The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-03-11

to, and the same disposition was made of
Ine agricultural appropriation bill. 80
Inc mousse occupied the day in hearing con
ference reports and ordering new confer.
ences' Inc report on the sundry civil bill
was agreed to. In the evening the confer
ence report on the post-ofiice augmentation
Dill was agreed to, as was that on the pen-
sion appropriation bill. On motion of i 4
Taylor OF Ohio IL was voted to suspend the
rules and pass the bill to provide for a com
mission Of five persons on the subject of al
coholic liquor traffic.
WEDNEsDAY.-The senate remained 4,
session all night. The conference report ON
the legislative appropriation bill was agreed
to, the senate recedlng from its amendments
az to committee and senator's clerks The
conference report on the general deficiency
Dill was agreed to in executive session
vote of thanks to the vice president was
unanimously passed The house bill for the
protection Of the lives of miners in the ter
rltorles was taken from the calendar and
passed. The committee appointed for the
purpose (Messrs. Edmunds and Gormam re-
ported that they, in connection with The
committee of the house, had waited upon
the president and informed him that the
two houses had concluded their business
and were ready to adjourn: that the presi-
dent had replied that he had no further
communication to make and he wished the
president Of the senate and all its members
happy return to their homes and everv
felicity. Then the vice-president made bis
farewell Speech which brought out a GOOD
deal OF applause from the floor and gal
leries. In closing the vice-president
declared the senate adjourned with
out day. - The house also was
in session all night. The conference
report on the legislative appropriation bill
was agreed to. The conference report on
the bill for the reorganization of the army
was presented but rejected. The senate bill
to incorporate the National Conservatory of
Music of America was passed. Tho de-
hciency appropriation bill was passed, the
house voting for the payment of the French
spoliation claims. Mr.. Burrows of Michigan
having taken the chair, Mr.. Mckinley Of
fered the following: That the thanks of
this house are presented to Hon. Thomas b.
Reed for the able, impartial and dignied
manner in which he has presided over its
deliberations and performed the arduous
and important duties of the chair" Mr.
Mills demanded the yeas and nays and the
resolutions were agreed to, yeas 1872 nays
49, strict party vote. The r.publ cans
Immediately burst into a volley Of cheers,
which was redoubed when Mr.. Mills in
CURED whether this was part of the funeral
services. The president having informed the
committee which d waited on him that he
had no further communication to make,
Speaker Reed, who had taken the chair.
said: " After two long and stormy sessions,
in some respects unparalleled in 100 years,
the house of representatives of the tifty-first
congress will soon pass with completed
record in the history of the country; and its
works will follow it. What we have done
is in a large measure political. Whatever
is political rouses the sternest, the most
unforgiving passions of the human race.
Political action can never be justly viewed
from near standpoint. Time and distance
are needed for ripe judgment, and the
verdict of history is the only verdict worth
regarding. To state in language which
wOulH mn m no aIa In
achievements of the house would not bH
suitable To this time or place Nor is il in
the least needful that / should here and
now rekindle old disputes or fan the dying
embers OF the struggle past and gone.
Whether we have disposed of questions of
hnance with the wisdom of broad states-
manship, time will surely show. Whether in
the things we have done and the things we
have attempted for the furtherance of hn-
man liberty we were actuated by high and
honorable motives will be visible to all the
world at no distant day. Our actions need
no catalogue and all enumeration and praise
by ourselves would be in vain If our deeds
do not praise us, our words can not. Conf
dent as l am of the verdict of time on what
we have done, am still more confident that
the highest communication will be given us
in the future, and not for what measures
we have passed, valuable as they are but
hecanse we have taken so long "a stride in
the direction OF Icaponsible government
Having demonstrated to the people that
those who have been elected to do their
will can do It, henceiorth excuses will
not be taken for performances and govern.
ment by the people will be stronger in the
land. Toward those who have opposed
what the majority OF the house have desired
we can have no unkind or personal feeling;
whoever offers battle to old convictions and
faith must expect battle, and the vigor Of
the resistant must always bear some pro-
portion to the vigor of the onset To mem
bers on my left with whom am politically
associated, beg to tender my most sincere
and heartfelt Acknowledgements No man
ever received more ungrudging and I'M
support or from a band of men
more patriotic. am proud to acknowledge,
in all that has been done. have been but
one in the multitude and the honors of the
congress belong TO you alone.
now declare this house to be adjourned
without day"
I.