The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-05
LAST HOURS OF THE SENATE.



ing for the Final scenes.
WASHINGTON, March AT noon to-day
the United States Senate closed it's final
session OF the Fifty-thrd Congress amid
crowded galleries, congratulatory resolutions.
a I..rting, word from President Cleveland and
a brief valedictory from the Vice President.
The wonted dignity of the Senate was pre-
served to the end, except for the rush OF
business incident to the last hours of a ses-
sion. The Senators were at work by 8
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 thiE UP to IL o'clock for the transaction
OF anything beyond formal BUSINESS. BY
that time there were few vacant seats
Oh the floor of the Senate, and the galleries
were literally packed, the crowds filing
the Senate, pushing into the aisles and over
flowing in long lines down the corridors
gnd stairways. Many members of the diplo-
matte corps occupied the galleries reserved
for them. By 10 O'clock the last formalitiss
The two remaining appropriation bills
n navy and defciency-were concluded.
ard the measures started to the executive
mansion. There was no disposition to take
up new business and two efforts to consider
questions affecting the Bering sea were
cut v,h by objections. A feature Of the
last moflents OF the sessions was the tumul-
tuons laughter which greeted the announce
ment of Mr.. Voorhees,, Of the COMMITTEES
to wait on the President, taat the latter
tendered his congratulations to Congress on
the close of their labors Vice President
Stevenson closed the session with a few
well-chosen words and. as he stated. the
work of the Fifty-third Congress passed into
history.
After the regular. Associated Press re-
al
body passed a number of bills that were un-
objected to. These included the following:
and for the relief of j. NJ Biilings: y. to s. ssn-
thorize the construction of bridges across
the Emery and the Cinch rivers, Tennes-
authorizing the Dyersburg & Mississippi
Railway Improvement Company to bridge
John W. Kennedy; for the relief of Basil
Morland. and granting a pension Of $50 Z
month TO Mrs. Mary 10. Wise, widow OF
Lieutenant Colonel r. o. Wise.
COPYRIGHT Bill AMENDED.
On motion OF Mr.. Plat House bill was
passed amending the copyright law by lin
iting the severity Of the penalty imposed on
newspapers for unintentionally violating
the law in reproducing copyrighted photo
graphs, etc. y
Mr.. Pettigrew, or South Dakota, offered
a resolution directing the Secretary of the
Interior to furnish the Senate information
agents employed in 1892 and 1894 The rcso-
luton was agreed to.
Mr.. Dubois offered a resolution amending
the rules so as to provide for the distribu-
ton of the appropriation bills among the
several committees. instead OF oonfning
them as now to the committee on appro-
priations except the river and harbor bil
which at present goes to the commerce
conmittee). He asked its present consid-
Grafton. but Mr.. Aldrich objected, and Mr.
Dubois, gave notice that he would call up
the resolution on the the first Monday OF
the next Congress.
a resolution relative to the medals OF
honor authorized by the acts of July T.
1862. and March 3, 1863. was also passed
The Senate then. at 5:05 a. M. took re-
cess until o'clock. with understanding
that no business was TO be transacted asf-
Ill IL o'clock except In connection With con-
ference reports.
Only three Senator's. Mandcrson. retu-
grew and Mitchell of WISCONSIN, were at
their desks when the Vice President raped
for order al a. m. after a recess Of lees
than five hosvs. Observing the siitnness OF
the attendanse. Mr. Manderson commented
oq the fact that the ether side sesuasd =