The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-05
LAST DAY OF CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH HOUSES
RATHER TAME.

The Senate and House in Session All
Through Friday Night-Capt. Bessett
Goes Through His Old Trick of Turn
ing Back the Hands of the Clock.
adjournment Sine Die.
WASHINGTON March 4.-The Senate re-
maiued in session all night, and only took q
recess from $50 until $50 o'clock this
morning. The conference reports on the
Indian and sundry civil appropriation bills
were agreed TO and those bills were safely
disposed Of.
In the intervals Of waiting Mr.. Hill re-
newed his efforts to secure action upon the
Hudson river bridge bill but each time a
vote was taken there was no voting
quorum" although quorum Of members
was present. Finally Mr.. Hin gave it up
and himself moved 20 take recess.
At9:30 O'Clock, when the Senate was TO
resssemble, there were only a few senator's
in attendance and the recess was extended
for quarter OF an hour, ard then a half
hour more. For the next two hours there
was almost an entire absence of legislative
action.
Mr.. Henderson occupied the chair as
president pro tenn. and at intervals an
nouuced his signature Of bills or joint reso-
buttons. He also announced the appoint
ment OF Messrs. Cockrell, Jones Of
Arkansas and CulIom as the Senate
members of the joint committee to examine
the executive departments. The usual
resolution of thanks 20 the Vice President
for the dIgnfed, impartial aud courteous
manner in which he had presided over the
deliberations Of the Senate was offered by
Nr. Harris and agreed to.
A like resolution of thanks to MIR. Man
derson was subsequently offered by Mr..
German and agreed to.
At1l:l5 o'clock the hands of the clock
were turned back 10 II :05 by Capt. Bassett
Capt. Bassett has done this on
many a 4th Of March. and always
as now provoked an outburst Of merriment
The usual committee to notify the President
that the business of congress was concluded
did not report until 1920 O'clock actual
time, while by the Senate clock il was ii 40
O'Clock.
About l O'Clock real time Vice President
Morton delivered his farewell address and
declared the Senate Of the Fifty~secoud con-
gress adjourned sine die. MIR. Morton
spoke as follows:
SENATOR'S: The time fixed by the constitution
for the termination of the Fifty second congress
has arrived, and shall soon resign the gavel of
president of the Senate to the honored son Of
Illinois, who has been chosen as my successor.
] cannot, however take my leave Of this dig
tinguished BODY without offering my most crate
full Acknowledgements for the honor conferred
by the resolution just adopted, declaring your
approval of the manner in which / have dis
charged the duties of the chair and express
ing my deep sense of the uniform
courtesy and kindness, even in critical
and complicated situations, extended to me,
as presiding officer, by every member of this
body. If l have committed errors you have re
Trained from rebudng them, and have never
appealed in vain 10 your sense Of justice, and /
have ever received your support. My associa-
tion with the representatives OF the forty four
states Of this great nation in this chamber will
be among the most cherished memories Of my
life; and I can express no better wish for my
successor than that he may enjoy the same re-
lations Of courtesy and kindness that have never
been limited by party lues or controlled by
partisan affiliations, and which have so happily
marked my intercourse with the senators, II ay
be extended to him
Now, senators and officeTsIof the Senate. from
whom have received SO many good Offices in
the discharge of my duties accept this feeble
expression Of my grateful appreciation of your
kindness, with my heartfelt wishes for your
future welfare, happiness and prosperity IN