Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-06
END OF THE SESSION.
The Csnxre.nmen at Hast
Decide . g Hsme
F.ilars q ths Fortiasatisu Appropri-
asion Bnl-Aesspsa.ss e. ths Grant
Rsllss-Ths cs.xre-.ianal
LIhrnry Bandins.


WA1A4a41o4l Aug. as--A1li8oA Wof11
% taka ~ he anal adiournment Easo-
lution-
Osnasr opposd ihs action Ton tha
preaent. unti the fate % the Rivsx and
HaEhar hill shoule Be known.
1nzalls said Be thoaaht that tbs San.
nts wns beng trHsd With. Hs enbmit-
ted that i Was not appropFlAfe, aflag
the ouGineaa of both houses vas COO
GiasRsd as clesed and When they Wers
all ready 70 part, 20 Be kept there do NJ
nothing 10 tie hepe or onniectnre that
e Bon tine ia the future tkey wonia
BE- adgiaed of what action miQht Be
takaA BY the Executive on 4 bill aa8t q
him for his approval Il Was fri1inq
with the public interests b all01 the
noi0aKnmeut resolution % remAin IN
acsod upon. Il YES TIE 6rst tine ia
Cur exeontive hialory that Congress hmd
besn Per nffted b adjourn without the
ExoeuliVa coming - the OapIkol an
awaiting himaeif q the usual oastom g
ascertain the vii Of Congress.
Pinmb, from TIE cunferenoe commit
Tee ga the bill Tar the repeal 81 tha rrn-
emptzon and timbar ouiture nota, stated
that the senate oonforeaa had mRrosa
% yield evsEythiag except ne provision
that Il there vas an allegation Of fraad
In the emery of land, the ISSUE shall be
sent te the court for adiudication. The
house oonfroross had declined thst and
also declined 70 sign the oonfnEenos re-
part. As the matter nov STOOD, i vas
claimed 20 b IL the power Of tha Com
missioner of-tha General Land Ofi se to
81 aside Absolutely preemption under
any Of these acts and practically with
cut an investigation exnopt oy the one
aded agents Whe we're nov at work
seeking taehniaal obisollons. This had
ptodnoed great consternation and er1at
indignation. The 6onale oonfereas fslt
that cases InvolEing sille to vaiaabls
property ought 20 bo tried as all other
questions are tried tba1 relate 70 Prop
erty or rights Of individuals. He
thought u proper 70 make thie stale
meat.
Harris (the chair being occupied by
Mr. HaWley) offered 3 resolution of
thanks % senator Sherman for too abll-
ity, courtesy and impartialily with
which he presided over the senate dur.
iaQ the present aession. The question
vas pot ana ths Ohsir declared the res
oluti0a unanimously adopted. Riddle
berger demanded the pEesanee Of qao-
rum, doolaring that the resolution
ought not 70 pass and without q qaoFum
could not pasa. In this difficulty
There net haine q qaorum) the senate
81 ix:l0 took recess until / o'clock.
After recess, HAWley, referring 10 Mr..
Beok's bills to prevent members Of Con-
qfess from acting a. coanael for Habai-
aizsd railways, aaid that be had been
seeking "a opportunity 70 have Il called
40 and acted on. but other basineas had
stood IN the way.
Rsrk agreed With HaWlsy that il had
been impossiDls 70 have aciion on the
bill this session. He thonght. however.
ihaf the bill bad nst had fair play. de
did NOT believe thai single member Il
the Judiciary COMMITTEES would vote for
tue substitute which it had reported.
He thought that the oommiftee had
sought 20 mako burlesqae Of what be
regarded as very serious matter. he
moved tha the second dsy Ia DsoembeF
nsxt be fixed for is consideration. lha
Dotion was agreed -.
The HOUSE bill for the relief Of GER
lain soldiers Of the Tuelfth Michigan
Volunteer Infantry, diah0nogably dia-
sharged, vas amendad and passed.
Edmunds reported that the committee
from the two houses. appointed 10 wait
% the President ts inform him that the
lwo houses had completed the business
of the session and wee ready 20 ad-
Ionrn unless be had soma further CON-
10 make, had performed
hat duty and had been informed By the
President that be bad ne oommunica
lion 10 make and that be congratulated
he tvo houses on the termination Of |
Iheir labors.
Plumb, from the Conference Commit
lee on the foFtiaoafions bill, reported |
hat the oommiftes had been unabie 90
lRree, which amountsd 70 9 failure Of
he bill. After debate the subject vas
dropped.
Aftar 9 short dalay, The m0msnt ef
adjournment arrived. and the Chair
man safJ: senators, before announcing /
Iha tagmination Of this session of The
senate, / beg leave 10 return 20 each Of
g0u mg grateful thaaka for your uni. |
loFm eoaftssy aud kindness - ne as
g0uF presiding oliiosE, and especially
Tor the resolution of today, IN whioh /
Ioa have expressed your approval. /
This session has been distinguished By
lhe great numoer aud variety Of snb-
lesta ghioh have been considered, ond
By she marked absence Of politieal con-
lrovsrsY. The varied needs and aims
1f this rapidly growing country have
Decupie1 the tims Of the Senate. A
Ihort recess uill enabla you 90 greet
POUR eonsiikueuis and ] hops and trust
hat each Of you viii return next De-
,ember with renewed heallh and
strength 10 year Important dates. In
pursuance with ths resolution Of the
sgo Houses of Congress. nee declare
Ihis session aloeed sine die."
A hurried leave taking Among TIE
3enaters and employees took piaoe. and
BALI nn hour later the ahambeF was
smpiisd.
WAEEs0roE, Aug. 5.-WhIle ths
Jlerk Of tue houss waa r-ading the /
Presidential veto on the psnsion ball, /
Ihe President's Assistant 6ooretary, ]
Pruasns Appeared e. the north door of /
he chAmbsr and instantly q message BE- I
sd IN bis hand became TIE taFgst for
sTery ere. When be annnanesd ths A. /
pFoval % she defeieney, gnndgy civil |
md river and harbor bills. there vas q /
Iound of applause and the gloom WATCH /
had ssttied upon the members b. reason |
u rumora thai ueEa rife that the EiVsr /
md haFbor hill had besn vetoed vas
iispalisd.
AZ rs the comniiiss sppointsa 20 /
Eaif on tue President and inform him i
Ihat Conzrcaa uag rad 90 ndiourn, ap- /
psarsd af tie bag q the Hon8e. an
aounced that Il bad perfermsd iis duty
md thai he Presidsat bad nolhinR 1
IaFthsg 20 oommuuisasa % ConRresa.
On motion Of O'Nsill. Of PauusyiRa-
nia, the senate bili vas passo1 aoospt-
"a tha Rift of the Gfaut relica.
On m0sion Of Sprineer the adioaFn-
neat fesoiaiion uaa taken %, and t1s
amendment fxina TIE houg of adiouxn-
nsni af O'Clock todsy, sas soneurrsd
b.
Mr.. RaDdall rscsixsd unanim0us con.
Ienf % have printed 10 tho Rsr1rd tbe
p eoA apon tie taxta bili intxOdased
b him.
Morrisan. of nllnoia, aasrsd 4 Feso-
Iution grating he ssmmittes appoint
q 30 tngesfigafe fhs labor treaoles IN
.hs uost psrmission 20 80 dufing Foeesz.
Hish al the powers grated Il in the
lriainAi resolztioD ptsgiding fog iis ap-
Dsintms1t Gfnn1ed-
On masian Of ButteFwufsh. a OoAo,
be Senats bill sas passed appRsprist-
~ an ndditional san d &a501o foE The