Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-03-07
ITS WORK ENDED.
The Fifty Third Congress Passes
Into History.
No Excitement At the Final session-The
Gavel Falls In Both branches Prompt
~ at the stroke of IL
on Monday.

WASHINGTON, March -. The Fifty
third congress came to close Monday
promptly on the stroke of IL. Con-
trary to the usual custom, it was
not necessary TO turn back the hands
of the clocks in the two houses in order
to gain time for the transaction of
final business.
The acceptance by the house in the
morning of the senate amendments to
the naval appropriation bill completed
the financial legislation of this con-
Rress, and the remaining hours were
only partially filed with the passage
of minor private bills
One OF the last acts of this congress
was the passage by both houses dur
ing the last twenty-four hours of
a bill to amend the copyright
law The bill was quickly signed
by the president. The object
of the amendment is the protec-
ton of newspapers from liability for
suits for enormous damages for the
violation of the copyright of photo
graph or picture.
Fifty-six acts of congress hatreached
the president failed to receive his sig
nature before adjournment and are
therefore of no effect.
The committee appointed to wait on
the president, with Mr.. Catchings as
spokesman, then appeared and in
formed the speaker that the president
had no further communication to make
to congress.
Thanks for Speaker Crisp.
Cannon tasar III / then 2lEas,ta,I
recognition and in graceful speech
offered resolution Of thanks to the
speaker. Such resolution usually
comes from one of the leaders of the
minority.
Mr.. Wilson dem, w. Va spoke in
reply for the democratic majority and
for Mr. Crisp.
The clock hands had come together
marking the noon hour, and without
further ado the speaker brought his
gavel down on the desk and declared
the house adjourned sine die.
Closing Session of Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-At 9:10 when
the senate proceedings were resumed
the vice president announced his sigma
ture to the naval appropriation bill
1t was the last formality before the
taking of that last important ueasule
to the president
At 9;45 the vice president announced
his signature to the deficiency bill. |
This was the first of the appropriation
bills, and thus all of the great meas |
ures for carrying on the government |
were either at the executive mansion or
on their way there.
The vice president named Senator
Voorhees, and Senator sherman as the !
senate members OF the joint committee
to notify the president that the senate
was ready to adjourn
senator Morrill, (Vtl here presented /
a graceful compliment to the vice presi |
dent, who had temporarily left the
chair, in the form of "A resolution thank |
ing him for the ability dignity and |
impartiality with which he had admin
istered the duties of the presiding Off |
Ger There was loud and unanimous |
adoption of the resolution.
MIR. Ransom, the new minister to |
Mexico, presented his resignation from
the printing committee, which is to sit
during the recess
Vice Presidents Closing speech.
Then at noon the vice president
made his parting speech in which he
said that the magnitude of the
questions determined by the senate
and the ability with which those
questions had been discussed had
been surpassed in only few pre-
ceding congresses, and that this
hour marked the close of long and
honorable terms of senators who would
be borne in grateful remembrance
by their associates who remained. lie
expressed has thanks To the officers of
the senate for the fidelity with which
they had discharged their inn
portant duties and to Sena-
tors for their assistance aud cour-
tesv 10 the presiding officer. and said
that the great debates and important
legislation of the Fifty-third congress
now passed into the domain of history
He then let the gavel fall and declared