Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-11-02
THE CLOSING SCENE
But Seven Senators had the BENEFIT OF the
Final Prayer OF the SessIon-sen-
atOr Ingalls, rendered a Res
OlutiOn Of Thanks.
The Closing Speech Of Mr.. Ingalls, Warmly
Applauded-FIfteen Members Wit
ness the Closing Scene IA
the House.

WASHINGTON, D. c., October 20.-Only
seven senators had the benefit Of the final
prayer this session. of the chaplain, Rev. j.
G. Butler, namely: The presiding officer
Mr.. Ingallsl, Senators Allison, C0ckreIl,
Mitchell, Paddock. Salisbury and Teller.
The chaplain asked blessing on what had
been done by the senate in Gods name;
that God would be present with those who
we're now scattering throughout the land,
and that he would direct the ballot of the
nation that would make this nation a lead
ing nation Of the world in their progress.
Immediately sitter the reading of the jour
nal the senate was reinforced by the pres
ence Of Senators Blackburn, Reagan and
Sawyer.
On motion of Senator Allison, a commit
tee Of two senators was appointed (Atlison
and Salisbury to Join like committee on
the part of the house and wait upon the
president and inform him that con
gress, "having finished business was
ready to close the present session by ad-
Att O'Clock to-day Senator Blackburn
presented a minority report of a select com
m1ttee Of the operation of the civil service
law. 1t was ordered to be printed with the
majority report.
The last bin of the session to be intro
duced was one by Senator Mitchell prOpOs-
ing the amending the constitution DrOvid-
tors by the people. Referred.
Business was informally suspended await
ing the message from the president or from
the house. The first message received was
one from the house announcing the passage
of Joint resolution authorizing the gov
eminent exhibit at the Cincinnati eXposi-
ton to remain there till the 18th OF Novem-
Ders 1t was immediately passed by the SEN
ate, also one announcing the appointment Of
a committee to wait upon the president.
The next message from the house was the
sending back the enrolled Joint resolution,
signed by the speaker as to the government
exhibit at the Cincinnati exposition, 1t
was Immediately signed by the presiding
officer and dispatched to the president, but
as the hands on the dial of the clock showed
that but twenty-five minutes of the session
were left, the question of its being approved
and signed was very doubtful. Five min
utes afterWard Senator Allison, of the com
mittee to wait on the president, reported
that the committee had performed its duty,
and had been informed by the president that
he had no further communication to offer.
A resolution rendering the thanks Of the
senate to Senator ingalls, ''fOr the uniformly,
able, courteous and impartial manner in
which he had presided was offered by Sen
Rtor Salisbury and adopted unanimously.
At five minutes before .. m, q message
came from the president announcing his
approval of the ''sundry senate bills and
Joint resolutions
In q few minutes afterwards came the
finale of the session. Senator ingalls,, with
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SEEAToRs-''G Gratitude impeIs, and usage
permits the chair to postpone for an instant,
the moment of our session to acknowledge
the honor of your resolution of confidence
and approval; but justice demands the ad-
mission that If the chair has succeeded IN the
discharge of the dUty-impOrta duties of
his position; If order has been maintained in
debate; if the laws have been administered,
and if the traditions of the senate, which are
its nOblest heritage, have been pre-
served inYiOlate, it is due to your con
siderats indulgence, to your constant
and cordial cooperation. Without
these the greatest ability could not succeed;
with these the humblest facilities could not
fail. The termination of the longest con
AinuOus session of the senate since the fOun-
dalton Of the government, approaches; and,
trusting to that supreme power which con-
trolls the destinies of nations as well as the
fortunes Of men, may, during the brief in
terVals of your laboFs in this chamber, con
tinue his benefcence to each of you person
ally, to the body Of which you are members,
ito the states Of which you are representa-
tives, and to the country Of which you are
citizens, the chair announces the senate ad-
jOUrned sine die"
=: The speech was warmly applauded by the
senators on the floor, and by a large audi
ence in the galleries.