The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-25
NO MORE BUSINESS.
No Message From OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Will He Afiix His Signature to tho
Tariff Bill.



WAsHINGTcN, Aug 25--The senate held
one Of the shortest open sessions ON REQ
ord yesterday, lasting just i've minutes,
the greater part of which was taken up by
the chaplain's prayer. Even the reading
sf the journals OF Thursday and the dGy
before was dispensed with, and at 1928
p. m. tho senate went into executive ses-
sion, in which some general business was
transacted, among other things the resolu-
tion for final adjournment on next Tues
day being agreed to.
Yesterday was the wind-up Of all iegfS
Iative business in tho senate. Senators
and representatives are leaving In every
direction The action Of the two houses
IN passing the final adjournment resolu-
tion cannot be reconsidered, except by
unanimous consent and that cannot be OBJ
tanned. The senators who were recalled on
account of what the Democrats thought
was party expediency have left the city
again, or will have departed before Mon
day.
Senator Harris recognized that further
legislation was out of the question, and
when the senate was doing business be-
hind closed doors he had the order direct
Ing the sergeant-at-arms to compel the at
tendance OF absent senators reconsidered-
Legislative Business Closed.
A few moments before adjournment,
Senator Quay notified the senate that this
was the end of all Legislative business. He
said: 81 desire to mention that 10 Is more
than probable that there will be no further
legislative business transacted at the
present session, and II any senator has any
matter of that character which he desires
disposed of today, IL had better be done
now, before the senator from Tennessee
takes US back into executive session"
Mr.. Cockrell-I supposed we were
through.
Mr.. Quay-If we are through, It is all
right
And as Mr.. Harris Immediately had an
executive session of one minute and the
senate adjourned, IL was obvious that all
was over.
When the senate meets on Monday
there will be little or nothing done. except
10 confirm nominations TO which there are
NO objections, and an early adjournment to
meet again on Tuesday for the final ad-
journment. In neither house will there
be anything like quorum on the two leg
tslative days yet remaining Of the second
session of the Fifty-third congress.
The house was in session but So minutes
and then adjourned until Monday. A
sine die adjournment resolution fixing the
time at p. IN. Tuesday was adopted. An
effort was made To have the Hill anti
anarchist bill amended SO as To meet tho
objections stated on the floor considered,
but Mr.. English of New Jersey intcrposed
sn.objection.
Won't Sign the Bill.
President Cleveland was subjected yes
tcrday TO great pressure from Democratic
senators, representatives and prominent
Democrats now here from different SEQ
sions OF the country TO induce him to sign
the tariff bill
They assured him that the party could
defend the senate bill from the stump
with much greater force II he would as
lume his share of the responsibility.
IL is recognized by many of the leaders
that it would be awkward to be con-
frontcd in the coming campaign with the
@ilure OF the preside It to approve an act
Mat had received support of the Democratic
senators and nearly every Democratic
representative and which must stand as =
Democratic measure.
Those who talked with him saw that he
was evidently not insensible to their argu-
nents, but they left him with the feeling
that the possibility Of the presidents sig
nature TO the measure was very slight He
took occasion to cay to q number of his
callers that his objections to the bill were
rs strong today as when he wrote the let
ter TO Chairman Wilson.
No Message.
II would, Of course, add to the personal
victory of the managers OF the senate II
the president should sign his name to the
measure now before him in its original
form. This Mr. Cleveland fully under
stands, and 10 Is hardly likely, under the
circumstances, that he will go SO far as
this. When he returned here it was with
the unchanged determination not to sign
the bill.
It was thought at first, by some Of hi.
friends, that he would communicate 4
message to congress expressing his voice
In regard to the measure. 1t 10 under
stood that his friends have finally dis
suaded him from such action. The fact
that he is absolutely FREQ from any under
standing with any at the tims the senate
bill passed the house makes him thor.
oughly independent in his action. and in
creases the probability that he will not
sign the bill, but allow IL TO become a law.