Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-06
rhe 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.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 4.-Fifty-
second congress expired by limitation at
noon to-day, closing one of the most
memorable sessions, both on account of
important business transacted and stormy
scenes in history. The closing hours
we're 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 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-
tiou bills, most of which we're adjusted
without much difficulty. The Senate
took 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.
The restaurants we're 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 we're reopened. The
large class of people who take morbid
delight in the congressional death strug-
gle began to flock to the capital and seat
themselves in the gallery, and the last
day of the session was finally begun at
8 o'clock. The president, accompanied
by members of his cabinet, arrived at the
capitol and commenced to examine and
attach his signature to the various meas
ures requiring approval. Edmunds and
German we're appointed committee to
wait on the president to inform him that
congress was ready to adjourn. In the
house, things were rather dull. Mem
bers we're standing around trying to
catch the speakers eye to get some pet
bill through, but few were gratiied. Bel
den of New York moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill for the relief of
Henry E. Rhodes. Yeas and nays we're
ordered, but we're interrupted by the
speaker with the statement that in en-
rolling the agricultural bill an appropri-
alton of $18O,00O for the relief of 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 was
passed.
SPEAKER REED
then rose and said: "After two long and
stormy sessions, in some respects un-
paralleled in hundred years, the house
OF representatives of the Fifty-frst con-
gress will soon pass with completed
record into the history of the country,
and it's works will follow it.
What we have done is in 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 and
the things We have attempted for the fur
therance Of human liberty, we were aotu-
ated by high and honorable motives, will
be visible to all the world at no distant
day. Towards those who have opposed
what majority of this house have de-
sired, we can have no unkindly or per-
sonal feeling. Whoever offers battle to
old convictions aud faiths must expect
battle and the vigor of resistance must
always bear some proportion to the vlgor
of the onset. To the members on my
left, with whom I am politically associ.
ated, / beg to tender my sincere and
heartfelt acknowledgements. No man
ever had more ungrudging and un.
Hinching support or from band OF men