The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-04
CLOSE OF THE SENATE.
A Protest Against AdjOurnment-The
Vice Presidents Good Bye.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-The "last scene
of all that ends the strange eventful his
tory of the extra session which began
three months since and closed to-day,
opened in the Senate chamber at noon to-
day with prayer by the blind chaplain, Mr.
AIilburn. He besought divine favor the
members of the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives now about to separate, and on
all the people engaged in the service of the
two houses. The prayer closed in these
words: May Thy grace be the portion of
the whole Nation and Thy providence our
unerring guide to prosperity, peace and
safety; and finally, to all our people, and
an entrance to the land OF everlasting
life" There was a fair attendance of Sen
ators, but an unusually small gathering Of
spectators in the galleries. Not the least
ripple of excitement mad outlasted the
financial conflict, and everything was quiet
and serene as befitted the occasion.
Mr.. Cockrell reported back from the
committee on appropriations the House res
olution for final adjournment to-day.
Mr.. Coke protested against the adjourn
ment. The poorest way, he said, for the
Democratic party To serve the country
was for Congress to adjourn, go home, and
leave the public business Congress. he
urged, should not adjourn, but should con-
tinue in session and proceed in the trans
action of the public business. The federal
elections bill had been passed by the House
and might be before the Senate in a few
days. There was quite a number Of bills
awaiting action, some of them important.
Tarln reduction had been promised 10 the
country by the Democratic party, and if
that promise was not to be broken, as an
other promise of equal Importance had
been, Ii was time the decks were being
= fOT he
TO be made over them. The Democratic
party had everything to lose and nothing
TO gain by Adjournment.
Mr.. Doiph also opposed adjournment. So
did Mr.. Harris, who thought that the Dem
ocratic majority should stay and transact
public business readily as possible and
thus redeem It's promise to the country.
Mr.. Cockrell said that he heartily con-
CURED in what had been said, but il was
not worth while talking about it when
they all knew that quorums could not be
kept in either house.
Brief arguments were made by Messrs.
Call, Berry, Gray, Mills Allen, PETER and
Blackburn.
Mr.. Cullom said that. as a member of the
committee on appropriations, he had con-
sented TO a favorable report the adjourn
ment resolution because he supposed that
adjournment was foregone conclusion.
There seemed to be, he said. in the minds
or the majority, two great measures so
called-one the passage of the bill to repeal
the federal election laws and the other
the passage OF new tariff bin, or re-
gress should. before adjournment to-day,
announce that II did not intend 10 take UP
either of those bills il would be doing a
very good piece of work for the count-y
The final adjournment resolution was then
agreed 10 without division.
The House bill in aid OF the worlds fair
prize winners exhibition in New York was
on motion of Mr.. Harris, taken up and
passed.
The usual resolutions of thanks to the
Vice President and to the President OF the
Senate pro tenn. (Mr. Harris for the able,
dignified, couteous and impartial manner
in which they had each discharged the du-
ties OF the chair. were offered by Mr. Hoar
and agreed TO.
Mr.. Harris expressed his profound graf
itude" for thc honCc done him. The Vice
Presidents acknowledgment was. as usual,
reserved for the moment OF final adjourn
ment.
on motion OF Mr. Ransom q committee
OF two Senators was appointed TO join
like committee on the part OF the House 10
wait upon the President OF the United states
and inform him that the two houses of
Congress were ready 10 adjourn and re-
snectfully inquire IL he had any further
comnu Mica ton 20 make 10 them. Mr.. Nor