The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-04
Adjournment Of Senate Delayed by
... an Argument.
ROW OVER SENATE CLERKS PAY,
Several Items Of Importance Left to Be
Acted Upon at the Next ssssion-The
Astwood Nomination Rejected and
That OF Hornblower Carried Over.

WASHlNGTON, NOV. 4-IOnSreSs nus au-
yburned. In the house the end came
promptly at o'clock, according to resolu-
tion. In the senate it was delayed six
minutes by the turning back Of the hands
of the clock. There came near being a
longer delay. for the senate passed joint
resolution asking that the session be con-
tinued until 4:30 In order that action
might be taken on the urgency deficiency
bill.
While this resolution was being dis
cussed In the house the hour of 3
came and the speaker declared the ad-
1ournment. The deficiency bill there
fore went over. 1t would have been
passed at tho last moment but for hitch
produced through a senate amendment
TO the house resolution providing for pay
Ing house employees during the adjourn
ment of congress. The amendment in
serted by the senate was the bone of con-
tention Of the urgency deficiency bill-the
insertion Of an appropriation of $22, ,0ss to
pay senate clerks for the months of Oc-
tober and November, 1890.
The chairman Of the house appropriations
committee moved to concur in this amend
ment, but filibustering defeated the mo-
tion. The amendment involved in the
i. Is made more important to- senator's indi-
Vid ually than larger dip into the ma
tional treasury under other circumstances
weuld be from the fact that many of them
have made themselves personally rcspon-
sible for the amendments, or have actually
paid their clerks out of their own pockets,
awaiting reimbursement by congress.
At the meeting Of the conferences the
senate confererrs told the managers on the
part of the house that they would insist
Tor all time on the concurrence ia the pro-
vision providing for the payment of sena-
tors clerks for work that had been done by
them.
The interference of the house was taken
as an a9ront that could be tolerated no
longer. From this time on senators said
the house items should be scrutinized
with careful eyes. and IL there was no pay
for those clerks of the senators, there
could be no pay for the clerks of the rep
tesentatives
Astweod Rejected.
The senate just before the close rejected
the nomination of Henry G. G. 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 resigned. A number of
minor officials were confirmed. The Horn
blower nomination went over, and must
be presented at the next session. The NOM
tnation of Robert b. Preston, TO be direc-
tor Of the mint, was also left over. Mr..
Astwood Is the man against whom fight
was made on account of his having been
been mixed up in the Eliza Pinkston in-
tident in Louisiana, at which time he was
D Republican.
stevsnson's Thanks
At 2:57 p. IN. the senate opened its doors
after the executive session, and Mr.. Ran
som of the committee to wait on the presi-
dent informed the senate that the presi-
dent had no further communications to
make The vice president then made his
acknowledgements for resolution of
thanks already adopted aud adjourned the
senate in few words. He said:
Senator's: My appreciation Of the resolution
personal to myself, kindly adopted by tho
senate, cannot be measured by words. To
your courtesy and forbearance am indebted
for whatever measure of success has attend ded
my administration Of this great office. The rec
ord of the first session of the Fifty-thiru con-
Fress is made mp. Henceforth IL belongs to the
domain Of history. Earnestly wishing each and
bll OF you " Saic anu piehsnnt journey 10 your
homes and constituents, now ia pursuance
of the concurrent resolution OF the two
houses, declare the senate adjourned without
day.
The gavel vas brought down sharply,
and the extraordinary session of the Fifty
third congress had adjourned sine die.
Left Over.
BY the adjournment the urgency de-
fciency bill was left In conference, the bill
10 pay session clerks being the pending
question when the house adjourned; the
New York bridge bill was left i'm confer
sncc; the senate bill granting to California
per cent of the proceeds of the cash
sales Of public lands and granting a right
Of way through Indiana and Oklahoma
territory to the Kansas Oklahoma Central
railway were left on the speakers table.
The authorizing OF awards OF honorable
mention TO Worlds fair exhibitors passed
both houses. but the adjournment took
place before IL could be signed by the vice
president aud speaker. AS soon Is con-
press convenes IL will be signed. In effect
the failure to secure the signature OF the
vice president and the speaker simply
butts IL another month Oft.
What Has Been Done.
or the 1852 bills which have been intro
6uced in the senate during the session
which, closed yesterday, only - have
passed that body, and Of these only three
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