The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-12
It Adjourned esterday After
noon at 4 O'clock.
THE FINAL SESSION TAME
The Proceedings ofBoth Houses
Devoid of Interest.
WITHOUT DRAMATIC INCIDENT
The Distinction of Securing the Pas
sage of the Last Bi Is Belongs
to Gen. Wheeler and Sena-
tor Sherman.

| Tor sherman.
Washington, June 1.-THE final ses-
sion of the House to-day was devoid
of public interest. The appropria-
| ton bills had been passed and the mcm-
| bers simply waited for the end to come.
\ number of the members were made
happy by the passage of small local
bills, of interest to their districts. To
Gen. Wheeler, of Alabama. belonged
| the distinction of securing the passage
of the last bill. Beyond little mis-
| understanding between Mr.. Bailey, of
| Texas, and Mr.. Marsh, of Illinois, the
utmost good feeling prevailed. There
was an attempt by Mr.. Bailey and Mr..
Mcguire, of California, to precipitate
a political discussion in the last half
| hour of the session, but the Kepubli-
cans declined the guage of combat
thrown down to them.
Early in the day, on motion of Mr..
Dingley, a resolution was adopted for
the appointment of a committee of
three members to join similar COM
mittee from the Senate towait upon the
President and inform him that Con-
gress was ready to adjourn and ascer-
tain if he had any further communi-
cation to make. The speaker appoint
ed Mr. Dinley, (Rep., Me.), Mr.. Cam
non, (Rep., H. J, and Mr.. Sayers, Dem,
Texas.)
Mr.. Turner, (Dem., Ga.), on behalf
of the minority, offered the following
resolution: Resolved. That the
thanks of this House are due and are
Ia,zJ0rr %anlavaI IN Hon Thomas II
Reed, Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes, for the ability, efficiency
and strict impartiality with which he
has discharged the arduous and res
ponsible duties of his office during the
present session of Congress"
The presentation of the resolution
was greeted with a round of applause
and was enthusiastically adopted by
standing vote.
While Mr.. Jenkins, (Rep., Wis.,, was
irving to secure action on the Senate
bill for the relief of the administra-
tors of Henry Van Week, which in
volved an expenditure of $4,000, Mr..
Wheeler, of Alabama, got the floor and
made it a text for a statement as to
the marvellous growth of the goyen-
ment expenditures during recent
wears. He declared that the cost OF
government in the United States, Fed
eral. State and municipal, was the
largest on earth, reaching S1,1OO00O,-
900 per annum.
Mr.. Owens, (Dem., ky), raised a
laugh at Mr.. Wheeler's expense by call
ING his attention to the fact that II the
Van Week bill went through it would
only increase the grand total OF our
expenditures to $1,1O0,0O4,5Oo. Inc
bill was passed but in order to prevent
further clamor for recognition the
House took a recess until O'Clock.
At 2 p. m, the House re-convened'
Mr.. Pruden, the Presidents executive
clerk. announced the presidential APP
proval of the two appropriation ollls
last passed.
About 2:30 D. IN, the listless progress
About 2:30 p. m, the Iltiess progress
of affairs in the House was enllFelled
by an attempt of Mr. Bailey (Dem''
Texas to secure recognition, his pur-
nose being to submit remarks on the
POLITICAL situation and to allow his
colleague. Mr. Mcguire Dem, Cali
formal to make response TO MI.
Dingley's speech of yesterday.
Mr.. Dalzell (Rep., Pennsylvania,
who was acting as the floor leader OF
the majority, scented the battle and
Mr.. March (Rep., Illinois,, who was
irving to pass a pension bill, was
coached so as to adroitly cut Mr.. Bailey
ont. The Texan was irritated and he
and Mr.. March exchanged personalities
with great freedom and considerable
force, much to the amusement OF the
galleries. which, in the meantime, had
become crowded with spectators.
Mr.. Bailey retaliated by making the
noint of no quorum on Mr.. March $
bin and a call of the roll was ordered
under the rule.
At 3:20 D. m Mr.. Bailey withdrew
the point of no quorum, an agree
ment having been reached by which
Mr.. Bailey should be allowed twenty
| minutes. The committee appointed
| to wait on the President appeared and
Mr.. Dingley announced that the com
mittee had performed its mission, that
| the President had informed the com
mittee that he had no further COM
| munication to make and congratulated
| Congress on the early completion of
| it's labors.
Mr.. Bailey then yielded to Mr.. Ma
guire and the latter made a brief re-
ply to Mr.. Dingley's remarks of yes
| terday. He criticised particularly the
| latter's statements about the prosper
| ity of the country during the life of the
| high protective tariff, quoting from the
| report of Labor Commissioner Wright
| in substantiation of his argument. He
spoke of the depression in the coaling
industry of Pennsylvania ian industry
highly protected) in 1891.
Mr.. Hurley (Rep., Pennsylvania)
interrupted to ask him what the duty
on coal was.
Seventy cents per ton," replied Mr..