The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-02
LAST DAY OF CONGRESS.
Both Branches Of the National Leg
islature at Last Adjourn
Sine Die.
Carter's Uselessnese as a Member
of Congress is Again Dom
onstrated.
He Lets tho Fort Ellis Bill Fail at the
Last Minute of tho
Session.

WASHINGTON, Oct. LIN the senate
Sherman offered resolution for the ap-
pointment of committee of two to join
like committee on the part of the house to
wait upon the president and inform him
that unless he have any further oommunica-
tion TO make the-two houses were ready to
adjourn. The committee on printing re-
ported back the house bill to revise the
wages of certain employees in the govern
ment printing Office with substitute pro-
vidlng that all employees engaged exclusive
~ between five p. m. and eight p. m. be 20
per cent in addition to the amount paid for
day labor. Calendar. Edmunds moved to
proceed to executive business. Blair ap-
pealed to Edmunds to withdraw the motion
in order that the labor bill might be taken
up. Edmunds insisted upon his motion
and the senate went into executive session.
When the doors reopened the conference
report on the house bill in reference to con-
tracts for surveying public lands was agreed
to. The vice president laid before the SEN
ate three veto messages from
the president, two on bills re-
ferring to the court of claims,
and the third bill to prohibit bookmaking
and pool selling in the District Of Colum-
bia for the purpose of gambling. The
presidents objection to the latter bill is
that it does not prohibit bookmaking and
pool selling, but on the contrary permits
it in the case of the Washington Jockey
club and other clubs owning race tracks.
The messages were laid on the table.
message from the house asking concurrence
in resolution to make another correction
in the tariff bill was not considered, on
Edmunds objecting. At five minutes be-
fore three the tariff bill was enrolled. It
ei's signature. Immediately.it was signed
by the vice president and sent to the presi-
dent. Aldrich thereupon reported back the
adjournment resolution. amended to fix the
time at six O'Clock to-day. Agreed to.
Harris offered a resolution rendering the
Morton for the dignifed, impartial and
courteous manner he has presided over the
deliberations of the senate, and it was
unanimously adopted, as was also one
offered by Ransom in compliment to
Senator ingalls, az president pro
reported that the president had no further
communication to make to the senate.
message was received from the house an
nouncing concurrence with the resolution
as to negotiations with Great Britain and
Mexico to prevent Chinese entering the
United States. Mr.. Morton then rose and
made brief speech thanking the senators
for the resolution adopted and for the COR
dial cooperation he had received from all.
He then declared the senate adjourned
without day.
After the reading of the house journal
Mckinley called up the house concurrent
resolution directing the clerk to number
consecutively the paragraphs of the en-
rolled tariff bill with senate amendments.
The amendments were agreed to. On mo-
tlon of Mckinley, concurrent resolution
was agreed to directing the clerk to make
further correction in the punctuation of the
enrolled tariff bill.
Mckinley offered resolution for COM
mittes of three from the house and senate
to wait upon the president and inform him
that congress was ready to adjourn If he has
no further communications to make. Adopt
ed. Carter submitted conference report
on the bill to dispose of the Fort Ellis mil
itary reservation. Montana. This bill Al
len, of Mississippi, took as the text for a
political speech, in which he charged the
republican party with degeneracy and in
consistency: 70 say that the republican
party had begun with Abraham Lincoln
proof that the party had gone to seed.
Carter Withdrew the report.
Caswell, OF Wisconsin, submitted letter |
addressed to the speaker by Postmaster
Wheat, rendering his resignation. Subse-
quently Spooner, of Rhode Island, from the |
committee submitted report. 1t states
that although the relations between Dalton,
the previous postmaster, and Culbertson,
the mail contractor, give rise to grave sus-
picion of some private arrangement be- |
tween them and whereby Dalton. during
the Forty ninth and Fiftieth congresa
derived personal profits out OF his
oOkc 60 kI<,., 4
absolute proof obtained. The report is
accompanied by a resolution declaring the
Office of postmaster of the house vacant and |
directing the assistant postmaster to per-
form the duties until postmaster shall be |
appointed and qualified. Hayes, of Iowa.
reference to Postmaster Dalton. Pending
on the question, Mckinley called
up the resolution for final adjournment, !!
with an amendment fixing the hour at six
o'clock. Agreed to. The Wheat resolution
was then agreed to. The speaker then laid
tive Conger, stating that he had forwarded
to the governor of Iowa his resignation as
from the Seventh district of
that state. The speaker further stated that
be received substantially similar commu-
nication from Representative DeHayen, of
The First district of California, but the let
ter had been mislaid. The senate concur
rent resolution for negotiations with Great
Britain and Mexico for the prevention of
the entry of Chinese laborers into the
United States was agreed to.
Mckinley. chairman of the committee
appointed to wait upon the president, an
nounced that the president had no further
to make, and then the |
house took recess. During the recess j
nearly all the members left the hall to !
make preparations for their departure
from the city. so when the speaker recon-
vened the house, that official looked down
lpon vast array of empty seats. He !,
merely stated that according to concurrent
resolution, he declared the first session of
he Fifty-frst congress adjourned without
lay.
EXPELLING HEBR EWS
secretary Blaine Gives the Result Of Core.
spondence With Russia. |,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The president to-
lay transmitted to the house, in answer to
he resolution concerning the enforcement
4 the proscriptive edicts against Jews in 4
Russia, report from the secretary of state I
Ipon the subject. In his letter. Secretary
2la;uo refora Ia the corresnondencA nm tho