Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-11-04
A GRAND WINDUP
Both Branches Of Congress
Adjourn Sine Die.
LAST DAY A BUSY ONE.
Senate Turned Back the
Hands of the Clock.
A Batch Of Interesting News From the
Nations Capital.

WASHINGTON. Nov. AT about
o'clock yesterday afternoon the senate and
house of representatives, having informed
the president that they were ready to ad-
journ IL he had no further business for
them to perform, and. having received his
assent. adjourned sine die.
In the senate adjournment was delayed
six minutes by the turning back Of the
clock. There came near being a
longer delay, for the senate passed q
Joint resolution asking that the session be
continued until 4:30 In order that action
might be taken on the urgency deficiency
bill.
While this resolution was being dis
cussed In the house the hour of 3
came and the speaker declared the ad-
journmeut The deficiency bill there
fore went over. 1t would have been
passed at the last moment but for hitch
produced through senate amendment
to the house resolution providing for pay
ing house employees during the adjourn
ment of congresA The amendment in
serted by the senate was the bone Of con-
tention Of the urgency deficiency bill-the
insertion Of an appropriation Of s22, ,oss to
pay senate clerks for the months of o.
t0Der ana November, 1871.
The chairman Of the house appropriations
committee moved to concur in this amend
ment, but filibustering defeated the mo-
tion. The amendment involved In the
senate's contention is about a., coo, but It
IL made more important to senators indi-
vid ually than larger dip into the ma
tionsl treasury under other circumstances
would be from the fact that many of them
hava ah hap Al
sible for the amendments, or have actually
paid their clerks out Of their own pocks Is,
awaiting reimbursement by congress.
At the meeting Of tho conferences the
senate confererrs told the managers on the
part Of the house that they would insist
for all time on the conourrenos IN the pro-
vision providing for the payment Of sena-
tors clerks for work that had been done by
them.
The interference of the house was taken
as an affront that could be tolerated no
longer. From this time on senators said
the house items should be scrutinized
with careful eyes. and IL there was no pay
for those clerks of the senator's, there
could be no pay for the clerks Of the rep
resentatives.
Nomipations Considered.
The senate just before the close re jected
the nomination OF Henry G. G. Astwood Of
New York TO be consul Of the United
States at Calais, France. In the closing
executive session the senate confirmed the
nomination Of James II. Roosevelt Of
New York to be secretary of the embassy
of the United States at London, vice
Henry White resigned. A number Of
minor officials were confirmed. The Horn
blower nomination went over, and must
be presen ed at the next session. The nom
ination Of Robert B. Preston, to be direc-
tor of the mint, was also left over. Mr..
Astwood Is the man against whom q fight
was made on account Of his having been
been mixed up in the Eliza Pinkston IN
cident Ia Louisiana, at which time he was
a Republican.
Woe President IL Grateful.
At 2:57 p. m. the senate opened fits doors
after the executive session, and Mr.. Ran
som Of the committee to wait on the presi-
dent informed the senate that the presi-
dent had no further communications to
make. The vice president then made his
acknowledgment for a resolution OF
thanks already adopted and adjourned the
senate in a few words. He said:
Senators: My appreciation Of the resolution
personal TO myself. kindly adopted by the
your courtesy and forbearance am indebted
for whatever measure Of success has atten ded
my administration of this great Office. The rec
ord Of the first session of the Fifty-third con-
gress Is made up. Henceforth IL belongs to the
domain OF history. Earnestly wishing each and
all Of you safe and pleasant Journey to your
homes and constituents, now, In pursuance
Of tho concurrent resolution OF the two
houses, declare the senate adjourned without
day.
The gavel was brought down sharply,
and the extraordna session of the Fifty
third congress had sdjournsd sine die.
Must Wait.
BY the adjournment the urgency de-
fciency bill was left In conference, the bill
to pay session clerks being the pending
question when the house adjourned; the
New York bridge bill was left in confer
ence; the senate bill gran ting to California
per cent Of the proceeds Of the cash
sales Of public lands and granting right
of way through Indiana and Oklahoma
territory TO the Kansas Oklahoma Central
railway were left on the speakers table
The authorizing of awards Of honorable
mention to Worlds fair exhibitors passed
both houses, but the adjournment took
place before IL could bs signed by the vice
president and speaker. As soon a. con-
gress convenes IL wiz be signed. In effect
the failure to secure the signature Of the
vice president and the speaker simply
puts il another month off
Twelve Bills Passed.
OF the 1852 bills which have been intro
duced Ia the senate during the session
which close yesterday. only ~ have
passed that body, and OF these only three
have passed the bous OF representatives,
received the presidents signature and be-
came laws. OF the three new laws origi-
mating ia the senate, one is In aid Of the
midwinter international exposition to be
held ia San Francisco; another grants GER.
tain settlers in Oklahoma territory the
right to commute their homo sgsncies,
and the third relating 70 clerks In the
.ha.. of tha nnrn IN ssio d era Of the District