Warren sheaf., 1892-08-11
PASSED INTO HISTORY.


PASSED INTO HISTORY. =
The First Session of the LID Congress,
Has Adjourned-Closing 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 a 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 how
anxious President Harrison was to
have the public business finished so
that he could join his invalid wife in
the Adirondaclls.
The president reached the capital
about $780, With him were Attorney
General Miller, Secretary J. w. Foster,
Secretary Noble, Private Secretary
Halford and other members of the ex.
ecutive staff
The worlds fair was the first i'm
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 c1h-
mittee of the house and senate waited
on him u few minutes before II
and asked whether he had any further
communication to make it was with
look of relief that the president re-
Piled he had none and that there was
nothing in the way of pnblic business
to prevent the adjournment at II
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 is to bear him to
Loon lake.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-When the SEN
ate met at s in the evening there were
hirty or thirtyfve senators visible un-
der the glare Of the electric lights They
were having an easy, conversational
lime of it. Various bills came over
from the house and a few unim-
portant resolutions were announced
Senators Allison Qa.) and German
wait on the president, and the senate
let Senator Sanders (Mont.) introduce
,he last bill of the session. Then
Senator Harris Glenn presented a res
olution thanking Vice President Nor
ION for his impartial services, etc. SEN
ator Cockrell (Mo.) presented similar
,ne in regard to the president pro tenn,
Senator Henderson. Both were adopt
I'd and the senate took recess to 1855.
| When the recess was up the commit
zee reported that President Harrison
ad no further communication to make,
lie vice president watched the wheels
II the big clock go around for nearly
Two minutes, and then made his pleas
INT speech of thanks and farewell,
lining it SO that he was able to drop
The gavel and declare the senate ad-
iourned within a few seconds of II.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The house
;he business of the session, SO that final
adjournment might take place before
sunrise. 1t was some relief when
| he conference report of the sun
Try civil bill was laid before
jhe house. The copfcrrces had agreed
IN all the points Of difference between
he two houses, but there was long
md excited discussion over an amend
mend prohibiting the employment Of
grand army encampment in this city,
which was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Houk (O) the sem
lte joint resolution was passed author
zing foreign exhibitors at the worlds
! :air to bring into this country foreign
aborers to assist in preparing their ex-
libits.
| AS The hour of II, agreed upon for
final adjournment, drew near some
mem bers began to crowd into the cham
Der again and some 1nade desperate eff
torts to get the eye of the speaker, but
promptly at the hour he declared the
house adjourned without day.
Two hundred representatives joined
II applauding the welcome announce
nent and the corps of Washington cor
respondents arose in the press gallery
ind sang with JUNCTION praise God,
rom whom all blessings fow." The
crowd of spectators in the public and
private galleries and the congressman
Joined in the singing and loudly APP
olauded.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Senator Man
lerson before the senate adjourned
made some remarks as to the business
If the session. It was unprecedented,
le said. at least for many years. that
;he calendar of cases was as reduced as
t is now There were on the calendar
lot exceeding six house bills yet TN
disposed of and there were COM
oaratively few senate bills on
;he calendar The senate had
passed 100 senate bills, and of those the
rouse had passed 12O. The house had
passed 400 house bills, and of these the
senate had passed 316. Of all the pres
DENTAL nominations that had come to
;he senate there had not been a single
rejection, and but three nominations
aad died on the executive calendar of
;he senate.
Senator Allison Qa) said that he
Honld state in general terms the appro-
oriations of this session as compared
with the appropriations of the
irst session of the Fifty first
congress- The appropriations Of
that session were. in round numbers,
1868, ,O0o, 900, and those of the
present session $507, 100000, showing
IN increase at this session Of I4,O00,-
100 The principal increases were in
he appropriations for pensions and for
;he post office departments.
4 BAD WRECK NEAR ERIE.
The Lake Shore Fast Express Runs Into a
4 Broken Freight-Several Lives Lost
4 EnlE, Pa, Aug. Ga freight wreck
occurred at Harbor Creek station on
;he Lake Shore road while taking the
,M itch to allow the flyer to pass at 11:5o
4 Friday evening. The flyer, consisting
i If baggage combination and three