New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-05
THE LIyTH CONGRESS ENDS.
FOUR APPROPRIATION BILLS FAILED ~
BECOME LAWS.
THREE NOT SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND
DISAGREEMENT ON ONE-THE sES"
LAST sEssIoN-coURrEsIEs TO

THREE NOT SIGNED BY THE PREsiDH'>A 49,
DISAGREEMENT ON oNE-THE sENArEs
LAST sEssIoN-coURrEsrEs TO
THE PRESIDING OFFICERS.
Washington March AIT a. m. INC my 800
which the recess OF the senate was 'a"e", NJ
was shining in a cloudless sky, giving assu' 80 80
snIordd weather for the Inauguration Admit'a"o
to the north wing OF the Capitol was only 49,.
through the presentation at one Oh p'e ou o.
CT a card emitting the bearer 10 entrance w d
those cards were restricted to newspaper ne" g,
10 others whose business required ther p'e'.
the Senate wing, few could avail themselves ~
A.. ,,.,,aon Tbn Senate Chamber had been COM
nIeteIv neiamorphosed during the three ho'i' "
recess The heavy, dark-red. morocco-co',
chairs OF Senators had all been removed al" ~
been replaced by three or -FOUR umes VIZ -
number OF small ash chairs some cane ,.o,v
but most of them wood-bottomed pacea ''oD
together and filling all the angles Vi ."s Sor,o
Only inside of the front row Of desks were s''n'
dozen large armchairs designed for the use OF the
dirnitaries who were to take part In the ceremonies
of the day Every spectator was eHciuo
the galleries while the finishing touches We ~
given to the arrangements OF the moor. Inc 'e'u'
was extended IL not by consent. at ieast W 90
non-appearance of any Senators. from 20 '.s'
AT that time Senator Carter ISL, Mont| tooA ''''
chair "a presiding officer called the Senate 10 or
dor in the person of Senator Stewart Vopy NeVI'
who was engaged In looking over 'he ""o''e
newspapers and whose motion the receSs We
extended till n. m When this actoh was On.
the only other persons in the Chamber pes'ues
those two Senator's were the Journal clerk. the
chief clerk Mr. Shuey; the official ssenographer'
the assistant doorkeeper and dozen young PAGES
When the Senate really did reconvene' ,he o'"y
necessary business remaining undisposen oi was
the conference report tie Deficiency DILL "h'c"
had not yet been presented. No action had pee"
taken or likely to be taken. on the ffeSi"e"''
veto OF the immigration bill.
AT 9 a. m. the chair again taken by MT
Carter One of the House clerks appeared Win
the Sundry Civil Appropriation Dill signed u. '"e
Speaker and requiring the signature OF the vice.
President
This was promptly obtained, and the Dill was
dispatched to the President for his action. There
were then not more than half a dozen Senator's
present-amcng them Mr. Tillman Dem, . ~
who remarked that he perceived me ao s,lre Of
Joke the usual "caii OF the Senate" did not follow
$40 MR. Hale Tx EeP Ms Rpsecy biz b
merely gave the amendments by number on "h'cn
an agreement had been reached and been unable
to agree. The latter were more numerous IMAM the
The report was agreed 10. but the usual request
for a further conference was not made
THE PRESIDING OFFICERS THANKED
The gallery doors not opened until ~ o CLOCK
and then the crowds which had been waiting with
tickets of admission flowed in. and soon every seat
was occupied, except in the sections reserved Tor
the Diplomatic Corps and for the families OF Sena-
tors About :his time Mr.. Carter vacated the ehalr
and Vice President Stevenson occupied IT, Ali9r d
little while, however, he yielded it to MI. Hoar
(Rep, Mass.). when resolution was oncreu ~
Mr. Morrill, Rep., Vi and was UNANIMOUSLY
adopted rendering the cc-President the thanKs
of the Senate for 1.-THE dgnifed. impartial and cour
teous" manner in which he had PRESIDED over !tie
deliberations of the Senate resolution 10 the
same effect was offered by Mr.. Faulkner tDem;. w:
W thanking Mr.. Frye (Rcp. Me- as presiden!
pro tem-the terms used being courteous, dlgniheo
and able" ~ 49,, Hama.
At 1890 a message received from the House
saying that thai body had agreed 10 Inc senate
amendments to the Labor Commission Dill .
Mr. Hoar (Rep.. Mass) offered resolution. which
was agreed TO, for the appointment or committee
of two Senators to join like committee on the
part of the House to wait on the President or the
United States and inform him that the two houses,
having concluded the business OF the present ses-
sion were ready TO adjourn, unless he should nave
some further Communication to make.
Senator's Hoar and Brice tDem. Oho) were ap'
pointed on the part OF the Senate. 800 . .
At II O'Clock the Labor Commission bill. enrolled
and signed by the Speaker was received from the
House, and was signed by the Vice-President and
dspa tched to the President.
At 1915 o'clock Mr. Hoar reported that the COM
mttee to wait the President had performed that
duty and had been requested by the President to
extend his congratulations TO Congress and the
country. and to say that he had no further COM
mlnica tiOu