The Irish standard., 1893-11-11
CONGRESS CLOSES
The Special Session L. Now {
Thing Of the Past
1sslune 70 Agree on tho Urgent Deficiency
FNl-Hornblower Not Confirmed-
Resume Of the Extra Seq
AfOra'n Work.
srArEsMEN OUT.

OF congress-, in special session, nd
journed sine die at s Q. M, on Friday.
In the senate the house bill in aid of
the worlds fair prize winners exhibi-
ton in New York city was, on motion
of Senator Harris (dem., TENN, taken
up and passed. After the usual vote of
thanks to the vice president and to Sena-
tor Harris, president pro tenn. of the SEN
ate, an executive session was held last
Ing until the hour for adjournment had
arrived When the doors were re-
opened Senator Ransom (dem., N. c.,
from the committee to wait on the
president reported that the committee
had performed that duty and that the
president had no further communica-
ton to make. The vice president then
arose and in brief speech declared the
senate adjourned sine die.
House Proceedings.
The house failed to agree to the
clause in the urgency deficiency bill
providing back pay for senator's clerks,
and the measure went over until the
regular session: MIR. Springer Ull)
made an ardent appeal in the inter
est CT Mrs. Potter Palmer's propo-
sition awarding diplomas to de-
signers, artisans and others who
had contributed toward making the
Columbian exposition success. This
proposition was taken out Of the urgent
deficiency bill and started on new
tack as joint resolution and went
through the house. 1t was sent over to
the senate, but it was too late, and
will hare to be hung up until Decem-
Der.
The house also failed to agree to
!, the senate amendments to the bill
authorizing q rebate of half the
it's in the Column bian exposition as may
be sold and rebate of all the duties
on such imported exhibits as may be
donated to or purchased by the Column
bian museum of Chicago. A conference
committee was appointed 1t reported
just before adjournment recommending
an agreement with the senate amend
ment remitting the duties only on such
exhibits at the worlds fair as may be
donated or purchased for the Columbian
museum, and the house accordingly ac-
cepted the amendment and the bill
went to the president. At : p. M.
Speaker Crisp in few words an
nounced a sine die adjournment.
Work of the Extra Session.
At the extraordinary session sixteen
Joint resolutions and seventeen bills be-
came laws. Three of these joint reso-
buttons were signed Friday and nine of
the bills. The last proposition to be-
come law was the joint resolution
amending the act approved April %,
1890, relating to the admission of arti-
cles intended for the Worlds Columbion
exposition. Other bills signed Friday
were as follows:
to the state OF Illinois as a naval armory; do
mating abandoned cannon to the 6. A. X. ut
Pittsburgh, Pa: act amending the Geary
Chinese law; to regulate terms OF the United
States circuit and district courts in the
state of South Dakota; increasing the
number of officers Of the army and navy
to be detailed TO colleges; to regulate the
fees of the clerk OF the United States court for
the Indian territory; amending an act to pro
vide for holding terms OF United States court
in Idaho aud Wyoming amending section 2324
of revised statutes relating to mining claims:
providing for the construction OF steam rev.
en,,e cutter for service on The great lakes, and
an act in regard TO the worlds fair prize win.
ners exposition to be held in New York city.
Additional important bills which were
signed by the president during the
extra session included the famous sill
yer bill repeating the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act. Also the
following:
Authorizing acknowledgements to the various
foreign governments who participated In the
commemoration OF the discovery OF America by
Christopher Columbus. for the reporting,
marking and removing OF dereltcts; act in aid
at the California Midwinter International ex-
position: act to extend the time for completing
the WORK Of the eleventh census: act amend
ing the act to repeal timber culture laws;
several bill Is relating to the Cherokee outlet,
and bill to settle the Mormon church fund.
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