River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-11
PASSED INTO HISTORY.
The First Session of the Lid Congress
Has Acknowledging Scenes.


Has Adjourned-CIosing Scenes.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The light of
the first session of the Fifty-second
congress went out at IL o'clock Friday
night A night session at both ends of
the capitol of midsummer evening is
rare. 1t comes often enough at the close
of the short session in March when
both branches are pressed for time.
That it took place in August as well
was due to the sympathetic feeling
which caused partisanship to be for
gotten, when it was known now
anxious President Harrison was TO
have the public business finished SO
that he could join his invalid wife in
the Adirondacks.
The president reached the capital
about $50. With him were Attorney
General Miller. Secretary }. w Foster,
Secretary Noble, Private Secretary
Halford and other members of the ex-
ecutive staff.
The worlds fair was the first inn
portant measure signed by the presi-
dent. The sundry civil bill came lit
tie more than an hour later,
the last one. The intervening time
was filed in with private or unim-
portant bills. When the joint com
mittee of the house and senate waited
on him few minutes before IL
and asked whether he had any further
communication to make it was with a
look of relief that the president re-
piled he had none and that there was
nothing in the way of public business
to prevent the adjournment at IL
o'clock
As soon as this had taken place the
president was driven from the capitol
to the Pennsylvania depot, where he
took the train which ia to bear him to
Loon lake.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-When the SEN
ate met at in the evening there were
thirty or thirty-tve senators visible I'M
der the glare of the electric lights. They
were having an easy, conversational
time of it. Various bills came over
from the house and few unim-
portant resolutions were announced.
Senators Allison Qa.) and German
Md were named the committee to
wait on the president, and the senate
let Senator Sanders MONT introduce
the last bill of the session. Then
Senator Harris (Tenn.) presented res
olution thanking Vice President Nor
ton for his impartial services, etc. SEN
ator Cool<rell (Mo.) presented a similar
one in regard to the president pro tenn,
Senator Henderson. Both were adopt
ed and the senate took recess to 1858
When the recess was up the commit
tee reported that President Harrison
had no further communication to make,
the vice president watched the wheels
of the big clock go around for nearly
two minutes, and then made his pleas
ant speech of thanks and farewell,
timing it so that he was able to drop
the gavel and declare the senate adj
journed within Il few seconds of IL.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE house
made rush Friday night to wind up
the business of the session, so that final
adjournment might take place before
sunrise. 1t was some relief when
the conference report of the sun
dry civil bill was laid before
the house. The coDferrees had agreed
on all the points of difference between
the two houses, but there was long
mend prohibiting the employment of
Pinkerton men as guards during the
grand army encampment in this city,
which was passed.
On motion of Mr.. HoulS (O.) the SEN
ate joint resolution was passed author
izing foreign exhibitors at the worlds
fair to bring into this country foreign
laborers to assist in preparing their ex-
hibits.
AS The hour of IL, agreed upon for
final adjournment, drew near some
members began to crowd into the cham
Der again and some made desperate eff
forts to get the eye of the speaker, but
promptly at the hour he declared the
house adjourned without day.
Two hundred representatives joined
in applauding the welcome announce
ment, and the corps of Washington cor
respondents arose in the press gallery
and sang with junction Praise God,
from whom all blessings flow" The
crowd of spectators in the public and
private galleries and the congressman
joined in the singing and loudly APP
plauded.
WASHINGTON, Aug 6.-Senator Man
derson before the senate adjourned
made some remarks as to the business
of the session. 1t was unprecedented,
he said. at least for many years. that
the calendar of cases was as reduced as
1t is now. There were on the calendar
not exceeding six house bills yet I'M
disposed of and there were com
paratively few senate bills on
the calendar The senate had
passed 100 senate bills, and of those the
house had passed 100. The house had
passed 400 house bills, and of these the
senate had passed SIG. OF all the pres
idential nominations that had come to
the senate there had not been a single
rejection, and but three nominations
had died ON the executive calendar of
the senate.
Senator Allison Qa.) said that he
would state in general terms the appro-
priations of this session as compared
with the appropriations of the
first session of the Fifty first
congress- The appropriations of
that session were, in round numbers,
s463, O0J, 900, and those of the
present session S507, 900, 600, showing
an increase at this session of S44,0 00,-
900 The principal increases were in
the appropriations for pensions and for