The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05

Washington, March 4.-The work OF
the Cleveland administration ended at
1910 and the cabinet room was desert
ed The president did not sign the
sundry civil, Indian or agricultural ap-
preparation bills. They all failed 1of
lack Of the presidents approval.
The house ct 545 a m. took recess
until half-past eight o'clock. When the
house was called to order at $50 the en-
rollment Of the sundry civil bill was
announced. The time intervening Tor
an hour or two was passed in practical
recess. waiting for the senate to report
it's action upon the deficiency bill.
At 1906 o'clock a message was re-
ceived from the senate announcing It's
action ON the deficiency appropriation
bill and the labor commission bill. Mr.
Phillips (ReD., Pa) author of the lat
ter measure moved that the house con-
cur in the senate amendments, which
was agreed to, amid applause, after
the amended bill had been read.
Mr. Dingley (Rep., Me) offered the
customary resolution which was agreed
to, to appoint a committee of three to
join q similar committee of the senate
to wait on the president and inform
him that congress, having completed
its labcrs, was ready to adjourn sine
die, unless he had something further to
communicate to. it. The speaker APP
pointed as such committee Messrs. Dali
zell (Rep., PaD; Grosvenor (RCp, o.,
and Sayres (Dem., TeX)
AT 1l.55 o'clock Speaker Reed declared
the house adjourned sine die.
IN THE SENATE,
The, final conference report on the
sundry civil bill was presented in the
senate and agreed to about } a. m. AT
$50 the senate went into secret legisla-
tive session and at a. m. took a re-
cess until o'clock. The senate, how
ever. did not reassemble until $40.
AT 9.15 the house clerks appeared with
the sundry civil bill signed by the
speaker, ana requiring the signature of
the president. This was obtained.
ana the bill was dispatched to the
president.
The gallery doors were not opened un-
til 10 o'clock, and then the crowds who
had been waiting with tickets of ad-
mission flowed in, and soon every seat
was occupied except in the sections re-
served for the diplomatic corps and for
the families of senators.
Mr Hoar (Rer., Mass) offered an
amendment, which was agreed to, for
the appointment of committee of two
senators to join q ike committee on the
part of the house to wait on the presi-
dent of the United States and inform
him that the two houses have conclud-
ed the business of the present session
and were ready to adiourn, unless he
should have some further cOmmuniCa-
ton to make. Senators Hoar and Brice
CDem., o. were appointed on the part
of the senate.
BY II o'clock the diplomatic gallery
had begun to fill up. The wife of the
Chinese minister Madame Yang Yu
occupied the front seat to the eXtrem,
left. Ex-Queen Liliuokalani entered
the diplomatic gallery at a quarter
past eleven The wife and daughter.
of Sir Julian Pauncefote We're escorted
to the gallery by Sir Julian and pro-
Vided with seats. With their arrival
others, who had procured tickets from
the state department, came in, and
soon every seat was occupied.
In the meantime the gallery reserved
for the families of senators was com
pletely filled-prominent among the la
dies seated there being Mr.. McKinley's
mother and Mrs. Mckinley the wife
of the president-elect, and Mrs. Bar
rett, the sister of Mrs. Mckinley. jr.
At IL O'Clock the labor commission
bill, enrolled and signed. by the speak
er, was received from the house and
was signed by the vice president and
dispatched to the president.
ENTRY OF THE AMBASSADORS.
AT II az the oScictapt dOo,l,oo,o,, Nr,
Stewart, announced the ambassadors
of foreign countries" The vice presi-
dent senators and spectators arose
and stood standing, while the four am
bassadors from Great Britain, France,
Germany and Italy, walked down the
main aisle, made profound bows to the
vice president, and took the seats re-
served for them, adjoining those re-
served for the president and vice presi-
dent-elect.
This was Immediately followed by the
announcement the ministers of foreign
countries" and the same ceremony was
observed as the ministers entered and
took the seats behind the chairs re-
served for the chief justice and asso-
ctate justices of the United States
The ambassadors and ministers were
resplendent in their uniforms, sashes
and decorations.
The next to enter was the chief JUS
tice and associate justice of the United
States Supreme court in their black silk
robes. They occupied seats within the
area in front and to the wight of the
vice presidents desk. They were at
tended by the clerk of the court, who
held on his lap a splendidly bound and
silt copy of the Bible on which the
tn hA ~, ,i,f :,
the new president.
Exactly at the stroke of twelve the
speaker and members Of the house OF