Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-07

= THE SENATE RECEDEs AND PEACE Is RESTORED.
NIL Hale thought that 7nnthiny could be gained
by any further controversy wiede use and
hts motion TO reCede was adopted IVA vOce
vote, Mir Conler having. eyidently,d ssuaded
from calling for the yeas ana nays.
THANKS.
A joint resolution has been passed Senate
and concurred In by the House prov Tor final
adjournment at 2 O'Clock today.
A resolution thanking the President empore,
Hon. Geo F. Edmunds. OF Vermont he eff
cheney, courtesy and inpartiality VI hich he
has discharged the duties Of presiding OF the
Senate during the present session, has offered
by Senator Baydrd and unanimously to.
MeSSrS. Sherman and Bayard were ointed q
committee to inform the President OngresS
was about ready to adjourn.
THE SESSION EXTENDED TO 2
At a quarter TO II o'clock, Mr.. ALI Iom the
appropriations committee, reported b e House
adjournment resolution ameniei SO provide
for adjournment at p. m. to-day.
Mr.. Cockrell suggested that Their In error
IN the consular and diplomatic bill p might
take some little time TO correct.
Mr.. Allison substituted Two oclo one, and
In that shape the resolution was ado
COMMISSION ON SIGNAL sERvId
The chair announced bis arpointn Messs
Allison, Hale aLd Pendle'Hi. as me- on the
part OF the Senate OF the cnnlnis k0rovlded
Tor in the sundry civil bill to consldar4 present
organization oI tne signal SerVQSNg NgeOloycal
survey, etc. <
SUMMARIZING TH2 APPROPRIATl0t&3nIs.
Mr.. Brown asked If the chairman the appro-
priatons committee could state q aggregate
amount Of appropriations this year.
Mr. Allison replied in the affirma}3SA, stating
that the amount was S193, ,20l .031 3. 7fr Allison
added that in respect to or two feafnres OF the
naval bill this amount was estimated nut the vart-
alton would probably be less than s20400 from the
amount he had stated. This aggrega16 did not In
cude appropriations Tor pens1Gns alone this
year amounted to s66 ,o0O0 coo, raising t. aggregate
to s259, POI ,US7 l3. -
ADJOURNMENT HOUR EXTENDED Toe Pm
The Senate went into Executive So6G5on about l
o'clock, and tee doors remained cl0God until ten
minutes past two. The hour Of adjournment had
been extended to O'clock TO enable the enrolling
clerks TO finish their work. AS there was nothing
TO do recess was taken.
Nominations To-day.
The President sent the following Nominations to
the Senate to-day: -
Jarvis Potter, OF Maine, to be commissioner Of
| navigation.
To be postmasters-James L. Hand, at Lampasas,
Tex: Peter F. Lawshe, at Gainesville, Ga.
To be commissioners to ascertain the best modes
OF securing more Intimate International and COM
, mercial relations between the United States and
lea: George H. Sharpe, OF New York: Thomas C..
Reynold, OF Missouri; Solon o. Thacher, OF Kansas.
TO be secretary OF the above named commissioners,
Henry L. Thomas, OF the District OF Columbia.
The Senate in executive session confirmed nomi-
| nations OF the Central and South American COM
merctal commissioners named above.
The House.
Mr.. BLACKBURN SPEAKER PRO TEN.
In the absence Of Speaker Carlisle, who left for
Chicago at o'clock this morning, the House was
called TO order at 10 o'clock by the CLERK Of the
House, and short recess was taken.
| After the recess, Mt. Randall. of PENNSYLVANIA,
offered resolution appointing j. c. 8. Blackburn,
| of Kentucky, us Speaker pro tenn during the TEN.
porary absence OF the Speaker; and 1t was adopted
| unanimously.
Mr. Blackburn, on taking the chair. Thanked the
House for this mark of confidence and said that he
-nr,td nn1 n
| At 1915 the House took further recds until
11SO
After the recess the galleries presented kay ap-
jority OF whom were ladies. whose bright hummer
costumes and flutterng fans formed handsome
/ presented On the door there were a number Of
| empty seats, and the members who werepresent
sat around in lstess attitudes, giving evience OF
their long continuous attendance upon thet sSiOns
number Of Senate pension bills were pk ksed
At 1l:55 the House adjourned, and the session Of
When the adjournment was taken 1t w1s with
the purpose OF meeting at 12 O'Clock, but te House
the daily hour of meeting was eleven o'opck, the
adjournment under the rules, was until tomorrow,
Tuesday, at II O'Clock. There was hurled con.
pro tenn. cut the Gordian knot BY ASSUMING the
chair at II O'Clock, and saying that by unanimous
consent n the session OF Monday would beg at that
On motion OF Mr.. Randall, the House ctncurred
In the Senate amendment to the ad1ournutnt reSo-
| luton fixing the hour Of final ad1ournmen at two
| O'Clock to-day.
| on motion Of Mr.. Mills cTexas) bin wS passed
removing political disabilities Of JAS /. C}wardin
Of Virginia.
coxxITTEE 70 WAIT ON THE PRRsnYfr.
MessrS Randall, Turner (Ga.) and Hiscoik were
| appointed q committee TO wait upon the President
and ascertain whether he had any further Ommu-
nlcations to make to the House.
COMMISSION ON THE SIGNAL sERvICY nc.
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