The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-05

Closing Scenes of House and Senate SEES
sions UneveutfuI.

Closing Scenes of House and Senate SEES
sions UneventfuI.
| Washington, March 4.-The senate o.
the Fifty-fourth congress met today II
extra session, with Vice President Ho
bart presiding, in pursuance TO a call o.
the retiring president The closing o.
the old as well as the opening of th'
new were merged into the brilliant spec
tacle marking the advent of the inau-
| gu-ation ceremony, so that formal pro.
ceedirgs were confined largely TO the
valedic,ory of the retiring vice presi.
q, dcnt, Mr.. Stevenson, the opening ad.
| dress OF the new vice president, Mr. Ho-
| bart, and swearing into office of the new
| senators. The early hours Of the day
were given to the final steps of import
ant legislation, the remaining appropria-
ton bills. One, the general deficiency
| failed in conference. and three. the agri-
| cultural, sundry civil, and Indian, fail
| ed OF executive approval.
Promptly at u o'clock Mr.. Stevenson
| declared the senate Of the Fifty-fourth
| congress adjourned without day, and
the work of the new senate was al once
taken up
Tia senators then withdrew to the
east front of the capitol to participate in
the inaugural ceremonies. On returning
10 the chamber a resolution was adopted
for daily sessions at u o'clock begin
ming tomorrow, and the senate then ad-
journed.
The house was still in the legislative
day of Tuesday when it adjourned with
out day. The closing hours were IN
eventful. The statesmen had worked
all night to get the sundry civil, Indian,
and agricultural bills 10 the president,
only TO have them pocketed-vetoed,
while the general deficiency failed of
passage because the house refused to
subscribe to the half million of Bowman
claims which the senate insisted upon.
The only feature of the closing throb
of life was the enthusiastic reception ac-
corded Speaker Reed and the unanimous
standing vote of thanks rendered him.
Mr.. McMillin of Tennessee, on behalf
Of the minority, with 4 few appropriate
remarks, offered a resolution of thanks
TO the speaker for his innpartiality as
presiding officer. which was unanimous
ly adopted by rising vote.
AS Speaker Reed mounted the rostrum
the members rose and cheered valianrly.
He acknowledged the warm reception
and then delivered his parting address,
as follows:
Gentlemen Of the House of Represen-
tatives: Two years ago you were sum-
moned 70 your share of a legislative
work which could not be otherwise than
disagreeable, disappointing and unsatis-
factory for it involved dismal struggle
to adopt a narrowing income TO the
growing wants of a great nation, grow
ing to be still greater. You were, most
Of you. untried in your new vocation.
How others have performed their share
Of the task it is not for US to say but it
is proper for me TO say that your share
Of the divided duty has been performed
with 50 much readiness and good sense
that even among the asperities of
heated campaign there was 10 room for
any attack upon the house of represen-
tatIves.
1 am sincerely grateful for the kind
expression Of your confidence and es-
tenn: but 1 am still more grateful for
the daily kindness and good will IN -
part OF every member Of both slues of
the house.
To all of you then, gentlemen of all
parties, l offer the sincere expression Of
the highest personal regard.
With whack of the gavel at 11:56 he
then declared the house adjourned
without day and the members hurried
over 20 the senate 10 participate in the
there.