Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-10-02
THE FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.

THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS-.
End of the First Session - Both
Houses Adjourn without Day
Very Little Business Transacted
Vice President MortOn,s Rennarlxs-
The Office of Postmaster of the
House Declared Vacant.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The reading of
yesterdays journal having been dispensed
the appointment of a committee of two
senators to join like number on the part
of the house to wait upon the president of
the United States and inform him that I'M
less he shall have any further communica-
ton to make the two houses are now ready
to adjourn.
The resolution was agreed to and Messrs.
Sherman and Harris were appointed the
committee on the part of the senate.
After further business and at five min
utes bAfore three the tariff bill enrolled
was received from the house with the
speakers signature, and it was immediate
ly signed by the vice president and sent to
the president of the United States for his
signature.
Mr.. Aldrich thereupon reported back the
fix the time at 5 p. m. to-day, and it was
agreed to.
At 800 recess was taken until
o'clock While business was in suspense
Mr.. Blaine, who had accompanied the
president to the capitol, stepped into the
senate chamber and was greeted with cor
diality by several of his former associates
-Messrs. Dawes, Cullom, Hawley and In
gals and others. Mr.. Ingalls, pressed him
to come into his old seat, and Mr.. Blaine
having complied with the request was for
a time the center of pleasant group. He
looked very bright and cheerful and
| seemed in excellent spirits.
At five minutes before the time proposed
by the senate for final adjournment Mr..
| Mcpherson, the clerk of the house, de-
livered a message from that body propos-
| ing conference on private pension bill.
The clerk smiled as he acquitted himself OF
| his mission, and senators seemed to think
it not bad joke.
| Mr.. Harris offered resolution (Mr
Dolph being in the chair rendering the
thanks of the senate to Vice President
Morton for the dignifed, impartial ant
courteous manner in which he had presid
| ed over the deliberations of the senate
Adopted unanimously. A resolution SINH
lar in its terms was offered by Mr.. Ransom
in compliment to Senator Ingalls,, as presi
dent pro tenn. =, and it was also unanimousl,
adopted.
At ten minutes past five a message wa
received from the house that the adjourn
ment resolution had been amended by sub
shutting six o'clock for five and tn
amendment was concurred in.
Mr.. Sherman (Mr. Sherman in compan
with Mr. Harrisop reported that the CON
mittee of the two heases had waited o
the president and had informed him tbs
the two houses had concluded their bus
ness and were prepared to adjourn if b
had no futher communications to thel
| and that the president had answered thu
he had no further communications
make.
The senate then took recess till 5:e
o'clock.
, At the expiration of the recess messal
1 was received from the house announoir
its concurrence with the resolution to n
:. gotiations with Mexico to prevent the Oh
nese entering the United States from tn
t; republic.
Il When the hands on the clock di
pointed to six o'clock Mr.. Morton rose al
said:
Senators-Before making the announc
ment that will leave senators at liberty
. return to their homes / express my me
grateful appreciation of the resolution
approval and confidence with which y
have honored me. Assuming, as di
the responsibilities of the chair wltho
previous experience as q presiding ofnc'
), it is not necessary for me to say that i
have discharged the delicate and imp
D tant duties Of the position in satisf'
j. tory manner it is due to the indulge
consideration and cordial cooperate
which I have received from eve
senator on this floor. I indulge in
earnest hope that may be permit,
upon the reassembling of congress to
every member of this body in his seat,
renewed health and strength after q seas
of rest from the arduous duties OF this,
longest continuing session, with one
ceptiop in the history of the governme
, feel that may with good warrant c.
graduate the senate and the country NJ
the large number of important measu
which have received the careful conside
ton of this body and become laws.
only remains for me to declare, as n
do, that the senate stands adjourned w
out day. [Applause.]
And thus the first session OF the FIJI
y first congress came to close-a sess
"a during which the senate met for SS4
against 1917 days in the Fiftieth congr
a which terminated October 20, 1883. Nj
ured in hours, the disproportion was
greater than in days, eight hours a
having been the average time during M
of the period when the tariff bill
y under discussion.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio, chairman OF
A committee appointed to wait upon
W. president, announced, that the presi
tied e.~., a,,,po, ,nication tn m
Pull hau no iurthef conltA
UR, and the house at 5;25 p. m. took RI
iasS until 5:55.
During the recess nearly oil the u