Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-03-07
CONGRESS CLOSES.
The Fifty-third Concludes Ite
Labor and Adjourns.
THE MONETARY COMMISSION NAMED
The Usual Congratulatory Resolutions
Adopted In Both HOuses-The Dox-
OlOgy Sung by Press Corre-
spOndents In the House.

WASHINGTON, March Sat noon yes
ferday the United States senate closed
Ats final session of the Fifty-third con
gress amid crowded galleries, con
gratulatory resolutions, a parting
word from President Cleveland and
brief valedictory from the vice presi
dent. The wonted dignity of the
senate was preserved to the end, except
for the rush of business incident to the
last hour of the session. The
senators were at work by o'clock,
after having remained in the chamber
until a. m. They clearly showed the
fatigue of the long session lasting
from Saturday noon, and their ranks
were too thin up to IL o'clock for the
transaction of anything beyond for
NAL business. By that time there
were few vacant seats on the fiooI
of the senate, and the galleries were
literally packed, the crowds filing the
senate, pushing into the aisles and
overlooking in long lines down the
corridors and stairways. Many mem
bers of the diplomatic corps occupied
the gallery reserved for them. By 10
o'clock the last formalities on the two
remaining appropriation bills-naval
and dehciency-were concluded, anC
the measures started to the executive
mansion. There was no disposition
to take up new business, and two eff
forts to consider questions affecting
the Behring sea were cut off by OBJ
jections. Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, pre-
sented a graceful compliment to the
vice president, who had temporarily
left the chair, in the form of a resolu
ton, thanking him for the ability.
dignity and impartiality with which he
had administered the duties of presid
ing officer. There was loud and unani.
nous adoption of the resolution. A
feature of the last moments of the
session was the tumultuous laugh.
ter which greeted the announce
ment of Mr.. Voorhees,, of the com
mittee to wait on the president, that
the latter rendered his congratulations
to congress on the close Of their labors.
Vice President Stevenson closed the
session with few well-chosen words.
After a continuous session of forty
eight hours, interrupted by an oc.
casional recess, the flags above the
capitol were lowered Yesterday at noon
and the Fifty-third congress had passed
into history. In the house the enc
was not marked or married by any
unpleasant incident. All the appro.
priation bills were out of the
way when the house convened at
o'clock in the morning. Then the
time was dwindled away until II
o'clock, the only feature being g
rather brisk but brief debate on the
results to flow from the projected
monetary conference. The usual com
Inittee was sent to the president to in
form him that congress was ready
to adjourn, and the other formal
tiles at the end of a congre SIS were
gone through with. The concluding
minutes were in the nature of {
love feast. The best feeling prevailed
The resolution of thanks to the speaker
which usually came fromoa member O.
the majority was offered yesterday by
Mr. Cannon in very graceful speech,
bearing testimony to the high appre
citation in which the presiding
officer was held by the repub
1ican minority. Mr.. Wilson, o
West Virginia, responded in be
half of the majority and Mr.
Simpson, of Kansas, representing tn,
populists,