The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-03-13

MI. Cleveland At II o'clock a message was
read from the house announcing that the
sundry civil bill had been agreed upon
| Conger wanted to know what had been done
about the public buildings paragraphs OF the
bill, which Mr.. Allison explained, and Con
ger sat down apparently satisfied A rev
minutes later announcement was MADE that
another appropriation bill had been agreed
upon, This was the last OF the supply DIS,
and the legislative business was virtually
ended with the agreement of the senate to
the report of the cOnferrees. During the
pause In the proceedings Col Lamont APP
| peared in the reserved gallery, escort1ng the
FAMILY OF THE PRE~sIDENT-ELECT,
! Rev. William Cleveland, the presidents
brother. and wife and two sons; Miss Cleve-
land and Mrs. Hoyt, sisters OF the president;
Mr. Hastings, nephew, and Miss Hastings and
the Misses Nellie and Annie YOeman, nieces or
the president In addition to these were Mr..
and Mrs Bacon OF Toledo and Mrs Lamont
Mrs. McElrOy and Miss Nellie Arthur, Mrs.
John Davis and Miss Lucy Fr~eltnghuysen
occupied seats in the diplomatic gallery,
which was filled for the first time in four
years. At IL: 80 o'clock Gen. Sheridan and
Gen. Hancock entered by the north door on
the Republican side Of the The
seats assigned these distinguished officers
were located near the door by which they
entered, and they were seated before the vast
audience noted their presence. But when
recognized the audience made up for the
oversight by adding to the volume OF
applause with which the two great sol
diers were welcomed. Gen Terry entered
soon after Sheridan and Hancock, and seated
himself on HanCOCk's left. Ihsse three
officers and Surgeon General Murray were
the only representatives OF the army present
in uniform, and the navy had a solitary but
worthy representative in Rear Admiral
Warden. Ten minutes later the dioiOmatic
corps, gorgeous in gold lace and Respondent
with glitteriug stars and jewels OF various
knightIv orders, and headed by Senior
Dominguesa, the minister from Portugal,
entered by the main door and were escorted
to the seats reserved for them. The buzz of
excitement and hum OF conversation oc-
casiOned by the entrance of those dazzling
representatives Of foreign governments had
not ceased when the clerk of the house
again made his appearance, n stepping
down the main aisles unJil the front row Of
seats was reached he announced that the
house had passed without amendment the
bill to- place Grant on he retired list
of the army. There followed one OF the
most
THRILLING AND DRAMATIC SCENES
ever witnessed in the senate chamber. The
did not catch the title of the bill
from the announcement OF the clerk OF the
house, whose voice had become hoarse and
husky from much reading during the past
twenty-four hours. Ingalls, rose and asked
that the bill be read, which was done, and
upon tbs conclusion of the reading the ap-
plause broke spontaneously from those in
the galleries, as well as those on the floor.
Grave senators, even, forgetting the rules of
the senate, joined in the general acclama-
ton. Mr.. Edmunds raped the desk, n
looked mortified at senators who were giving
open and dlsOrderly manifestation or
approval, and violently called for order.
What was disorder in this instance, accord
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to those who were making it, andagatn N
again the applause rose from floor
and galleries, and ebounde and
echoed from the glass ceiling over
head, only to be again lifted up by the
enthusiastic multitude. When order was
at last restored, Mr.. Ingalls, again rose n
asked unanimous consent that the reference
of the bill TO q committee be waived and
that the senate proceed TO its consideration.
This is a blunder which Mr.. Ingalls, would
not have committed at any other time n
In reference to any other bill In his exulta-
ton that congress had at last responded to
the popular wish and performed an act Of
simple justice TO the greatest of American
soldiers, Mr.. Ingalls, overlooked tie factthat
the bill which had Just been received from
the house was a bill which had originated In
and was passed by the senate This fact
being stated by President Edmunds, with
the additional fact that no further action
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chamber once more rang with cheers n
applause. But the scene did not end with
this legislative disposition of the bill. BAY
ing received the usual certification, the bill
was presented to President Arthur, who was
occupying his room in the senate wing Of
the capitol. and received his signature. This
completed the act, but did not fulfill the pur-
pose Of congress.
GEN. GRANT DULY NOMINATED.
After the usual formal message informing
the senate that he had approved the bill
had besn prepared, President Arthur wrote a
message nominating U. s. Grant to be a gen.
eral in the United States army OF the retired
list. This message, contrary TO all precedent,
was read aloud, and the people again s1gni-
fed their approval by generous applause.
Then followeda request from President Ed
munds that unanimous consent be given to
consider the nomination without reference
to a committee and in open session The
consent was given, and the nomination was
confirmed unanimously. The applause
which preceded his announcement, gener-
Gus as it had been. was surpassed by that
which followed. and will rtand for many
wears to come as the most remarkable dem
Onstration ever witnessed In the senate
chamber. Ladies joined freely in the APP
plause, which continued for several minut
Handkerchiefs fiuttered and scarfs were
waved, and even Sheridan and Hancock, un-
mindful of the presence in which they sat,
could not remain quiet amid the gem
eral rejoicing, and beat their knees
with their regulation c~hapeaux- Thus
was the old commander, in the
presence of congress, representatives
Of foreign governments and thousands OF
American people, restored to the army to
whose banners he gave many victories, and
whose fame he has made as lasting as time.
Jt was a graceful act on the part OF congress,
and President Arthur deservesspecial thanks
from the american people for the manner
In which he crowned the dying soldier with
this last but greatest laurel from a grateful
and admiring people. The several bodies
admitted to the floor Of the senate had places
assigned them. In front of the semi-circle
with maroon-colored morocco, were ar
! ranged Two chairs were placed In front oi
| the clerks desk for the retiring and incom
ing presidents, and q row Of similar chairs II
| front of the desks on the Democratic side