The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-29
THE END HAS COME AT LAST.
After Many Weary Months of
Toll Congress Adjourns.
Closing Scenes In the senate-Crowded
Galleries Witness the Event-Lauda-
tory Resolutions Adopted-vice- Pro ST.
don't Stevenson's Remarks-Similar
Scenes In the House-But Few Mem

beers Present-No Business Transacted.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S-An immense
crowd was gathered in the Senate gall
leries before the hour of noo1 to day
eager to witness the closing scenes of
the eventful session on which the our
tain fell at 2 p. m. Tie spectators con.
sisted of the most part OF strangers who
had been aocking in to the city for the
last two days, attracted by the biennial
encampnent OF the Knights of Pythias.
Members OF that order were present
themselves in large numbers, and in
their neat uniforms, contributed much
TO the animation and ptcturesqueness of
the spectacle.
Senators on the floor were few and far
between, so that any idea of transact
ing legislative business, except by
Unanimous consent, would have been
preposterous. There were but three
Republican Senators present when the
chaplain made his opening prayer and
only ten Democrats. After the reading
OF yesterdays journal q resolution was
offered by Mr.. Ransom and agreed TO
for the appointment of two Senators to
join a like committee on the part of the
House to wait upon the President and
to inform that II he may have no fur.
Their communication to make the two
House are now ready to adjourn.
Ransom and Henderson were ap-
pointed on the part of the Senate,
A resolution instructing the select
committee on the Ford's Theatre dis.
aster to continue it's inves tie alton
during the recess, was offered by Harris
end agreed to.
Then, at 11:17 o'clock the Senate
took recess until 12:45. The session
was resumed at l2:45, when a message
WAS received from the House aunounc.
ing, among other matters, the death of
Representative Shaw, Of Wisconsin,.
The usual resolutions expressing the
deep regret and sensibility of tho
Senate, and providing for committee
to attend the funeral. wore offered and
agreed to, and the Vice President an
nounced the appointment Of Senators
Mitchell, of Wisconsin; Cullom, Davis,
Roach and Kyle, as suoh committee.
At 1:25 another recess was taken until
1870. During the recess the Senate
chamber was practically deserted by
Senators, all but group of three Dem
ocrats. Messrs Jones, of Arkansas, Har-
ris and Cockrell, between whom an
animated discussion was kept up on the
question of the sugar schedule.
After the recess closed report was
made by the Senators who had been
appointe to wait upon .he President,
and who informed the Senate that the
Presidents reply was that he had no
further communication to make to Con-
gress. Then resolution was offered by
Quay and unanimously adopted, tender
ing the thanks of the Senate to Vice
oh
dignity, courtesy and impartiality with
which he had presided over its delibera.
lions; and resolution, similarly
couched, in laudation of Senator Harris,
president pro tenn. OF the Senate, was
offered by Henderson, of Nebraska, and
adopted with the same unanimity.
third and final recess was taken
till 1850 when q message was received
from tho House announcing the appoint
mont by tho Speaker of members Of the
joint com mission on the Ford's theatre
disaster. Then after wait of several
minutes the Vice President rose and
formally closed the session of the SEN
ate with these words:
The hour fixed by the concurrent
resolution for the adjournment OF the
second session OF the Fifty third Con-
gress has arrived. Before making the
formal announcement 1 cannot forbesr
giving expression of my grateful ap-
probation Of the sesolution, personal to
myself, just adopted by the Eouate For
this manifestation of your confidence,
as we'll as for the uniform courtesy,
official and personal, extended to me,
am profoundly grateful. And now,wish-
ing each OF you safe return to homo
and constituents, 1 declare the Senate
adjourned without day"
Instead of the usual moving back of
the hands on the clock dial 80 as to gain
little more time-an exploit which has
added to the renown of the venerable
doorkeeper at the close OF almost every
session of the Senate-There was actu-
ally minute to spare when the Vice
President stepped down to the floor and
engaged in leave taking with the SEN
stors and officials.
1t was the quietest and least exciting
final adjournment that has ever been
witnessed by any OF tnem.
CloAing Scenes In the House.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s-When the
House was called to order by Speaker
Crisp at 12 o'clock this afternoon, the
last day Of the present. session.of Con-
gress, there were less than fifty mem
bers on the floor, the great bulk of
members having departed for their
various homes generally to look after
the question Of their re election.
After the reading OF the journal
Speaker Crisp announced the members
on the part Of the House OF the Joint
commission to consider the old Ford's
theater disaster and also had read o
letter from Representative w. G. Oates
(Dem.. Ala.) announcing the fact that