The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-21
CONGRESS IS ADJOURNED
THE LAST HOURS IN THH TWO
HOUSES UNEVENTFUL

The Bill Dealing with the Cincinnati
Exhibits Rushed through at the Last
Moment-President Ingalls, Makes a
Very Pretty Farewell Speech in
Reply to Resolution.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Tn tho Senate to-
day only seven senators had the benefit of
the final prayer OF this session of Chaplain
Rev. j. &. Butler, namely, the presiding
officer (Mr. Ingalls, and Messrs Allison,
Cockrell, Mitchell, Paddock, Salisbury and
Teller The chaplain asked the divine bless
ing on what had been done by the Senate i'll
Gods name; that God would be present with
those who were now scattering through the
land that he would direct the ballot of the
nation, and that he would make this a
righteous nation, leading the nations of the
world in their onward progress.
During and Immediately after the read
ing of the Journal the Senate was rein
forced by the presence of Messrs. Black
burn, Reagan and Sawyer.
On motion OF Mr.. Allison a committee of
Two Sc ators was appointed (MesSrs. Allison
and Salisbury to join a Ike committee on
the part of the House to wait upon the
President and inform him that congress,
having finished its business" was ready to
close the present session by adjournment at
| O'Clock to-day.
MINORITY REPORT.
Mr. Blackburn presented the minority re-
port Of the select committee on the opera
tons of the civil service law, aud it was
ordered to be printed with the majority
report.
The last bill of the session to be intro
iuced was ono by Mr. Mitchell proposing
an amendment to the constitution providing
Tor the election of United States senators by
tie people 1t WAS referred.
The business was then informally sus-
pended, awaiting messages from the Presi-
dent or from the House The first message
received was one from the House announc-
ing the passage of the joint resolution Civ
ing authority that the government exhibits
at Cincinnati remain there until Nov lb
Ioswas Immediately passed by the Senate
A message was also received from the
House announcing the appointment Of Il
committee to wait on the President.
The next message from the House was
SCI ding back the enrolled joint resolution
signed by the speaker) as to the govern
ment exhibits 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 It's being approved
and signed was very doubtful
MR. ALLIsoN's REPORT.
Five minutes afterward Mr.. Allison, of
| the committee to wait on the President, re-
| ported that the COMMITTEES had performed
| It's duty and been informed by the President
| that "he had no further communication To
| offer"
A resolution rendering the thanks of the
| t5, Ina lla for. hA t,sat
formly able, courteous and impartial man
ner in which he had presided" was offered
| by Mr.. Salisbury and adopted unani-
mously.
APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT.
| At 1855 o'clock a message from the
| President announced his approval Of sun
| dry Senate bills and joint resolutions.
| In few minutes afterward came the final
| incident of the session, the farewell remarks
Of the presiding officer, Mr.. ingalls,. With
great dellberation and fine eloqution he
spoke as follows:
Observation-Disclosures impels and usage per-
| mits the chair TO postpone for an instant the
| moment of our separation to acknowledge the
honor of your resolution of confidence aud ap-
proyal but justice demands the admission
| that If the chair has succeeded In the discharge
of the delicate and imp portant duties Of his posi-
| ton. IL order has been maintained in the de-
| bate, if the laws have been administered. and
| if the traditions OF the Senate, which are It's
| noblest heritage, have been pre-
| served inviolate, it il due to your considerate
| indulgence, and TO your constant and cordial
| corporation. Without these. the greatest
| ability could not succeed-with these the
humbest faculties could not fail. The termi-
nation OF the longest continuous session OF the
| Senate since the foundation of the government
| approaches, and trusting that that supreme
| power which controls the destines of nations,
as well as the fortunes of men. may, during
the brief interval of your labors in this
| chamber continue his beneflcence to each OF
| you personally, to the families of which you are
| members and to the states of which you are
| citizens, the chair announces that the Senate
stands adjourned sine die.
The speech was warmly applauded by the
senators ON the floor and by the large audi
ence in the galleries.