The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-05
COR VERY LITTLE SLEEP.
The President and Cabinet Greatly Rushed
Towards the Last.

WASHINGTON, March All the nine
ty acts Of Congress signed by the Presi-
dent to-day bear the fictitious endorse
ment: Approved March 2, 1885 The
continuing legislative day OF saturday
was also operative 40 the White House,
and al noon to-day. when March attn be-
gan March % and March 30 ended ST.
multaneously. In the case OF the fresl-
dent, there was more truth than hctlon IN
The practical loss Of day from the
calendar, for since last Friday, when the
extraordinary deluge of legislation COM
menced to pour into his office, he has
never left his desk for more than few
hours at a time. The Cabinet has been
almost unintermittently in session, and
practically as sharp an investigation OF
the merits of measures has been in vogue
as under ordinary circumstances. Ten
DAYS are allowed in which bills may be
thoroughly considered before they fail
10 become laws. Between and o'clock
IN the morning Of the last days, the
President has allowed those about him
TO snatch a little rest, and four or fve
hours later they have returned to con-
tinue the work with him.
Whether i'm the meantime he found op-
portunity for a little sleep is more than
Five of the big appropriation bills did
not reach him until this morning. They
were the Indian, sundry civil, deficiency.
diplomatic and consular. and naval, and
the failure of any one OF them, except pos
sibly, the deficiency. must have resulted
seriously to the National Government, or
force the assembly of the new Congress
In extra session before midsummer.
Their progress i'm Congress has been
closely watched by departmental experts,
and examination by the Cabinet officers,
who will be responsible for disbursing the
millions they appropriated. The President
was able to approve them. At 40 o'clock.
at the request OF Postma General Bis
sell, the anti-lottery bill was taken UP
for examination aid promptly signed.
THE LAST MEASURE.
This was quickly followed by the copy
right act, which VAS the last measure OF
the Fifty-third Congress TO go upon the
statute books. When the hour of noon
arrived the Brunswick (Ga) harbor i'm
provcmeIt bill, Senator GordOn's pet
measure, was under cons Iteration, but
there was no turning the clock back i'm
the White House this year. and though
IL was a wholly unobject!onabe bill,
which the President was ready to sign at
the first stroke of the clock. he laid down
his pen, and fifty-siX measures, including
the Red Cross insignia protection meas
ure. which passed Congress unanimously,
Senator H!lls suburban trolley railroad
bill. and Senator Gorman's Baltimore EX-
position bill died Of inanition.
The President VII leave Washington
for North Carolina on the lighthouse
tender Violet. with Secretary Carlisle and
a few friends, in al prCbat ,lity, at once.
He has made no announcement Of his de-
parture. but the Violet is here, and Con-
gress. with the exception of a few Of
hce-seeking membeds. is out of the way,
so there is nothing TO keep the President.
No one would be surprised if he is on
his way down the river tomorrow, as
the Violet is coaled and provisioned and
the Cucking season has almost reached
its end.