Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-08
Forty Eighth COnsress---First Session.

WASHINGTON, July 2. | SENATE Five Senators were present at 10 1 o'clock this morning. The chair announced | his signature to @ number of bills. When I the conference report on the naval appropri. | ation bill was received Mir. Hale moved to i recede from the Senate amendments. MT | Miller, of California, delivered a long written ! speech as to the urgent demand for navy 1 which was replied to by Mir. Morgan. After other speeches the motion to recede was agreed to and the conference report was l adopted.
 The resolution was adopted agreeing to Rd- journ sine die at 2 o'clock.
 On motion of MT. Baysrd the thanks of the Senate were accorded the Hon. George F. Edmunds for the ability, courtesy and im- partiality with which he had presided over ! their deliberations this session.
 MT. Allison, chairman of the Appropria- l tions committee, made 8 brief statement in | regard to the appropriation bills, showing ! that there was total increase of 1922, %, GOO over those of last year. This increase l arose largely from the fact that last year there was no river and harbor bill,
 while this year over $14.oOo. 900 was appro- priated for internal improvements. Miscel- laneous appropriations had also been largely I increased. In answer to Brown, MT. Allison stated that the aggregate appropria- tions ere $193, POI ,O87. The Secretary of the Treasury had estimated the surplus this
 
 this year would probably reduce the surplus from $20. .OOO, GOO to 1925, 900, ,0O0. At 1e:45 the Senate went into executive session. During the executive session the time for adjournment was extended to 3 o'clock Nothing was done until 2.45, when the signature of the President was announced | to several enrolled bills.
 Mr. Allison then said that the business of l the session was closed and moved the formal | adjournment This was agreed to and MT. Edmunds made his closing address, which I was well worded and touchingly delivered. | He referred to the pleasant relations which | had existed in both sides of the chamber \ The session had seemed like a century Of the | history of people who had excited the ed miratien and wonder of mankind. ''Let us ! hope, he exclaimed, "that our labors may | justify the placing of another white stone on | the pathway of the republic He return ed l thanks for the complimentary resolution | passed early in the day, and concluded by | extending his heartfelt personal friendship | to his colleagues and the employees of the Senate. This ended the business of the | Senate for this session.
 HousE-The House, in the absence of !! Speaker Carlisle, who left for Chicago 3 | o'clock this morning, was called to order by | the clerk. Mir. Randall offered a resolution | that the Hon. J. s. c. Blackburn, of Ken | lucky be elected speaker during the tempo | | unanimously adopted.
 l MT. B ackburn on taking the chair thanked I the House for the compliment and said he | would endeavor to observe it.
 The clerk was directed to inform the Sem
 ate and President of this action and recess | was then taken until 11:3O B.. On resssembling at 11:30 the House, while l waiting for the action of the Senate on the
 naval appropriation bill, took up and passed
 8 number of pension bills that had been
 passed by the Senate and reported by the l House Committee on Pensions.
 An error having occurred in the enroll
 ment of the consular and diplomatic appro.
 priation bill, joint revolution was adopted | requesting the President to return the same
 At 12 o'clock the session of Saturday ter 1 minated, and the House at once went into
 Mondays session. The secretary of the Sen.
 ate communicated the resolution for final ad-
 journment at p. m., and it was at once
 adopted.
 The consular and diplomatic appropriation
 bill having been returned by the President
 the clerk was instructed 10 insert in the bill
 the paragraph providing for the South Amer
 ican commercial commission, which haG
 been accidentally omitted in the enrollment
 Proceedings under the call continued unti o'clock, the hour fixed for final adjourn I ment when the Speaker, Blackburn, declared
 the House adjourned without day.