The record-union., 1891-03-05

transacted, the President arose and
made his farewell speech. He said:
II am admonished by the dial that the
life OF the Fifty-first Congress has ended,
ana that the hour of separation and fare
well has again arrived. The record is
made up and has gone into history. No
one can be so unmindful as we part of
the fact, that all are not with us who an
swered to the first roll call of this Con-
gresS. Three members of this body, all
taken from one side of the chamber, have
answered the last summons and gone out
forever from the haunts of men. They
were well worthy of the love we bore
them, and will be cherished in the hearts
of the people as able, honorable and pa
triotic public servants.
Without previous experience as pre-
siding officer, I came with distrllst to the
discharge of the duty imposed by the
Constitution upon the Vice-President in
his relation to his Senate, certainly only
OF an unfaltering purpose TO do right, and
of the patience and forbearance of this
great body. l acknowledge with CRATE
tul sensibility the courtesy and Kindness
which, even in critical and complicated
situations, the members of the Senate
were accustomed to accord me, and the
honor conferred by the resolution just
adopted in my absence from the chair.
With the earnest hope that each member
OF this body may be blessed in every re-
lation in life, / now declare the constitu-
tional period of the Fifty-irst Congress
as having been completed. The Senate
stands adjourned without day"
IN THE HOUSE.
! WASHINGTON, March AFTER the con-
ference report on the copyright bill had
been agreed to in the House, in the early
morning hours, Funston of Kansas pre-
sented conference report on the agri-
cultural appropriation bill, but the House
refused to accept it-34 to lis. A further
conference was ordered.
The conference report on the legislative
appropriation bill was agreed to.
Cutcheon presented a conference report
on the bill for the reorganization of the
army. Rejected-46 to "a.
| Cutcheon moved further conference
| Reiected-5f to 59-thus defeating the bill.
| The Senate bill was passed to incorpo-
rate National Conservatory of Music OF
| America.
| Burrows Of Michigan having taken the
chair, Mckinley offered the following:
RcSolCed, That the thanks of this House be
| presented Hon; Thomas b. Reed for the able
has presided over its deliverations and per-
| formed the arduous and important duties of
| the Chair.
Mills demanded the yeas and nays.
Then Breckenridge of Kentucky paid
q warm tribute of respect to the Chair
man of the Committee on Appropria-
tions (Cannon). On the floor in commit
tee and in personal contact, he said, Can
non always earned the gratitude of gen.
tlemen on the Democratic side. Ap-
plause from both sides of the Gambler.
The conference report on the deficiency
last of the general appropriation bills.
Speaker Reed then rose and said:
After two long and stormy sessions.
IN some respects unparalleled in hun
dred years, the House of Representatives
Of the tifty-frst Congress will soon pass
with completed record into the history
OF the country, and its work Will follow
it. What we have done is in a large
measure political. Whatever is political
| rouses the Sternest, most turbulent most
unforgiving passions of the human race
Political action can never be Justly
viewed from near standpoint. Time
and distance areneeded for ripe judgment
and the verdict of history is the only ver-
dict worth recording.
TO state in language which would
seem to me to be inadequate. the achieve
ments Of the House would not be suitable
TO this time or to this place. Nor is it in
| the least needful that l should here and
now rekindle the old disputes or fan the
dying emoers OF struggles past and gone.
Whether we have disposed of the
question of finance with wisdom and
| broad craftsmanship, time will surely
show. Whether in the things we have
done and the things we have attempted
for the furtherance of human liberty, we
were actuated by high and honorable mo-
tives, will be visible to all the world at no
distant day. Our actions are catalogued
and all enunciation and praise by our
| selves would be in vain If our deeds do
not praise us, our words cannot Confi-
dent as l am Of the verdict of time on
what we have done, am still more conf
dent that the highest recommendation
| will be given US in the future, not for
what measures we have passed, valuable
as they are, but because we have taken so
long stride in the direction of response
BILE government.
Having demonstrated to the people
that those who have been elected to do
their will can do it, henceforth excuses
will not be taken for non-performance,
and government by the people will be
stronger in the land.
Toward those who have opposed what
a majority OF the House desired, we can
have no unkindly or personal feeling.
Whoever offers battle to old convictions
and faith must expect battle, and the
vigor of resistance must always bear some
proportion TO that vigor.
ITO the members on my left, with
whom l am politically associated, beg to
! tender my most sincere and heartfelt
acknowledgment No man ever re-
ceived more ungrudging and unfiinching
| support, or from a band more patriotic
Il am proud to acknowledge in all that
| has been done, that | have been but one
in multitude, and that the honors of the
| fitty-frst Congress belong to you alone.
L now declare this House adjourned with