Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-05
STATESMEN LAUGH.
Incident in the Senate at the
Close Of Congress.
loud SMILE ALL OVER THE HALL

Cpon Receipt of the Presidents Consratu.
lations ON the End OF the senate Labors
-Shrewd Move in the House That DE.
prives Eighteen Members of Next Con.
gress Of Appointments to the Naval
Academy-Some Bills Not Signed.
WASHINGTON. March 5-In spite of the
fact that the senate had been ''oyling'' it
for couple Of nights and staying up to
the wee sma' hours" that dignified body
retained its dignity to the end, but not its
gravity. There Were crowded galleries
and every senatorial seat filled at the
close OF the session. Voorhees, was chair
man Of the committee appointed to wait
on the president. and when he reported
there was tumultuous Laughter all over
the house greeting the announcement
that the president rendered his congratu-
IatIons to congress on the close of their
labors- Vice President Stevenson closed
the session with a few well chosen words,
and for the first time in many years
Captain Bassett did not turn back the
clock
speaker
In the house the end was not marked
or marred by any unpleasant incident.
All the appropriation bills Were out of the
way when the house convened at a. m.
and the time was dawdled away until II
clock, the only feature being rather
brisk but brief debate on the results to
flow from the projected monetary confer
he. cirtli ~
the nature of a love feast. The best feel
ing prevailed. The resolution of thanks
to tho speaker, which usually comes from
member of the minority, was offered by
Cannon Of Illinois in very graceful
speech. 1t was a sort of "heaping Goals of
fire." returning good for evil," for the
Democrats refused to do the courteous at
the close Of the session over which Reed
presided.
Crisp Receives an Ovation.
When Crisp ascendcd the rostrum to
return his thanks and deliver his parting
words the demonstration was terrific.
AT the conclusion of his speech just be-
fore declaring the house adjourned with
out delay, lie q pointed Culberson of
Texas, Hit of Illinois, and himself as
members Of the monetary commission.
His own appointment was by resolution.
AS tho Fifty-third congress came to end
the doxology was sung by the CORE
spondentS in the press gallery. The ap-
pointment by the senate of Teller, Jones
of Arkansas, and Daniel makes the none
tary commission complete as far as con-
grcss can do so. The president now has
three to appoint.
Played 1t Sharp on Next Congress.
By the shrewd move Of including lit
tie amendment in the sundry civil appro-
priation bill at n late moment eighteen
members who will come to the next con-
gress will find that they have no appoint
ments of cadets to the naval academy at
their disposal As soon as it was known
that the appropriation bill had been
signed including, as it did, the provision
that members of the Fifty-third congress
whose districts were not represented at
the academy might fill tho vacancies,
there was rush of papers to the navy de-
partment. Time was an object, for it was
necessary for the outgoing members to
make their nominations before the hour
Of noon when they ceased to hold office.
Secretary Herbert received the nomina-
tions presented before Il o'clock, num-
bering eighteen, and the appointments
will be made out as soon as they can be
prepared foc signature.
Young Men Who Arc in Luck.
Among the appointments are the fol-
lowing: BY Goldizicr, o. O Addison,
North Chicugo; b. Bynum. Oscar
Schmidt. Indianapolis; by Martin, p X.
Coylc, Peru. Ind; by Fithian, James F.
Matthew, Olney, Ills; by Williams,
Thomas II. Daley, Ridgeway. Ills; by
A. ii. Taylor. +. Louis Fiold. Evansville,
Ind; by Foreman, Charles W. Foreman,
Nashville, His, by Ikirt, I. ]. Morris,
Wellsville, o.; by Hunter, q. : Bird,
Paris, Ills, cadet-at-largc for Illinois.
Congress mt Chickamauga Battlefield.
Upon the invitation of Secretary La.
mont, and in accordance with the terms
of concurrent resolution accepting the
same, the following named will represent
congress in the dedication of the Chick
amaaga national park, Sept. - and p
next: Vice president, speaker Of the
house, and Senators Palmer, Pasco,
Mills, Proctor, Squire, PETER, Bate, Black.
burn, Gallery, Mandorson, Mitchell of
Wisconsin. Morgan of Alabama, Berry,
Cockrell, Davis, Daniel, Gordon, Hawley,
Quay and Sherman.
Members of the house joint committee
Kilyore, Morgan, Wheeler. Cox. Maddox,
Grosvenor, Keifer, Strong and Avery.
Members who served in other armies OF
the enavy-Alexander, Bingham, BouteIle.
Culbcrson. Draper, English, Harrison
Hatch, Henderson of Illinois. Henderson
Of Iowa, HccSer, Lapham, Mallory, Mar.
shall, Reed, Savers, Sicklcs. Talbot. Tars
ney Van Noorhis Of Ohio, Wilson o,
West Virginia