The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-04
CONGRESS QUITS.
The Extraordinary Session Called to
Repeal the Sherman Law Stands
Adjourned.
Nothing Of Great Interest Was Done
LIN the Closing Hours of Either
House.
Conference on the Deficiency Bill
Observation-Disclosures Not Con.
firmed.

HI "Vus
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4-The appear
ance of the senate presented no unusual
features. The attendance vas small,
both of senators and spectators. Soon
after the senate met MI. Cockrell,
from the committee IN appropriations,
reported favorably the house concur
rent resolution providing for the
adjournment of congress at 8 o'clock
and asked for its present consideration.
After brief remarks for and against
House bill in aid of the worlds fair
prize winners exhibition to be held in
New York city was then passed.
Mr.. Mcpherson offered the usual re-
solution (Which was agreed to) for a
committee of two senator's to join a
similar committee of the souse to wait
upon the president and inform him
that congress was ready to adjourn,
and to inquire il he had any further
communication to make toit.
MIR. Ransom and Mr.. Cullom, were
appointed as the committee, and then,
at l o'clock, upon the motion Of Mr..
Butler, the senate proceeded to the con-
sideration of executive business.
AT 1857 p. IN. the senate opened its
doors after the executive session, and
Mr.. Ransom Of the committee to wait
upon the president, informed the SEN
ate that the president had no further
communications to make.
The vice president then made his
acknowledgement Of the resolution of
thanks, and adjourned the senate in q
few words.
At the close of hi, remarks the gavel
was brought down sharply and the ex-
traordinary session of the Fifty-third
congress had adjourned sine die.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-There was the
usual rush and crowding of bills and
conference reports in the Legislative
chute of the house that marks the clos
ing hours Of a session of congress-.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal, the senate amendments to the
bill permitting the sale Of worlds fair
exhibits in this country upon payment
Of 80 per cent of the duties to which
they were subject were non-concurred
in and the bill was sent to further con-
ference.
At II 100 the clerk of the senate an
nounced to the house that the resolu-
ton providing for final adjournment at
3 o'clock was agreed to.
As soon as the announcement was
made, on motion of Judge Holman, the
house passed a joint resolution instruct
ing the speaker to appoint a committee
of three to join a similar committee OF
the senate TO wait upon the president
and inform him that il he had no
further communications to make con-
gress was ready to adjourn. The
speaker appointed Messrs. Holman of
Indiana, Turner OF Georgia and
Dingley of Maine.
The house receded from it's amend.
ments to the worlds fair bill. A reso.
luton providing for the payment OF
; bers' clerks out Of the miscellane.
! o fund of the house was passed.
. Then the house, on motion Of MIR.
Cobb of Alabama, paid a substantial
: tribute to the late Chaplain Haddaway
by ordering the pryment of a year
! salary to his widow.
At 2:55 p. m. a joint resolution passed
by the senate extending the time Of
adjournment to 4:30 was presented
The motion to order tellers was ther
announced, 143 to o. Mr.. Hutchinson
made the point of no quorum, Mr.
o Springer tried to secure consideration
Of the resolution extending the tim,
of adjournment to 4:3O.
: The speaker held that the motion
b was not in order while the point Of ..n,
quorum" was pending.
: Mr.. Richardson was forced to with
! draw his motion in order to give MI
Catchings an opportunity to move :
suspend the rules and adopt the senat
: resolution to extend the time of nd
. journment. 1t was then 1865 d m
Mr.. Hutchinson, despite the appeals Q
about 100 members, demanded a secon
on the motion. Their pleading
were unwilling. and at 8 o'clock. Will
the house was dividing on the deman
9; for a second, Speaker Crisp rose An
: with a drop of the gavel declared, /
accordance with the adjournment res,
luton passed, the hour Of 8 o'clock ha,
ing arrived, the house stood adiourne
sine die. Mr.. Hutchison's last filibu
\. ter was successful. The life Of Il
house went out, and all conferences r
10; ports failed.
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Turned Hornblower Down..
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The senate a