Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-04
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
In the Z. S. Senate yesterday. ailel
the GAzETrE's report closed, thirty
five House bills on the calendar wer,
passed, most OF them pension bills. The
Senate bill relating TO copyright ant
the Chandler immigration bill were
passed. House bill to continue the du
ties OF 35 per cent. on linen containing
100 threads per square inch was passed
with an amendment making it take eff
feet in 1895 instead of 1894. The Nc.
Garrahan bill was taken up, but, with
OFT disposing of the bill, the Senate at
$50 took recess till S p. NJ. At the
evening session the conference report
on the sundry civil bill was presented
showing several points on which the
conference had been unable to agree.
The Senate insisted on its Worlds fair
amendments. The conference report
Oh the Indian appropriation bill was
agreed to. The bill providing for the
appointment of district attorney and
marshal for the middle district of Ala
bama was passed over the Presidents
veto-yeas IS, nays L. The McGarra-
han bill finally came to vote and was
passed-ayes 81, nays y. 1t now goes
to the House. The conference report
on the deficiency appropriation bill
was adopted. The Senate finally adopt
ed the conference report on the sundry
civil bill. Senator Hill then moved to
tlke up the New York and New Jer-
sey bridge bill, Senator Hiscock OPP
posing it. The vote resulted-ayes %,
nays l6, less than quorum.
In tho House the motion that the House
rccode from its disagreement to the Senate
| amendment providing for the government
exhibit at the Worlds Fair was lost. The
Senate amendments to the general deficiency
bill were non-concurrcd in. The disagrceing
conference report on the suudry civil appro-
priation hill; the conference report on the
agricultural bill; the conference report on the
naval appropriation bill the conference re-
port on the pOstoffice appropriation bill and
the conference report on the Indian appropria
ton bill were agreed to. At the night scs-
sion the time of the House was taken up with
French spOliation claims. The various rc.u-
lar appropriation bills were passed by both
Houses of Congress during the night.
SENATE TO-DAY.
The celebrated McGarrahan claims
bill came up about midnight and was
passed after long delay.
Reports from the appropriations COM
mittee came in slowly. Senator Hill
took advantage of tie fact to make
last stand for the New York and New
Jersey bridge bill, which he moved to
take up. He had majority of the
Senate with him but could not get
quorum to vote, so that Senator His
cock proved successful in his opposi-
ton to the bill.
The usual resolution of thanks to
the Vice President for the dignified, i'm
partial and courteous manner in which
he had presided over the deliberations
of the Senate was offered by Mr.. Harris
and agreed to.
At l1:40 the committee which had
been appointed to wait on the PFesi-
dent reported that it had performed
that duty and that the President had
no further communication to make.
At II o'clock Vice President Morton
delivered his farewell address and de-
clared the Senate of the Sind Congress
adjourned sine die.
Mr.. Morton spoke as follows
SENATORS; The tine hAed by the Constitu-
ton for the termination of the sd Congress
has arrived. and l shall soon resign the gavel
of the president Of the Senate to the hoporcd
son of Illinois who has been chosen as my sue
cessor.
l cannot, however, .Ase my leave of this
distinguished body without Offering my most
grateful acknowledgements for the honor can-
ferred by the resolution just adcpted, dcclar-
ing your approval c. the manner in which |
have discharged the duties Of The Chair and
expressing my deep sense of the Uniform
courtesy and kindness, even il critical and
complicated situations, extended to me, as the
presiding Offices by every member of this
body.
II have committed errors, you have re-
Trained srom rebuking them; and have never
appealed in vain to your sense of justice, and
have ever received your support.
My association with the Representatives of
the Al States Of this great nation n this
chamber will I've among the most cherished
memories Of my life; and l can express no
DCllcT WISH lur my SUCCESSOR llln THAT he may
enjoy the same relations of courtesy and kind
ness that have ever been limited by party lines
or controlled by partisan affiliations, and viii h
have so happily marked my Intercourse with
Senator'S may he extended 20 him.
And now, Senators and officers Of the Sen.
ate, from whom have received so many good
Offices in the discharge of my duties, accept
feeble expression of my grateful appreciation
of your kindness, with my heartfelt wishes
for your future welfare, happiness and pros
rcrity in life.
Is the Vice Prcsident-elect now ready to
take and subscribe to the oath of office?
Vice President Stevenson then took
the presiding officers chair and ad-
dressed the Senate as follows:
aENAYaIs: Deeply impressed with sense
of his responsibilities and Of its dignity, now
enter upon the discharge OF the duties of the
high office 10 which have been called. | am
not unmindful of the fact that among the oc.
cupants of this chair during the one hundred
and four years of our constitutional history
have been statesmen eminent alike for their
talents ANA their tircless devotion to public
duty.
Adams, Jefferson and Calhoun honored its
ncumhency during the early days of the Ro-
public, while Arthur. Hendricks and Morton
have at later period of our history shed
lustre upon the Office Of President ofthe most
aupriSt delihars ivn assemble tpo,,-r go ,,ar