The herald., 1894-08-25
THE AGONY IS ALMOST OVER.
Congress Is to Adjourn Next
Tuesday.
All Attempts at Further Legislation
Abandoned.
The President Still Disposed to Let
tho Tariff Bill Become
Law without his
Signature.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PresS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-President
Cleveland's purpose on the tariff bill
was the main reason for the resolution
passed in the houss today for final ad-
journment at 2 O'Clock next Tuesday.
Representative Catchings had called on
Mr.. Cleveland today, and on reaching
the capitol conferred with Speaker
Crisp as to adjournment. The resolu-
tion was thereupon framed and intro
duced with the authority of the rules
committee. It is understood that Mr..
Catchings outlined this plan to the
president, and it met with his approval.
Mr.. Catchings would say little as to
his talk with the president. He regard
ed as settled that the bill would become
a law next Monday at midnight without
Clevelsnd's signature. Mr.. Catchings
also inclined to the belief that the pres-
dent would send message to congress.
1t is said that while a message on
measure not signed or vetoed would be
unusual, it would be entirely regular.
If any positive action on the presidents
part had been contemplated tomorrow
or Monday, the house managers would
not have bound themselves to have
postponed the adjournment until Tues
day next.
Chairman Wilson also went to the
White House today but did not see the
president, as the cabinet meeting had
already begun. Mr.. Wilson accom-.
panied friend interested in appoint
ments, and it was not the purpose OF
the chairman to speak for the tariff bill,
unless Cleveland desired q conference.
Mr.. Wilson has not seen the president
since the bill passed.
Chairman Sayres OF the house apPro-
priations committee had talk with the
president but not on the tariff. Sayres
had the satisfaction OF knowing that all
the approximation bills had become laws.
the general deficiency being the last to
receive Olevelsnd's signature.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
A resolution for final adjournment
next Tuesday at 2 p. m. was adopted by
the house today.
Cstchings asked unanimous consent
to publish in the Record the titles OF the
bills passed by the house this session,
together with list OF those passed by
the house that failed in the senate.
English (Dem.) OF New Jersey objected.
Terry (Dem.) OF Arkansas, from the
on judiciary, asked unani-
nous consent to consider Hills bill
for the exclusion of anarch-
lists. With this he offered an amend
ment, which he said was designed
to meet objections raised to the
bill. He defined an anarchist as
one "who advocated the destruction, by
violence, of all governments. or the
government of the United States"
English again objected.
Two bills were passed by unanimous
consent, one for the relief of certain
Winnebago Indians and the other for
the relief OF l.. A. Hathaway & Co.
Adjourned until Monday.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
II possible the senate wore more de-
serted aspect than yesterday, despite
the fact that one Republican, Higgins.
and two Democrats, Cameron and But
Ter. had returned. George obtained in.
definite leave of absence for his COL
league, McLsurin, on account OF serious
illness in his family. Harris. without
teating the presence OF quorum, moved
that the senate proceed TO consideration
Of executive business. This was agreed
to.
After the executive session the senate
adopted the house resolution for ad-
tournament Tuesday.
Black bnrn tried to get up his resolu-
tion inetructing the committee on rules
to sit during recess for the purpose OF
revising rules. Blanchard objected, and
a single objection kills any motion.
Blanchard fears the rules will be 30 re-
vised that debate will be cut off and
free sugar bill passed next session.
The senate adjourned until Monday.
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS RNDED.
Today ended the executive business
in the senate. Tonight, tomorrow and
Sunday eenators will be leaving in all
directions. The senators who were re-
called on what the Democrats thought to
be party expediency, have left the city
again or will have departed before Mon
day. Senator Harris recognized that
further legislation WAS out of the ques-
tior, and when the senate was doing
business behind cloeed doors he had the
order directing the sergeant.at.arms to
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