Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-04

gross. With Final Dramatic Spasm. Passes Out of ENistcnce- Speaker. Crisp and Senators Teller, Jones and Daniel App pointed Representatives to ihe Interna- Cable Finally Kincd-An Washington Took Holiday to See Congress In Session on Sunday-Closing Hour scenes. | WASHINGTON March 4.-Tho fifty-third congress is no more. The end camc today l in the usual spectacular and dramatic manner and after both houses had been in continuous session for many hours.
 The story of what was accomplished dur ing tho hurly burly of tho closing hours follows:
 | The unusual attraction of Sunday session of congress in the pleasant setting of mild, springlikc weather furnished to Washington n holiday in tho modern ac- equation of the word. Within tho build 1 ing the jam was Sn great that it intcrfored with business The doorkccpcrs in tho 1 galleries were kept fighting to restrain the 1 people for whom thCrc was no room. Tho elevators were loaded to the limit of their | capacity every trip Two streams of pCO- | pie elbowcd their way from the house to 1 the senate and from the senate back to the | house, while messengers, pages and mcm- bers plowcd their way at angles through | the jam.
 The comparatively small dctachmcnts 1 which could he accommodated in the gal lericS of both the houses kept up n hahblc of chatter which, combined with the rush. | ing hack and forth and clamOring of mcm- 1 bers like busy day in the pit of n stock | exchange, almost overwhelmed the rOu- tine proccrdings and kept the speaker s gavcl hammcring inccsSantly.
 The house was the thCatCr of pOpulace which preferred a lively scene, while in the senate the ~p,ctators wcr" moro order l ly and fewer, though morc of the notahlcS werc to be srrn in the reserved galleries particularly in the diplomatic seats, whrre the sky blue rnhc of the Chinese minister was the center uf curious interest.
 Crowds In the Galleries
 After night fall and until the street cars stopped running at midnight the crowd pushed in and out, hung about tho rutunda looking at the historic laintingS when they could not secure admission tn the gallcr- ics, and not a few spectators Were holding their seats into the early hours uf Monday morning.
 The huusr Was in continuous session all day Sunday, with rcc,sS,'S from n. m. until D. m. and from 6 until :: 30 last evening. clearing the decks uf ConfCr'nCC reports and other legislative wrckagc. The galleries which run about the lrgisla- tive arena where the final struggles wert taking place were throngcd all day, and at tho night session, under tho brilliant | glare of tho gIslight which strCslmcd through the stained glass ceiling, the scene was truly brilliant one. Many of thu
 
 and private life were in the private gal leries, and the floor was crowded with members elect, who had como to sec tn, fifty third congrCsS die.
 Before midnight the final conference r,> ports on the sundry civil. Indian, lcgiSla tive and diplomatic appropriation hilh | had been adopted, leaving only the maya bill and general deficiency still in issu, , between the two huuSrs. Every minut, while conference rVpurtS wcro not before the house hundr,d members werr ap pealing and shouting Ia tho speaker thci requests for rtrognition.
 Speaker Crisp, in his trying position held his temper well, and with equal han' accorded such Republicans and Dcmncrat as he could the coveted opportunity to pas hills which they desired, Some 5O Odt wont through
 The House RcCOnNenrs.
 After the sharp fight Saturday nigh over the senate provision in the Sundr, ' civil bill appropriatiug S3 OO0, OUn for tn payment of sugar buuntics earned up l. June 30, which resulted in the adoption 0 r that amendment by the houSc shortly aft CT midnight Sunday morning, the soSSiol draggCd wCarily an through silent watchc 1 of tho night until the sundry civil am Indian appropriation bills had h,uu sen | back to cOnfurCnCN
 As the gray dawn was bpaking tn house took a rt'ccSs until , o'clock Suntia afternoon, and the worn uut members hun rird home to catch a few hours of rest an nerve themselves for the siege which. prom , ises t" last until today noon.
 When the speaker again took the chai at , o'clock, more than half tho member were in their seats. The bright sunshin and balmy air of R spring day and the al traction of tho excitement of the cloSin hours of dying congress drew thousand d to tho glittcring marble pile which ovcl looks tho city, and the corridors of th capitol streamed with visitors, who crow( cd by hundreds into the public gallerio: = The private galleries were also throngo( No conference rcports were ready whe the house reconvcned, and the speaker gr; ciously recognized several of the half hun dred members clamoring for an opportl nifty to secure consideration of measur' c of local or personal interest to tIcm. Tn following wero passed:
 Senate bill to increase the pen Lon of tt widow of General Joseph H. Potter frol 33o to $50; a joint resolution providin for the participation of the two houses congress, through their presiding officer in the dedicatOry exercises of the Chick mauga Military park next Septembe senate resolution making provision for
 digest of the laws and decisions relatir to the appointment, salary and compens tion of officers of United States court and senate bill for tho relief of Silas ] Keller.
 Mir. Allen of Mississippi, who Is widel
 known as the wit of the house, by a cha
 aoteristio speech, which convulsed tho \ present with laughter, managed to z Is through 8 bill granting 2S,0 acres
 land to the Industrial Institute For Cir
 at Columbus, Miss. X series of resol tions to pay the funeral expenses of hou
 employees who had died during this co
 gross and a bill to instruct tho auditors
 the quartermaster's claims of John QuiI
 of St Louis were passed, after which NJ . Holman called mp the second confcrcn 0 report on the Indian appropriation bill.
 After some dcbato the house decided
 further insist on its disagreement to t,
 senate amendments which were in dispu
 and the bill was again sent to confercnt
 Then @ recess was taken.
 ,u sundry Civil Bm Passed.
 There were but few members prose Sc when the house met after recess at : .; The hill to prohibit the sale of intoxicaI Sc to Indians, which had been objected , when brought mp before was called up ~ MT Meiklejohn of Nebraska and passed
 At o'clock tho conference report
 the sundry civil bill was called up by \ 'O Sayres. When tho proposition for an