The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-05

party. He characterized it as a party small in number, and which would be smaller in the next congress, He con. tended that if the national monetary | conference shall prove a success many of those gentlement comprising that party will be out of job He did not | believe that if bi-metallism of 16 to would be accomplished and taken out ot politics they would agree to it.
 MT. Walker, rep, of Massachusetts believed that the Bland-A,llison act was a mistake. It encouraged Europe | throW the burden of carrying silver or this country.
 Mr. Dingley of Maine argued against the fallacy of this country attempting to carry the burden of silver alone and asserted that a ratio of 16 to did not mean bimetallism but silver monomet- allism.
 When the house reassembled at Ii o'clock a senate clerk announced the appointment of the monetary confer ence members on the part of the senate and also the resolution providing for adjournment.
 Speaker Crisp announced Messrs. Catchings, Outhwaite and Reed as a committee to inform the president that the house was ready to adjourn; and also Messrs. Rusk, dem, of Maryland, Meredith, dem., of Virginia, and Coffin, rep, of Maryland, as the committee on accounts to serve during the recess, He also announced a committee to par ticipate in the dedication of the Chick amauga and Chattanooga national parks.
 At 1:SO the house took a recess for fifteen minutes.
 On reassembling MT. Catchings with MT. Outhwaite and Reed appeared on the main aisle and reported that they had seen the president who directed the committee to inform the house that he had no further communication to make.
 Speaker Crisp resigned the chair to Mir. Hatch, who recognized MT. Cannon, rep. of Illinois. Mir Cannon made a neat speech in complimenting Speaker Crisp on the fairness and courtesy with which he had conducted the business of the house. Applause greeted these sen timents and MT. Cannon then submits ted resolutions of thanks to the speak CT.
 Replying for the democratic majority and for MT. Crisp, MT. Wilson, dem, of West Virginia, told that the majority was duly sensitive of the honorable and courteous action of the gentleman from Illinois. He referred to the political feeling which had marked the congress. which yet had not divided the members of the opposing parties as patriots and friends so different from other coun-. tries where political differences begot personal restraint.
 MT. Wilson was warmly applauded.
 MT. Simpson of Kansas spoke for the populists, expressing their appreciation of MT. Crisps fairness and kindliness, and MT. Grosvenors rep, of Ohio, en-. dorsed all that had been said.
 "All in favor of the resolution will rise and stand until counted" said MT. Hatch, and amid laughter he went through the mock form of counting heads. There were no votes in the negative and MT. Hatch declared the resolution carried by 325 votes.
 Speaker Crisp then ascended the ros- trum at this moment, and the house and galleries broke into a round of cheers and hand clapping. It was some min utes before the applause ceased, and then Mr Hatch had the clerk read the complmenting the speaker. Replying to these MT. Crisp made an speech. He expressed his feel Ing not only regarding the resolution, put in respect to the courtesy and with which he had been treated. Speaker Crisp then announced the of Representative Culber- son of Texas, democrat, Gin place of Mr. Catchings of Mississippi, democrat IS heretofore announced), and Repre- | sentative Hit of illinois, republican, to | jerve with himself as delegates to the | monetary conference. The clock hands had come together | marking the noon hour and without | urther ado, the speaker brought his | yavel down on the desk and declared | he house adjourned without date. A cheer went up from the floor. but | t died away quickly as a number of | in the press gallery ang the "Doxology." They were heered heartily on concluding, and the throng of people passed out | f the chamber, and the scenes of the 'ifty-third congress were at an end.