The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-04
A THING OF 4HE PAST.
The Fiftioth Congress Expires
at Noon To-day
AFTER A VERY STORMY LIFE.
NIERlddlobcrger Celebrates the Close
of His Term by Getting Arrested
for Dlsrespcct to tho Senate,
Tho Sunday Session,

WASHINGTON, ID, o., March 3.-Satur
days executive session Of the Senstt
continued until l;4O Sunday morning
when the doors were reopened and foul
private bills were taken up and passed
Mr.. Edmuuds remarked that the pas
sage OF private bills in both Houses in
these last hours OF the Senate was throw
ing on the President the work OF exam'
lining probably fifty bills when 1t was ut
terly impossible for him to do so,
The Senate at 2;l5 a, m. took q recess
until 3 p, IN. when enrolled bills were
slgned) and till Sp, IN. for general busl'
ness,
The night session OF the Senate began
at o'clock, There was q fair attendance
OF Senators, but very many OF the chairs
were vacant, The first business trans
acted was the presentation and adoption
OF conference reports on bills to provide
for allotment oilands in severalty to the
United Perias and Indian Territory and
Appropriation bills.
RIDDLEBRRdER's EXHIBITION.
Before the latter report had been dis.
posed Of, Mr., Rlddleberger was on his
feet endeavorlng to interpOse a motion
to proceed to executive business. The
presiding officer (Mr. Ingalls, took no
notice of him gt first, but finally reCog.
nized him, put the motion and declared
II lost, whereat some OF the gallery spec.
tators laughed, Then, one after an
other, Senators Sherman, Jones, OF Ar
kansas, Spooner, Culom, Pasco, Davis
and others were recognized 10 move 10
take up and pass private bills, In each
instance there was an attempt at objeC.
tion or interruption by Riddleberger till
finally he was notified by the presiding
officer that he would not be recognized
further.
RIDDLEDERdER RESIGNS,
The passage Of private bills went on
under unanimous consent. In the mean.
time, Mr., Riddleberger (who had left the
chamber) again made his appearance
and informed tho Presiding officer that
he had just telegraphed to the Governor
OF Virginia his resignation rs u Senator
because he could have no reorganization
from the presiding officer. He was now
awaiting an answer which would relieve
him from tho responsibilities OF his
position. He had found that Repub.
liCan Senator from Virginia could not DO
recognized by tho President OF the Sen.
ate pro tempore.
The Presiding 0iFicer-Tho statement
made by the Senator from Virginia Is in
violation OF order. The chair directs the
Senator TO take his seat.
Mr.. Rlddleberger did not obey the or.
der, but made another attempt to speak.
The Presiding 0lEicer-The Senator
will not DO allowed 10 proceed further
without permission OF the Senate, which
must DO on motion made for that pur-
pose.
AS Mr.. Riddlcbcrgcr still remained
standing the presiding officer added:
The Sergeant.Rt.Arms will see that the
orders oithe Chair are executed.
ale need not do that, cir" said Mr..
Riddleberger, US he took his seat.
grows DRUNKER AND MORE DIsoRDERLY.
But he did not keep it. Inafew min.
utes he was up again with an objection
to a private bill, and was again sup
pressed by the repetition OF the presiding
ofliCer'J order that he must not proceed
without leave Of the Senate, which must
be first obtained on motion for that
purpose.