Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-10-29
WASHINGTON LETTER
IsPEcIAL ConREsFoNDENcE on TnE MONITOR
Washington. Oct. 22d.

Washington. OCT. 22d.
That which seemed as far of as
the Hesperides is come. Congress
has adjourned sine die, and all the
startling things that the sensational
lists said would occur when the COM
mittee should wait on the president,
did not occur. When the house as
sembed on Saturday at IL there were
sixteen members in attendance. The
speaker appointed Mcmillan Of Ten
nessee, Ryan of Kansas, and Glenn
ents of Georgia, committee on the
part of the House TO wait on the pres
ident and inform him that congress
stood ready to adjourn, If he had no
further communication TO make. At
2 80 the committee reported that
the president has no communication
to make. The rumored "rcbuke TO
the senate" was an idle tale. Att
o'clock the speaker declared the
House adjourned sine die.
The chaplain OF the senate oferep
prayer in the presence of only ten
senators, viz. Ingalls,, CocIrell, Pad
dock, Mitchell, Salisbury, Teller, Al
lison, Blackburn, Reagan and Saw
yer. Allison and Salisbury were APP
pointed to join the House committee
in waiting on the president. While
the committee was gone, Senator
Blackburn presented the minority re-
port of the civil service committee,
which was ordered 10 be printed with
the majority report. The last bill Of
the session was introduced by Mr..
Mite hell, and provided for the cleo
ton of senators directly by the peo-
pie. AS being the last thing that
most senators want, it was appropri-
ate that it should be the final bill in
troduced.
Mr.. Ingalls,, as presiding officer Of
the senate, made a farewell speech Of
less than 200 words, that must be
classed as a model of graceful orato-
ny. The lank, specialized figure then
put on a hideously long grey over
coat, and disappeared across the
northern portion of Ga Capitol
grounds, very much in the manner Of
Ichabod Crane when pursued by the
phantom of his superstition. But the
speech was, i'm all truth, very neat.
1t was n wonderfully quiet adjourn
ment. The session died rs lone
man drops from hunger on a blind
trail across the bad lands. Compar-
atively, there were no spectators. The
hustle and excitement, the rushing
about Of clerks and messengers, the
ceaseless babel Of voices in the cor
rider, the buzzing in the galleries, the
roar of the lobby, were all absent.
There may have been POO persons in
the senate galleries. | doubt il there
were so many in the house galleries.
Nobody wanted to buy anybody's
vote, despite the "shameful use of
money during tins session." which
has been so much talked about.
After nearly eleven months OF bat
tie, congress has adjourned without
action on the tariff. IL IL "an appeal
TO Caesar" Unable TO settle the qucs-
ton themselves, the legislators have
gone TO the people for verdict. The
result was a foregone conclusion "a
month ago. The real work OF the
session has been the defining Of the
position Of each party ON the tariff.
In that much success has been at
tanned. But the battle between the
factions i'm both parties was fierce.
The actual free traders in the demo-
cratic camp tried by every possible
means TO induce the president 20 en-
dorse their cause in his message. The
Randall men were no less persuasive
on their part. Neither of the extreme
wings were endorsed and the result is
as foreshadowed.