The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-03-07
The Fifty First Congress AdjOurns
At Noon, and Passes Into
History.
The Last Scenes We're Quiet, Scarcely
Any Bitterness Being Shown
Between Factions.
The Vice. President and Speaker Re.
ceive Much Applause on Their
Farewell Addresses.
An Amicable Separation.

oOSOAu NOA4SACoo OAHAAON W y
moor to-day, closing n of the most
memorable sessions, both on account of
important business transacted and stormy
scenes in history. The closing hours
were characterized by calmness and al
most total lack of partisan bitterness,
the only evidence of which was when
Mckinley offered resolutions of thanks
to Speaker Reed, which finally carried
by a strictly party vote. Both houses
remained in session all night, most bust
ness being the adjustment of differences
between the two bodies on the appropria-
ton bills, most of which were adjusted
without much difficulty. The Senate
took a recess at 6:15 until 8 o'clock, but
the house remained in continuous ses-
sion. Pasco's motion in the senate, to
consider the vote on accepting the con-
ference report on the copyright bill,
created considerable discussion, but
failed to pass, the bill thus becoming
a law. As the day grew.
SIGNS OF LIFE
outside the hall of the house multiplied.
Tho restaurants were filled with early
breakfasters. Members who had stolen
off for the night to their homes began to
drop in quietly and unostentatiously.
The street doors were reopened. The
large class of people who take a morbid
delight in the congressional death strug-
gle began to flock to the capital and seat
themselves in the gallery, and the last
dayof tue session was finally begun at
8 o'clock. The president, accompanied
by members of his cabinet, arrived at the
capitol ami commenced to examine and
attach his signature to the various meas
ures requiring approval. Edmunds and
German were appointed a committee to
wait on the president to inform him that
congress was ready to adjourn. In the
house, things we're rather dull. Mem
bers were standing around trying to
catch the speakers eye to get some pet
bill through, but few we're gratitied. Bel
den of New York moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill for the relief of
Henry E. Rhodes. Yeas and nays were
ordered, but were interrupted by tie
speaker with the statement that in en-
rolling the agricultural bill an appropri-
alton Of $18O,OOO for the relief IF destitute
persons in the west had been inadvert-
emily retained. He, therefore, asked
the unanimous consent for the passage
of a joint resolution rectifying the mis-
take. Picker, of South Dakota, OBJ
jected, %whereupon, Funston, of Kansas,
vigorously exclaimed: ''Shame on you!
Shame on you! You villain" But
Picker, subsequently, withdrew his OBJ
lection and the joint resolution vas
passed.
PEAKE REED
then rose and said: CATER two long and
stormy sessions, in some respects I'M
paralleled in a hundred years, the house
of representatives of the Fifty-frst. con-
gress will soon pass with a completed
record into the history of the country,
and it's works will follow it.
What we have done is in a large
measure political. Whatever is
political rouses the sternest, most turbu-
lent, most unforgiving passions of the
human race. To state in language which
would seem to me to be an adequate
achievement of the house would not be
suitable to the time or place. Whether
we have disposed Of the question Of
finance with the wisdom of broad states
manship, time will surely show. Whether
Whether in the things we have done ard
the things we have attempted for the fur
therance of human liberty, We we're actu-
ated by high and honorable motives, will
be visible to all the world at no distant
day. Towards those who have opposed
what a majority of this house have de-
sired, we can have no unkindly or per-
sonal feeling. Whoever offers battle to
old convictions and faiths must expect
battle and the vigor of resistance must
always bear some proportion to the vigor
of the onset. 10 the members on my
left, with whom I am politically associ-
ated, I beg to tender my sincere and
heartfelt acknowledgements. No man
ever had a more ungrudging and I'M
Ainching support or from a band Of men
more patriotic. Inow declare this house
to be adjourned without delay"
THE SENATE ADJoURNs.
Meanwhile the clerk Of the house had
brought over the joint resolution, just
passed, to correct the error in the enroll
ment of the agricultural appropriation
bill. The joint resolution vas passed,
and was the last piece of legislation OF
the Fifty-irst congress, but it was of no
force or effect, for before it could be
sent back to the house, that body had
adjourned. In making his farewell
speech, Vice. President Morton said;
II am admonished by the dial that the
life Of the ffty.frst congress is ended,
and that the hour of separation and
farewell has again arrived. The record
is made up, and it has gone into history
No one of us can be
unmindful as we part Of
the fact that are all not
with us who answered to the first
roll call of this congress. : Without pre-
vious experience as presiding officer, ]
came with distrust to discharge the du'
ties imposed by the constitution upon
the vice-president in his relation to thu
senate. Certain only. of q unfalterinQ
purpose to do right and Of the patience
and ~forbearance of this great body.
acknowledge with grateful sensibillty
courtesy and kindness which the mem