New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-21
BROADWAY AND 14TH STREET.

the Committee on Agriculture. Mr.. Morgan took
the chair and Senator Ingalls discrcetly retired
10 the coak-room while Mr.. Salisbury offered a
resolution of thanks to the Senator from Kansas
had performed the duties OF presiding officer dur
ing the session. Then the time slowly dragged until
the Joint resolution in regard 10 the Government
exhibit came back from the House engrossed and
signed, and was signed by Mr. Ingalls, as presid-
ing officer of the Senate. This was his last sig
nature to bill or joint resolution.
At seven minutes of o'clock Major Prudcn
appeared with message from the President which
consisted simply OF the return of certain bills
affixed his signature. Among these was the joint
resolution correcting the Electoral Count law
Finally Senator ingalls, raped for order, and in
brief but effective speech Acknowledged the
resolution of thanks which had been recently
passed, and then declared the Senate adjourned
without day Senator Mitchell of those men,
all the others were and IN addition were Senators
Butler, Gray, Gibson, Eustis. Walthall. Morgan
and Bate, making just sixteen. all of whom loud
~ applauded Mr.. lngallss little address, and the
applause was taken up by the galleries which,
however, were only sparsely filed.
When the Speaker called the House to order
there were in attendance, including himslf, cx-
actly score of Representatives. The earnest
prayer of the chaplain, in whose supplication for
the first time the representatives of the press
were remembered, was uttered in the presence OF
less than one-fifteenth Of the House.
and of about hundred persons per seatsd
III bhtiA ScAes "tAS .'iN''-'' ~'N"
ting, of New-York: Ryan and Peters, Of Kansas:
ONeill, of Missouri. Hanger and Hudd, of Wis
consin Conrpr. of Iowa: McMillin. Richardson
and Washington, of Tennessee: Turner, OF Geor-
gia and Kilgore, OF Texas. A majority OF the
States was unrepresented The House was in re-
cess most of the time until nearly | o'clock, at
which hour the attendance of members had in
creased to nearly two score, and probably 800
spectators were seated in the galleries. Mr..
Ryan, of Kansas offered the customary resolution
thanking the Speaker for the ability, courtesy.
impartiaty and fairness with which he had per-
formed his duties and il was Of course unani-
mously adopted 1t contained no alluSion TO the
punctuaty ard regularity" Of the Speakers AZ
tendance on the sittingS Of the House.
Then came the report of the committee ap-
pointed to wait on the President, who had replied
that ne had no further communication TO make to
Congress Then Mr.. Hopkins. of New York. moved
vote of thanks Il the officers and that was
adopted unanimously. That over, the belafed
assistant private secretary Of the President APP
peared with message announcing the approval OF
dozen or more House bills and Joint resolutions,
including the General Deficiency bill and the bill
making on appropriation 10 bear the expenses OF
the enforcement Of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
The members present applauded the announcement
that the President had nothing more TO say 10
Congress at this session. and they clipped their
hands again when the Speaker declared the House
adjourned without day