Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-05
AMID WILD UPROAR
IRE Curtain Falls on the Fifty.
First Congress.
A REcORD-BREAKER TO THE LAST.
The House Winds Up with Some
thing That Has No Precedent
in History.

Speaker offered by One of His Own
Party, and Voted for Only by Them. but
with Great Enthusiasm-Reed's Vale
dictory-AD Outburst of Singing and
Cheers as the Gavel Falls on the Sine
Die Adjournment-An AIl-Night Ses-
sion Required to Complete the Bust
ness-Review of the Work Done and
Left Undone.
WASHINGTON CITY. March 5.-The gray
light of dawn was visible through the
windows of the Capitol yesterday before
the house received what was the final re-
port on the general deficiency bill. The
conference committee reported that it had
agreed to the French spoliation claims,
but disagreed to all the other disputed
points The report was adopted. In the
senate the same report was made and also
adopted, but much later in the morn
ing, it being after O'Clock, the senate
having taken recess until that hour from
a m. Before IL o'clock all the appropri-
alton bills had been passed. During the
morning number of bills were urged by
the mem bers, but few OF them got
through. One was to correct a mistake in
enrolling the agricultural bill by which
Sl50,0O0 for the relief of destitute persons
in the west had been omitted. Funston
offered this and Picker of South Dakota
objected, whereupon Funston exclaimed:
SHANE on you. Shame on youl You
villain! You villain But Picker sud
denly withdrew his objection and the
joint resolution was passed.
The Scene in the House.
Just before the final report on the def
cheney bill was made the scene in the
house was worth describing. The great
est confusion prevailed on the floor.
Strewn about were papers and books and
pamphlets torn in a thousand pieces. On
the sofas were members tired out with
their all night vigil, sleeping restlessly,
and no doubt having visions of bills de-
feated or victories achieved fitting
through their brains. At o'clock recess
was taken until 9, and from the doors of
the Capitol congressman and employees
and Idle sightseers poured out in a contin-
uous stream. The floor that had been all
noise and confusion became as still as the
chamber of death. All the help was worn
out with the continuous session of the
past week, and when the house assembled
at O'Clock the dirt and litter of the
night session still remained
Reassembling of the Tired Statesmen.
Gradually the galleries and house filled
up, and by II O'Clock nearly every member
was present. All showed by their swol-
len eyes and dishevelled hair the effects
of the strain through which they had
passed. Worn out and weary members
strolled listlessly about the floor The
floors and galleries became crowded
About the corridors of the house rushed
people who were frantically appealing to
the doorkeepers to see their member"
either to obtain admission to the crowded
galleriesor to make a final effort on the floor
for the passage of some bill Springer
had the floor and was wildly gesticulat-
ing, but the noise and confusion was so
great that he could not be heard exec 1T
at intervals. He was talking about ex
travagant appropriations. Within fe.y
feet of him a member had his little girl
OF 10 years standing erect upon the desl
Behind tremendously large basket of
flowers the picturesque Vaux sat looking
on at the noisy scene transporting about
him.
Flowers for Speaker Reed.
The usual committees were appointed to
wait upon the president, and in due time
made their report that the executive had
nothing further to lay before congress.
Great applause now burst forth from the
Republican side as an immense basket of
flowers was placed upon the desk of
Speaker Reed, and shortly afterward the
voice of Maj. Mckinley, was heard asking
recognition from Burrows, who had taken
the chair in the meantime Mckinley was
recognized, and the scene long expected
and speculated upon was before the house
and another case without precedent was
recorded in the journal-that of a retiring
speaker thanked by only the members Of
his own party, q member of that party
presenting the resolution.
Another Precedent Broken
Mckinley read the following resolution:
'That the thanks of this house are pre-
scented to Hon. Thomas B. Reed for the
able, impartial, and dignified manner in
which he has presided over its delibe-a-
tions and performed the arduous and i'm
portant duties of the chair" Mills de-
manded the yeas and nays. The resolu-
tion was agreed to-yeas, 1852; nays, liza
strict party vote. The galleries were ia
tensely interested in the vote 1t was the
supreme moment of the day. AS the roll
call progressed members grew emphatic.
Democrats arose and shouted: mo"
while Republicans outdid them, if any.
thing with their laundering Yes" Can
mons name was called, but he was absent
in committee Mckinley answered ayes"
in a way that set the Republicans wild.
WouId't Let Cannon Vote.
The scene when the vote was announced
was one to be remembered The Repub-
Iicans cheered and cheered again. They
tossed papers in the air, waved their arms
and shouted themselves hoarse, while the
Democrats maintained dignified silence.
1t wasn't their time to howl Cannon
came rushing on the floor and asked unan-
mous consent to vote in the affirmative
He was cheered, but the Democrats denied
the request. Bland jumped to his feet
and asked unanimous consent to vote in
the negative A dozen other members