Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-02
EXIT STATESMEN.
The Curtain Rung Down at
the Nations Capitol.
LAW MAKING OVER FOR A SEASON.

the session-Allen of Mississippi Gets
the House in Chancery-Intsresting
Occurrences in the Presidents Room
The National Debt statement-what
Filibustering Costs-Bids for New War
ships-wheat Loses His Job.
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. AT 6:02 d.
m. yesterday the vice president brought
| his gRvel down on his desk in the senate
| and declared the first session of the Fifty
first congress adjourned sine die so far as
| the senate was concerned, and about the
same instant Speaker Reed performed the
same duty, and long sigh of relief went
up from all parts of both chambers
There was no lack of decorum in the pro-
ceedings of either house Yesterday, but in
| the house Gen. .Filibuster was inclined to
| let people know that he was still in the
| ring, Breckenridge and kilgore keeping
| the house idle until after p. m. on the
| point of order nat there was no quorum
| present They re!entei finally and the
| journal was read and the house pro-
cesded TO pick up the flag ends OF business
and clear the decks for adjournment.
The Day in the Senate.
As soon as the journal was read in the
senate the usual committee was appoint
ed TO wait on the president and let him
know that congress was about to ad journ,
Sherman and Harris being appointed.
| The senators then sat around until 2:52,
| when the tariff bill came over from the
house with Speaker Reeds sign manual
| affixed Vice President Morton, who pre-
sided, then wrote his name in the appoint
/ ell place and the bill WAS sent TO the pres
| ident. Aldrich then secured recognition
70 offer an amendment to the adjourn
ment resolution setting the hour at p.
taken TO p. IN.
| A Visit from Cabinet Officers
| At the appointed time the senate was
| again called TO order, and the vice presi-
dent signed a couple of bills Then the
senate lapsed into state of complete
| business stagnation The chamber was
enlivenei by the entrance of Secretary
Blaine and Secretary Window, and later
by Secretary Noble. who came on the floor
TO consult Senator Davis about some meas
ure which the president wished to have
explained before be signed it. Mr. Blaine
sat down in his old seat. A long wait en-
sued after the ripple of interest caused by
| the entrance of the secretaries. broken
| only by the reception of message from
| the house announcing the agreement of
| that body to a inference report on a pen
| sion bill.
Thanks to the Presiding Officers
| At 4:'7 p. m. Harris arose (Dolph being
| in the chair and offered resolution ten
| dering the thanks of the senate to the
vice president for the dignified. impair
tial and courteous manner in which he
| has presided over its deli berations. "
Unanimous consent was obtained and the
resolution was agreed TO. A similar reso-
J luton extending the thanks of the senate
TO the president pro tempore, Ingalls,, was
presented by Ransom and agreed to.
| Then all activity was again suspended
and the senators sat about in pairs and
| groups talking TO each other
| Adjournment Finally Fixed
| After few minutes the clerk of the
| house again appeared. this time with the
| resolution for adjournment, so amended
ss 10 make the time of adjournment 6
| o'clock On motion of Sherman this
| amendment was agreed to. Sherman aud
| Harris, the committee appointed to wait
| on the president, reported their duty per-
| formed, and that the president had no
| further communication TO make. On mo-
! ton of Sherman the senate then at 5:13
| p. IN took a recess until $50 p. m.
The Autograph Fisnd Abroad
AT $50 the senate was again called to
| order, and message from the house of
| representatives was received No other
| immediate attempt was made to transact
business Senators remained in conversa-
| ton, or turned to their desks TO put their
| signatures in an album which a beated
| page was circulating for autographs At
| SIS mum Der of senators who had been
absent from the chamber entered the
main doorway. Cockrell was moving
about the chamber shaking hands with
his friends, and saying goodbye to them.
At just o'clock Vice President Morton
arose and, tapping lightly with the gavel
| to bring the senate TO order, said:
SENATOR'S: Before making the announce
| nent that Will leave senators at liberty to re-
| turn to their homes express my most CRATE
ful appreciation OF the resolution Of approval
| and confidence with which you have hOnored
| me. Assuming. l did, the responsibilities
| or the chair without previous experience as a
presiding officer. It is not necessary for me to
say that II have discharged the delicate and
important duties Of the position in a satisfacto-
| ~ manner 1t is due to the indulgent consider
| alton and cordial cooperation of every sen
ator on this floor.
He closed with the hope that the sena-
| tors might return to their labors in good
health, congratulation on the work done
and the declaration OF adjournment sine
die. The remarks were greeted with ap-
plause from all parts OF the chamber, the
gavel fell for the last time this session,