The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-06-12

gentlemen in behalf of the old soldier
tlaughter) the House must be ready
for a vote. 1t was, and the bill was
passed
Dingley, accompanied by Cannon and
Savers, appeared and stated that he
and his associates had discharged the
duty devolved upon them. THE Presi-
dent told u.s." he said, % that he had no
further communication to make, and
extended his congratulations to Con-
gress upon the early completion of its
business"
There still remained a quarter of an
hour of the session, and several addi-
tional private pension bills were passed
by unanimous consent.
In the last hour the galleries gradu-
Speaker Reed delivered the valedictory
address, they were crowded to much
more than comfortable capacity
The last bill passed granted pension
OF So month to Captain II. A. f.
Worth, formerly of the Sixth United
States Infantry. Two or three mem
bers We're on their feet asking ques-
tionS that threatened to exhaust the
last minutes, but Wheeler Oem) of
Alabama ran to the front, saying: He
was my classmate at West Point, and
| love him.
rs he helpless?" asked Blue.
HE isl
Then, 1 withdraw my objection"
and the bill passed
The Speakers brief remarks were
heard in deep silence. He said:
Gentlemen of the House of Repre-
sentatives: Before pronouncing those
words which close the session, 1 desire
to offer to the House my grateful recog-
milton of its kindness. The thanks of
the House of Representatives is always
an honor, but it is especially so at the
end of a session during which the
Speaker has been forced to say mo-
more times perhaps than in the history
o. another Congress. While thanking
you for your kindness to me, / must
congratulate the House on its conduct
of the public business. Ordinarily a.
majority of two and a half to one, a
majority of 100, means disorganization
faction and discord. In this House $50
new members Of both parties have be-
haved with the Steadiness of veterans
and If our connection with other
branches of the Government with diff
ferent ideas has prevented US from
serving the country as we might have
done, we at least have behaved with
dignity, fairness and credit. With the
kindeSt personal wishes to you all,
again return thanks. By virtue of the
concurrent resolution of both branches
l declare this House adjourned without
day"
At the fall of the gavel there was a.
great outburst of applause on the floors
and in the galleries, and in the midst
of the uproar the first session of the
Fffty-fourth Congress adjourned sine
die.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June lift the first
session of the Fifty-fourth Congress
has been "do-nothing" session. as has
been predicted, the closing day of the
Senate furnished a fitting elimination
1t was day of inactive drifting. a la
borious effort to kill time by doing
nothing until o'clock. when. accord
ing to the concurrent resolution of yes
terday, the two houses were to adj
journ.
Inc galleries We're almost deserted
during the early hours of the session
but knots OF visitors continued to come
IN slowly until the hour of adjourn
meht, SO that when that hour arrived
ana the Vice-President delivered his
Valed1ctory he had a good-sized audi-
ence IN the galleries, a large number of
whom were ladies, even though tbara
were but TWENTY-FIVE Senatorc ,oroco,.
al that interesting moment AS the
Vlce-Pres1dent uttered the last words
and the gavel fell for the last time