The San Francisco call., 1897-03-05
REED IS GIVEN
A GREAT OVATION
Members of Congress Rise
to Their Feet and
Cheer Him.
Il
A House Committee Finds the
President Absent From His
Residence.
At 1I:55 A. M Speaker Reed Declared
the House Adjourned Sine
Die.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 4.-When
the House was called to order at $3.50 A. NJ
but two mem bers, Dalzel (R.) OF Penn
sylvania and Dockery CD of Missouri,
were present, although few others strag-
gled in shortly after.
The enrolment of the sundry civil bill
was announced, The time intervening for
an hour or two was passed in practical re-
cess, waiting for the Senate to report its
action on the deficiency bill.
At 1880 message was received from
the Senate announcing lis action on the
deficiency and labor bills.
Phillips (R.) of Pennsylvania, author OF
the latter measure, moved that the House
agree with the Senate amendment, which
was done.
Dingley (R) OF Maine offered the Gus
tomary resolution, which was agreed to,
to appoint committee OF three to wait
upon the President and inform him that
Congress had completed its labors, and
it was ready, to adjourn sine die, unless
he hac something further to communi-
cate to it.
The Speaker appointed as such commit
tee Dalzell (R.) of Pennsylvania. Grosve-
nor (R.) of Ohio and Sayers CD of Texas,
the author OF the resolution asking TO be
excused from service.
The history of the negotiations between
the House and the Senate on the def
cheney bill was recalled to the House by
Cannon tR. } of Illinois for the purpose of
showing why the House conferees would
not consent to the insertion in the bill of
the appropriation to pay the Bowma an and
other claims added by the Senate. He
said 1t was the belief of the conferees, and
he hoped it would be the policy OF the
House, that these bills should be confined
to appropriations for meeting the current
expenses of the Government and to pay
legal claims. [Applause.
The amount involved in the items of diff
ference was about $4,000 The con-
ference report was agreed TO.
The chair announced the appointment
OF Northway (R.) of Ohio as mem ber of
the joint committee to investigate the
charities of the District of Colum bia in
place of Blue (R.) of Kansas.
Cannon moved that the House further
insist upon its disagreement TO the re-
naming items in difference. Bingham
(R,) of Pennsylvania demanded separate
vote upon each amendment, the effect of
which was TO keep the bill before the
House to the exclusion OF other matters.
At IL 80 Dalzell (R. } of Pennsylvania,
from the committee appointed to visit the
President and notify him that Congress
was ready to adjourn sine die, reported
that the committee had been unable to
discharge the duty devolving upon it, for
the reason that when the members
reached the White House the President
had already depar ted for the Capitol.
Bingham withdrew his motions for sepa-
rate vote, and at IL 40 Cannon's m otion to
further disagree and con sent to confer
ence was agreed to, amid some laughter
over the gross improba bility OF any thing
being acconip plished.
AT 11:45 O'Clock Payne. Speaker pro
tem.. called Dockery CD of Missouri to
the ch air, and his appearance there was
greeted with applause by the Republican
members. The floor was filled with Rep
resentatives, and for the first time this
week there was intense voluntary quiet
as Mem illan CD of Tennessee arose 10 in.
troduce a resolution OF thanks TO Speaker
Reed for the courtesy, fidelity anu i'm
partiality with which he had presided
resolution read:
Resolued, That the thanks of the House of
Representatives are presented to the Hon.
Thomas B. Reed, Speaker for the able, i'm
partial and dignifed manner in which he pre-
sided over the deliber ations of the House and
performed the arduous and important du ties
of the chair during the present term of Con-
gress.
On motion of Livingston CD Of Georgia
the resolution was recorded by rising
vote, the entire body of Representatives
rising with much enthusiasm. The re-
suit of the vote was announced amid ap-
plause on all sides.
Speaker Reed was summoned from his
room, and as he entered the cham Der the
members rose 10 their feet, applauding as
they did so. Reed remained on the steps
moment while Dockery announced the
action of the House TO him. The Speak
er's usually impassive face betrayed some
thing of the emotion which he felt. His
voice, however. was firm when he spoke.
Reed said: Gentlemen of the House
of Representatives: Two years ago you
were summoned to your share of Iegisla-
tive work which could not be otherwise
than disagreeahle, disappointing and
unsatisfactory, Tor 1t involved dismal
struggle to adopt narrowing income
to the growing wants OF great Nation;
growing to be still greater. You were,
y y
ton. How others have performed their
share OF the task is not for me to say.
Bnt it is proper to say that your share of
the outy has been performed with so much
readiness and good sense that even
among the asperties OF heated campaign
there was no room for an attack upon the
House of Representatives.
II am sincerely grateful for the kind
expression of your confidence and es-
TEEN, but l am m ore grateful for the daily
kindness and good will of every member of
the House.
ITO all Of you, then, gentlemen of both
parties. | offer the sincere expression of
the highest personal regard.
1t was just IL: :55 when Reed concluded
and declared "1he present House OF r. D.
resentatives is now adjourned without
day"
The mem bers of the House Immediately