The herald., 1897-03-05
Adjourns Without Day, Its Work
Incomplete
FOUR APPROPRIATION BILLS
Fail 10 Conference or Suffer Presidential
Pocket Veto
The Senate Of tho Fifty Fifth Congress In
Extra Session Takes Up the Un-
completed Tasks
Associated Press Special wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, March ALI night
the two houses worked incessantly on
appropriation bills, while the corridors
and galleries seethed with sight-seers
At dawn the last of the appropriation
bills, save the general deficiency, had
passed the senate stage and had gone
to the president. There was COM
mendable lack of rowdyism and drunk
enness, which has disgraced the close
of many congresses. At o'clock the
house took a recess until $3.50, to give
the statesmen an opportunity to i'm
prove their appearance. AT dawn
throngs overran the capitol terraces and
crowded into the house wing, the senate
wing being kept vigorously closed, and
swept up to the galleries to watch the
dissolution of congress.
At l o'clock Chairman Cannon of the
appropriations committee reported that
after hours of struggling the conferees
on the last appropriation bill, the gem
eral deficiency, had been unable TO
agree Every item had been agreed to,
except that the house conferees refused
to accept the claims tackled on by the
senate. 1t was too late for another at
tempt TO adjust matters in conference.
Cannon was willing to throw the whole
matter into the house and allow the
members to take the RESPONSE
bility of yielding or letting the bill fail
The senate at $3.50 went into secret
legislative session, but in few min
utes the senators dispersed with the
understanding that the presiding officer
was authorized to sign bills until the
recess began at s a. m, so that there
might be no delay in getting them to
the White House. Senator Allison Of
fered a resolution. which was agreed to,
continuing in existence the present conf
mittees until their successors are Sc
lected
The formal proceedings of the senate
continued throughout the morning. A
further disagreement on the deficiency
bill was reported, and II was ordered
back to the committee. AT 10 o'clock the
venerable Senator Morrill, of Vermont
offered a resolution expressing the ap-
probation of the senate for the able
and impartial discharge of the duties
of presiding officer by Mr.. Stevenson.
There was unanimous and hearty agree
ment to the resolution. Faulkner of
West Virginia followed with a compli-
mentary resolution to Frye, president
mously. At 10:30 the formal proceed
ings were fast nearing an end. On mo-
tion of Hoar the usual resolution was
adopted for committee of two senators
to wait on President Cleveland and in
form him that the senate had concluded
its labors and was ready to adjourn.
senators Hoar and Brlce were appoint
ed as the committee.
Mr.. Hoar announced that the commit
tee had waited on the president and he
asked them to convey his congratula-
tions on the close of their labors
There was anxious waiting for the
announcement that the. president had
signed the remaining appropriation bills,
but Ii did not come. f,A.stt
Gradually the identity of the senate
was merged into the more striking fea-
lures of the Inauguration ceremonies.
and the session came to close without
any further legislative proceedings.