The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-10-25
ADJOURNED.
The Longest Congress on Record
Takes Its Final Adjourn
ment-Closing Scenes.
Last Bill introduced in the Senate
Usual Resolution of
Thanks Adopted.
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

has adjourned without day. Only seven
senators had the benefit of the final
prayer this session of the chaplain, Rev
Mr.. Butler, namely: The presiding officer,
Senator ingalls,, and Senators Allison
Cockrell, Mitchell, Paddock, Salisbury and
Teller. During and Immediately after
the reading of the journal the senate was
reinforced by the presence of Senators
Blackburn, Reagan and Sawyer.
On motion of Senator Allison a
committee of two senators was appointed
(Allison and Salisbury to join like COM
mittee on the part of the house to wait on
the president and inform him that con-
gress, having finished its business, was
ready to close the present session by
adjournment at o'clock to-day.
Senator Blackburn presented the
minority report of the select committee
on the operations of the civil service law
and it was ordered to be printed with the
majority report.
The last bill of the session to be intro
duced was one by Senator Mitchell.
proposing an amendment to the constitu-
tion providing for the election of United
States senators by the people. Referred.
Business was then informally suspended
awaiting message from the president or
from the house.
Senator Allison, of the committee to
wait on the president, reported the com.
mittee had performed that duty and had
been informed by the president he had
no further communication to offer.
A resolution rendering the the thanks of
the senate to Senator ingalls,, for the uni.
form, able, courteous and impartial man
ner in which he had presided, was offered
by Senator Salisbury and adopted unani-
mously.
At five minutes before l message
from the president announced his APP
proval of sundry senate bills and joint
resolutions.
A few minutes afterwards came the final
incident of the session-the farewell
remarks of the presiding officer. Senator
ingalls,, with great elaboration and fine
elocution, spoke as follows:
Senators Gratitude impels and usage
permits the chair to postpone for 40 i'll
slant the moment OF our separa-
ton to acknowledge resolution of
confidence and approval, but justice
demands the admission that, il the chair
has succeeded in the discharge of the
delicate and important duties of his posi-
ton; if order has been maintained in de-
bate; if the laws have been administered,
and, if the traditions of the senate have
been preserved inviOlate, it is
due to your considerable indulgence,
to your constant and cordial cooperation.
Without these the greatest ability could
not succeed with these the humblest
faculties could not fail. The termination
of the longest continuous session of the
senate since the formation of the govern
ment approaches, and trusting that
the Supreme Power which controls the
destinies of nations and of men
may, during the brief interval of your
lapors in this chamber, continue His benef-
icence to each of you personally, to the
families of which you are members, to the
states of which you are representatives
and to the country of which you are
citizens, the chair announces that the
senate is adjourned sine die"
HOUSE.
When the house met this morling at IL
O'Clock, on the last day of the most pro-
tracted session in the annals of congress,
10 addition to the speaker there were tif-
teen members in attendance. In the gal
leries there we're not more than 100 per
sons to witness the closing scenes.
In his opening prayer the
chaplain returned thanks for the
many mercies vouchsafed to members dur
ing the session, and invoked the divine
blessing upon the speaker, officers and
members of the house and members OF
the press, whose duty it has been to re-
port the proceedings of congress.
On motion of Mr.. E. B. Taylor, of Ohio,
Joint resolution was passed authorizing
the exhibit made by the government at
the centennial exposition at Cincinnati to
remain at the exposition until Novem-
Der 10.
In accordance with the resolution
adopted on motion of Mr.. McMillin, of
Tennessee, the speaker appointed Messrs &.
McMiliin, oof Tennessee; Clements, of
Georgia, and Ryan, of Kansas, as com
mittee on the part of the house to walt
upon the president and inform him that
congress is ready to adjourn If he had no
further communication to make. Recess
was then taken until 1890.
After recess Mr.. Mcmillan, chairman of
the committee appointed to wait upon the
president, reported that duty had been
performed and the president had stated
he had no further communication to
make to congress. A further recess was
saken until 1888.
After second recess Mr.. Ryan, of
Kansas, offered and the house unani-
mously adopted the following:
Resolved, That the thanks of the house
are hereby rendered to Hon. John G. Car
Isle, speaker, for the courtesy, ability and
fairness with which he has presided over
the deliberations of the first session of the
Fiftieth congress.
Speaker Carlisle, having resumed the
chair, Mr.. Hopkins, OF New York, offered,
and the house adopted, resolution ten
derinp the thanks of the house to its offic-
ers for the courteous manner in which
they have discharged their duties.
AS the hands of the clock pointed to the
hour of 1 the speaker said: "The hour
of l O'Clock having arrived 1 now declare
the house adjourned sine die"
The announcement was received with
, applause, and the correspondents IN the
press gallery evinced their thanktulness
by chanting the doxology.
Murdered Her Husband.