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CLOSED WITH A SHOUT.
FIRST SESSION OF THE SAITH CON-
GReSs is HISTORY NOW.
Democrats Introduce a Resolution o
Thanks to Speaker Rood-ssme Cour-
tesy In tho Sonate-Ths Work
OF Congress Reviewed.

washington, June 11.-whcn Speaker
Reeds gavel fell at II o'clock this morn
ing calling to order the House of Repre-
sentatives for the final meeting of the
first session of the Fifty-Fourth Congress
less than two score members were in
their seats. The reading of the journal of
the proceedings transacted since Saturday
morning last occupied nearly an hour.
Speaker Reed announced the signing by
him of the District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill.
Mr. Dingley, rep. Maine, introduced
the usual resolution authorizing the APP
pointment of committee of three to join
"a similar committee on the part of the
Senate to notify the president that Con-
gress is ready to adjourn 1t was agreed
to and Messrs. Dingley, rep. Maine, Can
non. rep Illinois, and Sayers, dem, Texas
were named by the speaker.
Mr.. Turner, dem, Georgia. offered the
following resolution: THAT the thanks of
the House are due Hon. Thomas b. Reed
for the ability faithfulness and strict
impartiality with which has has perform
ed the duties of his office. The reading Of
the resolution was received with applause
A rising vote" was suggested by Mr..
Dockery, dem. Mo. and several other mem
bers. Tho motion was pus<nd agreed to
by n unanimous vote. BY this time the
attendance had increased to over a hun
dred and every one was on his feet AT
12:40 the House took recess until 2
o'clock.
In the afternoon an incident occurred
which blocked the transaction of bust
ness Mr.. Marsh rep, Illinois, asked con-
sideration of n bill, and Mr.. Bailey, dem,
Texas who had made two or three unsuc-
cessful attempts to get the floor again es-
sayed 1t. His purpose was to yield to Mr..
Mcguire, DEM. California, who wanted to
say few words about Mr.. Dingey's re-
marks on the political and financial situa-
ton. After a long controversy Mr.. Ma
gure was allowed ten minutes in which to
argue against the assertion made by Mr..
Dingley yesterday that tho nation had
been prosperous under the protective tar
if system; and Mr. Bailey ten more in
which to charge the republicans with hold
ing in allegiance a question of restricting
the power of the president to sell bonds,
which three months ago they expressed
themselves ready and willing to discuss
and determine. He drifted on to the cur
rency question and won some applause by
asserting that no considerable number of
American citizens had anything but dis
gust for a party that had not the courage
to unequivocally declare itself.
Mr. Dingley accompanied by Messrs.
Cannon and Sayers, appeared, and stated
that he and his associates had discharged
the duty devoved upon them. THE presi-
dent told us, he said, that he had no fur
Their communication to make and extended
his congratulations to Congress upon the
early completion of It's business"
Speaker Reed announced the appoint
ment of Messrs. Pitney, rep. New Jersey
Blue rep, Kansas. and Dockcry, dem,
Missouri as members on the part of the
House of the committee to investigate the
charities of the District of Columbia as
provided in the district appropriation bill
There still remained a quarter of an hour
of the session and several additional pri-
vate pension bills were passed by unani-
nous consent. In the last hour the gall
leries gradually filled up until at 4 O'clock
when Speaker Reed delivered the valedic-
tory address. they were crowded. The
Speakers brief remarks were heard in
deep silence. He said:
Gentlemen of the House of Representa-
tives: Before pronouncng those words
which close the session desire to offer to
the House my grateful recognition of its
kindness. The thanks of the House of
Representatives is always a high honor,
but it is especially so at the end of a Sos
sion where the speaker has been forced to
say NO more times, perhaps. than In the
history of any other Congress. While
thanking you for your kindness to me, I
must congratulate the House on its con-
duct of the public business. Ordinarily a
majority of two and half to one, major
ity of $50, means Decentralization. faction
and dscord. In this House $50 new MEM
bers of both parties have behaved with the
StcHulneSS Oh veterans, ana IL our COnnec-
ton with other branches of the govern
ment with different 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
kndest personal wishes to you all, again
return thanks. BY virtue of the concur
rent resolution of both branches, l declare
this House adjourned without day.
At the fall of the Favel 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 fifty
fourth Congress closed.
THE LAST ACT IN TIE SENATE.
Washington June lin the Senate at
3:25 Mr., Harris, dem, Tennessee. offered
the following resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the Senate
are hereby rendered to Hon. William F.
Frye. president pro tempore of the Senate,
for the courteous, dignfied and able man
ner in which he has presided over its de-
alterations during the present session"
A silimar resolution was offered on the
part of the republicans by Mr.. Allison,
rendering the thanks Of the Senate to the
vice-president for the dignified, impartial
and courteous manner in which he had
presided over its deliberations.
Promptly at o'clock the Vice-president
arose and declared the first session of the
Fifty-Fourth Congress adjourned without
day.