The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05
IN THE SENATE.

IN II SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-[Speciall-
The Senate died moro quietly tina the
House. An attempt to reconsider the
vote on the copyright bill created con-
siderable acrimony, but it was unsuc-
cessful. The bill was signed by tho Presi-
dent before moor The long night ses-
sion closed at 6:15 this morning, and q
recess was taken until o. The clerk of
the House appeared after II short ex,
ecutive session and reported the House
had aged to the conference report on
the general deficiency bill. The House
conferees had carried their points in
cutting off certain amendments. The
report was agreed to, and tho bill sent
to the President.
MIR. Ransom offered q resolution which
was unanimously agreed TO, rendering
the thanks of the Senate to the Vice
PRESIDENT Tor the courteous, dignified
and able manner in which he presided
over the deliberations of the Senate.
Senators Blair, Evarts, Hampton, In
gals, Payne and Spooner, six of the
Senators whose terms expire at noon,
were in the chamber to the last. Within
ten minutes of noon, Mr.. Allison asked
and obtained leave to have printed in
the Record a summary of the appropri-
atoms for this session.
The hands on the dial Of the Senate
clock pointed to five minutes before
noon, and it appeared as if, for tho
first time in the memory of this genera
ton, the amusing little scene of old
Captain Bassett's march to the locality
of the clock, with 4 long white wand in
hand, in order to put back the minute
hand to suit the emergency of the oc-
c%asion, was to be omitted. Those who
imagined so, however, were amusingly
disappointed-for the venerable gontle-
man, wand in hand, and with his char
aeteristic gait, strobe solemnly up the
central aisle-amid the hardly sup
pressed laughter OF "a thousand specta-
tors-and turned back by about three
minutes the hands upon tho dali. Once
again, and a third time still, the time
killing operation was performed; and
finally. when the thing was overdone,
he stalked back for q fourth time and
advanced the lands a few minutes.
When no other business remained to
be transacted, Vice-President Morton
arose and made his closing speech. lie
said: II am admonished by the dial that
the life of the Fifty-first Congress is
ended, and that the hour Of separation
and farewell has again arrived. The
record IS made up and has gone into
history. No one of us can be unmind-
full, as we part, of the fact that all are
not with us who answered to the first
roll call of this Congress. Three mem
bers of this body, all taken from one
side OF tho chamber, have answered the
last summons and gone out forever from
the haunts of men. They were we'll
worthy OF the love we bore them, and
will be cherished in the hearts of the
people as able, honorable and patriotic
public servants.
without previous experience as q
presiding officer, l came with distrust
to the discharge of duty imposed by the
constitution upon the Vice-President in
his relation to the Senate, certain only
OF an unfaltering purpose to do right,
and OF the patience and forbearance Of
this great body. acknowledge, with
grateful sensibility, the courtesy and
Kindness which, even in critical and
complicated situations, the members Of
the Senate have been accustomed to ac-
cord to me, and the honor conferred by
the resolution just adopted in my
absence from the chair. With earnest
hope that each member Of this BODY NAV
be blessed in every relation of life, l
now declare hat the constitutional
period of the Fifty-hrst Congress having
been completed. the Senate stands adj
journed without day."
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