The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-04
While Mr.. Cleveland Has Vetoed More Meas
ureS than All the Other Presidents Com
bined, from Washington Down.
List oftheImportant Bills Which Passed
and Failed to Pass Both Houses.
The Closing Hours Consumed in Trying to
Agree on Conference RepOrts-The Senate
0verrides the Direct-Tax Bill Veto.
CLOSING SCENES.
They Do Not Differ from Those OF Previous
Years-The Deficiency Bill May Fail.

They Do Not Differ from Those OF Previous
Years-The Deficiency Bin May FAN.
Special to the India aapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 3-The closing
scene of the first hundred years of the
American Congress is a duplicate of those
sights SO familiar 20 the visitor in the gall
lery on each ''odd year, 4th of March for
years back. The weather is as unpleasant
as it could well be. A fine, misty rain has
been falling all day. Umbrellas and over
shoes decorate the persons of each and
every man as he enters the doors of the
Capitol. The humidity penetrates every
thing except the gush on the
floor. Every gallery is filed
to its utmost capacity. There
are hundreds of strangers in the corridors,
straining their necks for a sight through
the open doors. Men, women and children
are crowded out, but patiently await a
chance of admission. There is very fair
attendance on the floor, but there is no
chance of action on many of the bills other
than the two appropriation bills, the
sundry civil and deficiency. All attempts
at special, private or general legislation
are promptly sguelched by little knot of
objectors, who are determined that moth
ing shall be done. The cay is still Friday,
according to the journal, and it will re-
main Friday until the hour of final ad-
journment. The deficiency bill is the great
bone of contention, and the clause over
which the fight is maintained is that
which appropriates money to pay the
judgments in favor of French spoil
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meet every proposition looking toward
agreement. Every effort directed at a set
tlement of the differences between the two
houses is met by shout of regular order"
by Bland of Missouri, or some other small
bore statesman. At this writing the pros
poets are that the deficiency bill will fail
for want of time. On the whole, the House
is as good natured as could be expected; in
fact, at this hour III p. NJ the quietness is
so apparent that but for the curling tobac-
co smoke and the negige appearance OF
members, one might mistake the gathering
for Sunday night prayer-meeting. There
is, however, far more cursing than praying
going on at present. Members who have
been promised recognition by the Speaker
arc unable to secure a hearing because of
the attitude of the fiibusters. They see
the last of their chances slipping away,
and bills which have been on the calendar
with favorable reports for months will die
at noon, and in the next Congress all the
work must be done over again.
Knots of men who will be members of the
House after noon tomorrow are looking on
from the rear of the seats. They express
disgust with the rules. and declare they
will never vote for the adoption of the same
set. The blockade of the night will proba-
bly, be beneficial in the end.