Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-04
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Proceedings Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 4
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate, after an all night session re-
cessed until a. m., when 1t resumed and
defeated motion to reconsider the vote by
which the copyright bill had been passed.
Mr.. Stewart complained bitterly Of The
seton OF the conferess in rejacting the
amendment to reimburse the States of Cali
fornis, Oregon and Nevada for expenses ID
CURED In supervising the rebellion.
M. Morgan applied 10 be excused from
further service on .he committee on foreign
relations.
Mr.. Hoar objected and said that 1t would
be with great regret that thu Senate and
the country would sos the distinguished
Senator from Alabama withdraw from that
i'm portant committee.
The like ser ment was expressed by
Messfs Ransom, Cullom. Dawes, Spooner,
and German, ard On motion of the latter
Senator the Senate declined to scceed to Mr..
Morgan's rtquest.
Mr., Ransom offered resolution which
was unanimously agreed to, rendering the
! thanks OF Congress to the Vice President FOR
the courteous, diguiisd, aud able manner 10
which he had presided over the deibera-
tlons of the Senate.
The deficiency bill, enrolled aad signed
by the Speaker, was received from the
House and it was Immediately signed by
the Vice President, and carried to the Pres
idens, who, (n company with members OF
the Caoinei) WAS occupying his room ad-
Dining the Senate chamber.
The committee appointed to wait or the
President reported that he bad no further
communication to make to tie Senate.
The hands on the dial CT the Senate clock
polluted to 70 minutes before noon and il
appeared as If for the Fl rat tlms in the mem
DRY of this generation, the amusing little
scene Of old Captain Basaett's mar,h to the
! ocali.y OF the clock with long white wand
in hand In order to put back the minute
hand to suit the emergency of the ocossiou'
was TO be- omitted. Those who imagined
30, however, were suusiugly disappointed,
for the venerable gentleman, wand 10
hand, and with his characteristic gait
strobe sole nnly up the Central aisle
enid the hardly suppressed laughter of a
| Thousand spects tIrs-and turned back By
| about three minutes the hands upon the
| ia'. On,s again, aod third time still,
he tlne-killing operation was performed ;
and finally whsu the thing was overdone,
| he stalked back for ths fourth time and adj
vanoed the hands few minutes.
Meanwhile the clerk of the Eouse had
brought over o ins resolution jlst passed
| to correct an error in ths enrolment OF the
agricultural appropriation bill.
The INIT resolut was passed, the last
piece OF Senate legis!ation, OF the 51at Con-
grass, but it was OF no force Or effect, for
before it could be SAINT back to the House,
that body mot having had recourse to the
Bassets method OF pos pouing the hour Of
nooG) had afjourned.
When no other scrsp of business RENAME ed
to be- transacted, and when the clock had
| taken three mlnuts step forward at g
touch OF the old wizards wand, the Vice
President arose and msdo his farewell
speech and decaeed the S.nate adjourned
without day.
There was good deal of applause on tie
l 1or and the galleries &C the conclusion Of
Mr.. Morton's little speech. which was at
precisely IS minutes past u.
KoUsK.
The scenes in the House. at the night SEES
sion-the laat ole of its e1stence-were
hardly ND to The standard Of the scenes
which have made the 51.t Congress memoir
able. Conference report after conference
report was presented bat they created only
eight ripple on the smooth surface Of the
proceedings.
Members stood around seeking the Speak
ers eye for consideration Of some pet mea-
sure but f.w of them we're grsthed in
their wishes. While the general tenor of
conduct was good .natured, the WEAKNESS
/ of the representatives rendered some OF
them irritable, and many remarks we're e1
changed which could not parliamentary
be incorporated in the record.
A motion that the House recede from its
disagreement to the French spoiafion
clsisas amendment was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Canpoa the House in
sisted on lis disagreement to ell the re
naming points in dispute, Notwithstanding
Mr.. O'Ferralls protest that Mr.. CANON had
broken faith with him ia not permitting
separate vote on the Virginia claims.
Mr.. Mckinley, CT Oaio, fired The fol.
loving resolution
Tns. the thanks OF thia House are pre-
sented to the Hon. Thomas B. Reed for the
able, impartial and dignifsd manner In
which he has presided over lis deliberations,
and performed the arduous and important
duties of the CHER.
Mr.. Milla demanded the yeas and naSs.
The resolution was agreed to-yeas, 152
nays, 1l6 "a strict party vote. The repub-
licans im 10 edisseDy burss into q vol!ey OF