The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-04
ADJOURNED sine DE-
Extraordinary Session Of Congress
Now a Thing Of the Past.
THE MEMBERS LEFT IN A sNARL.

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THE MEMBERS LEFT IN A SNARL.
The House Refused to Agree to semzte
Appropriation Bill, and the Upper Body
Retaliated by Refusing to Pass the De-
hciency Bill.
WASHINGTON, Nov. AT q o'clock yes
terday afternoon the extraordinary session
of the Fifty-third congress, after being in
session eighty-seven days and three hours,
adjourned without day. A wrangle be-
tween the house and senate over an APP
preparation which passed the senate SEES
sion for work done during the recess of the
Fifty first congress in 1890 caused the fail
ure OF the general deficiency bill and the
bill providing for the payment of en-
ployes during the adjournment interval
between yesterday and the converting of
the regular session on Dec. L. The senate
was determined that this appropriation
should be agreed to by the house, with the
alternative Of sacrificing the deficiency
bill, and Senator Cockrell, chairman of
the senate appropriation committee, said
that not dollar of deficiency would be
accepted this amendment, which had
been tackled ON to the deficiency bill.
The final adjournment resolution had
been passed, and in this way the senate
expected to force the house to yield. Tol
make assurance doubly sure the senate
also placed the same amendment on the
bill providing pay for session employees
and clerks to members during the recess,
and sent word that II their amendment
was not agreed to the deficiency bill would
be set aside for conference, where it has
been held as II in chancery by the senate.
1nasmuch as every member of the housed
was personally interested in the resolution
to keep his clerk on the pay roll during
the recess, they thought they held thel
whip hand, but the plan was defeated by
a filibuster inaugurated by Mr.. Hutche-
son (Tex.). He was opposed to the orig
inal resolution to pay the employees of
co ngress during the recess, but was easily
outgeneraled by the parliamentarian who
pressed him.
When the resolution came to the house
with the senate amendment on as a rider
Mr.. Hutchinson saw that IL he could hold
the house at bay for few minutes ad-
journment would give him victory The
senate was Immediately notified of this
and resolution was hurriedly passed ex-
tending the time of adjournment to 4;30,
but the effort came too late.
Mr.. Hutchinson, with Kilgore on his left
hand, and Boon, the Nebraska Populist,
on his right, held his position until 81
o'clock, when the house, by its own pre-
vious action, was declared by Speaker
Crisp adjourned sine die.
While the house adjourned at o'clock
tn ha ha Dc N, ii
by resolution, but did not in reality ad-
journ till seven minutes later.
The Work Of tho Senate.
OF the 1,152 bills which have been intro
duced- in the senate during tho session
just closed only twelve have passed that
body, and of these only three have passed
the house OF representatives, received the
presidents signature and became laws.
The bill OF next greatest importance to
the repeal bill which has passed both
houses of congress is the bill extending
the time in which Chinese laborers can
register under the Chinese act, known as
the Geary law. Much interest attached
to the bill providing for bridge across
the Hudson at New York. This bill passed
both houses.
The senate has also passed fourteen
house bills, joint resolutions which orig
mated in that body, and twelve which
4 originated i'll the house. The only one of
the senate joint resolutions of Importance
is the one which provides for the construc-
ton of hall of records in Washington.
1t will be seen that the session was not
noteworthy on account of bills which
passed that body. The total of senate bills
and joint resolutions and of house bills
and joint resolutions all told is only forty
| two.
The senate will not be without material
to work upon when it shall reconvene in
December The calendar shows sixty five
bills and resolutions reported by commit
tee and ready for the attention Of the SEN
ate. A large proportion of these bills and
resolutions relate to private claims. and
there are also several relating to the
finances which had connection with the
repeal bill, and which arc not now per-
tinent. Probably the most important bill
upon the senate calendar now is that for
the repeal of the federal election laws. A
/ similar bill has passed the house.
i Senator Voorhees, has q bill concerning
Il national bank note circulation. Mr.. Nor
gan's resolution for joint committee of
the two houses to consider questions Of
finance has place on the calendar, as has
Mr.. Stewards resolution concerning the
coordinate branches of the government.
. and also Mr.. PETERS relating TO interstate
commerce. Senator Palmer's bill con-
corning invalid pensions paid to non-resi-
dents is in shape for consideration at any
time
Senators by Vote of the People.
/ There are on the table resolutions by
Senators Hare and Martin relative to the
election of senators by the direct vote of
the people, as there is resolution by SEN
ator Call dispensing with the civil service
commission.
1 The chief bill that failed In the extra
session of the house was that providing
for urgent deficiencies. The most import
ant item In this measure was that which
provides for the janitors and custodians
Of public buildings throughout the coun-
try. There was an item of 5000, 900 to pay
clerks Of members, but that can be passed
later without causing any hindrance to
i public business.
Many members of the house left imme-
/ dintely for their homes after adjournment.
Many of them have not yet made their ar
d rangements for the winter, and their fam
L llies are still at home. The months vaca-
ton will be devoted by these to bringing
their families to Washington and getting
settled for the winter. Within a day or
two there will be but very few members of
the house in this city, though the Demo.
cratic members of the ways and means
committee will probably all remain and
continue their work on the tariff bill.
Speaker Crisp left for New York last
night He will remain In that city two
days, and then will return to his home In
Georgia. Ex-Speaker Reed has also gone
TO New York, but expects to be in Wash
ington again in few days Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson has also left for his home
! in Bloomington, Ills
Wayne County Farmers Happy.
] HoNEspALK, Pa, Nov. 4.-Wayne county
] farmers were never so happy and pros
!, porous rs this year, as they have large
crops and are getting good prices for thei