The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
around and congratulated the President
and Chairman Dingley.
tLOsING HOUSE SESSION.
NeUs of the PretidenPs Action Greeted
fifth Enthusia~n.

heUs OF the PretidenPs Action Greeted
fifth EmthusiaSm.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 24-When
the House reassem bIed at II o'clock in
further continuation of Thur sday's scs-
sion D:ngley moved for recess unit, 3 80,
which was agreed 10. When the House
reassembled the galleries were crowded.
Major Pruden, the Presidents executive
clerk, announced message from the
President relative to the currency. Then
one of the clerks of the Senate. amid Wig
orous handclapping. said that the Senate
had agreed to the report OF the conferees
on the tariff bill. In a moment, before
any other business was transacted, the en-
rolled copy of the bill was laid before the
Speaker and signed.
Dingley reported a concurrent resolu
tion providing for adjourn ment tonight,
which was adopted.
The Presidents message was read, and
Henderson at once reported from the
Com mittee on Rules reso ution for tn
consideration OF q JOINT resol ution author.
lzing The appointment of a currency COM
| mission.
! Debate on the sdoption of the rule fol-
| lowed until 4:35, when it was sus ended
| to permit Major Pruden's announc 'ment
| OF the fact that the President had signed
the tariff bill. Then the resolution was
| agreed to-12S to 1Ol-bv party vote, the
Repu blicans in the affirmative and the
! Democrats, PopuliSts and Sllverites in the
negative.
| An hours debate on the Currency Com
mission resolution followed. Johnson of
| Indiana moved TO recommlt. Carmack of
! Tennessee moved to amend by adding in
structions 10 the commission to make its
recon mendatlous conform to the plank
the Democratic platform declaring in
| favor of the free coinage of silver.
A vote was ordered by ayes and noes,
resulting IN the defeat of the motion to
amend-96 to 131. John. on's motion to
recon nit was then defeated and the joint
resolution agreed to-l24 to SO.
Grosvenor and McMiilin were appointed
| to visit the President and learn if he had
any further communications TO make to
| Congress.
The Senate resolution was agreed to
| authorizing the printing of $4,000 copies
OF the tariff lazy, also the resolution
authorizing the printing of 1900 copies of
the compilation of the treaties now in
| force between the United States and other
countries.
A resolution of Dalzell was agreed to
giving extra session employees their full
salaries for the month of July.
House then took recess until $3.50
A. NJ. At that hour the clerk read the
committee assignments. Grosvenor and
McMlIlin appeared and reported that
! they had notified the President that
| Congress was ready to adjourn and had
been informed that he had no further
communication to make. His message of
congratuIation and goodwill to the House
was reported and the committee retired
! The few minutes then remaining were
utilized by member in making farewell~
to associates. One minute before O. clock
the Speaker SAID the message of the
! l resident received to-day would be re-
! ferred 10 the Committee on Banking and
| Currency and added THE hour of 8
/; O'Clock having arrived, in accordance with
the terms of concurrent resolution and
by virtue of the authority conferred
thereby, [ announce this House adjourned
! without day."