Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-11
LAST HOURS OE CONGRESS.
The Closing Proce adings Tame and
Quiet in Eoth Houses.

ton Oi tho PinEerton Clause From the
Snndry Civil Bili--rlie SIN signed by
tho President.
WAsnfNGroH, Aug. G.--ln anticipation
of the adjournment of Congress last night
the galleries were crowded, a large proper
ton o. the audience Il. both chambers
being made up of ladies The dissolution
came 50 suddenly that the proceedings
We're tame compared with those Of the last
hours Of preceding sessions. After the pas
sage of the Sunday Civil bill there was Ii
marked Falling Off of interest III the pro,
ceedings on the part of Senators and Rep
TeSentatiNes, many leaving the capitol TO
make preparations for leaving the city.
The time for the most part was occupied
III passing pension and other unillPurtunL
measures and in the reception Of messages
between the two houses. 10 facilitate
business the President occupied his room
at the capitol, rcinnning there until the
Joint committee waited upon and in
formed him that the two houses were
ready to adjourn without day. This noii.i-
cation reached him before 10 o'clock, and
the President having no lorthcr commune
cation To make t. Congress, the two
houses, II IL O'Clock, were declared adj
jnnrned without day. The resolution for
adjournment, with the amendment of the
Senate, Was not received in the House
until - minutes before IL the hour fixed
Tor dissolution.
WOELp's FAIR MIL PASSED.
The Worlds Fair bill apprupriuting
S2,50DODD was passed by both hotlsus ,ijr-
ing the afternoon, and No time was lost in
getting 1t prepared for the President
shortly after tine passage Of the bill tie
House took a recess until Z O'Clock. The
Senate took up the bill soon after il MAS
received, and after few short speeches II
was passed without y division. This ended
the lrotractcd controversy and lett the two
houses nothing oi Importance to finish eN-
ccpt the Sundry Civil bill, which tAe c1u-
ference committee 1T once proceeded with,
the Senate having taken q recess, tnat
nothing should stand i'll the way OF the
laoDrS Of the confcrrecs.
There was a tlcit agreement among the
Leaders Of the two houses that the business
OF the session should he concluded yesltr-
day and final Adjournment declared dur
ing the night, and all seemed willing to
assist in bringing the session to speedy
close. 1t was known that the President
was anxious To leave the city Us soon us
possible to visit Mrs. Harrison whose
health is q matter Of tile greatest sulici-
tudc and the sympathy exhibited by men
OF all parties in this desire of the President
is highly crelitablG. As there was moth
ing standing in the way Of final adjourn
ment except the completion Of the Worlds
Far and the Sumdry Civil bills Il disposi-
ton was manifested to dispose Of these as
soon us possible, that the cnd of the session
might be formally proclaimed.
srNDRY CIVIL HILL PASSED.
The cOnlerrees IN the Sunlry Civil bill
reconCiled all the existing differences be-
tween the two houses, ana submitted Il re-
port last night. The elimination of the
l'inkeftun amendment inserted hv the
House gave rise to a sharp debate, t.lc ut
tack ON the action of the House conferrces
lE.It. l..l 4 AHrslI n -
seconded by Simpson Of Kansas, The
latter denounced the action Of the House
conierrces rs a cOwardly surrender to the
plutorrlts Of the Senate This Incorporate
uttcraitrc WAS characterized by Mr.. savers,
one OF the CnnturrerS, as utterly and will
fully false. General bingham, on behalf
ul the tOnierrees, lnadc Il clear statement
Of the reasons which actuated the con
Ierrcc5 i'll striking out lie amend
ment Its continuance in the bill
would have the effect to prevent the gov
erhmcnt from contracting for the manu-
factuTc OF ordnance and steel plates of YES
sells Tor transporting bullion and the mails.
In addition the Senate withdraws the para
graph inserted by that body, TO which the
liollscattuched the !inkerl0n amendment,
thus leaving the latter nothing to which ii
could adhere. There was considerable con
fusion and excitement during the progress
Of the debate. The report Of the confer
rees was agreed to without division, and
the Snndry Civil bill was declared passed.
1t had been enrolled i'll anticipation of its
passage, and, having received the sigma
lures OF the two presiding officers, was laid
before the President, who occupied his
room in the Senate wing of the capitol,
and received his approval
COMPARISON OF EXPENDITURES.
During the session OF the Senate last
evening senator Allison, chairman of the
committee appropriations. made state
ment of the comparative expenditures of
this Congress and the last. The appro-
priutions of the first session of the 5lst
Congress were, in round numbers, Sili3,-
0D0,W0, and those Of the present session
500, 100000 showing an increase at this
session of SlI,O0uOU. The principal in
crcascs were in appropriations for pensions
and Tor the post-oiiiee department. There
some dimlnutluns ut the present session,
notably i'll the deficiencies, to the amount
of S5,Um,0NU. There was also Il diminl-
ton Of Sl,0UO,O0U i'll miscellaneous appro-
priatlons.
WAS NOT THE FAULT OF TuE HOUSE.
Mr.. GOrmau, Il member of the commit
tee on appropriations, commended the
chairman of THAT committee for his fair
and candid statement, The fact remained,
however, that the appropriations at this
session would exceed S5UO, UDU,UOU, notwith-
sAtlNllS lllG tNlldbTlllluTN tllOFtS OF tllt
House of Representatives to keep them
within reasonable bounds. 1t was not
altogether Il party matters for these nm
mGnSc appropriations We're partly made
necessary because of the growth Of the
country, theGXtension OF the postal system
| and the extension VI the pension system
and other permanent and necessary eX-
Ptndttures.
ENORMOUS GNoWTlI OF PENSIONS,
r. F.la ..4 4#.hr
prupriated at the present session, s.Nty mil
!ions.had become necessary because lf lie
legislation Of thc1ls, Congress Cong rcss
/ for which the Democratic party had no re-
| spUnsibility. Ew@ty Of that sixty mil.
lions had come from pensions alone, The
appropriation for pensions ut the nest SECS
sion would he at least twenty millions
more than 1T the present session: and lie
| doubted very much ii il would be possible
to have the appropriations reduced next
! session mach below ShUO,Wn,U.U. He be.
/ iieyed that Congress WOuld be- compelled
10 levy other aud additional taxes Ia moot
the requirements ul the treasury lie be.
liGyed that that time would come before
the end of the fiscal year sos; and then he
had no doubt that both parties tDeing
brought 81 sharply face to face With the
people, would find somr methods by which
those immense expenditures would be re-
duGed. ....
IEXICO S.ITD TO M R,INKRTPE.
General sandcryil, the Rcvolutionist
Leadcr, Tells a startling story of Ma
tionaI Poverty.
Eli PAso, Tit,, Aug. G.-.lhu Times to-
U1v contains Il long interview with Cen.