The Portland daily press., 1897-07-26

o1OI1 VI UliO CcUA SOIiS5AOop Ao CIV Oil Clio tllu
that the Senate stands adjourned without
day.
Immediately there was q stir on the
floor and in the galleries q jingling of
Senate bills announcing the close and a
final exchange Of good byes. Soon the
chamber was deserted and the extra SEES
son of Congress was over.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The Crowd Rushed Over When the senate
Passed the Bill.
Washington, July 24.-When the House
resumed it's session today at noon many
of it's members believed that it would be
the last session and there was general ex-
preston of rejoicing and relief that the
end was at hand Most of the members
had their luggage packed and We're pre-
pared to leave the city tonight. AS soon
as the Speaker called the House to order
Mr.. Dingley moved recess until $50
this afternoon. In reply to question he
explained that the Senate would vote on
the tariff conference report at 8 O'Clock
and it was exceedingly important that
the House should be in session when the
bill came back from that body.
Mr.. McRae, Democrat of Arkansas, at
tempted to draw out of Mr.. Dingley a
statement as to whether q currency conn
mission bill was to be passed this after
noon, but the latter evaslvely replied that
there was as yet no such proposition by
the House.
Mr. McRae said if the passage of such
a bill was not contemplated, many Dem
ocrats would like to go home.
The Speaker then stated in view of the
approach of the end of the session that in
his opinion 1t was the duty of every
member to remain.
"Otherwise", he said, "we may find
ourselves without quorum and to that
extent every absent member will be re :
sponsible.
The recess until $50 p. M, was then
ordered.
The throngs which crowded the Senate
galleries when the vote was taken there
at O'Clock hocl1ed to the House side and
every inch OF space in the galleries except
those reserved for the executive and the
diplomatic corps was taken when the
House reconvened at $40. Maj -Prudefis
the President S executive clerk, an
nounced message from the President of
the United States and the Secretary of
the Senate Immediately afterwards an
nouneed the adoption of the conference
report on the tariff bill. The Republi-
can side of the House broke into storm
of applause that rose and swept through
the galleries. The bill was laid on the
Speakers desk and MIR. Reed Immediate
ly affixed his signature All this time
the Republicans and the galleries con-
tinued their cheers and applause which
only subsidized after the clerk had an
the Speaker signature.
Mr.. Dingley then presented from the
ways and means committee a resolution
for final adjournment at O'Clock to-
night. This resolution was made the oc-
casion for brief speeches by Mr.. Wheeler,
Democrat of Alabama, and Mr.. Gros-
venor, Republican of Ohio. The former
with a great. display of nervous energy
that created amusement on the Republi-
can sideidescribed how the Democrats of
the House would be obliged to return to
their constituents with bowed heads and
tell them that the prosperity the Repub-
licans had promised was increased taxa
ton and inability to meet their obliga-
tions.
Mr.. Grosvenor in reply
CONGRATULATED THE COUNTRY
and the people upon the suspicious
closing of this Congress. Looking at
the history of the brief period since
March 4th, in dispassionate manner.
he declared, no candid man could deny
that there had never been better manage
and the two houses of
Congress. (Republican applause.)
81 believe said he ''that if we had
not adopted the policy we did in this
House; if we had not displayed the IN.
erring and unf1inching courage we have
this tariff bill would never have become
q law
He said, moreover, that he believed
many on the other side We're as convinced
as those on his side of the Importance to
the prosperity of the country of the event
the people would celebrate tonight. The
talk of the increase of taxation was oh-
surd, he declared. The value of propertv
in this country had increased more since
the election last fall than would be COL
lected by the Dingley bill in 20 years. |
{ Republican applause.)
The jeers of the Democrats, Mr.. eros.
venor answered by declaring that it was
only on calamity, hunger, starvation
poverty and misrule that the Democracy
could thrive.
The resolution was then adopted with
out division and the Speaker laid before
President recommending the appointment
of currency commission. Its reading
WAS closely followed and literally an.
plauded by the Republicans.
Mr.. Henderson, Republican of Iowa
from the committee on rules, Immediate,
ly presented special order for the consid-
Grafton of the Stone currency Commits
sion bill with an allowance of one honr
for debate. 1t was at first, Mr. Hender-
son declared the purpose to cut off debate
on the special order, but at the solicits-
tion of Mr.. McMillin of tcennessee be
agree to allow 20 minutes debate On n