Evening journal., 1893-11-04
non TO the Grand Army encampment to be
held at Pittsburg in 1894.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-The extraordi-
nary session Of the Fifty-third congress,
after being in session 81 days and 3 hours,
has adjourned without day. A wrangle
between the house and senate over an APP
preparation TO pay the senate session en-
ployees for work done during the recess of
the Fifty-first congress in 1890 caused the
failure of the general deficiency bill aud
the bill providing for the payment of clerks
and employees during the adjournment in
terval between now and the convening Of
the regular session on Dec 4.
The senate was determined that this ap-
preparation should be agreed to by the
house, with the alternative of sacrificing
the deficiency bill, and Senator Cockrell
chairman OF the appropriations committee,
sent word that not dollar Of deficiency
would be agreed to by the senate until the
house accepted this amendment which had
been tackled onto the deficiency bill The
final adjournment resolution had been
passed, and in this way the senate xpccted
to force the house to yield.
To make assurance doubly sure, the sen
ate also placed the same amendment ON
tue bill providing pay for session employees
and clerks to members during the recess,
and sent word that if their amendment
was agreed to the deficiency bill would be
released from conference, where it was be-
ing held as if in chancery by the senate.
Inasmuch as every member of the house
was personally interested in the resolution
to keep his clerk on the payroll during the
recess, they thought they held the whip
hand, but the plan was defeated by fill
buster inaugurated by Mr. Hutchinson Of
Texas, He was opposed TO the original
resolution to pay the employees of congress
during the recess, but was easily outgener-
aled by the parliamentarians who opposed
him. When the resolution came back to
the house, however, with the senate amend
ment on as a rider, Mr.. Hutchinson said
that if he could hold the house at bay for
the space Of but a few minutes the adjourn
ment would give him victory.
The senate was Immediately notified OF
the situation in the house and resolution
was hurriedly passed extending the time
of adjournment to 4:30, but the effort came
too late. Mr.. Hutchinson, with Klgore on
his left hand and the Nebraska Populist on
his right, held his position until 3 o'clock,
when the house, by its own previous action,
was declared by Speaker Crisp adjourned
| sine die.
While the house adjourned at o'clock TO
the second, the senate, also adjOurning by
resolution simultaneously, did not in real
/ ity adjourn until seven minutes later.
Measures Left Unsigned.
BY the adjournment the urgency def
cheney bill was left in conference. The bill
TO pay session clerks-the pending question
/ when the house adjourned-and the New
York bridge bill were left in conference.
Senate bills granting to California . per
cent of the proceeds of the cash sales Of
i public lands and granting n right Of way
through Indian and Oklahoma territories
to the Kansas and Oklahoma Central rail-
way were left on the speakers table.
The resolution authorizing awards of
| honorable mention TO World fair exhib-
| itors passed both houses, but the adjourn
ment took place before it could be signed
by the vice president and speaker. AS soon
as congress convenes IL will be signed. In
effect the failure TO secure the signature OF
the vice president and speaker simply post
pones it another month.
The senate just before the close Of the
extraordinary session rejected the nomina-
ton of Henry C. C. 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 r. Roosevelt of New York to be
secretary Of the embassy Of the United
States at London, vice Henry White, re-
signed.
The senate adjourned, however, without
confirming Mr. Hornblower as justice Of
the suprome court. This failure to con-
firm has the effect of a rejection.
The president will therefore be compelled
to either send in his name again OF nomi-
nate another man for the office
The president yesterday afternoon signed
the New York Worlds fair prize winners
exposition bill and the bill conveying the
battleship Illinois at the Worlds fair to
the state Of Illinois.