Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-10-25
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WASHINGTON, OCT., 90 50.
That which seemed as far oil as the
Hesperides is come. Congress has ad-
iourned sine die, And all the startling
things that the sensationahsts said,
would occur when the Committee
should wait on the President, did not
occur. When the House assembled on
Saturday at II, there were sixteen
members IN attendance. The Speaker
appointed Mcmillan, Of Tenn, Ryan OF
Kan, and Clements Of Ga, committee
on the part Of the House to wait on the
President and inform him that Congress
stood ready to adjourn, if he had nc
further communication to make. AT
1890 the Committee reported that the
President has no communication tC
make. The rumorcl "rebuhe to the
Senate was an idle tale. At o'clock
the Speaker declared the House adj
journed sine die.
The chaplain Of The Senate offered
prayer in the presence Of only ten Sen
ators, ingalls,, Cockrcll, Paddock, Rea'
gan, Mitchell, Salisbury, Teller, ALI
son, Blackburn and Sawyer. Allison
and Salisbury were appointed to JOIN
the House committee in waiting on the
President. While the committee was
gone, Senator Blackburn presented the
minority report of the Civil Service
committee, which was ordered TO bc
printed with the majority report, The
last bill of the session was introduced
by Mr.. Mitchell, and provided for The
election of Senators directly by the
people. As being the last thing that
most Senators want, It WAS appropriate
that it should be the final bill intro.
duced.
Mr. ingalls,, as presiding officer of the
Senate, made a farewell speech OF less
than 200 words that must be classel rs
amodel of graceful oratory. The lank,
specialized figure then put on hideous-
ly long gray overcoat, and disappeared
across the northern portion of the Cap
itol grounds, very much in the manner
CT Ichabod Crane when pursued by the
phantom Of his superstition. But the
speech was in all truth, very neat.
1t was a wonderfully quiet adjourn
mcnt. The session died as Il lone man
drops from hunger on blind trail
across the bad lands. Comparatively
there were no spectators. The hustle
and excitement, the rushing about Of
clerks and messengers, the ceaseless
babel of voices in the corridor, the
buzzing in the galleries, the roar of the
lobby, were all absent. There may
have been 200 persons in the Senate
galleries. ! doubt if there We're SC
many IN the House galleries. And no.
body wanted to buy mybody's vote
despite the shameful use Of money dur
ing this session, which has been SC
much talked about.
After nearly eleven months Of battle
Congress has adjourned without action
on the tariff. 1t is AN appeal to Caesar.
Unable to settle the question themscl-
yes, the legislators have gone to the
people for verdict. This 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 attained. But the battle be
tween the factions in both parties are
fierce. The actual free traders in the
Democratic camp tried by every posi-,
BILE means to induce the President tC
endorse their cause in his message
The Randall men were no less pur8ua-
sive on tleir part. Neither Of the ex-
IRENE wings were endorsed and the
result is az foreshadowed.
The great debate began early in
April, and continued for two months
Everybody spoke. Men who were al
ready famous were made yet more IA
NOUS, and inan who never had repu-
tation earned their Lonors. Some
members who never had by any chance
whatever all original idea. or even a
aood borrowed one, were moved by the
tariff spirit to speak and fIouAdcrod
about IN surf Of words, ind came out
to rest on the sands Of satisfaction.
The dusky Sioux lave followed tho
example Of Congress and started home.
They wanted 81 81 al 4clc !or their