Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-05
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE LAST DAY OF CONGRESS.

THE LAST DAY OF CONGRESS.
Both Houses Closing Their Work.
TO ADJOURN THIS AFTERNOON.
The Senate.
Immediately after the reading of the journal
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Allison called up the
House adjournment resolution and moved to
| insert the hour of p m. to-day for the dissolu-
ton of the two houses.
Mr. Conger opposed action upon it. He could
not understand the object in pressing the reso-
luton. He had objected to it yesterday on the
ground that the Presiden had not had time 10
consider the river and harbor bill. No definite
Information had yet been received from that
Mr.. ingalls, regarded 1t as trifling with the
senate after all other business had been COM
ormston nou os ~ IN session 10 aTais i; ln
Mr. COnger did not regard 1t as trifing to
await ,,s att Information from the Executive upon an
resolution aside informally.
The debate proceeded, and the point was
made that no communication had been received
Mr.. ingalls, said the President had the same
opportunity that had been enjoyed by all his
toi: where room Is provided for his accommo-
dation, but he did not see fit to do SO. Mr.. In
gails SAID IL was the first time President had
refused to put himself in communication with
Congress.
Messrs. Gibson, Mcmillan and several others
rerUrIeu ,s; tnat the PRESIDENT had not been COM
Inunlcated with on the subject of adjournment.
NO committee had been sent to advise him that
congress was about to adjourn.
parent that the friends of the river and harbor
Dill were determined to prevent any definite
action upon adjournment until that bill was
he"ro from, an executive session was ordered.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
Before the doors were closed Private Secre-
tary Pruden appeared with message and was
Immediately followed by Gen. Clarke, clerk OF
the House. The messages were received with
closed doors and the Information was at once
circulated that the river and harbor bill had
been approved.
TO ADJOURN AT Pm.
The Senate took up during the progress of
the secret session the resolution providing for
final adjournment and having amended It,
liking the time at four o'clock this afternoon,
adopted 1t.
Mr.. Edmuuds and MIR. Harris were appointed
committee to wait on the President and in
iorm MIN that Congress was prepared to ad.
At 11:45 the doors were reopened, and, on
motlon IN OF Mr. Coke the Senate bill removing
O0.
virginia, was taken up and passeu.
THE BILL FOR REPEAL OF THE PRE-EMPTIoN
LAWS.
Mr.. Plumb, from the conference committee
on the bill Tor the repeal Of the pre-emption and
timber-culture acts, stated that the Senate con.
ferees had agreed to yield everything except
fraud in the entry of land the issue shall be
sent TO court for adjudication. The House
conferees had declined that, and had also de-
a As r1Qtf ffaPs
now stood, II was claimed to be in the power of
the onmissianer OF tha general .land o.uce. 70
OF OF these acts and practically, without
INV, vestigation-except one-sided Agents were
now now at work seeking out technical objections:
Ihis Tad produced great CONSERVATION and
great indignation. The Senate conferees felt
that cases involving the title to valuable prop
erty ought to be tried as all other questions are
tried that relate to properly or the rights OF In
dlv1duals., He hao thought 1t proper TO make
this statement.
BUREAU OF LABOR.
Mr. Allison called up the joint resolution to
pay subsistence and travelling expenses Of spe-
cial agents and experts of the bureau of labor
for the month of July, 1886. Passed.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Mr.. Blair gave notice that, on the first day of
next session, he would ask consideration for
the joint resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution extending the right Of suf-
rage to women.
SENATOR SHERMAN.
Mr.. Harris (the chair being occupied by Mr..
Hawley) offered a resolution of thanks to Sena-
tor Sherman "for the ability, courtesy and i'm
partiality" 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 q
quorum, declaring that the resolution ought
not to pass, and without q quorum could not
pass
In this difficulty (there not being a quorum
presently the Senate, at 1910, took a recess until
one o'clock,
AFTER RECEss-THE THANKS RESOLUTION.
AT one O'Clock the Senate reassembled and
Mr.. Edmunds asked for a vote on the resolution
of thanks to the President pro tempore.
The chair (Mr. Hawley) replied that the reso-
Owing to the confusion existing at the time the
recess was ordered the Senators did not under
stand what disposition had been made Of the
resolution.
THE TEHUANTEPEC CANAL.
Mr.. Conger asked unanimous consent to
make the Tehuantepec ship railway bill q
special order for the third Wednesday in next
December.
MIR Edmunds objected.
Mr.. COnger said he had promised to procure
action upon the bill, but had not been able to
bring 1t up. He gave notice that he would press
the bill at the next session.
Mr.. Hawley, in the nature of q personal ex-
planaton, referred to the bill introduced by
MI Beck TO prohibit members of Congress from
acting as attorneys or agents Of corporations
that had received any aid from the govern
ment Mr.. Hawley said he had been anxious to
reach q vote upon the bill.
Mr.. Beck said that owing to the pressure of
inn mpOrtant business there mad been no chance
to consider the bill, and he asked that the sec
Ond Monday in next December be set apart for
consideration OF the bill. He said the judiciary
cOmmittee had attempted to make q farce Of
his bill, and he did not believe that the MEM
bers OF that committee would support their own
substitute.
The bill was taken up and then postponed
until the second Monday in December.
On motion of MIR. Malone q Senate bill re-
moving the political disabilities OF Benjamin
Z. Loyal, OF Virginia, was taken up and passed.
NO QUORUM AND ANOTHER RECESS
There had not been a quorum of the Senate
present during the day, and after the recess
| from IL to o'clock Messrs. Edmunds, Allison
aad Cockrell were kept busy preventing the
adoption OF motions to take up various pend
ing measures.
Finally, at 1925 p. M, Mr.. Allison cut off all
SUCH efsrts by putting through motion for q
recess OF one hour.
House Of Representatives.
While the clerk of the House was reading q
presidential veto on pension bill the Presi-
dents assistant secretary, Mr.. Pruden, ap-
peared at the north door Of the chamber and
announced the Presidents approval Of the de-
ficency, sundry civil and river and harbor
bills.
Mr.. RANDALL'S TARIFF SPEECH.
MIR. Randall (Pa.) asked and received unani-
nous consent to have printed in the Record a