The Irish standard., 1900-06-16
COMES TO A CLOSE.
First Session of the FiftyAsixth Con.
gress Adjourns-NlucL Work
Z Accomplished,

washington, June SIN marked con-
trast with the exciting incidents at
tending the bitter struggles of the clos
ing hours. of the session, Speaker Hen
derson laid down his gavel at five
o'clock Thursday afternoon at the con-
elusion OF one of the most picturesque
scenes which has ever occurred in the
hall OF representatives. Party passion
ana personal rancor, which have
brought the house to the brink of ac-
tual riot several times during the pre-
oeding 4s hours, gave way in the clos
Ing half hour to good fellowship which
found vent in patriotic outburst that
stirred the crowded galleries to the
highest pitch of enthusiasm.
The principal feature of the closing
day in the house was the reversal of it's
action Wednesday night in turning
down the conferees on the naval bill
by yielding to the item relating to
ocean surveys
Washington, June s.-Tor the senate
Thursday was day of waiting. The
naval appropriation bill-the STUN
bling block to final adjournment
could not be agreed to by the conferees
of the two houses, and the disagree
ment was reported to the senate early
in the day.
AT three o'clock, after several re-
cesses had been taken, it became known
to the senate that the house had con-
Cured in the senate amendments re-
naming in controversy. and soon after
wards the house resolution providing
for final adjournment was passed, an
amendment fixing the hour at five
O'Clock, June z.
The concluding hour of the session
was purely social session. No business
beyond the adoption OF the customary
resolution of thanks to the chair (Sen-
ator Frye) was accomplished. In
acknowledgment of the compliment
Senator Frye delivered brief and
graceful speech, which was received
with cordial applause throughout the
chamber.
The conclusion of the work of the
senate was quiet and perfunctory, at
tended by no exciting scenes such as
are often incident to the close of a ses-
sion, and when the gavel fell finally ex-
pressions of relief and g!adness were
heard from all senator's.
Washington, June 8.-A complete
summary of the work of congress, up to
date, as compared with the four preced-
ing congresses, appeared as a special
feature of the house of representatives
calendar, compiled by Tally Clerk
Wakefield, of the official staff of the
house. 1t covers both the senate and
house, and gives the following Gaia:
Number of days in session, 1877; bills in
troduced, 12,152; total passed, 1,215;
public acts, 2s3; private acts, as2; ex--
tent of congressional record, 7,OS1
pages.
The bulk Of this business far exceeds
the work of first sessions of the four
preceding congresses, and in much
shorter time. The shortest of these
preceding first sessions was IT'S days, as.
against 1871 days this session. The
greatest number of bills at these longer
sessions has been 1869, as against 49,
152, and the highest total of acts here
tofore, 723, as against 1915 at present.
The magnitude of the work is said to
be unprecedented.
washington, June S.-A carefully
prepared statement on the appropria-
lions of the session has been made by
Senator Allison, chairman of the senate
committee on appropriations, and
Chairman Cannon, of the house COM
mittee on appropria tons. in accord
ance with custom. The statement says:
THE appropriations made by the first
session of the Fifty-sixth congress
amount to s7o9.729,476. This sum includes
$1S1 ,247155 estimated to be on account of
or incident to the late war with Spain,
and deducting 1T the remaining amount
7s,4s2521, represents the ordinary appro-
priations made for the support of the
government during this session."