The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-08-24
CONGRESS ADJOURNS.
The Fifty-secOnd Ends. Its
First Session.
The Bill Giving $4,000, to
the Worlds Fair Passed.

The principal events o. the day were the
passage OF the Worlds Fair bill appropriate
ing r. 500, 600 and the presentation to the
House OF the reports OF the special commit
toes on Congressional drinking, and Gae
workingmen's strike at Homestead. Inc
reports were ordered to be printed, but
action upon them will be deferred until next
winter.
The Capitol was crowded during the last
hours 6f the session with curious sightseerS
hundreds of ladies remaining in their seats
In the galleries for four long hours anxious
not to miss the interesting scenes that u:I-
ally precede an adjournment OF Congress,
The utmost good humor prevailed on tne
floors OF both Houses during the closing
hours and many expressions of good will
were exchanged alike among Democra1S,
Republicans and Third partyites.
The Senate.
When the Senate met at 2 P. N. there
were thirty members present, but the num-
ber soon grew to forty. Some routine busl-
ness was disposed of. and then there was a
patient waiting for message from the
Housr.
The Senate then went into executive sas-
zion. The action Of the House on the Dur
borrow Worlds Fair bill was reported to the
Senate soon afterward, and tbs doors were
imme iiately thrown open and tne oitl was
read to the Senate and delivered at some
length. Shortly before o'clock the Senate
took recess until P. N.
Promptly at o'clock, in sultry atmos.
phere. with we'll filed galleries but very
soarsely occupied floor, the Fice-Presldent
raped the Senate to order after the recess.
It was 9:25 before Chief Clerk
Towle, of the House, announced the House
aoreemsnt on the Sundry Civil bll.
The report Of the conference was tnen
unanimously agreed to.
Mr.. Allison said that the appropriations
for the first session Of the last Congress
were in round numbers. s463, oOO, 600; for
this session, $507, 900, 900, showing an
increase Of $44, 600, OOo. Tne principal in
crease for the present session was found IN
the appropriations for pensions and the
Postofice department. There were some
diminutions, notably in Deficiencies. which
were IS, 600 zoo less this Congress than two
wears u 20. and in miscellaneous expenses.
Mr. Allison at 1925 reported the House
Adjournment resolution, substituting Tor
Satnrdav July 80. at 9 P. n, Friday,
Anon,t 5. at II P. NJ" The resolution was
aorsed to. and the customary committee or
two Messrs. Allison and Gormar. was ap-
pointed to wait upon the President OF tne
United States.
+b.t thav had waited on the President aud
ha had no further business to lay before
The Vice President paid fitting tribute
"a the two Senators who had died during the
sassion tMessrs. Plump and Barber) ana ap.
propriately acknowledged tine vots OF
thapks. and then declared the Senate ad-
journed without dav.
The House.
too tbo nha;p op6
-alled the House to order there were not
mora than 100 members in the Chamber.
After some unimportant business, the House
vant into Committee of the Whole (1r.
Dockery. Of Missouri, in the chair on the
Durborow World's Fair bill. The measure
was debated ut length.
When l o'clock was reached. the time
fixed for vote on the Durborow bill and
amendments. vote was first taken on the
snbstitute offered to the first section Of the
Mill by Mr.. De Almond, Of Missouri. The Re-
publicans madea point of order agains. vot.
Ing on the substitute, but Speaker Crisp
ruled against the point
The substitute was rejected by vote OF
139 to seventy-six.
The Durborow bill was then ordered to q
third reading, aud Mr.. Holman demanded
the yeas and nays on its final passage: The
bin was passed-yeas, 1911; nays, eighty
-
was made by Mr.. KLlgore. of Texas.
Expectation OF an adjournment fuei tas
xalleries of the House at its night session.
and toe same reason brought an unusual at-
tendance of members. Promptly at o'clock
Sneaker Crisp called the House to order,
And soon afterward the Durborow Works
Fair bill was reported from the Senate. =,
After the passage Of several bills on the
private calendar, Mr.. Holman presented the
report of the conferrees on the Sundry ClV1
bill Mr.. Holman explained the nature OF
tbe eaoreement. detailing the items in dispute
and the COMPROMISES effected. He said the
hill as finally agreed to, carried s37. .S37, 42S,
being s.. 6OO 239 less than the bill as 1t passea
the Senate, and 81, 614, 246 more than its ag-
eregate when it passed the House.
The totals in the regular appropriation
bills for this session are $3.50. o3I, 2oo anu
for the first session Fifty-hrst Congress,
xss1 10 O57 and the reduction of first ses-
sion last Congress, from this session is
$17,476, 604.
The permanent and annual appropriations
of this session were $12l, $50, $50, and for
corresponding session last Congress, S!Ol,-
628. 453. or an increase OF $50, 285, 427.
The grand total appropriations OF this
session were S507, 7Ol, $50. and OF last ses-
sion, s4o3, 37s, $40, or an increase OF A'5sS.
$40 over the first session Of the last Con-
;gress.
=. In the interim between the transaction OF
further business the House devoted itself to
private pension and relief bills, and large
number of them were passed at locomotive
speed.
ats reported that the Senate had adopted
the resolution of the House, agreed to last
week. providing for adjournment at
o'clock last Monday, with an amendment
..o1;d;no that Adjournment should take
place at II o'clock that night. The resolu'
zion as amended was agreed to.
Mr.. Mcmillan reported that the committee
,,nnointed to join a committee OF the Senate
ana inform thsPresident that Congress was
ready to adjourn had PERFORMED its duty,
and the President had said tnat he had moth
lus. further to Mnmunicate.
1t was Just one minute OF IL waen resolu-
lion was offered directing ths President t2
invite representatives Of the Nations Of the
.arth to attend the International Arbitration
Congress to be held in Chicago during the
Worlds Fair. ~
This went through without objection. Il
lacked five seconds of II when dozen
members shouted wildly for recognition,
waving papers in their hands. But they
were too late. Senator Crisp announced
that the hour Of II o'clock had arrived, and
bringing his gavel down on his desk with g
bang, declared the first session of the Fifty
second Congress ad journsd without day.
A great shout went up from the members
on the floor, great bundles Of waste paper
were thrown high into the air and fell il
showers OH the happy Congressman, while
from the press gallery cana the deep reso
nance of the Doxolory, praise God from
whom ali blessings flow
Then there was a h N shaking and many
gooi-3yes. AMI in half an hou. shs House oI