Evening journal., 1895-03-04
EXIT CONGRESS.
Final Adjournment Today OF
Both Houses.
RUSH OF BILLS AT THE CLOSE
The House Agrees 10 the Moneiar,
Conference.

After Many Long and Exciting Hours Of
Continuous Session the Fifty-third Con
gress with Final Dramatic spasm
Passes out Of Existence Speaker crlst
and Senators Teller, Jones and Daniel Ap.
pointed Representatives to the Interna.
tional Monetary Conference Hawaiian
Cable Finally Killed-An washington
Took Holiday to See Congress In Session
on snnday-c Closing Hour scenes.
WASHINGTON. March 4-The fifty-third
congress is no more. The end came today
IN the usual spectacular and dramatic
manner and after both houses had been in
continuous session for many hours
The story Of what was accomplished dur
ing the hurry burly of the closing hours
follows:
The unusual attraction Of a Sunday
session Of congress in the pleasant setting
Of mild, springliko weather furnished to
Washington holiday in the modern ac-
ceptation Of the word Within the build.
ing sho jam was so great that it interfered
with business. The doorkcepers in the
galleries were kept fighting to restrain Che
people for whom there was no room The
elevators were loaded to the limit Of their
capacity every trip. Two streams Of peo-
pie elbowed their way from the house to
the senate and from the senate back to the
house, while messengers, pages and mem
bers plowed their way at angles through
the jam.
The comparatively small detaehments
which could be accommodated in the gal
leries of both the houses kept mp babble
of chatter which, combined with the rush
ing back and forth and clamoring OF mem
bers like busy day in the pit Of stock
exchange, almost overwhelmed the rou-
tine proceedings and kept the speakers
gavel hammering incessantly.
The house was the theater Of a populaoe
which preferred lively scene, while in
the senate the spectators We're more order
ly and fewer, though more of the notahles
were to be seen in the reserved galleries,
particularly in the diplomatic seats, where
the sky blue robe Of the Chinese minister
was the center of curious interest.
Crowds In the Galleries.
After nightfall and until the street cars
stopped running ut midnight the crowd
pushed IN and out, hung about the rotunda
looking at the historic paintings when they
could not secure admission to tho CALLER
les, and not few spectators were holding
their seats into the early hours Of Monday
morning.
The house was in continuous session all
day Sunday, with recesscs from 4 H. M
until p. m. and from until z 80 last
evening, clearing the decks of conference
reports and other Legislative wreckage
The galleries which run about the legisla-
tive arena where the final struggles were
taking place were thronged an day, and
at the night session, under the brilliant
glare of the gaslight which streamed
through the stained glass ceiling the scene
was truly a brilliant ono. Many Of the
most distinguished personages in official
and private life We're in the private gal
leries, and the floor was crowded with
members elect, who had come tu seo the
fifty third congress die.
Before midnight the final conference re.
ports on the sundry civil Indian, legisla-
tive and diplomatic appropriation bills
had been adopted leaving only the naval
bill and general defici ncy still in issue
between the two houses. Every minute
while conference reports were not before
the house a hundred members were ap-
pealing and shouting to the speaker their
requests for recognition.
Speaker Crisp in his trying position,
held his temper well, and with equal hand
accorded such Republicans and Democrats
as he could the coveted opportunity to pass
bills which they desired. Some 50 odd
went through.
The House Reconvenes.
After the sharp fight Saturday night
over the senate provision in the sundry
civil bill appropriating $4,000, 600 for the
payment of sugar bounties earned up to
June 30, which resulted in the adoption Of
that amendment by the house shortly aft
er midnight Sunday morning, the session
dragged wearily on through silent watches
of the night until the sundry civil and
Indian appropriation bills had been sent
back to conference
As the gray dawn was breaking the
house took recess until o clock Sunday
afternoon, and the worn out members hur-
ried home to catch few hours Of rest and
nerve themselves for the siege whichsprom.
ises to last until today noon
When the speaker again took the chair
at 2 o'clock, more than half the members
were in their seats The bright sunshine
and balny air Of q spring day and the at
traction Of the excitement Of the closing
hours Of dying congress drew thousands
to the glittering marble pile which over
looks tho city, and the corridors of the
capitol streamed with visitors who crowd
cd by hundreds into the public galleries
The private galleries were also throngcd
NO conference reports We're ready when
the house reconvened, and the speaker gra-
ciously recognized several Of the half hun
dred members clamoring for an opportu-
nifty to secure consideration Of measures
of local or personal interest to them The
following were passed;
Senate bill to increase the pension Of the
widow Of General Joseph H. Potter from
$50 to S50 a joint resolution providing
for the participation of the two houses Of
congress. through their presiding officers.
IN the dedicatory exercises OF the Chicka.
mauga Military park next September;
senate resolution making provision for
digest Of the laws and decisions relating
70 the appointment, salary and compensa-
tion of officers of United States courts,
and senate bill for the relief of Silas p.
Kellor
MIR Allen of Mississippi who is widely
known as the wit of the house, by char.
aeteristic speech which convulsed those
present with laughter. managed to get
through bill granting 28O OOO acres Of