The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-05


dian, Agricultural and sundrv Civil
Bills and the Deficiency Appropriation
Bill Failed in Conference-scenes and
Incidents Attending lhe Last Days ses-
sion of the Fifty-Fourth Congress.
Washington, March 5.-All night the
two houses worked incessantly on the
appropriation bills while the corridors
and galleries seethed with sightseers.
At dawn the last of the appropriation
bills, save the general deficiency, had
passed the final stage and gone to the
president. When daylight smothered
out the yellow gas in the ceiling the
floor of the house presented curious
spectacle of litter and haggard faces.
There was a commendable lack of that
rowdyism and drunkenness which has
dsgraced the close of so many con-
crosses At o'clock the house took
recess until $3.50 to give the statesmen
an opportunity to improve their appear
ance. At dawn new throngs overran
the Capitol terraces and funneled into
the house wing (the senate being rigor-
ously closed) and swept up to galleries
to watch the dissolution OF congress.
Unable to Agree.
At 20 o'clock Chairman Cannon, the
griZzled old veteran at the head or the
| appropriations committee, reported TO
| the house that after hours Of struggling
| the conferrees on the last appropriation
| bill. the general deficiency, had been
unable to agree Every item OF deh-
cheney had been agreed to except that
| the house conferrees had refused TO
| accept that of the million of claims
tackled on by the senate.
| 1t was too late for another attempt
to adjust matters in conference. Worn
out with his efforts Cannon was willing
to throw the whole matter into the
house and let the members themselves
take the responsibility of yielding or
letting the bill fail.
In the Senate.
| The senate was constructively In ses-
sicn until o'clock Thursday morning,
when ii took a recess until O'CLOCK.
| Actually. however, it was in session
only until about $3.50. when ii went into
secret legislative session. 1t remained
so but for few minutes, when the SEN
ators dispersed after an understanding
whereby the presiding officer was au-
thorized to sign bills until the recess
began so there might be no delay in
getting them to the White House. AL
lison offered a resolution. which was
agreed to, continuing in existence the
present committees of the senate until
their successors were selected.
The formal proceedings Of the senate
continued through the morning.
further disagreement on the deficiency
: bill was reported and 1t was ORDERED
back TO conference. At 10 O'Clock th'
-
offered resolutions expressing the ap
[ probation of the senate for the api
, | and impartial discharge of the dutie
2 of presiding officer by Mr.. Stevenson
I | There was unanimous and hearty agree
) | ment to the resolutions.
| Thanks to Senator Frye.
D Faulkner of West Virginia followed
with complimentary resolutions to MI
Frye, president pro tenn, which wer
adopted unanimously. At 10:30 o'clocl
the formal proceedings were fast near
ing an end and on motion of Hoar tn
a usual resolution was adopted for com
Y mittee of two senator's to wait on Pres
. ident Cleveland and inform him tha
t the senate had concluded its labors ant
was ready to adjourn. Senator'S Hoa
and Brice were appointed as the com
mittee.
n The following appropriation bill
failed to become laws as they were no
i signed by President Cleveland up to
o'clock Thursday, when his term ex
pired: Indian, agricultural and sundr
. civil. The general deficiency appropri
: alton bill failed in conference.
: At 12 O'Clock both houses adjourne
: and the Fifty-fourth congress was
" / an end.