McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-07-17
The Session Closed and Mem.
bers Again Returned to
Their Homes.
What Has Been Accomplished in
the Session Which Has
Just Ended.
Revenue Agents Dismissed from the
Service...SeDate COflrmatiOns...
Miscellaneous Matters.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Monday, July 6.-The senate and
house continued in session all Saturday
night and Sunday in order to dispose of the
various appropriation and other measures
pending, and o vast amount OF business was
transacted. The president arrived at his
room In the capitol at II p. m. Sunday, his
cabinet and private secretaries accompany.
ing him, and remained until after midnight.
He signed the fortifcation and postoffice ap.
Precipitation bills and q number Of private
pension bills.
MONDAY, July 7.-About 2:45 the vice.
president pro tenn (Mr. Edmunds) said
7'Senators, the hour that closes the first
session Of the forty eighth congress has
come. 1t fills almost q century of q consti-
pie, whose career has excited the wonder
and admiration of mankind. Let us hope
that our labors as representatives of the
state and people may justify the placing OF
another white stone In the long shining
pathway of the republic. However ardent
and perpleXing may have been our labors,
however exciting may have been the con-
tests, opposing opinions and politics, no
one Of us, think, can meet the hour OF
separation without emotions and, I hope,
not unpleasant solicitude that embrace
the past, present and future. The
smallness of our number and the
peculiar nature Of our organization, which
embraces potent partici pation in the action
of our organizatiOn-governm legisla-
tive, executive and judicial, produces an
intimacy of personal relations as pleasant as
1t is important, and makes the movement
when we separate one of peculiar interest
and tenderness. The chair makes his sin
cere and grateful acknowledgements for the
very flattering resolution of the senate
touching the administrative duties imposed
on him by his Office. He is glad and proud
to say that, without exception. he has been
aided by constant kindness, courtesy, and
the assistance of all the members Of the sen.
ate and its officers. The chairman, in now
performing the last formal act of the session,
wishes for all of you every fealty, and begs
to express to each one of you his heartfelt
personal friendship and good will. The
present sitting Of the forty eighth congress
stands adjourned without date.'
HOUSE.
SUNDAY, July I'm the absence of
Speaker Carlisle, who left for Chicago at 8
O'Clock this morning, the house was called
to order by the clerk of the house and a
short recess was taken.
After recess Randall offered resolution
appointing ). C. S. Blackburn as speaker
pro tenn during the temporary absence Of
the speaker. Adopted unanimously.
Blackburn, on taking the chair, thanked
the house for the mark of confidence, and
said he would endeavor to deserve 1t. The
house then took another recess until II 80.
The house reassembled at. 1880 and at
II :35 adjourned, and the session .of Satur-
day was closed.
The session OF Monday began at noon,
and on motion of Randall the house concur.
red in the senate amendment to the ad-
tournment resolution. fixing the hour for
final adjournment at 2 O'Clock.
At 2 O'Clock Randall announced that the
committee appointed to wait u .,on the presi-
dent had performed that duty, and the
president Fad no further communications
to make to the house.
On motion of Wolford the bill passed In.
creasing the pension of soldiers 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 recreation Of the call of the house
was INDUCED in. The doors were closed
and excuses made for absentees, the favor
lite excuse being offered that the gentlemen
were in Chicago on important business.
Finally, on motion of Young, the house ex-
cused all the democratic members, who are
in Chicago engaged In the patriotic duty of
nominating man for the presidency who
would beat the republican ticket, but the
call did not consume time fast enough, and
the hands of the clock were advanced ten
minutes,
The speaker pro TEN, wishing each an d
every member safe return to his home,
declared the house adjourned without day.
Applause Leave-taking and hand shak-
ing followed, and the hall was soon de-
serted.