Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-10
DEATH OF THE SAD CONGRESS.

SENATE -Sixty-third day.-The last legls-
lative Cay Of the Fifty-second Congress
opened In the Senate with crowded galleries
and with pretty full attendance of Senator
The first business that came up for action
was the conference rapport on the legislative
appropriation bill, which was agreed TO as
were the conference reports on the post
Office the agricultural and the navy appro-
priation bill, bill TO authorize Wisconsin
70 place In statuary hall statue OF Pere
The McGarrahan bill was again taken up,
but a recess was taken before IL was dis
posed of. The conference report on the de-
fciency bssS was read TO the Senate. 1t
showed ar agreement upon all points except
the French spoiiation claims the Pacific
Railroad judgments and the clerks for Sem
ators-all these being reserved for further
action. The conference report was agreed
TO and the Senate voted TO insist on the
amendments and to have further confer
ence. Pie conference report on the sundry
civil bill was then presented. showing sew
eral points on which the conference had
of the bill, explained the report. There
were now In controversy only hve amend
ments and after the Senate should have
agreed to the conference report he would
move that the Senate insist on these amend
ments. and ask for further conference. The
report was then agreed to and Mr. Allison
proceeded TO make a long statement as TO
the amendments relating to the Worlds
Fair. The first OF them appropriated s20lOOO
hibit at the Worlds Fair. The House not
only refused TO agree TO the appropriation
for the Cover nment exhibit, but refused 10
make any further appropriation for the
Worlds Fair Columbian commission. And
yet ifJhe fair was TO be a success, the gov
ernment was bound 10 make further appro-
priations. Mr.. Alllsons motion that the
Senate insist on its Worlds Fair amendment
was then carried yeas, 81, nays, ii,
Al negaative votes t being P ImdtS
preparation bill was agreed 10. The Senate
had been In session since 10 o'clock In the
morning and at midnight there was no
nnnrnm lafaP however the lannon's Mc(raf-
rahan claim was passed and sent TO the
House. At 1880 a. m, the conference report
Ssreed to The indian Snd sund
civil appropriation bills finally came from
conference IN such condition as To permit
lengthy but futile attempt to force action
upon the New York and New Jersey bridge
bill and finally gave up In despair. A recess
reassembling the usual resolution OF thanks
TO the vice-president for the dtgnihed, i'm
partial and courteous manner In which he
had presided over the deliberations OF the
senate was agreed TO, as was like resolu-
ton of thanks to Mir. anderson, for the
uniformly, able courteous and impartial
manner which he had exercised his duties
as president pro TEN. Mr. Sherman offered
a resolution, which was agreed to, for the
TO join a like committee on the part OF the
House TO wait upon the President OF the
United states and inform him that the two
Houses, having concluded the business of
unless the President has some further COM
munication to make. The committee soon
returned and reported that the President
had no further communication TO make.
Mr. Morton made his farewell speech. After
the inaugural ceremonies were over the
Senate returned TO its chamber. A commit
tee was ordered 20 wait on the Pres
ident of the United States and TO inform
him that the Senate was organized.
Messrs. Blackburn and Allison were APP
pointed as such committee, and then at
2:l0 the Senate adjourned until Monday
at noon. HoUsE.-Large crowds in the
galleries afternoon and evening. Senate
amendments to general deficiency bill nom
concurred In and sent TO conference. A dis
agreeing report on the sundry civil bill was
agreed to. Then Mr.. Durborow moved that
the House recede from its disagreement TO
the Senate amendment providing for the
government exhibit at the Worlds Fair. He
called attention to the fact that the appro-
priation was for the exclusive support of
the governmental agencies at the Worlds
Exposition. The appropriation was needed.
The honor or the government was at stake.
II must provide for the support OF those
bodies which IL had called into being in con-
nection with the great exposition. Messrs.
Springer and keed supported the motion to
recede and Messrs. Bland and Hill opposed
1t. The motion was lost, however, by vote
of-yeas, 1913; nays. 1A. The conference re-
ports on the naval, agricultural and post
Office appropriation bill were agreed to.
The conferecs on the sundry civil bill pre-
sented report the Worlds Fair amend
ments were non concurred In and the bill
returned for conference. The general de-
tciency bill was reported from conference,
the French spoilation claims disagreed 10
and the bill returned for further confer
ence. 1t was returned later the Senate hav-
ing receded from amendments disagreed
upon and the bill was agreed to. The CON-
sideration OF the Indian appropriation bill
was then begun. Conference reports on the
Indian and sundry civil appropriation were
finally adopted and after a recess the SEN
ate bill granting the Interoceanic Railroad
company the right OF way through the In
dian Territory was agreed TO. A committee
atUaen IN
TO inform him that the House vas ready to
adjourn. n resolution Of thanks was TEN
dered Speaker Crisp for the able, impartial
and dignified manner in which he had pre-
sided over the House. Mr. Crisp made an
address OF thanks TO his colleagues. Then,
after the consideration OF few private
measures, the Speaker, when the hands OF
the clock pointed to the hour of noon, al
though a chronometer might have chal;