Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13
CLOSE OF CONGRESS.
The work of the Last Day of the Session
No Liquor on Sale.


years filed the galleries during the clos
ing hours of the session was absent.
When the message was received announc-
ing that the president had approved the
river and harbor bill there was an exodus
of members from the floor and those who
remained spent the time in the exchange
OF pleasantries and farewell greetings.
Profiting by the experience of past years
the speaker notified the keeper of the
house restaurant early in the day that the
sale of intoxicating liquors would not be
permitted, so thirsty members and visit
OrS to the house satisfied their thirst with
lemonade and other mild beverages.
FINISHING TOUCHES IN THE HOUSE.
While the clerk of the house was read.
ing presidential veto of a pension bill
the presidents assistant secretary, Mr.
Pruden, appeared at the north door of
the chamber and announced the presi-
dents approval of the deficiency, slindry
river and harbor bills there was round
of applause, and the gloom which had
settled upon members by reason of the
rumors that the river and harbor bill had
been vetoed was dlspelled. MIR. Randall
asked and received unanimous consent to
have printed in the Record Il speech upon
the tariff bill introduced by him, and a
resolution was adopted providing for the
printing of $500 copies of the adverse re-
port of the committee on ways and means
upon the same measure. Mr.. Morrison
offered resolution granting the commit
tee appointed to investigate the labor
troubles in the west permission to sit dur
ing the recess. Adopted. Mr. Baker of
New York, rising to IA personal explana-
ton, referred to the preamble and resolu-
ton arraigning the democratic party in
troduced by him on Monday. In this
with mock seriousness he recalled the ac-
tons of the democratic party since pres-
dent Cleveland's Inauguration, alluded to
the defeat by Congress of the bankrupt
bill, the Mexican veteran service pension
bill and other excellent measures, the We
toes of pension bills, the removal of ~, 900
postmasters "of both sexes and all grades,
including disabled war veterans" the bo-
gus economy and reform of the admins
tration, its Joe Jeffersonian simplicity, :"
and so on. The gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania CRandalD had stated that in his
judgment the resolution was indecent and
disrespectful. Mr.. Baker then took the
floor, on question OF privilege, and rs a
part of his remarks, had the resolution
read in order thus to secure its publica-
ton in the RCCOrd. Several efforts were
made by the democrats to prevent the
reading of the paper. When the dOcu-
ment had been about half read Mr.. Bland
raised the point of order that it was dis
respectful to the house, and asked that
the speaker rule the paper out of oIder.
This the speaker declined to do, on the
ground that the question of disrespect was
one which must be decided by the house
and that before the house could decide
upon 1t, the reading must be concluded.
The reading of Mr.. Bakers resolution
was then continued but before il was com
pleted unanimous consent was given to
print it in the RccOrd The senate bill
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$4,000 for the selection of a site for the
congressional library. At 2.25 the com
mlttee appointed to wait upon the presi-
dent and inform him that congress was
ready to adjourn appeared at the bar of
the house and announced that it had per
formed its duty and that the president had
nothing further to communicate to con
greSS
LAST WORK OF THE SENATE.
The senate took up the final adjourn
ment resolution and fixed the nOlu at 4
O'Clock. MI Edmunds and Mr.. Harris
was appointed Il committee to wait on the
president and inform him that Congress
was prepared TO adjourn. Mr. Plumb.
from the conference committee on the bill
Tor the repeal of the pre-emptiOn and tim
Der culture acts, stated that the senate
conierees had agreed to yield everything
except provision that where there was
allegation of fraud in the entry of land
the issue shall be sent to a court for adju
dication. The house cOnferees had de-
clined that, and had also declined to sign
conference report Mr.. Blair gave no
tice that, on the first day of next session,
he would ask consideration tor the joint
resolution proposing an amendment to
the constitution extending the right of
suffrage to women. Mr.. Harris (the chair
being occupied by Mr.. Hawley) offered
resolution of thanks to Senator Sherman
Tor the ability, courtesy and impartial
ty' with which he had presided over the
senate during the present session. The
question was put and the chair declared
the resolution UNANIMOUSLY adopted but
Mr.. Riddleberger demanded the presence
of quorum, declaring that the resolution
ought not to pass and without a quorum
could not pass. In this difficulty there
not beng quorum present. the senate
took recess for one hour. On reassem-
bling Mr.. Conger asked to have the le-
hauntepec ship railway bill (the Eads bilD
made special order for the third We'd
nesday i'll December. Mr., Edmunds OBJ
lected. Mr.. Hawley, referring to Mr..
Beck's bill to prohibit members Of Con
gress acting as counsel for subsidized rail
road companies, said he had been waiting
an opportunity to have it called up and
acted on, but other business had stood in
the way. Mr.. Beck moved that the sec
ond Monday i'll December be fixed for its
consideration. Agreed to. Another re
cess was taken. AT the close of the re,
cess Mr.. Edmunds reported that the com
mittee of both houses appointed to wait
upon the president to inform him that
they had completed the business of the
session and were ready to adjourn unless
he had some further communication to
make had performed that duty and were
informed by the president that he had no
further communication to make and that
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termination of their labors.
Two's Company and Three's Crowd in
Politics.
springfield Union.1
In Maine as well as in New Hampshire,
the Democrats are giving the third party
Prohibitionists all the help possible in
the hope of drawing away Republican
voters enough from the Republican ticket
to give the Democracy Il chance The
Democrats and the third party Prohibit
tionists appear to be hunting in pairs this
year rather more than usual The Demo
cratic managers bear in mind that 1855 is
rOniuU and every voter that they can