Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-03-05
THE final W v. 1
An Air of Calmness Aboutsthe Fifty.
First Congress Which Will Ex-
pire To- Day.
little In the Way Of Exciting Scenes
to Reward the Patience Of
SDectatOrs.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-This congress is
having quite a remarkable closing.
There is an air Of estrac rdinary ralinfitss
about the proceedings which consume the
closing twenty-iours OF the congress and
they are almost devoid OF interest. Snecta-
tors throng the galleries, as they always do
at he close Of the session, but thus ar there
has been but very little in the way OF excit.
ing scenes to reward their patience.
Thertis the usual, perhaps more than the
usual, rush in the lobbies by those who are
eager to press through measures they are re-
taincd to advocate The ''lobby' is very
active anil is in measure successful,
though all that Vas expected in the way vi
getting little measures through will not
be ac> emphasized.
The work done to-day was chiefly in the
conference committees, the two houses
merely acting or the reports. 1t was dull
routine. The differences Between the two
houses over most OF the bills were of y
character easy, to dispose OF, and the work
wen. on quite rapidly. The friends Of the
copyright bill are working hard to have
the Sherman amendment given lip by the
senate, as they feel that it the senate does
not recede the bill will fail.
The result OF 'dic struggle to put miscel-
laneous items on the appropriation bills is
still in doubt. There ore it is not possibl.
at his time to tell just what the aggregate
OF the appropriations for the session will
be. These miscellaneous items
AMOUNT u ENORMOUSLY
during the rush %. the closing hours Of the
session. at the close Of the last Session u
very liberal estimate was made hy the
committees, fixing the sum OF those items
at S., 0iI, 600, bat it turned out that tie az
gregate was $1,000, COO.
AT this time it is Just as uncertain how
much these items will add to the regular
definite appropriations. 1t is safe to say,
however, that the aggregate OF all the a,-
propria:ions will exceed $525, DOC, COO; pos
sibly it will be considerably more.
An evening paper has this
The president said to u caller yesterday that
the report that he intended to send III rp,c.n
message urging the passage OF the federal e':,'
tions bill was not true l, would be, he sa'.i,
both supert:uoGs and useless Ii being too
to accomplish anything in that direction.
The president said to the same gentleman ,l'as
he had ~, iGei 1hat an eStr. session OF con2rer
Would be nslitercI necessary. AS to he talked q
speci:si session OF the senate. the president
he had no iuteutlon of calling o.ie. There w;,e
he said nothing i'll the present outlook u, unb."
business which would require it. Of course. il.
added, something OF Sufficient Importance Il.
iecess:tate Ole might unexpectedly come up. tiIt
so far as he could see ILere would be 10 sperl
session oil the senate.
The president then told his caller lie wS co:l,,
on a shooting trip about a week after lie ad
jo,lrnment OF congress, to be gone few days,
WASHINGTON. Earch 4, ; a. m.-Both
houses are still in session, with the pros
pect that they will not adjourn until uoou.
when the Fitty-hrst congress expires by
limitation.
The houc to-night-127 to 77-edorted
the conference report on the bill.
In the senate motion was made TO re-
consider the vote by which the report was
adopted and vote being taken OH tie mo
ton, resulted Is to 23.-no quorum.