The weekly intelligencer., 1895-03-09
GOOD-BY.
The Fifty-third Congress Closes
Its Labors and Adjourns.
Scenes Attending the Last Hours The Ssa-
ate Passes Compliments aud the House
Winds Up with rho -DOxoioEy
from he Press GAiIsry.
Closed Its Work.


WASHINGTON, March 5.-At noon yes-
its 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 Q o'clock,
after having remained in the cha mber
until 4 a. IN. They clearly showed the
fatigue of the long session lasting
from Saturday noon. and their ranks
were too thin up to II o'clock for the
transaction Of anything beyond for.
NAL business. BY that time there
were few vacant seats on the noor
Of the senate. and the galleries were
literally packed, the crowds filing the
senate, pushing into the aisles and
overfiowing In long lines down the
corridors and stairways. Many men,
bers Of the diplomatic corps occupied
the gallery reserved for them. by 10
o'clock the last formalities on the two
remaining appropriation Liils-naval
and deAcieucy-were concluded. and
the measures started to the. executive
mansion. There was no disposition
to take up new business, and two ef-
forts to consider questions affecting
the Behring sea were cut OF by OBJ
jections. Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, pre-
sented . graceful compliment to the
vice president, who had temporarily
left the chair. In the form Of q resoln.
tion, thanking him for the ability.
dignity and impartislity with which he
had administered the duties of prssid.
ing officer. There was loud and uuani-
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 cougratulations
to congress on the close of their labors.
Vice President Stevenson closed the
session with few well-chosen words.
After . continuous session of forty.
eight hours, interrupted by sn oc-
casional recess. the hags above the
capitol were lowered Yesterday at noon.
and the Fifty-third congress had passed
into history. In the house the end
was not marked or marred by any
unpleasant incident All the appro.
priation bills were out of the
way when the house convened 1T 8
o'clock in the morning. Then the
time was dwindlea away until IL
o'clock. the only feature being =
rather brisk but brief debate on the
results to flow from the projected
monetary conference. The usual COM
mittee WAS sent to the president to in
form him that congress was ready
to adjourn, and the other formal
tiles at the end Of q congress were
gone through with. The concluding
minutes were in the nature of .
love feast. The best feeling prevailed.
The resolution of thanl,s to the speaker
which usually came from . member Of
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 repab-
lican minority. Mr.. Wilson, of
West Virginia; responded in be-
half OF the majority and Mr..
Simpson. Of Kansas, representing the
populists, joined in the expression Of
thanks for the courtesies and kindness
extended ty the speaker. All the
kindly sentiments were appiauded,
and when MIR. Crisp himself ascended
the rostrum to return his thanks and
deliver his parting words the demon
| stration was terrific. At the con clu-
| sion OF his speech. just before declaring
the house adjourned without day. he
appointed Mr.. Culberson, Of Texas,
Mr.. Hit, Of Illinois. and himself ~
members OF the monetary commission.
His own appointment was by resolu-
ton. As the Fifty-third congress came
to an end the DoxOlogy was sung by
the correspondents in the press gallery.
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