The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-05
The Republican Members and the
People Grow Wild in
Their Cheering.
YBB HALLS or CONGRESS- RESoUED
With songs.-..The Press Gang
browns tho Voices With
"Home Sweet HOme."
aDOxOlOgy" Sung by tho Democrats.
Speaker Reed Moved 70 Tears-Hls
Farewell Address Tho Closing Scenes
ola Remarkable Congress.

sNsssI DiGpdtch to Tie Intc:lideaeer.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 4.-FeT
members Of either House or Senate
clo,ed their eyes last night. A few
members Of both bodies stole out and
spent few hours in bed, but for the
most part, the full membership OF both
hupses remained in their places. Az
the morning hours wore along, there
was diatinct mark OF slespiuess visible
on almost every face. The Senate took
a arecess at daylight until 0 o'clock, and
the members thus got little reat to be
prepared for the closing hours of this
session.
Towards morning the corridors were
well cleared, and the galleries were al.
most deserted. In the House, the floor
was scene Of litter and confusion. The
floor was covered with scraps of paper,
cigar ashes and butts, and the debris
that acCumulates from long, uninter:
rupted session. There waB a decided
tendency to be hilarious in the House,
but the Speaker remained eerene
through it all, and raped for order reg.
ularly with each outburst.
As the day advanced q little, there
we're more signs Of life outside OF the
halls. The restaurants filled up with
members who had stolen away during
the night, and who were coming in to
take part in the last acts OF the Fifty.
frst Congress. The corridors and gal.
lsries began to Gil up with the morbid
crowd that comes biennially to see a
Congress die, and by s o'clock the build
ing was as lively and well filed as it has
been in many day.
Organized amid scenes OF confusion
and aCrimony, the Fifty.6rst Congress
expired peacefully with songs, good tel.
lowship and handwriting.
It is always the unexpected that hap
pens. It was believed that when the
resolution proposing vots OF thanks to
Speaker Reed for the impartial manner
in which he has enforced the rules was
presented in the House, there would be
a storm OF disspproval on the Democratic
side.
lie kNhA4 ASAAb NSSSAse
1t was expected that Mr.. Mills, OF
Texas, and Mr.. Rogers, OF Arkansas, and
others who have a personal feeling
against the man from Maine who has
occupied the Speakers chair, would
take occasion to relieve their minds OF
the bitterness that has for many months
been in store. Instead Of this there was
nothing more than quiet opposition
upon the Democratic side. When Major
Mckinley, Of Ohio, offered the resolu'
ton, Mr.. Mills simply demanded the
ayes and noes.
Just before the resolution was sent to
the clerks desk To bs read, the House
was in furore OF confusion. Hall the
members were upon their feet, indu!lg-
ing in personal conversation. TheVoice
OF the chairman OF the Committee on
Ways and Means attracted their atten'
tion, however, and there was Immediate
silence. When the resolution was read
number OF voices arose on the Demo
cratic side and everyone expected TO see
dozen or more OF the unterritied band
saving the aIr with frantic geRtures and
denounCipg tho Speaker.
Mr.. Mills simply waved his hand and
his followers closed their mouths. There
was painful silence, broken by thu
Texan only, who said: Upon tha
question demand the ayes and nays"
The roll call WAS long and tedious, bu
during it there was comparative quiet
When the result announced the lac
that the resolution had passed by q ma
jOrity Of 80 the Republicans arose as on'
man and gave evidence OF their relic
BY continued applause.
Mr.. Burrows, Of Michigan, who wa
in the Chair, attempted TO restore order
but the galleries lent their assistance
and made the din almost deRtening to'
awhile.
NOT so UNUSUAL.
itwRS not very unusual proceeding
ior the Democrats to oppose this reSolu
ton. Two Speakers have failed 20 get I
vote Of thanks, while thirteen, inclut
ing Mr.. Polk, who WAS good enough u
become President, suffered the negative
vote Of the minority, when q vote o
thanks was proposed.
Speaker Reed did not appear upon th
floor until about fifteen or twenty min
utes after the resolution had been adopt
ed. His appearance then was the signs
for an ovation, which undoubtedly lar e1
ceeded that ever given TO another pre-
siding officer in either House Of Cor
gTess. Every Republican stood up an
first applRHded for thirty seconds, the
there were shouts, and about one hur
dred Republican members se!Ling docr
ESents, papers and other articles upo
their deskR, threw them wildly into th
air, waived handkerchief, and yelle
like Comanche Indians. The gaiieIt,
fairly reared with applause. the Speak!
permitted the ovation to continue u
the coucoursG OF people was tired ot It;
He was undoubtedly in humor TO !
the Democrats gee what the malorll
EhouGht Of him. ,
Then when he announced the terml
ntiOn Ct the House the Republicans, Il
by Mr.. Kerr, Of Iowa, and Mr.. Colema
OF Louisiana, began singing Tram
Tramp, the Boys are Marching" "
song was taken up in the galleries al
resounied tumnltuOusly. The Dem
Gratis were disoTganiEsd for the inomei
but rallying hegan counter moveme
With the doxoloRY.
The press gallery, crowded with !
or more correspondents, soon beg
singing Goodbye, My Lover, Goo
bye," aud finally broke down the Sor