Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-06
THEIR LABORS COMPLETED.
Members of the Forty-Ninth Congress End
the Long Agony.
ADJOURNMENT COMES AT LAST.
But Little Business Transacted Dur
ing the Closing Day of the Session
The Fortifications Bill De-
feated-Quick Scattering.
the Senate Proceedings.

The Senate Proceedings.
WASHINGTON August 5.-Mr. Allison
moved to take up the final adjournment reso-
luton.
Mr.. Conger opposed the action for the pres
ent until the fate of the river and harbor bill
should be known.
Mr.. ingalls, said he thought the senate was
being trfled with. He submitted that it was
not appropriate, after the business of both
houses was considered as closed, and when
they were all ready to depart, to be kept here
doing nothing, in expectation, In hope, or
surmse, or conjecture, that at some time In
the future they would be advised what action
might be taken by the executive on bill
sent to him for his approval. 1t was trifling
with the public interests to allow the adj
journment resolution to remain unacted on.
1t was the first time in the executive history
that congress had been permitted to adjourn
without the executive coming to the capitol
and availing himself of the usual custom to
ascertain the will of congress-
Mr.. Plumb, from the conference committee
on the bill for the repeal of the pre-emption
and timber culture acts, stated that the SEN
ate conterees had agreed to yield everything
except the provision that where there was an
allegation of fraud in the entry of land, the
tion. The house conferees had declined that
and had also declined to sign the conference
report. AS matters now stood it was claimed
to be In the power of the commissioner of the
general land office to set aside absolutely q
pre-emption under any of these acts, and
practically without investigation except one
sided. Agents were not at work seeking out
technical objections. This had produced
The senate conterees feit that cases involving
the title to valuable property ought to be
tried as all other questions are tried that re-
late to property or rights of individuals. He
had thought it proper to make this state
ment
Mr.. Harris the chair being occupied by
MIR. Hawley) offered resolution OF thanks
to Senator Sherman for the ability. courtesy
sided oyer the senate during the present .ses-
sion. The resolution was put, and the chair
declared the resolution unanimously adopted.
But Mr.. Riddlcberger demanded the pres
ence OF q quorum, declaring that the resolu-
tion ought not to pass, and without quorum
could notpass.
In this difficulty there not being quo
RUM, the senate at 1910 took recess until
After the recess Mr.. Hawley referring to
Mr.. Beck's bill to prevent members of con-
gresS acting as counsel for subsidized rail-
ways, said lie had been seeking an opportun-
!ty to have it called and acted on, but other
business had stood in the way.
Mr.. Beck agreed with Mr.. Hawley that it
had been impossible to have action on the
bill this m session; He thought, however, that
the bill had not had fair play. He did not
committee would vote for the substitute which
it had reported. He thought that the COM
mittee had sought to make burlesque of
he moved that the second Monday in De
cember next be fixed for its consideration.
The motion was agreed to-.
The house bill for the relief of soldiers of
the Twelfth Michigan volunteer infantry
passed. ,.ss s..
Mr. Edmunds reported that the committee
OF the TWO houses appointed to wait on the
president to Inform him that the two houses
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 com
munlcatl6n to make and that he congratu-
lated the two houses on the termination OF
their labors.
Mr.. Plumb, from the conference committee
on the fortiication bill, reported that the
committe had been unable to agree, which
amounted to failure of the bill. After de-
bate the subject was dropped.
After a short delay the moment of ad-
journment arrived and the chair said:
Senators: Before announcing the termin-
alton OF the session of the senate, beg leave
to return to each of you my grateful thanks
Tor your uniform courtesy and kindness to
me as your presiding offcer, and especially
for the resolution of to-day in which you
have expressed your approval. This session
has been distinguished by the great number
and variety of subjects which have been con-
sidered, and by marked absence of political
controversies. The varied needs and aims
of the rapidly growing country have occll-
pied more of the time of the senate The
short recess will enable you to greet your
constituents, and hope and trust that each
of you will return next December with re-
newed health and strength to your important
duties. In pursuance OF the resolution of the
two houses of congress, 1 now declare this
session closed sine dien ~!
A hurried leave-taking among the senators
and employees took place and half an hour
later the chamber was empty.
The House Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, August 5.-While the clerk
OF the house was reading the presidential
veto on the pension bill, the presidents as
sistant secretary, Pruden. appeared at the
the north door of the chamber. When he
announced the presidents approval of the
deficiency, sundry civil and river and harbor
bills there was round of applause. and the
gloom which had settled upon the members
by reason of the rdmors that were rife that
the riyef and harhor hill had haan, vatnad