, 1890-10-02
CONGRESS ADJoURNs.
The First Session of the Fifty.
first Congress Closed.
The Conference Report on the
Tariff Bill Agreed to.
The ~BoOkmaking and Court
Claim Bills Vetoed.
In the Senate.

WAsHINGToN. Oct. 1.-The senate
has agreed to the house adjournment
resolution with an amendment providing
for the final adjournment of the session
at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
Sherman offered a resolution for the
appointment OF a committee OF two to
ioin a like committee On the part of the
house to wait upon the president and iu-
form him that unless he have any fur
Their communications to make the two
houses were ready to adjourn.
Blair SAID he wanted to call up the
labor bill and have it acted upon before
adjournment. He was informed that the
resolution was merely to call on the
president for any communication be might
have to make and that it would not in
terfere with the consideration of the labor
bill resolution.
The committee on printing reported
hack the house bill to revise the wages OF
certain employees in the government print
ing office, with a substitute providing that
the pay of all employees engaged exclu-
sively on night work, between 2 D. nj.
and s a. m, be 20 per cent in addition to
the amount paid for day labor.
Edmunds moved to proceed with the
executive business.
Mr.. Blair appealed to Edmunds o
withdraw his 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 confer
ence report on the house bill in reference
to contracts for surveying public lands,
was agreed to.
The vice president laid before the sen
ate three veto messages from the presi-
dent, two on bills referring to court claims.
and third, the bill to prohibit boOkmakiug
and pool selling in the District of Colum
bia for the purpose of gambling. The
president objected to the latter bill, as
it does not prohibit bookmaking and
pool selling; but, on the contrary, permits
in the case of the Washington Jockey
club aud of the other clubs own
ing race tracks. Ii that form
of gambling is TO be prohibited
las the president thinks it should be),
prohibition should apply to all persons
and places. The messages we're laid on
the table.
A message from the house asking con,
currrence in the resolution to make an.
other correction in the tariff bill was NOT
considered. on Edmunds Directing.
At FIVE minutes before 3 the tariff bill
enrolled was received from the house with
the speakers signature. 1t was Immedl-
ately signed by the vice-president, and
sent to the president.
AJdrich, thereupon, reported back the
adjournment resolution as amended to fix
the time at 6 o'clock today. Agreed to.
Harris offered a resolution rendering
the thanks of the senate to Vice President
Morton for the diRnified, impartial aud
courteous manner in which he has presi-
ded over the del berations of the senate.
1t was unanimously adopted, as was one
also offered by Ransom in compliment to
Senator ingalls, as president pro tenn.
Sherman and Harris. as a committee,
reported that the president had no fur,
Their communication to make TO the sen.
ate.
A message was received from the house
announcing concurrence with the ~resolu.
tons as TO negotiations with Great Brit
ain and Mexico to prevent Chinese enter,
ing the United States.
Morton then rose aud made a briei
speech, thanking the senators for the
resolution adopted and for the cordial co.
operation he had received from all He
then declared the senate adjourned with
out delay.