Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-07
CONGRESS- CLOSES.
The FlftJ-third Conc'u1os Its
L%por and AUJurAs.
The MONETARY COMMISSION NAMED.
The usual CongratuiAtory Resolutions
Adopled In Both fonses-rhe DOG.
oi0xy Sung BY Press Core.
spondsnts In the f0usc.

WASHINGTON. March A-At noon yes.
terdav the Halted states senate closed
its final ss.s,on n The Fi,tv.third con.
yre.s amid orovJed Galleries con.
oratulatorv resolutions a partinr
word from President CLEVELAND and a
brief valedictorv from the vice presi,
dent The wonted DIGNITY OF the
senate was nressrvel IN the and sxcent
for the ru,h ~ business incident to the
last hour of the session. The
senators were at work bv 0 o'clock.
after having remained In the chamber
until am Thev clearly showed the
fatigue Of the lonv session lasting
from SATURDAY. noon and their ranks
were too thin IN IN II o'clock for the
transaction NJ ANYTHING bevond for.
NAL business nv that time there
were few vacant SEATS on the floor
Of the senate and the galleries were
literally packed. the crowds filling the
sonata nushino ;nto the aisles and
overAowiny In ,ono lines down the
corridors and stairwavs. MANY mem.
hers of the dinlomatic corps occupied
the gallery reserve1 for them. Nv 10
o'clock the last formalities on the two
remaining augmentation bills-nayal
and deAc,encv-,ysre concluded. and
the measures started IN the executive
mansion. There WAS no disposition
to take I'M new business. and two ef.
forts to consider questions affecting
the Behrinc sea were cut of by OBJ.
iectlons, Mr. Morrill,. OF Vermont, pre-.
sented graceful compliment TO the
vice president who had temporarily
left the chair in the form Of q resolu.
lion. thanking him for the ability.
dignity and Immortality with which he
had administered the duties of presid.
inc officer There was loud and mani.
nous adoption of the resolution. A
feature of the last moments of the
session was the tumultuous laugh.
ter which cree,el the announce.
ment ~ Mr. Voorhecs NJ the com.
mlttee to wait on the president. that
tbe latter tenderel Me CONGRATULATIONS
IN conaress IN tha closa NJ thoir lahors
Vice pres;dent s,evenson closed the
sess;on with fav well.chosen words
After n continuous session of forty.
eight hours in,erruoted bv an M.
caslonal recsss tho aoos above the
capitol were lowered Yesterday at noon
md the Fiftv.third conpress had nossed
into history In tbe house the end
was MT marked or morred Inv anv
unnleasant incidont An Tho ammo.
nriation h;lls were ont Of the
vav when tbe house convened Mt 4
o'clock in the morning. Then the
time was dwindled away until II
o-clock tbe onlv feature heino a
r.thar hrisL hut briaf deh,ta an the
results to flow from the proiected
monetary conference The usuai com.
mitlcc was SAINT IN the nresi1ent to in.
fo,m lin th.t corrre.e vac raaav
IN adiourn and the other formal.
;tias ot ma ana ~ n eongress were
cone THROUGH with Tho concluding
Minutes we're in ths nature Of a
love feost The best feeling prevailed
Tho resolution Of thanl,s /, The sneaker
which usnallv came from member of
the majority was offered Yesterday by
Mr. cannon in yery graceful speech.
benr nr testimony to the him appre.
citation in which the presiding