The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-04

should not adjourn. b ut shouhi continue Ia
session and proceed IN the transaction o.
tho public business. Tho E,dernl Elec
tons bill has boon passed by TIN, House md
was now beforothe Senate. Tho Bankruptcy
bill was now before tho House. anil might be
before the Senate in few days. There wa.
quito number OF bills awaiting &C ton. some
OF them important Tariff rcdu elton had
been promised 10 tho country by .he Dom
ocratic party. and ~ that promise wa not to
be broken. as another promise OF &c ual I'M
portance had already been. it was til ne that
the decks were being cleared and made ready
for the contestt to be made over II. The Demo-
cratic pnrty had everything to lose and 9th
ing to gain by an adjournment: and the Re-
publican party had everything to gain and
nothing to lose by It.
Mr.. Doph rep. Ore.) also opposed adjourn
ment.
Mr.. Harris Dem. TENN thought that the
Democratic majority should stay and transact
public business as ippidly as possible, and
thus redeem It's pron,iItes to the country.
MI. Cockrell said that he heartily concurred
in what had been said: put 1t was not worth
while talking about it when they au knew that
q quorum could not he kept in either House
Brief arguments against the resolution were
made by Mr.. Call tDem.. Tla) and Mr. Berry
Dcm. Ark.L
Mr.. Gray Dem. Del) intimnted TINT an at
tempt to continue tho session would be an
idle parade OF zeal. Tho purpose for which
Congtess had been called in extra session was
now behind them. and niter the strain OF the
last three months Senators anted an oppor-
tunity to attend TO their rrivnte business. lie
believed that no public service would DO done
by Congress remaining longer in session now.
and he therefore hoped that tho resolution
would be agreed 10.
Mr., Mills iDem. Tex favored the resolution
and expressed the opinion thata 1nal adjourn
ment now would expedite business In the neSt
session, when. he opcd. the rules OF the Sen
ate would be so amended ms to allow business
TO be tran saetod after fair discussion.
Tho resolution was further opposed by Mr.
Allen Pop. NebD and Mr.. PETER Pop. knn-)
and was advocated by Mr.. Blackburn DEM
Ky.L
Mr.. Cullom Rep. Ill., said that ns n member
OF the Committee on Appropriations lie had
consented to favorable report on the ADJOURN
ment resolution because he supposed that ad-
journm emit was n foregone conclusion. There
seemed to be. he said. In the minds OF the ma
jority two great measures tso-called)-one tho
passage OF tho bill to repeal the Federal Elec-
ton laws. and the other the passage OF new
tariff bill. or a reform tariff bill. he believed
that II this Congress should. before adjourn
ment too day. announce to the country that it
did not intend to tako up either OF these biiIs.
It would he doing very good piece OF WORK
The final adjournment resolution was then
agreed to without f;I t hiTisnn r,r nrvo
winners exhibition in Now York City was. on
motion OF Mr. Harris Dem. Tenn taken up
:. Tho usual resolution OF thanks to the Vice
President and TO the President q the Senate
courteous. and impartia manner in which they
had each discharged the duties Of the chair.
were offered by Mr.. Hoar tkep. Mass) and
Nj, Harris EXPRESSED his "prrnntopYnd graft
idents acknowledgment was Ms usual. re-
served for the moment OF final adjournment.
On motion Of Mr. Eansom Dem: n G a
join q like committee on tho part Of the House
to wait upon tho President and inform him
adjourn. and respectfully inquire il he had
any further communication to mako to them.
ss wS rpcc nsm sp MI T%s
Senate then on, motion OF Mr.. Butler Dem.
s. e, proceeded to executive business.
minutes past 8 r. NJ ithe hands on the senate
clock having been moved back six minutesl
som. from the committee to wait on the Presi-
dent reported that the COMMITTEES nm had PER-
Then tho Vice President rose and snid:
SEsAToHs Ny appreciation OF the resolution personal
to myself, kindly adopted bv the Senate cannot be
measured by words; T" your courtesy and forDenr.
Am indebted for whatever measure OF success
has attended my administration OF tins great olce.
ms record Of The nrs, :s.som ft,y Com
OF history. Earnestly wishing to each OF YOU safe
and PIE Journey TO your homes and constituents
now in pursuance OF tho concurrent ut"n of the
two Houses. declare the Senate adjourned without day
Coming down on the floor tho Wee President
exchanged personal fsrewells with Senators.
officers, and employees. to oil OF whom he
gave q hearty hand sh AXE and some pleasant
was practically deserted. only few subor-
dinates remaining to clear away the refuse
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