New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-05
CONGRESS DIES UNMOURNED
THE PASSING OF DEMOCRACY.
MR.. CLEVELAND GETS HIS UNRULY LEG
IsLATORS OFF HIS HANDS AT LAST.

IsLATORS OFF HIS HANDS AT LAST.
HE sARDoNIcAII.Y AND coNrEMPruoUsLY CON
GRATULATEs' THEM ON THE CONCLUSION
or THEIR LABoRs- EVERYBODY GLAD
THAT THEIR POWER OF MISCHIEF
is ENDED-MR. CALL EMILY
EMS THE LAST HOURS OF
THE SENATE.
lRY TELEGRAPH THE TRrBUNE.l
Washington. March 4-The feeble and tainted
life Of the Lid Congress-the erudest, the most
unsavory and the most incompetent, perhaps
which has ever sat in Washington-came to
welcome end at noon to-day. THE President con-
veys To Congress his hearty congratulations on
the completion of it's labors." said Mr.. voorhees,
this morning in the Senate just before adjourn
ment, announcing the result of the >isit OF the
usual committee Of notification to the White
House. Though delivered with the utmost formal
ity and conforming strictly TO the customary de-
mands OF official etiquette. the biting and con-
temptuous irony of Mr.. Ceveand's farewell TO
the Democratic majority which he has had 'on
his hands" for two years past hit off the univer-
sal feeling so exactly that the galleries and
great ma jority OF Senators both sides OF the
chamber burst nvoluntarily into apprecative APP
plause
The President might proftably have departed a
tre from official formality and added. in his re-
sponse 10 the committee which visited him TO ask
II he had any further communications TO make to
the two Houses. that the country also Joined in
his fluctuations to the Lid Congress on the ter
nnation Of its useless and discreditable career
and the definite annulment OF it's varied and
began its first session with more buoyant hopes
and greater self-conadence than the Lid and
none ended its last session more Justly cxecrated
or with a more garing record Of impotence, folly
and recklessness behind IT, The first Democratic
Congress since the with free rein In legs-
laton. the majority in both branches has In two
oars amply demonstrated the absolute wisdom
Of the Democratic partys exclusion from power
since 1850 and the imperative necessity OF con-
tlnu!ng that exclusion for an indefinite period in
the future.
THE PRESIDENTS COMMENDABLE 1NNo-
VATION
The closing sessions in both branches were
marked by less than the usual rush and disorder
characteristic Il the last hours of an expiring
Congress President Clcvelands very sensible
and dgnihed refusal 10 come 10 the Capitol and
the unusual air ~ quiet and relaxation which
was evident In both Houses this morning from
o'clock 10 l2 Though an innovation in official
customs tho wisdom and good taste ~ Mr. Cleve-
lands insstcnc that bills should be- presented To-
him for signature In due time before adjournment
and in a d.gnhei and deliberate way are TO be
highly commented. and it il to BE- hoped that the
doubtful practice of the Presidents rushing to
the Capitol To save unnecessarily backward legs-
suon from failure win BE hereafter wholly dis
continued. As It was. all the great appropriation
bills were put IN Mr. Clevelard's hands early this
morning I'm ample time for him 20 examine and
approve them. and both branches Of Congress
were able L. devote the last hours before adjourn
mont uninterruptcIly to the purely personal and
formal ceremonies appropriate to such an occa-
sion.
ALL APPROPRIATIONS AGREED on.
The Senate had sat until O'Clock this morning
when IL became entirely certain that the two
most backward Appropriation bills the Naval
and the General Dcdccn,y could be sent with
out further hndraucc 10 The President Mutual
concessions in tn" two branches made this prompt
completion II the necessary work of the session
possible tn senate. the one hand. aban-
doned nearly an the amendments 1t had added To
the General Deficiency bill, on the other the
House accepted the Naval bill as revised 10y Mr..
German without even conference AS In the
case of thu Tarin biz last :Lmmer. the German
amondmonts upsett.ng though they did the pro-
grammc ~ the secretary OF the Navy. were
swallowed by the House at one gulp and with
out as much change Of counter lnce the
senate had also. before the recess was taken
selected in secret session three delegates 10 the
supposltitious International Monetary Conference
hoped FOR by the friends of silver. Three free
coinage mnn-Messrs. Jones. OF Arkansas Teller
and Dauic-werc chosen as the representatives.
Of the Senate In spite Of tn" earnest plea Of the
sound-mon"y minority for at least on" place on
the delegation.
This mornings session of the Senate. beginning
At o'clock was highly uninteresting ana per
functory up L. II or later. when Mr. can p,gah
Il series Of Efforts to secure sort OF trdNclHlS
commission t. Investigate" the operations oi me
Honduras Lottery Company. Mr. Mdrich ana
Mr.. Wolcott opposed the project as concralhs Il
'mnketing' tour through Florida and "ther
states for the promotion Of Mr. Calls poHticil
fortunes and lively interchange ~ comph-
mcnts followed Mr.. Call got hs resolution be-
fore the Senate. but could rot OBTAIN Il vote
upon it,
MIR CLEVELAND'S LITTLE JOKE.
Mr.. Voorhees,. at 1855. standing in the main
aisle delivered with unmoved countenance the
Presidents sardonic congratulations to Congress
on It's approaching demise. and stared
about blankly wher the resulting gaze
Of merriment swept the floor ana gai-
eries. Mr.. German smiled blandy at
Mr. Clcvelands joke. and other Democratic
opponents Of the Administration laughed with de-
rison. On the Republican side the freSideht
obvious Jest was received with unfestiaineu
gIee Vice President Stevenson then made MS
usual ornate return OF compliments Tor the sen
ate's resolution of thanks passed IN noil pre-
,iouelv and at IN. tan of the gavel the Senate
stood edjourned until next December.
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