The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-05
THEIR LAB0RS ARE DONE
Congressman and the Country Will
Now Have Rest.
IN THE CLOSING HOURS
The Senate Remained Dignlfied TO
the Last. But here Was Great
ScurryIng Around on the Part
OF All the Members.

WASHINGTON, March Alt noon to-day
the United States senate closed it's final
session of the Fifty-third congress amid
crowded galleries, congratulatory resolu-
tons, a parting word from President
Cleveland and brief vailed ciory from
the vice president. The wonted dignity
of the senate wac preserved to tho end,
except for the rush of business incident
to the last hours of the session. The
senators we're at work by o'clock. They
showed the fatigue of the long session last
ing from Saturday noon and their ranks
were too thin up to IL o'clock for the
transaction of anything beyond formal
business. BY that time there were few
vacant seats on the floor of the senate
and the galleries were literally packed,
crowds filling the senate, pushing into
the aisles, and overflowing in long lines
down the corridors and stalrways. Many
members of the diplomatic corps occupied
| the gallery reserved for them.
BY 10 o'clock the last formalities on the
two remaining appropriation bllls-the
naval and deiiciency-were concluded aud
| the measures started to the executive
| mansion. There was no disposition to
| take up new business and two Efforts to
consider questions affecting Berlng sea
were cut off by objections.
| A feature of the last moments OF the
session was the tumultuous laughter
| which greeted the announcement of Noor-
| hees of the committee to wait on the
president, that the latter extended con-
| gratulations to congress on the close OF
their labors.
Vice President Stevenson closed the
session with few well chosen words and,
as he stated. the work of the 53rd congress
! passed into history.
Dubois offered a resolution amend
ing the rules SO as to provide for the dis
tribution of the appropriation bills among
the several committees of the senate, in
stead of confinIng them as now to the
committee on appropr atoms. lie asked
for its present consideration. Aldrich OBJ
jected, and Dubois gave notice that he
would call up the resolution on the first
Monday of the next congress. The sen.
ate at :0j o'clock a. IN. took recess un
til Q o'clock, with the understanding that
no business would be transacted until II
o'clock except in connection with confer
ence reports.
At 9:l0 o'clock when the senate pro
ceedngs were resumed, tho vice presi
dent announced his signature to the ma
val Appropriation bill. At 9:i5 O'Clock
the vice president announced his sigma
ture to the deficiency bill. This was the
last of the appropriation bills, and all thu
great measures for carrying on the gov
ernment were either at the executive
mansion or on the way there. At 10 III
o'clock Voorhees, offered resolution
which was adopted, for tho appointment
of joint committee of the two houses to
wait upon the president of the United
States and inform him that congress wa
ready to adjourn. The vice preslden
named Voorhees, and Sherman as the
senate members of the committee.
Gray (Dem.) of Delaware asked unan
imous consent 10 take up the bill alread
passed by the house concerning tn
Bering sea regulations, which, he said
were essential TO the preservation of tn
fur seals. Morgan, chairman of the com
mlttee on foreign relations, objected
This ended the chances of the bill
Another phase of the same subjec
came up when Morgan asked the adoption
, of the pen ling agreement directing tn
foreign relations committee TO inquir
into the claims of Canadian sealers 70
the seizure of vessels.
This time 1t was Gray's turn to object.