Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-02
LAST HOURS IN THE SENATE.
Three Vetoes Dy the President-The Vice
Presldent's leave Taking.

WASHINGTON, October LIN the SEN
ate to-day, after the journal had been
approved, Mr. Sherman offered reSO-
luton for the appointment of commit
tee of two Senators, to join a like COM
mittee of the House, to wait upon the
President and inform him that unless to
make, the two Houses are now ready TO
adjourn.
Mr.. Blair stated that he desired be-
fore adjournment to call mp the labor
bill and have action on it, and that he
would not like any resolution to be
adopted that would interfere with its
disposition.
Mr.. Sherman answered that the rcso-
luton looked merely to asking the Presi-
dent whether he had any further COM
municatiOn to make.
Mr.. Blair insisted that the Senate
consider the Labor bill, and upon in
quiry of the Vice President interpoScd
objection TO the consideration OF the
resolution.
Mr.. Edmunds said that the resolution
would not interfere with the motion to
take up the Labor bill. and Mr.. Blair
withdrew his objection.
The resolution was agreed TO, and
Messrs. Sherman and Harris were APP
pointed a committee on the part of the
Senate.
Mr.. Mandcrson reported back, from
the Committee on Printing, the House
bill to revise the wages of certain en-
ployeS in the Government Printing
Onice, with an amendment providing
for increased pay for employees engaged
exclusively on night work. The bill
was placed on the calendar.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate three veto messages from the
President; two of them ON bills referring
to the Court on Claims. and the third
one. the bill to prohibit book making
and pool selling. in the District OF Co
lumbia, for the purpose Of gambling.
The President objection to the latter
bill is that il does not prohibit book
making and pool selling, but on the con-
trary permits il i'm the ease Of the Wash
lngton Jockey Club, and of other clubs
owning race tracks II that form OF
gambling was to be prohibited, as the
President thinks should be, the pro-
hibition should 1nly to all persons and
! all places. The..-..4ce messages were
laid on the table.
At five minutes before three o'clock,
the Tariff bill was received from the
House with the Speakers signature,
and it was Immediately signed by the
| Vice President, and sent to the PreSi-
dent Of the United States for his sigma
ture.
Mr.. Aldrich reported back the adj
iournmeut resolution amended so as To
fix the time at p. III. to-day, and IL was
agreed to.
While business was in suspense, Mr.
Blaine. who had accompanied the Pres
ident to the Capitol, stepped into the
Senate Chamber, and was gree.ed with
cordiality. 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
seemed in excellent spirits.
Mr.. Harris offered a resolution ten
dering the thanks of the Senate to Vice
President Morton for the digniiied, i'm
partial and courteous manner in which
hc has presided over the Senate. Adopt
ed unanimously.
A resolution similar in its terms was
offered by Mr. EvartS, in compliment to
Senator Ingalls,, as President pro tenn
pore. and il was also unanimously
adopted.
4 measure was received from the
House that the adjournment resolution
had been amended by substituting e
o'clock for >, and the amendment was
concurred in.
A message was received from the
House announcing its concurrence with
the resolution as to negotiations with
Great Britain and Mexico to prevent
Chinese entering the United States.
Mr. Morton then rose and said: "Sen-
ators-Before making the announce
ment that will leave Senators at liberty
to return to their homes, | tender my
most grateful appreciation Of the reSo-
luton of approval and confidence with
which YOU have honorcd me. ASsum-
ing, as | did, the responsibilities OF the
chair without previous experience as 4
Presiding office. 1t is not necessary for
me to say that if have discharged the
delicate and important duties OF the
position in satisfactory manner, but
il is due to the indulgent consideration
and cordial cooperation which | have
received from every Senator on this
floor.
Il feel that | may with good war
rant congratulate the Senate and the
country upon the large number of I'M
portant measures which have received
the careful consideration Of this body
and become laws. 1t only remains for
me to declare. as | now do, that the
Senate stands adjourned without de-
lay" Applause.