The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-10
WASHINGTON.
CLOSING SCENES OF CONGRESS,
AND THE LAST BUSINESS
OF THE SESSION.
Carlisle Absent from the House,
and Blackburn Assumes
the Chair.
Farewell Remarks of Edmunds,
President of the
Senate.
Total Appropriations at This
Congress, $3.50, 900, OOO-
Signing Bills, Etc.
HOUSE.

SISHluS O1IlS, LIc,
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON ID. G., July a.
In the absence of Speaker Carlisle,
who left for Chicago at three o'clock,
Sunday morning, the house was called |
to order by the clerk of the house, and |
short recess was taken. After recess
Mr.. Randall offered a resolution ap-
pointing j. 9. S. Blackburn, speaker
pro tenn during the absence of the
speaker. Adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Blackburn, on taking the chair,
thanked the house for this mark of
confidence, and said he would endeavor
to deserve it. The house took a
further recess until 11:30.
The house re-assembled at IL 80 and
at II 90 adjourned and the session of
Saturday closed.
The session of Monday began at
noon, and on motion of Mr.. Randall
| the house concurred in the senate
| amendment to the adjournment reso-
| luton fixing the hour of final ad-
| journment at o'clock.
| At few minutes before o'clock
| the hands of the clock were turned
back minutes, in order to permit the
reception OF a message from the SEN
ate announcing the adoption of res
olution postponing the hour of adj
journment until o'clock. Secretary
McCook came rushing over with the
resolution written on scrap paper.
The resolution was Immediately
agreed to.
| At o'clock Mr.. Randall announced
that the committee appointed to wait
upon the president had performed
that duty, and the president had no
| further communications 20 make to
the house.
Messrs. Randall, Turner, of Georgia,
and Hiscock were appointed COM
mittee to wait upon the president and
ascertain whether he had any further
communications to make to the
house.
| The speaker, pro tenn, announced the
appointment of MeSsrS. LoWery, Her
bert and Lyman, members of COM
mission on the part of the house to
consider the present organization of
the signal service, the geological and
| geodetic surveys and photographic
offices.
Mr.. Bagley, having taken the chair,
| I'LL. IVA, VI NOW L YIN, Ol1OlC vi a COO-
luton rendering the thanks of the
house to Hon. J. G. S. Blackburn for
the just, remarkable and char l.ng
manner displayed in the closing hours
| of the session as president, pro tenn.
Adopted, amid applause and laughter.
On motion of Mr.. Wolford, the bill
passed increasing the pension of sol
diers who have lost an arm at the
shoulder joint to the amount received
by those who have lost leg at the
hip joint. At 2:15 p. m. recitation
of the call of the house was INDUCED
in, the doors were closed the excuse
offered being that gentlemen were in
Chicago ION important business"
Finally, on motion of Mr.. Young,
the house excused all democratic
members who are in Chicago, engaged
in the patriotism of nominating a
man for the presidency who would
beat the republican candidate.
But the call did not consume time
fast enough, and the hands of the
clock were advanced ten minutes.
Then, the speaker pro tenn, wishing
each and every member a safe return
to his home, declared the house adj
journed without day. Applause |
Leave-taking and Misunderstanding fol-
lowed, and the hall was soon deserted.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. G., July IA
message was received from the
house announcing nOn-concurrence in
the senate amendment to the bill
making temporary provision for a
navy.
Mr.. Hale moved the senate recede
from its amendments.
Mr.. Miller Colorado said he had no
reason to doubt that the senate con-
ferees had done all in their power to
convince the house of the justice of
the amendments, but apparently with
out effect. The people of the Pacific
coast would be much disappointed if
it left their coast absolutely defence
less.
The senate has receded from it's
amendment to and passed the provi-
sional navy appropriation bill. This
bill and the consular and diplomatic
bill, which are both in process of en-
rollment, when signed, will complete
the list of annual appropriation bills.
A joint resolution has been passed by
the senate and concurred in by the
house, providing for final adjourn
ment at 2 o'clock to-day.
A resolution thanking the president
pro TEN, Hon. Geo. F. Edmuds. of
Vermont, for the efficiency, courtesy
and impartiality with which he has
discharged the duties of presiding Of
ficer of the senate during the present
session, offered by Senator Bayard,
was unanimously agreed to.
A long debate sprung up, portion
of it being of a political character, and
at close motion to recede from disa-
greements agreed to. House joint reso-
lulion, providing for adjournment was
taken up and amended so as to make
the time of adjournment 2 o'clock
to-day, and then passed
On motion OF Mr.. Sherman, COM
mittee of two senators was appoint
ed to join the committee of the house
United States that congress, having
finished It's business, was now ready
to adjourn. The chair appointed
NJ ssrs. Sherman and Bayard.
The chair announced the appoint.
ment of Messrs. Allison, Hale and
| Pendleton as members on the part of
the senate, of the commission provid-
ed for in the sundry civil bill to con-
slider the recent Organization of the
service in the geological survey, etc.
Mr.. Brown asked If the chairman of
the appropriation committee could
state the aggregate of appropriations
this year.
Mr.. Allison replied in the affirma-
tive, stating the amount was $193, 201,-
| CS7. In respect to one or two features
of the naval bill, this amount was es-
mated, but the varia ion would prob
ably be less than 100000 from the
amount. He had stated this aggregate
did not include appropriations,
which, for pensions alone, this year,
amounted to siXty-siX million, raising
the aggregate to $259, 201,O87.
About 2:45 the vice-president pro
tenn (Mr. Edmunds) said: Senators,
the hour that closes the first session
of the Forty-eighth congress has
come. 1t fills almost a century of
constitutional republican government
of the people, whose career has excited
the wonder and admiration of man.
kind. Let us hope our labors as rep
resentatives of the people may justify
in placing another white stone in the
long, shining pathway of the republic. |
However ardent may have been our.
labors; however exciting may
have been contests of opposing opin- |
ions and policies, no one of us, 1 !
think. can meet the views of our separ-