The San Francisco call., 1896-06-12

Speaker Reed for the ability, faithfulness
and strict impartiaIity" with which he had
discharged the duties of his diff
cult position. and at tho sug-
gestion of Dockery and other
Democrats there was a rising vote that
the expression of heartiness back OF the
resolution might thereby be emphasized.
In his closing remarks Speaker Reed Of
fered his grateful recognition for the
honor, saying: "The thanks of the House
of Representatives is always high honor
but especially so at the end OF session
where the Speaker has been forced to say,
NO more times than perhaps In the his
tory of any other Congress"
In the course of the session number OF
private pension and relief bills were
passed and Representatives Pitney (R.) of
New Jersey, Blue (R.) of Kansas and
Dockery Cd of Missouri were appointed
members on the part of the House of COM
mission to sit during the summer and in
vestigate the charities of the District OF
Columbia.
When Speaker Reeds gavel fell at IL
A. NJ. less than forty members were in their
seats and not hundred spectators all told
in the galleries.
Speaker Reed announced the signing by
him of the District of Columbia appropri-
alton bill.
Dingley (R.) of Maine introduced the
usual resolution authorizing the appoint
ment of a committee of three to join
similar committee on the part of the Sen
ate to notify the President that Congress
was ready to adjourn. 1t was agreed to
and Dingley, Cannon (R.l of Illinois and
Sayers CD of Texas we're named by the
Speaker.
Turner (D.) of Georgia offered the fol-
lowing resolution: "That the thanks of
this House are due to the Hon. Thomas B.
Reed, Speaker, for ability faithfuIness and
strict impartiality with which he has per-
formed the duties of his Office"
The resolution was adopted by unan-
imous vote.
At 1910 o'clock the House took recess
until o'clock.
AT the reassem bling a message was re-
ceIved from the President announcing his
approval of sundry bills, including the ap-
preparation bills sent him this morning.
a message was received from the Senate
informing the House that the resolution
providing for the appointment of COM
mIttee to visit the President had been
passed. Sherman appeared on the floor to
notify the House members that he and
Smith were ready to start.
While the committee were absent sew
eral private bills were passed. Owens asked
the passage of one granting pension of
$25 month to Kentucky veteran of the
Mexican war. The House Committee on
Pensions recommended that the amount
be reduced to SIS, and the House voting to
make that change, Owens withdrew the
bill.
The next bill was one championed by
Hainer (R.) of Nebraska, granting pen
sion of $72 a month to a Union veteran,
which was passed.
Owens-That shows the difference be-
tween Nebraska and Kentucky. The House
thought $25 month too much to give a
veteran of my State, while it votes $72 to
one no more deserving in Nebraska.
The House refused the request of Rich
ardson CD of Tennessee to consider g.
Senate resolution providing for a reprint
of 10000 copies of the proceedings of the
Berlin silver commission. 1t transpired
that this was a commission appointed by
the German Emperor, the United States
Navy being represented.
An incident then occurred which blocked
the transaction of business. Marsh (R.)
of Illinois asked consideration of a bill ''to
grant an honorable discharge to Chris
topher G. Cummins, and Bailey CD of
Texas, who had made two or three pre-
viously unsuccessful attempts to get the
focr, again essayed it. His purpose was
n y aEG GoI
wanted, it was understood, to say a few
words about Dingley's remarks on the
political and financial situation last year,
and did not desire to ask recognition in
/ his own right.
| Marsh refused to yield to Bailey and he
moved the previous question on this bill.
| The vote on division was so to 6. No
quorum vot ed and this necessitated a COM
| bined vote and call of the House under
| the Tucker rule While it was in progress
an arrangement was effected by which the
! bill was open for debate.
Mcguire took ten minutes in which to
argue against the assertion made by Ding
! ley yesterday that the Nation had been
prosperous under the protective tariff sys-
| tenn, and Bailey ten more in which to
! charge the Republicans with holding in
| allegiance a question-that of restricting
! the power of the President to sell bonds
Wnlcn three months ago Jney expressed
themselves as ready and willing to discuss
and determine He drifted into the cur
rency question and won some applause by
asserting that no considerable number OF
American citizens had nothing but disgust
| for a party that had not the courage to un-
eGuivocally declare itself.
Marsh expressed the opinion that after
the magnificent efforts OF the two gentle
men in behalf of the old soldiers [laughterl
| the House must be ready for vote. 1t
was and the bill was passed.
| Dingley, accompanied by Cannon and
| Sayers, appeared and stated that he and
| his associates had discharged the duty de-
| volved upon them. 1.-THE President told
u.s." he said, that he had no further COM
munication to make and extended his con-
gratulations to Congress upon the early
! completion OF its business" There still
remain d qr"rter of an hour of the ses-
sion and several additional private pen sion
bills were passed by unanimous consent
In the last hour the galleries gradually
| filed up, until at O'clock, when Speaker
Reed delivered the valedictory address,
they were crowded to much more than
| their comfortable capacity.
The last bill passed granted pension of
| $72 month to Captain H. A. f. Worth,
formerly of the Sixth United States In