Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-09

Joufns sine Dle.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Senate con-
tinued in session till $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing, when a recess was taken till 9:39
O'Clock. AT 2.l0 O'Clock vote was taken
on Senator HIPS motion to tako up the
New York and New Jersey bridge bill. 1t
resulted, ayes &c, anys IL, less than a quo
rum, and though roll call sho wed a quo
rum ON motion OF MIR. Harris (lenn.) who
said that 1t was evident there was not
voting quorum present, the sergeant-at-
arms was directed to bring In absenteos,
President pro tenn Manderson ruling that 1t
was inherent III any body to send for its
members at any time. At 2:3j Senator
Allison Uowel statad that the conferses on
the 'sundry civil bill would probably agree
within short time This left the Indian
bill, he said, still hanging fire, as the House
had rejected the conference report
Tho House sheet metal guage bill was
passed, and the conference reports on the
sundry civil and the Indian appropriation
bills were adopted early in the morning.
About $3.50 O'Clock Senator Hill became
desperate and made q lively attack upon the
'flibusteringn tactics of the opposition,
which aroused Senator Frye into resent
ment aud finally involed Senators Hiscock
and Black burn. Senator Hill admitted that
his bridge bill was dead SO far as this Con
gress was concerned but renewed bis ef-
forts nevertheless later on, but at G;30 gave
up the fight gracefully
And Himself Moved the Recess.
The Senate re-assembed at $3.50 q. H..
but little or no business was transacted for
an hour afterwards. Dir. Henderson occu-
pied the chair as president pro tenn and at
inf I'M Of
Joint resolutions He also announced the
appoin tment of Senators Cockrell of Mis-
souri,, Jones of Arkansas, and Cullom OF
Illinois, as the Senate members of the joint
committee to examine the executive depart
ments. The usual resolution of thanks to
the vice president for the digniied, Impair
tial and courteous manner In which he bad
presided over the deliberations of the Ser
ate was offered by Mr. Harris of Tennessee,
DEM, and agreed to.
After that there was an entire stoppage
Of the wheels OF legislation, and nothing
was heard but the nosy hum of conversation
on the floor and in the crowded galleries.
A like resolution of thanks to Mr.. Mander
son for the uniformly able, courteous and
impartial manner in which he had exercised
his duties as president pro tenn was subse
quently offered by Mr.. German (Maryland)
and agreed to.
This was after the vice president had re
lievod Mr.. Henderson aud taken the chair
as presiding officer. After another long
wait and when the clock over the entrance
door showed the hour to be 1925
The Hoary, but Active Doorkeeper,
Capt Bassett in compliance with the in.
Btructions of the vice president, strobe up
the aisle and, having procured a long wand,
deliberately pushed back the minute hand
of the clock until it indicated 1905. The
captain has done this on many a 4th of
March before; and it has always, as now,
provoked an outburst of merriment.
Immediately after the close Of the noon
president begun 10 the Senate, the re
firing vice-president, Mr.. Morton, address
ing the Senate as follows.
The House on assembling and trensacting
the remaining business at 1916 o'clock ad-
iourned sine die.
Nice-Preodent DIorton's Farewell.
"Senators-The time fixed by the consti-
tuition for the termination of the J2d Con-
gress has arrived, and l shall soon resign
the gayel of the president of the Senate to
the honored son Of Illinois, who has been
chosen as my successor. | cannot, however,
take my leave Of this distinguished body
without offering my most grateful ackuowl-
edgments of the honor conferred by the res
olution just adopted, declaring your APP
proval of the manner in which | have dis
charged the duties Of the chair, and
expressing my deep sense of the uniform
courtesy and kingness, even in critical and
complicated situations, extended to me, as
the presiding officer, by every member Of
this body.
"If | have committed errors you have
refrained from rebuking them, and have
never appealed in vain to your sense OF ius-
tce, and have ever received your support
Ny association with the represen tatves OF
A States OF this great nation in this cham
Der will be among the most cherished mem
cries OF my life; and l cannot express
better wish for my successor than that he
may enjoy the same relations OF courtesy
and kindness that have never been limited
by party lines withheld by party afiiia-
tons which have SO happily marked my in
tercourss with senators may bs extended to
him.
And now, senator's and officers of the
Senate, from whom | have received SO
many good offices in the discharge of my
duties accept a feeble expression of lay
grateful appreciation of your kindness,
with my heartfelt wishes for your future
welfare, happiness and prosperity in life.
is the vice president-eleot now ready to
take and subscribe to the oath OF Office ~
Vice president Stevenson then spoke a:
follows:
Vico-Presidsnt stevensou's Address.
"Senators-Deeply impressed with a sense
OF its responsibilities and OF its dignity,
now onter upon the discharge OF the duties
of the high office to which ! have been call
cd | am not unmindful of the fact thet
among the occupants of this chair during
the lO4 years of our constitutional history
have been statesmen, eminent alike for then
talents and their tireess devotion to public
duty. Adams, Jefferson and Calhoun hon
ored its incumbency during the early days
OF the republic while Arthur, Hendrck
and Morton have later shed lustre on tn,
office Of the most august deiiberatIve as
sembly known to men.
81 assume the duties of the great trus
contided to me with no feeling of self fl
dence, but rather with that of grave dis
frust Of m ability an tisfaptnrilv n nneet ,