Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
CONGRESS ADJOURNED.
THE END OF THE FIFTY
THIRD SESSION.

The Closing Scenes Ia Both tho Sem
ate and the House Of Representa-
hves Were UnevcutfuI and BrIef
No Quorum Was Present ip
Either Body.
Tho second session otthc Fitty-thI-d Con.
gress ended promptly AT p. M, on tho day
fixed for final adjournment. The scenes on
the floors OF both houses wcro ualntcrcstlng,
and tho occasion was only saved from tedi-
ous dutlness by tho presence Of an cxtrnor.
dinary tEronc in tho galleries, most OF whom
Woo the uniform or colors OF tho Knights OF
Pythihs- 1t was a visiting aulicnco almost
exclusively.
1t WAS in tho Senate chamber that tho last
net in the great Legislative spectacle that has
attracted the attention OF tho whole country
for tho last nine months was performed and
II was tho least interesting and most com.
monplace performance that ever closed "a long
session in that body. Although :hero wcro only
two hours assigned to Il, thrco rocrsscs worr
taken within that time rs "a resource against
the weariness and droarinnss OF tho oc-
casion and when tho Vice President made
his farewell speech and dociaUod the senate
adjourned without day, tho spo"rh aud tho
declaration were heard by only twenty soma
tors. Ali tho rest had vanishoA, either 10 thoir
homes, TO watering places, or to distant
II.
which had abs orbod and almost monOpoliyod
public attention throughout tho long
session, there was not n word officially com
munlcated to the Senate. There WAS no
message from tho President or from tho
House OF Representatives In relation to tho
matter, and there was no alIusion TO Il.
inc nnal adjournment OF tho Senate took
place at n minute before 2 O'Clock
The House, in accordance with tho terms
OF the Joint resolution. was adjourned nt 2 n.
m. Tor tho second session OF tho Fifty-thirI
Congress without day. The announcement
was made by Speaker Crisp with no corc-
mony whatever, and II interrupted the road
Ing clerk as he was making his way through
the text OF tho Hoar Anti-lottcry bill, con
sidoration OF which had boon asked Tor by
MIR. Terry just two minutes bcforo tho
hour fixed for adjournment This last
act in tho session had becn proceeded
by the usual wearisomo wait for tho roturn
of the committee appointed 20 wait upon tho
President, notify him that Congress was
ready to adjourn, Rni ask him II he had any
further communication TO make. Tho
wait, however, was partly occupied In tax
Ing n vote by tellcrs upon tho passage Of
tho resolution reported authorizing
tho printing OF sixty thousand copies OF
tho ratcs OF tho Tariff bin with those OF
previous bills. Tho point OF no quorum had
been made by Mr.. Johnson, who was op-
posed TO the passage of the resolution, and,
failing to get mobilization 80 as 10 cnahlo
Chairman Wilson to add anything he de-
sired in tho way OF explanation 10 tho com
parlson, he insisted upon his point. This
forced n withdrawal OF the resolution. Sow
eral efforts were made 10 secure the accom-
plishment OF desired legislation, but tho only
proposition which met unanimous approval
was that to print 2G00 copies OF tho digest and
rules for tho second session. Mcssrs Mad
dOx, Brookshire, Piggott, Daniels and Upde-
graf were appointed members on tho part
of the House OF the Commission to investi-
gate and report upon the liability Of tho
Government, If any, for tho dsastcr nj Ford's
Theatre last year, by which twontY-ono
clerks In tho War Department lost their
lives. The resignation OF w. G. Oates,
Governor-elcct OF Alabama, as Rcprosonta-
tive from that State, TO take offoct November