The Yale expositor., 1895-03-08
End OF tl,e rlf,v-tI,Ird Congress.

End OF tire Flfly-tIird Congress.
! SENATE -6sth day.-This was 'bs list legls-
lative day OF the fifty-third congres ana in the
closing hours more business was ,'raHsacted
tuan az any time during the whole session.
Tho Senate galleries were crowded dIfN NEe the
two calendar days composing THE one Il 'gisla-
tive day. Tho naval appropriation bin Wa the
hrrs matter Of importance IL carried pro Wis
iona Cor three new battlc3hips Us 10 came n en
the Mouse. A strenuous effort was made 10 r,N
duce tue nuIcDer 20 TWO. Mr. hiIl, OF New
York. said that she United States had won her
greatest achievements without Z navy and
usually by diplomacy GEd reason instead Of
cannon aixn fOrcS Mr.. George took Occas-
sion during the day TO state taat II the whole
sale appropriations stood as already made the
total Tor tias session would exceed that OF any
session Stree the Sovernment WaS formed.
There were constant Interruptions as copfer-
ence commiAees reported their progress on
reconciling differences on pending bills between
the senate ana House Early IA the day the,
AGRICULTURAL Al the fortincatlOns bills were
nnally agreed To anu made re ldy Dor tfae Presi-
made lengthy speech on the naval bill in
which he practically said 10 would
more battieshiTG Mr. HansborOugh, OF
North Dakota, stoke in a sarcasts vein. He
said the United States had nothing t@ fear
from foreign natlCus. England hHd already
captured the United States flnanc ialiy had
undercut our cotton splnners and had made
S. 900 600 on one bonG deal Sue. would never
make war upon q couStry which gave her such
revenue Other speakers were Mesars.
Lodge. OF Massachusetts; Higgins. delaware:
Connecticut, and Chandler New Hampshire
The latter supported the amendment propid-
Ing two battleships. In view OF lhs service as
secretary OF the navy his review Ofthe develop
ment OF our new navy was followed with close
interest. At that time. he said we wore.
spending about sl5.0O0.0OO annually for the
Improvement OF the navy, now our eXpcndi-
lures reached s25OOO0J0 annually fCF that pulz~
pose and ne hoped ii would he continued.
Finally when a vote was taken on ther amen0--
inent providing for two battieships instead OF
three IL was carried by vote OF 30 TO ~ The
provision striGlng out IL torpedo boats and IN
Sertng SIX light drauBht composite gun boats
OF loo tons displacement at s25OO00 was
agreed 10. Another provision for three tor
pedo boats. one TO De built on the Paciac'coast.
one on the mississippi river aud onesOn the
Gulf OF Mexico, was also adopted. A. new
amendment was adopted RENTING the penal
ties aRainst the builders OF the Yorktown,
Philadelphia. baltimore and Newark. the
naval appropriation bill was then passed with
out dlyislo1- The sundry civil appropriation
bill was also considerably discussed. Tho
amendment for delegation for an.
international monetary conference being
the sticking point in the confer
agreed TO and the bill passed.
The House uould not agree to the senate
amendmentto the diplomatic and consular APP
propriation bill providing Tor Hawaiian
cable and 10 Was not until the conferecs had
reported as bealg inao q 70 agree tnat the SEN
ate finally surrehdered. DIR. blackburn said the
most strenuous effort had been made Tor many
days 10 retain TINS approprlat. on lie said the
struggle conid be continued no LONGER. If tine
bill was 20 be cngrossed and sent TO the execu-
tive il much be passed at once Rather than &.
clog the wheels OF our foreign service. stop the g
salaries OF our ambassadors and ministers. Mr..
Blackburn said be would move 10 recede from,
the cable amendm9nt The vote was carried
and the diplomatic and consular bill was then
agreed 20. concurrent resolution looking TO
the plrticipationoE congress in the ceremonies
attending the dedication of the Chickainauga
ana Chattanooga National Park. The senate
went into executive session. and the galleries
were cleared OF. the large crowds. The CXecu-
tive session closefr ut 1870 aud ended with the .
Sal nj - nm tors -
Representatives to the international conference.
There was no disposition to take up new busi-
ness and two efforts to consider questions at
fecting the 13ehEns,Sea we're cut on by oh ec-
lions. a feature OF the last moments Of the
session was the tCmultuOaIs laughter which
greeted the anuOunoomeut Of MIR. oOrhees, of
the committee 10, wait on the President that
tho latter rendered his congratulations TO con-
gress on the closs-of their hbors. Vice-Presi-
lent Stevenson olssed the session with a few
we'll chosen wOFdSand as I've finished the work
Il the fifty-third congress passed into history.
doUsE.-lt was alls all-d1y and all-night ses-
sion A larEeg number 81 minor bills were
passed under suspension OF the rules and the
work all came on tho, appropriation bills, four
Of which were ssstll. in suspense. The Indian
appropriation bill was the first adopted, the
most OF the amendments being OF little general
interest. The Amendments to prohibit the sale
Of intoxicants To. Indians was passed. The
sundry civil bin Nith,its provision for an inter-
national monetary conference had the strong
opposition ofth5r silver men. Mr.. simpson
SAID the propositionfOr conference was the
same old game twice played on the people, OF
nOldlng ouS. u 2Fonlse unat would never Dc
realized. IL woszld, pOstgone free coinage at
least six years and six more years of gold
standard would So complete the financial
bondage OF the country a. to make IL forever
impossible TO slIcak the power of the gold
kings. BY new parliamentary maneuver
Mr.. Cannon gotthe floor and yielded his time
10 Mr.. Savers who immediately cut OF debate
by demanding che previOusquestlon. The con-
ference report was agreed to and the sundry
civil bill was adopted. resolution was
adopted that Speaker Culspuame the monetary
delegates. with. himself as one OF the three
The Senate having .rooeded from its hawaiian
cable amendment to- the diplomatic and con-
sular bill IL was agreed to by the House, as
was the general dohctsncy bill A resolution
to place anti-toxtine on the free list, and the
naval appropriation bill WAS all that remained
to be acted ujsOn. These were finally agreed to
and a recess was oTdened. The closing hours
we're not marked or married hy any unpleasant
incident Alllthe appropriation bills we're out
u the way. and the ONLY faatare being rather
brisk but rief debate on the results TO now
rom the projected monetary conference. The
usual formaltties of the end Of a congress were
gone throu III with. The concluding minutes
Bere In the nature OF q love feast The best
ieeling prevailed The resolution OF thanks to
the speaker. which usually comes from a mem
Der OF tha ma oTisN WAS offered by Mr.
Cannon. in a very graceful speech. bearing
Testimony 20 the high. appreciation in which
the presiding officer was held by the Repub-
ican mincFity. Mn WiIsoa, OF West Virginia,
Tespondeds in behaR,of the majority. and Mr.
Simpson, OF Kansas. fpn the Populists. Mf
Crisp returned his, thanks for the kind words
and at tina conclusion. of has speech Just before
declaring the House adioErned, without dag,
be appointed Mr.. Gu berson. of Texas Mr.
Hit, OF Illinois. andihimeclf as members OF the
monetars commission His own appointment
was by resolution AZ the Fifty third congress
came to an end Jio dpx0logy was sung by the
cores pandentS IN, thu press gaL0ry and tho ).
vast number of fSpoctatsrs
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