The sun., 1891-03-04
LAST HOURS OF CONGRESS.
AN ALL-N16Hr SESSION TO c1KAR THE
WAY ron A PEACKFUL END.


Great Crowds IN che 0a1sviss anA n All
Parss - shs Cspstei-Ths Appropr1atsss
Mile Wen m Msna-Ths Senate Votes
for The Payment OF che French spoiia.
tiou Clasns-FiunS sad EAnuaAs Dispste
Over Civil Service HeSbrn-Defsat or the
Hswaiiaa Cable sehens-The Senate
Agrees 20 the Conferenee Report on the
Cepyrssht Biii- The iee.Presissns Over
ruled saa Mrs.. .Ceies's Nay Window Saved.
WASHINGTON. March 3.-The Fiity-first Con-
Rress 10 dying very peacefully. The reports
set anoat so industriously few days ago that
some Of the big appropriation bills would fall
for lack OF time In which to consider them were
found to be based on nothing and the tempo
rary scare was over this morning whom
Il was learned that the appropriation
committees had the business Of both Houses
we'll In hand. and could manage oil the bills
with esse. The leaders In tho Senate and
House have not been averse to the circulation
Of tho rumor that tho money bills were In
danger. for they have used it a. lever to force
party schemes through.
Tonight tho death OF the Con gress m ado
famous By Speaker Tom Reed is being oele-
brated In brilliant style. The big marble
building 10 lighted from basement to dome.
and the new bronze lamps on the marble ter
races and along the broad walks leading to
Pennsylvania avenne outside throw fan
tastic shadows from tho swaying trees
across the snow-co,ered lawn OF the Capt.
tol grounds. On the Senate wing the flag
floats at half must in mourning for
two Sena' ors, and on tho House wing the Stars
and Stripes are blown out straight In the
niaht wind. There is q third nag ON the Capt.
tol buidinR now It was placed there few
weeks ago under resolution OF Senator
Hales. 1t foats from the centre OF the build
ing. and Is never furlsd. Those on tho Senate
and House wings float whom those bodies are
In session.
Within the building all 10 light. hustle. ex-
element. and apparent confusion. Great
crowds are surging in and out OF tho galleries
Of 10th Houses aud standing three deep in tho
corridors. waiting to squeeze through the mar
row doors to take tho places Of those who can
not stand tho crush anc the heat. even for the
pleasure Of seeing statesmen mako lawa
There are crowds everywhers in the great
rotunda lighted tonight from the floor to the
feet Of the Goddess Of Liberty on its summit
in the ststuary hall, and In ali the committee
rooms. which have bsen thrown open for their
accommodation.
10 tho average gallery visitor It seems strange
that the members are not working harder than
they are. With tho big APPROPRIATION bills
suspended In midair. as It were. the visitors
wonder why they see nothing OF the fighting
that must be in progress over their prspars-
ton. They do not sec the struggle. because
Il takes place behind the doors Of the Con-
On Il Il. s.ns
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and almost franticsily button hoink
h. pSsesr ss. rn. e..
:ss
oId barpaeles who tssl that No mercy viii be
sntsrtainmen! for The thousands Of visitors
tutsd sSs Only Il rsSi Susinsss % discussed e n Tie
{ntcrvals % Of he reports few unimportsnt
III tn ths ssnsss vice-P President Morton was in
Eallsriss we're eome of The oonspieuous soeIsty
season. tooE OCCASION to to look IN upon u Consrssa
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other dsiested senators reMmained "A in seelusion.
sSsf. e
ane T.. sxslcS%s him to tho sacred precincts Of
'ns X soas sss crowds in tn. galleries be.
gan to thin out and on the announcement by
III: Allison that \ would prooabIy b necessary
down to make tho best Of il. ~
hs aSHs Ts4 T. 9,
snsctsd by tho 'eenial. air Of good nature.
could b ss ses o Ss II.
siv.,s hs!d q The d. po.sl Of ths Spest.r was was
S!pdile the wife OF Representative Hit and
sure for admission was so great that the au;
.ssss III ss.ss as Ss "a
Houses hsd been in aimost contina-
ior' cleaning or v.ntilatine lie big Building
snd hs % r' shs
~ The s various roo rooms: and through the corri-
As soon a. tho morning prayer was offered
BY the chaplain and the journal OF yester-
day read by the Secretary IN the Senate
to-day. the galleries were cleared and the
doors wero closed for an executive ses-
sion. Tho doors were rsopened at lOk
o'clock. whom the General Deficiency Appro-
priation bill was taken up. and all the amend
msnts that had been agreed to 10 Committee
OF the Whole last night were agrssd to In bulk
by the Senate. except IS to four that were re-
the French spoliaton claims |
and the Pacific Railroad claims.
Mr. Plumb tRep.. Kan.) offered an amend |
mont sppropristinR 600 for the relief OF the
eitizens Of Oklahoma who have bssn rendered |
destitute By the drought Of the past season.
Agreed to. ~
Mr.. Plumb desired to have N amendment |
offered and agreed to distributing among the |
various departments OF the Government num-
bsr OF Census Office clerks whose employment |
10 about TO cease; but MIR. Edmunds rep. vi |
objected on the ground that It was purely |
legislative subject. and that 1t interfsred with