The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-03-07
CONGRESS AT AN END.
The Last Session Closed at IL
O'Clock Today.
THE DELEGATES WERE SELECTED
Early This Morning to the International
Monetary Conference The Appropria'
tIon Bills Finally Got Through After
Hard Fightine-Measures Passed.

WASHINGTON. March 4.-The fifty
third congress ended its existence at l2
o'clock today. The last hours were con-
sumed in clearing away the legislative
wreckage.
The last appropriation bill disposed OF
was the general deficiency bill, which
was finally agreed to about 2 o'clock
this morning.
The great crowds which had surged
the galleries Saturday night and up to
midnight Sunday night, made their ap.
pearance again this morning and stayed
until the last.
The senate resumed its session at p.
m. Sunday, having taken recess at 3
o'clock in the morning. The naval ap.
preparation bill was yet to be completed,
with important items Of two battle.
ships and many gunboats. The debate
on the bill continued through the after.
noon and evening, final vote being
taken at 10 o'clock. The bill was
passed, with two battleships, six gun
boats and three torpedoboats.
Early in the day an agreement be.
tween the houses was reached on the
sundry civil appropriation BILL and
later on the diplomatic and consular
bill.
The latter measure carried the senate
amendment appropriating 100000 for
beginning the Hawaiian cable. This
was resisted by the house with such de.
termination that Mr.. Blackburn re.
ported to the senate that the house
would never yield, and that further in.
sistence would compel an extra session
In view of this statement, the senate
surrendered the cable item without the
formality of a division. although it was
with great reluctance by the Hawiian
element in the senate.
The house was in continuous session
all day with recesses from a. m. until
2 p. M, and from until 7:30 Sunday
evening, and then on until the final
ending at noon today. Before midnight
the final conference reports ON sundry
civil, Indian, legislative and diplomatic
appropriation bills had been adopted,
leaving only the naval bill and general
deficiency still in issue between the two
houses, until they were finally agreed
to this morning. Every minute. while
conference reports were not before the
house, a hundred members were appeal.
ing and shouting to the speaker their
requests for recognition.
Speaker Crisp, in his trying position.
held his temper well, and with equal
hand, accorded suchl Republicans and
Democrats as he could, the coveted op-
portunity to pass bills which they de.
sired. Some 80 odd went through dur.
ing the day.
The senate was in session seven hours
Saturday afternoon, and seven hours
Saturday night At o'clock Sunday
morning recess was taken until D
m. The house observed about the
same hours. Saturday afternoon and
night were spent by the senate in con-
sideration of the naval budget, which
was finally settled Sunday.
In the sundry civil bill. the house
Saturday night accepted the SEN
ate amendment for $3.50 900 for the
dam in the Ohio river near the mouth of
the Beaver river. After long debate
the house, by vote of lj3 to l24,
agreed to the senate provision for the
payment of over $4,000 in sugar
bounties The clause for the purchase
of the Blaine property was not agreed
TO. A bill passed granting pension of
800 to Major General John A. McCler.
nand Of Illinois.
The proposition for an international
monetary conference passed after
hard fight; also the senate resolution
calling on the president to insist upon
Spain carrying out her agreement with
the United States relative to the claim
of Antonio Mora, amounting to 81 800.
600.
The senate executive session closed at
l:60 this morning and ended with the
selection Of Senator'S Teller, Jones and
Daniel, by the unanimous vote of the
senate, as its representatives in the in.
ternational monetary conference
Speaker Crisp has been chosen one of
the house delegates to the Information
Monetary conference, by resolution
passed,