The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-05

manifestation of concern or regret at leav-
ing the old familiar hall, although now anc
again one of their associates approached
to say farewell.
| Within ten minutes Allison asked an6
OBTAINED leave to have printed in the RECORD
summary OF the appropriations for this
session. In the nature of the thing, he
SAID, tnat statement could not be prepared
IN lew days. To suggestion of Cock
retrs Allison gave the reply that it would be
a FAR, candid statement of the situation
whatever it ISL ..-.....
Inc manner as well as the tone and Ian
guage employed by Allison gave rise to 6
| laugh among the Democratic Senators.
II know 1T will be bad enough" Cockrel
added, but if tits fair and candid we will
be satisfied
Mr.. Edmunds reported that the commit
tee appointed to wait upon the President in
conjunction with similar committee OF
the House had waited on him and had In.
formed him that the two houses had con-
Guided their business and were ready to
adjourn, and that the President replied be
| had no further communication to make. He
wished to the president of the Senate and
all its members happy return to their
homes and every felicity.
Meanwhile the clerk of the House had
brought over the joint resolution just
passed to correct an error i'm the enroll.
ment in the agricultural appropriation bill
The joint resolution was passed, the last
piece Of Senate legislation in the Fifty
first Congress, but it was of no force or
effect, for before it could be sent back tc
the House that body had adjourned
When no other business remained to be
transacted the Vice-Presicent arose anC
made his farewell speech. He said: 81 an
admonlshed by the dial that the Fifty first
Congress has ended, and that the hour oil
separation and farewell has again arrived
Fhe record is made up and has gone int
history. No one of US can be unmindful az
we part of the fact that all are not with IL:
who answered to the first roll call of this
Congress. Three members of this body
all TAX en- from one side of the chamber
have answered the last summons and gone
out forever from the haunts of men. They
were well worthy of the love we bore them
and will be cherished in the hearts Of tn,
people as able, honorable and patriot,
public servants. Without previous expert
ence as presiding officer, came with dis
trust to the discharge of the duty impose,
by the constitution upon the Vice-Presi
dent IN his relation to the pSenate, cersail
only one Of an unfaltering purpose to d.
right and sure Of the patience and forbear
ance of this great body.
Il acknowledge with grateful sensibility
the courtesy and kindness which, even IL
critical and complicated situations, tht
members of the Senate have been accus
toned to accord me and the honor con
ferred by the resolution just adopted in my
absence from the chair. With an earnes
hope that each member of this body may
be blessed in every relation of life, 1 now
declare the constitutional period of the
tffty-first Congress having been completed
the Senate stands adjourned without
day."
There was good deal of applause on the
floor and the galleries at the conclusion o.
Morton's little speech which was at pre-
cisely thirteen minutes past u. For the
| next half hour or SO there were on the
floor and in the halls many hearty ane
probably sincere leave takings of Senator:
with each other and with the Senate off
Gals.