The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-10-25
STANDS ADJOURNED
Congress Adjourrs After the Longest
Session on Record.
Seven Senator's Hear the Final Prayer
by the Chaplain.
Fifteen Members of the House Present
When Order is Called.
Other Notes CuIied at the CapitsI and
Elsewhere.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-When the
house met this morning at IL o'clock
on the last day of the most protracted
session in the annals of congress, in
addition to the speaker and fifteen
members in attendance, in the CALLER
les, there were not more than one hun
bred persons to witness the closing
scenes. In his opening prayer the
chaplain returned thanks for many
mercies vouchsafed to members during
the session and invoked divine blessing
upon the speaker, officers, members of
the house and members of the press
whose duty it has leen the report the
proceeding of congress.
On motion of Taylor of Ohio a Joint
resolution was passed, authorizing the
exhibit made by the government at
the centennial exposition at Cincin-
natl to remain at the exposition until
November Is.
In accordance with resolution
adopted on motion of AlcMillen of
Tennessee the speaker appointed
Messrs. McMillen of Tennessee, Glenn
ents of Georgia and Ryan of Kansas,
committee on the part of the house
to wait upon the president and inform
him that the congress was ready to ad-
journ if he has no further cOmmunica-
ton to make.
A recess was then taken until 1890.
After the recess, McMillen, chair
man of the committee appointed to
wait upon the president, reported that
that duty had been performed and that
the president had stated that he had
no further communication to make to
congress. A further recess was taken
until seven minutes before one.
After the second recess, McMillen Of
Tennessee in thechair, Ryan of Kan
Sas offered, and the house unanimously
adopted, the following resolution:
THAT the thanks of this house are
hereby rendered to the Hon. John G..
Carlisle, the speaker, for the courtesy,
ability and fairness with which he had
presided over the deliberations of the
| first session of the fiftieth congress-"
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O.-Only seven
| senators had the benefit of the final
prayer of this session of chaplain
Rev. J. g. Butler, Hawley, the pre-
vailing officer (Ingalls), Allison,
Cockrell. Mitchell. Paddock, Sanles
bury aud Teller. The chaplain asked
blessing on what been done by the
senate in Gods name, that God
would be present with those who were
now scattering throughout the land
/ Ju6J A1C WOulo 1A1O Oo41Ob Va SAAS
nation, that He would make THU
righteous nation a leading nation O
the world in their progress.
Immediately after the reading OF thu
journal the senate was reinforced by
the presence of Blackbgrn, Reagan ant
Sawyer.
On motion of Allison a committee o
two senators was appointed, Allison
and Salisbury, to join like COMMITTEE
1 e I, nd
the president and inform him tina
congress "hayIDg finished its business
was ready to close its present session
by adjournment.
At / O'Clock to-day Blackburn pre-
scented minority repeat of the selec
committee on the operations Of tn
} civil service law, which was ordered +
be printed with the majority report.
The last bill of the session to be in
trOduced was one by Mitchell propos
ing an amendment to the constitution
providing for the election of Unite
States senators by the people. Re
ferred.
Business was informally suspended
awaiting message from the PreSiden
or from the house. The first mesSag
received was one from the house, ar
nouncing the passage Of joint resolU
/ ton authorizing the government eX
nlDlL AT the CINCINNATI EXPOSITION y
remain there until the 18th of Noven
Der. 1t was Immediately passed
} the senate.
! Also announcing the appointment {
: a committee to wait upon the pres
l dent.
The next message from the hous
was sending back the enrolled joint re-
Olution (signed by the speakerl as t
the government exhibits at the Cincil
natl exposition. 1t was Immediate
? signed by the presiding officer, and di
= patched to the president. But as til
: hands on the dial of the clock shove
> that but twenty-five minutes of ii
Q session were left the question of its b
: ing approved and signed were veI
doubtful. Five minutes afterwaI
Allison, of the committee to wait 4
the president reported that the con
mittee had peri formed its duty and ha
> been informed by the president tn;
> he had no further communication
!, offer
: A resolution rendering the thanks
0 the senate to Mr.. Ingalls, for the I'm
9 formly able, courteous and imparti
: manner in which he had presided, wa
Q offered by Mr.. Sanderson and adopte
unanimously.
After the transaction of other bus
; ness the chair announced: The SCI
: ate stands adjourned, sine die"