, 1891-03-05
CLOSED WITH SONGS,
Closing Scenes of the Fifty
first Session of Congress.
An Impromptu Musicale Given
in the Hall of the House.
Democrats Refuse to Join in a
Vote of Thanks to Reed.
The Work Accomplished Dur
ing the Session.

WAsHIN IToN, March 1.-The house of
Representatives of the fifty first congress
wen out in a burst of song. The vocalists
of the house on the Republican side
gathered IN a body near the front row OF
desks, headed by Coleman of Louisiana,
Yardley OF Pennsylvania, Strlvers of New
York and Wade Of Missouri, and as soon
as the house was declared adjourned they
started up Marching Through Georgia"
which was taken up by the great mass Of
Republican representatives, who made
the hall ring. to the great delight and
ediication of the galleries. The Demo
cratic chorus, headed by Representative
elect O'Neill, of Missouri. retorted with
the "Doxology,' but their voices we're
soon drowned in the superior vol
ume OF sound from the press gallery,
tue reporters having taken up
the hymn. Republicans and Democrats
alike ceased singing to listen to that of
their sometimes critics. whose full resin-
ant chorus was very effective. Burrows
and Allen of Michigan, Coleman and
Yardley struck up Our Fatherland," as
the closing notes of the 'Duxology'' died
away and the Republicans Joined 10 very
generally. The effect was fine, as was the
singing OF John Browns Body" taken
up Immediately after. The occupants of
the press gallery, for the last numbers of
the programme, rendered Good Bye.
Congress, Good Bye, My Lover. Good
Bye" He's a Jolly Good Fellow" and
it was with regret ON the part of the i'm
meuse throng on the floor aud 10 the
galleries that the i%mpromptu musicale
came to an end.
All the greater part of the morning
there was an intermittent babel of shouts
for recognition from anxious members Of
the house. who crowded around the open
space 10 front Of the speaker desk and
resorted to loud calls, vociferous remarks
and all manner of devices to attract his at
t%ention. The house was IN a c itical mood,
and those members who were fortunate
enough to catch the speakers eye, found
they still had a hard road to travel TO the
presidential haven, for it was not an easy
matter to secure the necessary two-thirds
majority to have the rules suspended and
their bills passed.
Meanwhile. the conferecs on the
deficiency bill. the only appropriation bill
remaining To be acted on. we're earnestly
eudeavoriug to remove tie stumbling block
in the way of an agreement
The house rapidly 6lled'as the final ad-
journment doomed up. less than three hours
of. while in the galleries standing room
had ceased to be available some tune
previously. and thrones of people damned
the passage ways. The Republicans in
the house nailed their colors to the mast,
determined % go out OF power as
aggressive, defiant and az full OF fight as
they had been at any time during the
aaazinn M nau,narat hauinn Nranar.l
the usual vote of thanks to the speaker,
Mckinley arose and offered a resolution
thanking the speaker for the able and
impartial manner in which he bad per
formed his duties.
Mills demanded the yeas and nays.
When at last the vote vas announced.
the Republicans rose en- m4sse, ciappiur
vigorously and waving papers and books
and making the air rrs1und with a cheer.
the volume OF sound being swelled by APP.
plause III the galleries. The applause
was renewed more vigorously than be. ore
as Speaker Reed crossed the hall to re-
lieve Burrows of Michigan, who was tenn
porarily in the chair. The Democrats
ieered at the demonstration. Blani and
McClammy shouted out retorts to the
Republican applause that were lost in the
confusion.
mr. heeu Is not tue 0rSt speaker VINO
has been refused a vote Of thanks by tia
opposition party at the close of congress.
He is the thirteenth on the list against
whom resentment has thus been mani
tested.
Cannon came in for a wild ovation ms
he presented the conference report on the
deficiency bill, the last report he would
AVE to make. His Republican colleagues
sprang TO their feet, giving him cheer
after cheer and tossing whatever was on
their desks irto the air in a tumultuous
c~Yclonic commentator of Cannon.
BreckinridRe of Kentucky. amid the
applause of the Democrats. made a grace
iul little speech euloglstic OF the treat
ment the minority had received from
Cannon, but the Republicans we're chary
OF joining In the acclamatioDs, being evil
IDENTIFY of the opinion that B~reckInTidge's
remarks were refexively. in some measure.
in d~erogation of the speaker.
This concluded the necessary work of
congress. aud the remaining time was
chiefly consumed In efforts to secure the
passage OF local or private bills.
On the senate side the scenes, while of
a more dignitied nature than those in the
house, were. nevertheless, animated aud
spirited. The gallery opposite Vice
President Morton's chair, reserved for
the diplomatic corps, was well filed with
the members of the foreign legations. and
the only vacant seats in any gallery were
those reserved ior the presidents family