The record-union., 1897-03-05

galleries was so great that the Speaker
was with difficulty able to maintain
order. There were many expressions
of regret at parting.
AT 11:30 the committee appointed to
wait on the President appeared, and
created howl Of laughter by reporting
their mission because the President
had left the White House for the Cap
itol before they arrived at the Exeeu-
tive Mansion
With hardly dissenting voice. the
House stood by the Appropriations
Committee on the deficiency bill Thus
the last hope of this bill was gone The
turbulence ceased, and the expiring
moments of the House were calm and
serene.
Mcmillan of Tennessee on behalf of
the minority, with few appropriate
remarks, offered a resolution of thanks
to the Speaker for his impartiality as
presiding officer. which was unani-
mously adopted by rising vote
AS Speaker Reed entered the rostrum,
the members rose and cheered valiant
ly. He acknowledged the warm re-
ception and then delivered his parting
address, as follows:
Gentlemen of the House of Repre-
sentatives: Two years ago you We're
summoned to your share of the legisla-
tive work which could not otherwise be
than disagreeable, disappointing and
unsatisfactory. for it involved a dis
NAL struggle to adapt a narrowing in
come to the growing wants of a great
nation, growing still greater. You
We're, most of you, untried in your new
vocation. How others have performed
their share of the task it is not for US
to say. But ii is proper for me to say
that your share of the divided duty has
been performed with so much readi-
ness and good sense that even among
the asperities of a heated campaign
there was no room for any attack upon
the House of Representatives.
L am sincerely grateful for the kind
expression of your confidence and es-
TEEN, but l am still more grateful for
the daily kindness and good will on the
part of every member of both sides Of
the House
ITO all of you, then, gentlemen of all
parties, l offer the sincere expression
of the highest personal regard"
With whack of the gavel at 11:56
he then declared the House adjourned
without day, and the members hurried
over to the Senate to participate in the
ceremonies there
The Senate at $3.50 went into secret
Legislative session, but remained but a
few minutes, when the Senators dis
persed with the understanding that the
presiding officer was authorized to sign
bills until the recess began at 6 a. m,
so there might be no delay in getting
them to the White House Allison CT
fered resolution, which was agreed
to, continuing in existence the present
committees until their successors are
selected
The following appropriation bills
tailed to become laws, as they We're
not signed by President Cleveland up
to II o'clock to-day when the term
expired: Indian, agricultural and sun
dry civil The general deficiency ap-
preparation bill failed in conference
Formal proceedings in the Senate
continued through the morning. Furth-
er disagreement on the deficiency bill
was reported and it was ordered back
to the committee
At 10 o'clock the venera bic Senator
Morrill, of Vermont, offered a resolution
expressing the appreciation of the SEN
ate for the able and impartial discharge
of his duties by the presiding officer,
Mr. Stevenson. There was q unanimous
and hearty agreement to the resolution.
Faulkner of West Virginia followed
with a complimentary resolution to
Frye, President pro tenn, which was
adopted unanimously
At 1870 the formal proceedings were
fast nearing an end. On motion of