Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-29

previous laws. He said he called it up at the request of several members, who de- sired that the document should be printed, as they desired to circulate it. ''The sem ate, D MT. Richardson said, "as you will see in the Record this morning, is proceed ing to print the document for the use of It's members, and it is for the house to say whether it will do the same.'
 The vote was-yeas 71, nays 3, and MT. Johnson of Ohio again made the point of no quorum. Pending the annoucement of the vote, which was delayed in order to pass the time and obviate the necessity for the usual recess while awaiting the return of the committee appointed to officially notify the president of the approaching dissolution of congress, efforts were made to put the resolution in such shape as to meet the desires of Messrs. Johnson, War ner and Tracey, the principal opponents of the proposition. They said they wanted the committee on ways and means and Chairman Wilson recognized in some way in the publication, and expressed their willingness to withdraw all objections II this was added to the resolution: ''Includ- ing such addition, explanation or amend ment as may oe proposed or approved by the chairman of the house committee on ways and means.o
 This was proposed under a request for unanimous consent by MT. Warner, but Mir Malone, republican, objected.
 MT. Tracey-Why do you interfere in the matter?
 MT. Mahone-If you give me time I'll tell.
 MT. De Armond offered a resolution pro- viding for the printing of 50, GOO copies of a comparison to be prepared by the clerk Of the committee on ways and means and ap- proved by the chairman thereof, but MT. Hicks, republican, objected to it's consid- eration.
 There being no apparent prospect of coming to an agreement on the subject,
 Mr. MoNfiIIip ad fO ta xo
 until 1:45 o'clock, which was unanimously agreed to.
 At 1:45 o'clock the house reassembled and Mir. Richardson withdrew the reso- lution to print 60, ,000 copies of the compar-
 ison of the tariff bill with the rates of
 previous similar measures. h this con-
 nection he stated that members could get copies of the publication at the government printing office at 19 cents apiece. The committee appointed to wait upon the president was announced and MT. Wilson remarked that the duty imposed upon him had been discharged. "We are charged by him,'' MT. Wilson continued, "that the president has DO further com munication to make. He congratulates the congress upon the successful conclu- sion of it's business, and to each member individually he wishes pleasant and pros porous vacation.'
 MT. De Armond then offered as an inde- pendent resolution the matter previously proposed Dy nm, to print ou,UOu copies ol l the tariff bill in comparison with the rates | of the Mckinley law, to be prepared by the clerk of the committee on ways and means and approved by the chairman thereof. MT. Hicks, republican, renewed his objec- | tions and the publication will not be made. When there remained but two minutes of | the session the members crowded about the clerks desk. MT. Torrey, democrat, oi l Arkansas, received recognition, and asked l the house to consider the Hoar ant-lottery l bill. "Hurry up!" shouted the members. l The clerk had proceeded but little way 1 with the reading when he was interrupted | by Speaker Crisp, whose gavel fell upon l the desk with startling distinctness as the 1 hands of the clock reached the figure 9. I The ceremony of dissolution was brief, but effective. With his hand upon the gave
 Speaker Crisp said: 'The hour of o'clock
 having arrived, by virtue of the authority l of joint resolution l declare the second session of the Fifty-third congress ad. 1 iourned without day.'