Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-06
ITS LABORS ENDED.
Congress Adjourned to
December.
CHICAGO GETS $2,500, 900.
Watch Dog" Holman Gets Neatly
Fooled ct the Last Moment.

WASHINGTON. Aug 0-Congress has
adjourned sine die. The end came at IL
o'clock last night. and was suluted In the
house with cheering on the part Of the
members and the singing Of the Doxology
by the members OF the press gallery.
Contrary 70 custom, there was no turning
back Of the hands Of the clock 20 enable
members 10 get their bills through on
time. but tho minutes were pretty IN lily
occupied with legislation up 10 the hour
agreed upon for adjournment
The government contributed g.. 500. 900
10 the treasury Of the Worlds Columbian
exposition. The contribution was made as
a Gift and without any expression Of q de-
sire that IL should ever be paid back. The
bill making the appropriation was passed
by the house by Q vote OF 131 TO S3, and
went through the senate without the
formality OF a vote IL received the ap-
proval OF the president last evening.
The Final Adjournment
of congeess Is always a drawing card
with hWashingtonians, who, from past ex-
periences, expect almost any kind Of a
scene on such occasions. BY far the larger
proportion OF the galleries were ladies. On
the floor there was q large attendance
Of members.
Tho quorum which has been 30 elusive
during the past few weeks was very man
ifest last night One third Of the men,
bers had bills In their hands which they
were making Q Hnal effort TO pass, while
the other two-thirds roamed about the
floor keeping an eur open 90 that no
vicious legislation should piss unno-
noticed.
The space In front of the speakers desk
was filed with members making frantic
efforts TO catch the speakers eve, waving
their bills and papers and shouting for
recognition.
An Interesting Incident
was the manner 10 which Watch Dog"
Holman vas fooled and tho passage 60
cured OF the usual resolution giving 0
months extra pay to the house employees.
Just before the resolution was called for
consideration, one OF the pages went to
Mr.. Holman aud engaged him IN conver-
satiou In the cloakroom about some maps
which. 10 Is alleged, he had ordered. Mr..
Holmsn got Interested In tho subject and
never knew until some time after that the
resolution had gone through
A large number Of small bills were al
lowed to DO passed and some Of more Inn
portance which had passed through tho
senate, and then tho conference report on
the sundry civil appropriation bill was
brought in and q debate followed on the
question as TO whether the government
should countenance the employment Of
Pinkerton detectives In Washington dur
Ing the Grand Army encampment next
month
II was finally decided that no Pinkerton
men should be employed with money ap-
propriated by congress, and the sundry
civil bill was then
Dom pieted and Passed.
Then followed a perfect food Of small
bills, mostly OF q private nature, which
were rushed through as fast as the clerk
could real them and the speaker put the
customary parliamentary questions. This
he did In purely mechanical manner.
His desk was piled mp with engrossed
bills, to which be put his signature as
rapidly as possible. Probably 200 bills
were rniroaded through 10 this way.