The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-03-09
END OF CONGRESS-
IT COMES PEACEFULLY AND WITH
NO UNPLEASANT INCIDENT.
Usual Crush of Visitor. and the
Rush of Bills Through mt the
Last Nom ii m entnry
Words for the Vice Prcsi-
dent and Speaker.
EVERYBODY FELT IN coon H,M"H,
President Cleveland Sends His Con-
SrltufntiOns and Newspaper We,
Sing the DoxOiOSy.

Washington, March Cat noon, af-
ter Il continuous session of forty-eiSht
hours, interrupted by an occasional re-
cess. the flags above the capitol were
lowered and the Fifty-lhird congress
had passed into history. In the house
the end was o marked by an un-
pleasant Incident. All the appropria-
ton bills were out of the way when
the house convened at s O'Clock, and
the time was dwindled away until II
o'clock, the only feature being Il rather
brief but brisk debate on the results
to flow from the projected monetary
conference. The usual committee was
sent to the president to inform him
that congress was ready to adjourn,
and the other formalities Of the end Of
a congress were gone through With.
The concluding minutes were in the
nature Of a love feast. The best feel
ing prevailed. Tie resolution of thanks
to the speaker was offered by Mr..
Cannon in 4 very graceful speech
bearing testimony to the high appreci-
alton in which .the presiding officer
.Nas held by the Republican minority.
Mr.. Wilson of West Virginia respond
I'd in behalf of the majority, and
Simpson of Kansas, representing the
Populists, Joined in the expression of
thanks for the %kindnesses extended
by the speaker. All the kindly senti-
ments We're appla'idcd. and when Mr..
Crisp. himself assembled the rostrum
to return his thanks and deliver his
parting words the demonstration was
Terrific. At the conclusion of his
speech, just before declaring the house
adjourned. he appointed Mr.. Culbcr%:n
of Texas. Mr.. Hit of Illinois and him
self as members of the monetary com
mission. His own appointment was
by resolution. AS the Fifty-third CON
gress came to an end the doXOlogy
was sung by the correspondents in The
press gallery.
In the Senate.
At noon the United States senate
closed it's final session of the Fifty
third congress amid crowded galleries,
congratulatory resolutions. Il parting
word from President Cleveland and a
brief valcdictory from the vice preSi-
dent. The wonted dignity of the SEN
ate was preserved to the md. except
for the rush of business incident TO the
last hours of a session. The senators
we're at work by Q o'clock. after hav
ing remained in the chamber until 4
a. M. They clearly showed the IA
tigue Of the long session. The gal
leries were literally packed. the crowds
Cling the senate, pushing into the
aisles and ~cverfiowing in long lines
down the corridors and stairways.
Many members of the diplomatic corps
occupied tine gallery reserved for them
By 10 o'clock the last fornialitles on
the two remaining appropriation bills
naval and defciency-we:e con
Guided and the measures started to the
executive mansion. There was no dis.
position to take up new business and
two efforts to consider questions at
fecting the Rering sea We're cut off by
objections. A feature Of the last mo
ments of the session was the tumultu-
Gus laughter which greeted the an
nouncement of Mr.. Voorhees,. of the
committee to wait on the president,
that the latter rendered his congratu-
lations to congress on the close of their
labors. Vice President Stevenson
closed the session with a few well
chosen words. and. as he stated, the
work of the Fifty-third congress
passed into history.