Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-02-09
FyFrY.sEcoND CONGRESS-
SECOND SESSION
SENATE

sideration of the House bills on the
Calendar. The first taken up was
the bill to promote the safety bt
employees and travellers upon rais-
roads by compelling common car,
riers engaged in Interstate COM
merce to equip their cars with aus
tomato couplars and continuous
brakes, and their locomotives with
driving wheel brakes. At the sug-
gestlon Of MI, Harris, the bill was
laid aside temporarily without acs
ton. Mr.. Harris al stating his bes
lief that its passage would put into
the hands of a receiver a majority
of Southern railroads.
HOUSE.
In the House this morning Mr..
Hatch reported back the Anti>Op p.
ton bill, with Senate amendments,
and it was referred t, the Commits
tee of the Whole. The same refer
ence was made of the Agricultural
Appropriation bill, which was also
reported by Mr.. Hatch in the
chair, proceeded to consideration
of the Diplomatic and Consular
Appropriation BILL
| There was no general debate and
the bill was read for amendments.
Mr.. Hermann, of Oregon, occu~
pied the time of the House for sevs
eral minutes on an amendment
abolishing the position Of consul
general at Honolulu. He ire
lsented this amendment, he said, in
view of the fact that in a short
time there would be no necessity
for a consul general at Honolulu.
His State was deeply interested in
the situation Of affairs and its leg
islature had adopted a resolution
(Which he had read) in ia vor of ans
nexation, Having emphasiz ed this
feeling he withdrew the amend-
ment.
The reading Of the bill was CONS
pleted.
Then the committee was the
stage setting of a scene which is
unparalleled in the annals of Con-
gress. Unknown to Mr.. B cunt,
chairman OF fhe Committee on
Foreign Affairs, his associates on
the floor had determined to do him
honor, and they did so. No man
retiring from public life ever lett
it with such expression of deep res
gret as does Mr.. B-ount. who at
the end of the present session, ends
a service of twenty years in the
House. Mr.. Holman was first to
do him honor. He spoke of the
ability which had been shown
by MI. Blount, and SAID Il know
that there is general regret on the
part of gentlem en- here, that this
distinguished gentleman now e
tires from legislative duties vo!un-
taryily and seeks place Of his own
Preside and home. l feel assured
that l speak the general sentiment
of every member when l say that
Mr.. B cunt, from this high position
in Congress, takes from Legislas
tive duties one of the most cons
scientious and upright legislators
and gentleman who has ever figs
ured in our affairs. And | feel ass
sured that he will carry with him
the respect and confidence and es>
TEEN of every gentleman compro-
missing this great House, and that
the general~wish will follow him
for his future happiness and pros~
perity. Applause,
Mr., Pitt, of Illinois, speaking of
the minority endorsed every word
THAT MI. Holman had uttered. lie
had served with the able and diss
tinguished gentleman from Geor-
gia for ten years, and he could not
see the time approach for his retire.
ment withoutsayihg a word in rec
gard to the patriotism, ability and
broad views which had controlled
the action of the gentleman in this
| House. In his consideration of
public questions Mr.. Blount had
been a patriot and not a partisan,
Applause. A foreigner in the
galleries would not know whether
the gentleman was q Democrat OR
a Republican. Applause.
Mr.. Bland said that he remem.
bered we'll when he met Mr..
Blount in the Forty-third Congress.
He (Biand) was then a young man,
he hoped was SO still. Laughter.
The gentleman from Georgia, like
himself, was much younger chan
he was now, for that with shade
of sadness) was twenty years ago.
From that time to the present they
had served together in this House.
They had seer many exciting
scenes; they had been called upon
to pass in judgment on many meas
sures, and he was pleased to say
that on most of these occasions his
vote had been endorsed by the good
Judgment of the gentleman from
Georgia.
Mr. Blount was visibly moved
when he rose to respond to the exs
preston of friendly feeling of his
colleagues. He paid a glowing
tribute to the memory of Sam'l J.
Randall and to the speakers who
had honored him. sIf-I desired
fame," concluded Mr.. Blount, "if
my heart was fired with ambition
in this presence, I wish to say that
in the last few minutes there has