The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-03-05
THE CURTAIN RUNG DOWN
Closing Scenes in the Fiftil-
First Congress-.-An All
Night Sitting
The Usual Vote Of Thanks to tIe
Speaker Carried by Strict
Party Vote,
But Mr. Cannon Was Eulogized aru
Cheered by Both Sides
OF the House.

or the House.
| WASHINGTON, March 4.-When TIE
| 4th OF March broke upon the capitol tf
| corridors were almost deserted and th
| galleries OF both houses were well nlaf
| tenantless. The senate had taken a
recess Just before daylight until 8 o'clocl,
| and the hall OF the house was scene II
| litter and confusion. There was -
unusually large attendance OF men-
bers, but IL was also ai
unusually disorderly assembly, and til
speaker appeared To be the most seres
person in the vast hall, saving CERTAIN
representatives who tilted themselvs
back In their easy chairs or threw thes-
selves upon ample lounges and wee
more or less advanced To wau
sound slumber. The sharp vote
OF the speaker rang out clearly as evel,
calling for order and In remonstrance with
unruly members who sought 10 induig
In horse play" AS the day grew sig,s
OF life outside of the halls of the two
houses multiplied. Members who had
stolen of for night to their homes be
gan TO drop Ia quietly. The senat.
doors were reopened. A large class q
people who take an interest In congress
sional death struggles began TO flock te
the capitol and TO seat themselves In thu
galleries, aud the last day OF the session
was fairly begun.
The President Was on Hand.
WASHINGTON, March 4,-The prest
dent. accompanied by Secretaries Proc
tor Rusk, Wanamaker and Attorney
General Miller. arrived at the capitd
shortly after Q O'Clock this morning ant
went Immediately 10 the presidenti
room, where be commenced to examin.
and attach his signature TO the varout
measures demanding his attention. The
president remained at The capitol unfit
both houses adjourned
In the senate.
WASHINGTON, March After the
passage OF the house bill To supply artt
fetal limbs to pensioners every three
years instead OF every five years, the
conference report ON the bill for the re,
organization Of the artillery aud Infantry
forces of the army was taken up. The
report was agreed 10. Hawley explained
that the report provided merely for .
change OF organization aud did not in
crease the army. The house bill for the
issue OF a commission 10 Philip c. John
son as rear admiral In the navy, aud to
deliver 1t to his widow passed.
A message from the house proposing a
further conference on the legislative APP
preparation DILL was presented and read,
and Allison informed the senate ia con
neetion with it that the difference be-
tween the two houses related solely TO
the question Of annual compensation for
session committed clerks aud
clerks 20 senators. Unless the
conferres should be other
wise instructed, he thought the senate
conferrcs might be expected TO recede
substantially from those amendments.
At Ia. IN. Allison returned 20 the cham
Der and presented the conference report
on the legislative bill, tho senate reced-
ing from the amendments as to senators
clerks aud session committee clerks, and
leaving them still at per diem COM
pensation The report was agreed TO.
The conference report on the deficiency
bill was presented and read. Hale said
nearly all the items in dispute had been
arranged. There were still unsettled a
question as to the Pacific railroad claim,
payments 90 the widows OF Chief Justic
Wait aud Justice Miller, the French
spoliation claims and the claims Of states
for moneys expended in the late war and
in the war Of lsl2. While the report
was being discussed, Paseo called atten-
tion TO the fact that although there was
motion pending 10 reconsider the vote
on the copyright bill, and to re-
uuest the house to re-
turn Ia the senate, the bill had
been signed by the speaker of the house
and had been laid on the table OF the
vice-presIdent. He asked, pending ac-
tion on his motion, that the vice-presi-
dent should have his attention called TO
that motion. The discussion upon
Pasco's motion to reconsider the vote
agreed to the conference report on the
copyright occupied the attention OF the
senate at intervals up To the
hour OF taking recess.
PascO complained that Notwithstanding
his motion the bill had been hurried 10
the yice-president and had received the
vice presidents signature aud was await
ing the presidents approval. The idea
OF the bill being railroaded was angrily
repealed by Platt Spooner had seen the
vice president, he said, aud had learned
that he had, mot knowing of the mo-
ton" signed the bill, and there the mat
ter stood when the hour OF recess came.
In the meantime the conference report
on the agriculture bin was agreed 10
and partial conference report on the
deficiency bill was also agreed to, fur
ther conference being ordered. At AIS
the senate took recess till a. IN.
The senate resumed It's session at Q a.
m. with the vice-president la the chair.
Pasco's motion, made at the night ses.
| sion, 20 reconsider the vote agreeing "a
! conference report on -enpyrIghl
bill and 10 recall the bill, was defeated.
/ A further conference report on tht
deficiency bill was presented and
read. Stewart complained bitterly OF
the action OF the eonferees in rejecting
| the Amendments to reimburse the states
I OF California. Oregon and Nevada for
expenses incurred in suppressing the re-
bellion. claims for which there wer'
Judgments OF court, while provision
was made In the bill for the hrehci
spoliation claims for which there
is no judgmentl Of court. Hsl'
cnnsoled Stewart by assuring him tina
the senate committee was favorable q
tLe. states claims by xete and sentiment
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