The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-10

member, was called, and as ne TO e ano
voted in the affirmative the friends Of the
bill tr. a;ed him TO q round of applause
The motion to suspend u rules and psss
the bill WIS agreed to; yeas 1893, nays 7S,
III e announcement Of the result was hailed
with three cheers, and with long and con-
tinu-d applause.
Mr. Skinner asked unanimous C. n.enl
ih at the speaker be authorized To send a
telegram TO Gen. Grant announcing To- him
the result of the vote, aud the spe. k-r was
authorized as Stated.
Mr. X ,rdsll was warmly congrs tula.ed
on his success by a number OF members on
both sides oil the house.
The spe ,ker on the resolution appointed
Me,srs. Springer and Cox OF New York,
and X, ed as a committee on The part or
the house TO Join a simIl,r commitIee on
the part of the senate 10 visit upon the
president and inform him thzt Congress
had finished its business aud was ready To
adjourn. AT ten minutes before II o'clock,
according To the hands Of the clock, which
mad been turned back that extent of lime,
Mr.. Springer, chairman OF the committee
appoin,d 10 wait on the president, an
nouuced 1t had performed lis duty aud the
president had nothing To communicate
At five MINUTES before - O'Clock Speaker
& 'rlisle called tie houe TO or e. and SAID:
Cent men of the house OF representa-
tvs: The work Ol the Forty eighth con-
gees is now completed, and The time has
come Tor me Ia perform my last official
a. pre-, iding offic-r OF this house. / should
do violence TO my owe ieeiiug' and be
guilty OF gross ingrstitude If / w,re to de-
clare final sdjouI nm,nt without reIurning
to you individually and collectively NY
sincere thanks for yOIr complimentary
resolution passed this morning.
thank you also, gentlemen, with equal
sincerity, not only Tor the confidence I'm
posed in NE st the begir ming of your IT.
bors here, but Tor the respect and courtesy
with which you have conducted all your
personal aud official intercourse with me
since hat time.
The memb, rship OF this house is so
large, its business 20 great,
aud the struggle on the floor for priority in
the consideration of measures is So earnest
that without your cordial COOPERATION and
support il would have been utterly impOs-
sibIe to conduct The busin,s, here IN ali Or
d, rly and regular way.
IL is Simply justice to say that your CO.
operation aud support have b Ell prOmis
cuously and cheerfully given in every
emergency, and TO tits Tact more than 10
anything else must b. attributed whatever
motives of SUCCESS ms attended ny efforts
20 preserve order and facilitate the trans
action of business.
Very feg, even among those who are
best acquainted with lygjsl:tive history,
hsyo an adequate conception OF
he increased lab5rs and responsibilities
dew. living ON congress by The events # tie
last quarter Of century. and none, | am
sure, who have not had sctusl experience,
can fully appreciate the difficulties Cl
transs cging public bu-iueSs in body 4.
large as this. La the first corgr, s. the
house of representatives consisted f Onlg
sixty seven memters, lie ; than The pres
ent membership Of the senate; nov there
are 325 members, besides d l-sates from
the territories.
Fom the organization CT the govern
ment 10 the close Of the ,wenty-frth, a
period Of fifty years, there were Introduced
into The house, as shown by the records,
S777 bills, while during the present con
gIess there have been introduced $500.
fury. At present each one OF our general
appropriation bills embrace IS much
money as the whole amount of the net
ordinary expenditures of the government
during the hrst nine or ten years Of its ex-
istence, and the specific objects 10 be in
ves'igl,ed and provided for in these bills
have become so greatly increased that it
has become very Considerable task even
to enunerate them.
Through This house has Dassed a larger
number of bills than any If its pre1eces-
sorS. Ii Is moi strange, gentle men. iu viex
II the fees just men. Toned. ,ha. it should
De cOmp He'd To leave unfinished lar.e
percentage # the measures PR scented. IL |
Is evident hat unless some constitutional
IT legal provision can be adopted which |
will relieve congress from the cOnsidera- |
ion Of all or AT least large part, If the |
local and priv~te measures which now
occupy the time OF the committees and fill |
sd the calendars of the two houses /
he percentsee oi business left undisrosed |
L ST each adjournment must continue to /
Increase. /. j. rot re-Sons bic 10 supuose
hat alteration f the constitution could Re /
tlecteG, hu, IL Is .hy Of serious cousid- |
ration whelher q geJ e5sl law III ght not /
" enacted which wOCli authorize TIE tx
CURVE departments md cOurS 81 i1s:ice
. hear these matters, under such Iegula-
ions Of course, a would mply protect the
ntsres Is Of the government and insure Ca
he ci;iz Ems doubtless a more expeditions
nj appropriate remedy .isa IS now
fiered.
In conclusion I congratulate You IN the
p'rit OF harmony ard good fsel,og which
ss prevailed throughout your deli5-ra-
ions.
IL Is true, that while differences Il ap;n-
pa have been developed and
ne largest liberty oi debate has
cen exercised, every member has
oresily endeavored to respect and prolecl
be rights Of his associates, and / ain sure
o personal spimosities have been created
Inch will survive the close of your off
al reia ions.
We shall pert to-day better friends than
hen we met and hereafter we viii all re