The evening world., 1894-08-28
Both Houses of Congress Adjourn
Without Day.
vice-President Stevenson Makes a
Brief Speech TO Senators.
Cheering In the House When the
Gavel Finally Fell.
IRY AEanclhtad Pres.

| Congress was attended by just "A score
| of Senators, but a large copcourse of peo-
pie packed the galleries to their fullest
capacity. Most OF those who were in
the galleries were ladies. There were
also very many visiting knights of
| Pythias.
Chaplain Mccarthy, n n long prayer.
Included not only the customary officers
of the Governmc II. the President and
Vice-Presldent and Senator's but even
the Senate pages and the venerable
Isaac Bassett in his appeal for grace.
A message was received from the
House Immediately after the reading OF
yesterdays journal. and then Mr.. Ran
som offered the customary resolution
for the appointment OF a committee of
the Senate to act with similar com
mittee OF the House to wait upon the
President and inform him that unless
he had some further communication to
make the two houses were ready to
adjourn.
The resolution was agreed to, and
the Vice-Presldent appointed Mr.. Ran
som and Mr., Henderson a committee
No other business of any importance
was transacted, and at l215 +. NJ.
recess wac taken until l2A5.
At l2i5 y. NJ. the Nlce-President re-
aScendcd his dais and declared that the
Senate was again in session. a message
wns received from the House announc-
ID. shaw, of Wisconsin.
In tn" absence Of the two Wisconsin
S"nnto TENT Mr.. Whit" "ifrr.d the , cnsto-
cordanrc win these resolutions. III"
Vice: sidcnt appointed Senators
Mitchell, OF Wisconsin; cullom. Davis,
Roach and Kyle to attend the funeral.
until $50 =. NJ.
pirrd. the Nicc-rreslpnt again called
the senate tp-Ordrr Mr.. Ransom and
MIR. Henderson announcsi that tn"
Committee appointed 10y the Senate and
diSchar gel their duty and that the Pres
iden. annnuncel that 10 had no further
C .mmunlcationa to make Cor gress.
TIE following resolpii, III was then Of
fered by Mr.. Quay and unanimously
agreed to:
Resolved. That, the thanks Of the Senate
son; Nicc-prcsident Of the United States for the
ability, courtesy, dignity and mpartiality with
which he has presided over Its deliberations dur
Ing tho present Congress.
A similar vote of thanks to Senator
lsham G. Harris. of Tennessee. PrcsI-
dent der pro tenn ter, Of the Senate, was offered
agreed to, and at L37 O'Clock "A third
recess WAS taken.
The curtain rose on the fourth and
last act Of the days proceedings at 10
O'clock. Senators and spectators alike
did nothing but wait patiently for the
clock to tick away the last lingering
minutes of the session.
; just before . o'clock NiCe-President
/ Stevenson arose and said Senators, the
: hour fixed by the joint resolution for the
! adjournment of the second session of
the F'ifty-thirl Congress has arrived.
Before making the formal announcement
! cannot i9rnear giving oppression OF
ton personal to myself, just. adopted
by the Senate. For this manifestation
Of your confidence oe; as yell as for the
al, extended me. am profoundly CRATE
full ,,.,a,,.
return to home and constituents, | re-
clare the Sc lltc adjourned without day"
Though delivered in measured accents,
It's reading consumed but one minute.
time this session and the cePresident
declared the Senate adjourned without
day i wanted sttlI one minute of :
The announcement was received in 81
lence. without any outward manifesto
tions of pleasure or relief.
>, The galleries of the House were also
packed to overlooking with visiting Pyth-
: tans and their families, drawn thither
to witness the closing scenes of the SEES
sion. The attendance on the floor was
[ worry light, however, the great majority
: Of the members having already gone to
The resignation Of Representative
+ bana. to take effect Dec. 3. was laid
before the House, In accordance with
: the usual custom, Mr.. Wilson orfered a
, resolution, which was adopted Without
; division for the appointment of a com
, mittee of three members ul the House
, to meet a similar committee OF the Sen
ate ana wait on the President and in.
form him thai Congress was ready 70
adjourn. ana ascertain whether he had
any further communication to make
The Speaker appointed Messrs Wilson,
Holman and Hepburn.
The resolution TO print the compari-
sons of the new Tariff law with
the present law and the VII.
son hill as il passed the House was then
, called up by MIR, Richardson, but Wien
! the vote was taken, resulting: Yeas, II;
, NAYS, 8, MIR. Johnson renewed his oppo.
sition 10 IL and made the point OF nc
oiiorum
r As il WAS plainly apparent that n
v quorum could not he mustered, appeals
, We're made from ali sides TO Induce MIR.
johnson TO withdraw his point OF order,
' Rut Mr. Johnson was unvielding.
= After some pickering recess was
taken until Las, when Mr.. Richardson
, Withdrew the pending resolution The
I rnmrnittea annninted 10 wnit unon tho
1 I'tiant cnpSi.tina ~ Messrs vii
= -, ~, W ~
= son. io,,ian any ittep' H. ',en re