congress Ended Yesterday.
All Appropriation Bills Saved by Each House
Yielding Part.
The Senate.


WASHINGTON, July IA message was received
from the house announcing non-conference in
the senate amendment to the bill making tenn
porary provisions for the navy.
Senator Hall moved the senate recede from its
amendment.
Senator Miller, of California, said he had no
reason to doubt the senate conferees had done
all in their power to convince the house of the in
justice of their amendments, but apparently
without effect. People on the Pacific coast
would be much disappointed. 1t left their coast
absolutely defenceless.
A long debate sprung up, portien of it being
of polite character and at it's close the motion
to recede was agreed to.
The house joint resolution providing for an ad-
journment was taken up and amended so as to
make the time of adjournment p M to-day and
then passed.
On motion of Senator Bayard vote of thanks
was given Edmunds for the ability, courtesy and
impartiality with which he had performed the
duties of president pro tenn. of the senate.
On motion of Senator Sherman committee of
two senators was appointed to join the commit
tee of the house informing the president of the
United States that congress, having finished the
business, was now ready to adjourn. The chair
The chair announced the appointment of Sene-
tors Allison, Hale and Pendleton as members on
the part OF the senate commission provided for in
the sundry civil bill to consider the present or
ganization of the signal service, geological sur
vey, etc.
Senator Brown asked if the chairman of the
appropriation committee could state the aggre-
gate appropriations for this year,
Senator Allison replied in the affirmative, stat
ing the amount was $780, ,0S7,
About 2:45 vice-President, pro TEN, Mr.. Ed
wards, said:
Senators-The hour that closes the first SEES
sion of the forty-eighth congress has come. 1t
fills almost a century OF constitutional Republi-
can government of the people, whose career has
excited the wonder and admiration OF mankind.
Let US hope our labors representatives of state
and people may justify placing another white
stone in the long shining pathway of the repub-
lie. However ardent and perplexing may have
been our labors, however exciting may have been
the contests of opposing opinions
and politics. no one of us, 1 think,
can meet the hour of separation
without emotions, and l hope not unpleasant So
licitations that embrace the past present and fu-
ture The smaness of our number and peculiar
nature of our organization, which embrace partlc-
ipation i'll action of the hreefold organization Of
the government, legislative, executive and judi
cia produces an intimicy of personal relations as
pleasant as it is important, and makes the mo-
1nent when to separate of peculiar interest
and tenderness. The chair makes his sincere
and grateful acknowledgement for the very flat
tering resolution of the senate touching his ad-
ministation Of the duties imposed on him by his
Office. he is glad and proud to say that without
exception he has been aided by constant kind
ness, courtesy and assistance of ali members of
the senate and its officers. The chair, i'll now
performing the last final act of the session,
wishes to all of you every fealty, and he begs to
express to each his heartfelt personal friend
ship and good will. The present sitting Forty
eighth congress stands adjourned without date.
When the vice president closed his farewell re-
marks the chambers and galleries were quickly
vacated.