The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-11
CLOSING SCENES IN THE SENATE
No Dramatic or Exciting lnciueh'S
Routine Business.

WASHINGTON, July S.-ln Il iil'ii -,
simple as to be almost periuh''ois "a
senate. at 206 o'clock this allei num- CIV
iouImed without a day
None of the dramatic and exciting scenes
rsuoIlv attendant upon the ad1oui ulilc"'
of congress was enacted durlhS o'iC
Ing hours of the senatc'S session 1t ''''C
been agreed when the senate aoJo"liio
noon that the house provision LOT Ihe a."
iournmcnt of congress at p III 'o'
should be adopted and that an eAeU"t4''
session should be held to confirm the nom
i,otiCns in the military and naval es-
,,tlielnments No other business except VI
tho nercst routine was to be transacted
The arrangement was carried out ~ tlo
letter. ,.
For nearly an hour previous to ADJOURN
n,cnt President Mckinley and all the MEM
hers of his cabinet except Secretaries DAY
and Long were in the president io0i'''
adioin ne the senate chamber
During that time the president signed
large number of engrosscd bills, many OIL
which would have failed had it been heceS-
sarv to send them to the executive mai
sion for his signature
MIR. Morgan. of Alabama. opposed the pro-
posed adjournment. maintaining that II
would be far more desirable for congress
to take a recess until the hrst hoHuoJ
in September. Mr.. Morgan SAID;
There is absolutely no necessity Iop
an adjournment at this time II IS a.
hasty improVident ana dangerous -
seems to me that me war WIN 81; rop'li w
5 drawing to a conclusion. me eholn6 VI
the war Will brinG 10 congress 4ues'Io'.,
Of the highest importance, OF Che graves
consequence in our history l Sho"id not
be satisfied to go away under tne cdcuIi.
stances, leaving the president without ou'
sI,f,,,ort we do not know what emcrGeh-
cfes confront us, what dangers ne JuSSe
ahead. If the army IN the 'hten9e ~ HJ"C we
a tropiral SUN can stay in une he'd We
il, thr midst of comfort can remain mere
n would be a raproach to the governm"nI
if. after we had gone away, the preSlQehI,
in thirty or forty days should can us Dach
and ! do not doubt that he VIII do So
In RESPONSE to a question By Mr.. Allen
os TO whether it was not likely that peace
NEGOTIATIONS, in view Of the dispatches
published this morning, might not require
the attention Of congress soon, MT. morgan
said the suggestion was correct a"d apt
",rhe very moment" said he, that the
troatt Of rcace is signed by the president
ana me povernmcut of Spain, the mill
farv mowers Of the president viii cease ana
the legislative branch "t thc &oNo, 'tgIt1
must provide governments iof dnS ,ri
tor we may acquire by the war; ne
ro,,,or of congress- comes Immediately INTO
crrfrt ard we ought to be here to cNer-
else IT,"
sir. Alien opposed Adjournment because
the calendar was crowded, he said, with
h,ue Of the most important character
Mr. GalIingcr interrupted him to say
tbat he had Just counted the measures
sin on tine calendar and there were just
116 general and so odd pension bills, a num-
her fewer than had been on the calendar
nj the adjournment at any time during the
past twenty years
measures were Of the highest Importance
and fnstanccd the bill permitting volunteers
in IN, front to east their votes for mem