Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-05
NO M0URNERS.
But Few Regret the End of the
SD Congress.
Slim Attendance of Members at Clos.
ing Session, Monday.
Appropriation Bills Disposed OF and the Usual
Routine Observed.

Washington, March 4.-An things
| human have an end, and though 1t may
be hard ON humanity to class it with a
Democratic Congress, SO do all things con
gressional.
In pursuance with constitutional limita-
ton, the SD Congress, at noon, today,
died the death, and is numbered with the
past. Democracy has had entire control
of the Congressional and Executive reins
for the first time since before the war,
and there is no airminded person in the
capitol, today, who doesn't frankly admit
that Democracy has proven a most disas-
trous driver.
And these same fair minded people also
believe and assert that the American PEG
pie will never again allow Democracy on
the box seat
In the early morning hours both
branches of Congress concluded their long
and weary sessions aud adjourned for u
brief respite, the Senate till A. NJ, and
the House till s A. NJ.
When the hours of recess came to q close,
the Senate chamber presented a very for
lorn and deserted appearance There We're
only half n dozen senators present. two on
the Democratic side and four on the Re
publican, and there was apparently no
business to be attended to.
Another recess for quarter of an hour
was ordered, and matters drifted along in
that way till 9. 80, when Mr.. Towle, chief
clerk of the House, appeared and an
nounced that the Speaker had signed the
naval bill, the last but one of the ap.
preparation bills, and he delivered it to
the Senate for the signature of the Vice
President.
In another moment the Vice President
announced that he had signed it, and it
was Immediately returned to the House
and was, by the House enrolling clerk,
carried to the White House for the sigma
ture of the President.
A resolution was offered by Blackburn
Dem. of Kentucky, instructing the com
mittee on rules to inquire during the re-
cess, into the proprety of reporting rules
to secure more satisfactory disposition
of business; objected to.
Resolutions of thanks to the Vice Presi-
dent and Mr.. Harris, President of the
Senate pro tenn, for the ability, dignity,
courtesy and impartiality with which they
have presided over the deliberations of
the Senate during the present session,
were offered by Senators Morrill, (Rep) of
Vermont, and Henderson (Rep.) of
Nebraska, and were unanimously adopted
Mr.. Harris duly acknowledged the compli-
ment.
White (Dem.) of California, offered
resolution instructiug the committee on
commerce to visit the Pacific coast during
the recess to examine the sites for deep
sea harbor there, and Call (Dcm.) of
Florida, tried to get up his Honduras
lottery resolution. German (Dem.) of
Maryland, demonstrated against both.
He said that after conference between
the senators of both parties it was deemed
best that no committee work involving an
expense be undertaken during the recess
Members of the committee on commerce
who might be able to visit the Pacific
slope in the execution Of an order of the
Senate, last session, proposed to do so at
their own expense.
Call appealed to the Senate to take up
the Honduras Lottery resolution and de
clared the religious and moral people of
the country would furnish the expense of
the investigation which "the senator from
Maryland desired to suppress. daughter
at Calls vehement attack on Germany.
at is known" Call continued, bccom-
ing more excited, "that the great and
powerful organization is striking at the
very vitals of Republican government
a foreign corporation-and the moral and
religious people Of the country are indig
nant at it. - He demanded the yeas and
nays on the motion to proceed to the CON
sideration of the resolution, and the mo
ton was carried, IS to IS.
The lottery resolution being before the
Senate, argument was made against 1t by
Black burn, who said that the steering
committees on both sides had agreed to
oppose the sitting of the committees dur
ing the recess.
Aldrich confirmed the statements of
German and Blackburn, and said the pro
posed lottery committee was well known
to be simply political committee, in
tended to affect politics in Florida, and
having no moral purpose whatever. He
moved to amend the resolution by strik-
ing out the provision for select commit
tee and leaving the matter to the judici
airy committee.
Call broke out flercely and in loud,
declamatory tones said: 81 pronounce the
statement Of the senator from Rhode
Island without foundation. 1t has no
warrant except the senator's desire to
promote lotteries in the United States |
Shouts of laughter. He speaks without
a word of truth or justification. There |
is no knowledge by any one that this is |
to be a mere political committee"
Wolcott declared the purpose of the |
steering committees" on both sides was