West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-10-25
END OF THE SESSION.
Congress Pronounces les Death Sens
tence With a Kick.

The first session OF the Fiftieth Congress,
after ten months aud twenty dsys-the long
est O. thiuous session on record since tho
gathering of the ope ling Congress in New
York nieoty-nine yeaIs ago-suddeuly c1l-
lapSci Thurs lay. Tho iiournme lt was
not ia, wish Of either party, but tho absence
OF quorum for the past six weeks in tho
House and the diminishing numbers in tho
Senate as each Senator heard himself talk on
the tariff thre itencd dissolution without
awaiting parliamentary fofma it.eA
Mr.. Allison,s resolution in the senate that
Congress take a recess from Saturday until
November 10, was taken mp. Mr.. Paddock
moved that thu recess bs from October "a to
November IL, aud Mr., Brown moved that
tho adjournment ON Saturday be final. Mr..
Brown summed up O O situation by sayiug
that, II the Democrats were succ 'ssful at ths
coming election, then a pull som thing likb
TO Mills hill would uudou ,tedly pass the
Scnato; IL tho Republic ln party was success
frfcsS lie did not think proongati0n of tho
session would facilltat, work on the bill.
The debate degenerated into a wrangle
over the time consumed in preparing tho
Iarlf bill, but finally Mr. Allison ncceptel
MIR. Biowns nmondnient, aud tho resolution,
IN amended, was adopted a Majority OF tho
Republicans voting against IL ana m9jority
OF the Democrats Tor it.
When the House met. Mr. Fsrquhar called
attention 20 tho lack OF quo um, and ma 10 a
speech denouncing tho abscnteos. Mr.. Cox,
who was Speaker pro tenn, called him 10 or
der and hal the Journal road. Then II Il.
Taylor OF Ohio, called VOTE on approving
the journal, but he, too, was rule out OF or
ton was presented.
Mr. McMnin imm sdiatcly lei Off IN q die
cussion on the tariff, accusing tho Senate OF
increasing II Of the ~ schedules. Mr.. Tay-
lor led the discussion Off TO tho sug ir question
and quoted from d bate OF Ju,v o the re-
iusal OF Mr.. breckenridge, of Kc .tucAy, TO
deny thlt Mr.. Hlvemyer had n al a bo lrlng
leforo tho committee. There was u ban lying
OF charges OF falls GOOD aud IN sqnoting be-
tween Messis. TAYLOR and BrecSinriigc bu6
finally Mr.. Breckenridge acknowledged no
was wrong and apooglgsd.
Tho Houso returned 20 tho main point and
adopted the Senate resolution for ijourn>
ment.
Tho bills OF generllimp1rtancc which have
become laws sincs the resume OF the session
ne the close of the first nino months arc ay
Follows; Restricting Chinese immigration
0wol, making appropriations for tho ap-
praisers warehouse In New York, detailing
officers OF the army and navy for educational
purposes IN state colleges, broadening tho
SO pc OF the present law relating 60 postal
crimF; making appropriations for tho.
numerous lighthouses and fog signals
on the great lakes, aud providing FOR
arl rlitration for railroads. Three regulir ap.
preparation bills hnvo become laws since
September 10--tho Sundry Civil bill, which
was approved October 2; the regular Army
Appropriation bill aud tho Fort fication APP
preparation bill. The latter two were eign d
hy tho President September 22. The General
Deficiency Is yet in this hands OF tho Presi
dent.
Very voluminonsc ilondars 60 over Ia each
house 10 tho second session OF thl Fiftieth
Congress. which convenes on Monday, De.
cemher3 8 Tho House calender Is compose
OF l02 pages aud gives tho titles to about
1900 bills while tho Senate cn'eHdar has ~
pages and about 420 bills. Those figures
are exclusive Of the indexes TO tic calendars
IL is arranged that as soon ns Ccngrcss
cOnvones In it's second session tho Sena o
will 30 right Blcng with It's discussion OF tho
tariff, whi'o the House will Immediately take
up the fourteen regular annual appropria-
tion bills, with view TO sending them to the
Senate by the time the Iatter tody has com
ple.ed It's consideration OF the tariff. 10 is
alsl understood that thoro will not bc Tho
regular two weeks vac ,tion during thj
Christmas and New Year holidays. There
my boa vacation OF three or four days at
Christmas.