New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-29
CLOSING HOURS IN THE HOUSE.
AN ATTEMPT TO DO a LITTLE BUsINE:
FAILS ENTIRE.


Washington Aug. 2s (SpecaD.-The Representa-
tIves' chamber was exactly an aching Vold
when the Speakers gavel fell to-day. but It mar
rowly ESCAPED being a void" and there Is every
reason 10 believe that few Democrats present were
aching to be somewhere else. on August q 1879
they mustered 22O strong. and they were fuli oi
vIvacty and enthusasm-eager and confdent III
purpose and flushed with the Joy OF political tr-
unph. All, What boasts they made. What re-
sounding procIamatio were issued! How long and
elaborate the programme Of legislative reforms 10
he Initiated and carried out. Yes and how different
the scene today OF the valiant most OF z1' d
heggarly remnant OF forty remained and more
detected demoralzed. disheartened and sharnetaced
squad OF Democratic woud-be legislators never was
seen They were eager, though. and at the same
time reuctant-eager to get away from Washins-
ton and yet reluctant TO go home ana race then
disguised and angry constituents
u, few Of the leaders remained at tneir posts 70
the last Catchings stood well In front swelling
with dignity and Importance because he mad re-
ceived-ani caused to be published-a letter sun
scrlbel Yours very truly Grover Cleveland. III
Mr. Catchngs felt the least bit disturbed because
Mr. Cleveland failed or forgot in that letter 70
give hs reason. for refusing either to veto or ap-
prove the River and Harbor Appropriation oiIi
which eInanated from the committee OF WHICH
Catchnes is chairman. he did not show II. IL may
be no thought that as the President had written 70
him about a matter relating 10 lHt N"''''''N''' -
which WILSON is chairman. he might have written
II Wilson about a matter relating ID 'he co'i'''''
Of which Catchngs is chairman
II that was the case. however, Wilson did NOT
make the fact public. He probably THINKS tha'
he has already published one too many OF Grover
Clcyelanrs letters to him. lie appeared weary as
he sat by himself to-day. lonely and sad lie must
have keenlv realized the probability that ne wouii
never again elcctrify a Democratic majority u"
,,a Hons. OF Representatives by his appeals 10 i's
members IN behalf Of "tarin reform ana the ron
Of honor" and arouse them to such pitch OF en-
thuslasm thai some OF them would seize anu oe"'
him a;oft In triumph from the champer' tha' never
again would his eloquent and burning "or"s o, ue-
nancc be rewarded with desfenlng appaIse' anu ure
,owarI the ceiling by enthusiastic eHerVeseeh'
%arn % WiI4on seemed trhe embarrassed when he
offered the usual resolution for the aPpon,heH' ,S Ss
y cnmmlttee to notify to the President that tne
Uouse OF Representatives was ready 10 Jni duJou,
and ask him whether he had any iurtne, oos'u NUM-,
her ~ Democrats exchang meaning smiles anu anu
significant mods and shrugs when the resoiu'loh VIZ VIZ
read Mr.. Wilson seemed 10 pe SUI, ,,tss miDte an
b,rrassed when chairman OF the commitIee ap,
pointed to wait upon the bsd pntb,ne nrther to
oSfer or suggest and that he congratulated the
f the session and wished it's individual
members safe return to their homes aii p,s psas
and profitable EaGaSn ya SHen A snnounSed Chairman
richardson of the Committee on Printing again
cali ied
ocratc tariff compilation. and II was carried on :,
divsIon by a vote OF IL yeas to nays-Jonnsoh OF
Ohio. and Tracey ani Warner OF I9rkIhnd ,o,,lr
apaln MIR Johnson demanded a quorum ana telisrs
a-ra ariered After they had taken their places
and the handful OF members had stro1ed through
and heen counted there was a long wait ana
@ffor,s we're made to fix the resolution so as 10
ohviate the objections OF the new Democratic trlum-
virate one proposition was that Chairman wilson
shoud make such alterations In and additions L,
ihe COMPILATION as he might think desirable and
necessary and another was that CHAIRMAN iticn-
,rlson should act as editor and censor, but neither
nroved To be acceptable and so the resolution was
again. withdrawn. , .,, ., "a,
4 California Democratic member tried TO get
unanimous consent FOR resolution autnorlzlne Il
sub-committee 10 go junketing expedition at
nuhc expense inspect river and harbor improve
rmcnts on the Pacific Coast. and the vgtlant chalr-
man OF the Appropriate tons Committee was reaay
With a substitute providing that the expenses OF
,he committee Ike those OF the Pickwck Club ;
exnedltIon should be paid by its members out or
,heIr own pockets but Kilgore objected even TO
that ard the scheme failed ,, ~, ,,. ,
When the hour of O'Clock arrived the clerk was, was
reading the Senate bill to amend the Antl-Lottery
i,ys and was Gu, off in the middle or a sentence
hv tho sneaker who declared the session adjourned
u.Ithnut day an announcement which was halIei
with as hearty "A round Of applause as could nave
hecn expectel under the circumstances