People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1894 — CONGRESS ENDS. [ARTICLE]

CONGRESS ENDS.

The Closing Session Is Totally Devoid Interest. Washington, Aug. 29. —The first regular session of the Fifty-third congress is a thing of the past. It became a matter of history at 2 p. m. Tuesday. Compared with previous adjournments, it was a very tarne affair. There was not a quorum in either house. The senate galleries were packed when the gavel fell. Chaplain McCarthy in a long prayer included not only the customary officers of the government, the president and vice president and senators, but even the senate pages and the venerable Isaac Bassett in his appeal for grace. A message was received from the house immediately after the reading of Monday’s journal, and then Senator Ransom (dem., N. C.) offered the customary resolution to notify the president that the two houses were ready to adjourn. The resolution was agreed to and the vice president appointed Senator Ransom and Senator Manderson (rep.. Neb.) a committee on the part of the senate. No other business of importance was transacted, and a recess was taken until 12:45 o’clock. At that hour the vice president announced that the senate was again in session. A message was received from the house announcing the death of Representative George B. Shaw, of Wisconsin. In the absence of the two Wisconsin senators, Senator White offered the customary resolutions of regret, and the vice president appointed Senators Mitchell (Wis.), Cullom, Davis, Roach and Kyle to attend the funeral. At 12:55 a further recess was taken until 1:30 p. m. At 1:30 p.m. the senate was again called to order and the committee appointed to call upon the president announced that he had no further communication to make to congress. Resolutions of thanks were tendered Vice President Stevenson and Senator Harris, president pro tem, and at 2 o’clock the vice president declared the senate adjourned without delay. The galleries of the House were packed to overflowing. The attendance on the floor was very light, however, the great majority of the members having already gone to their homes. The resignation of Representative Oates, recently elected governor of Alabama, to take effect December 3, was laid before the house. In accordance with the usual custom Mr. Wilson (dem., W. Va.) offered a resolution, which was adopted without division, for the appointment of a committee ■ of three members of the house to I meet a similar committee of the senate ' and wait on the president and inform him that congress was ready to adjourn and ascertain if he had any further communication to make. The | speaker appointed Messrs. Wilson I (dem., W. Va.), Holman (dem., Ind.) and Hepburn (rep., la.). When the committee reported that President Cleveland had n® further communication to make, and the usual votes of thanks to the oflicers of the house had been passed, Speaker Crisp declared the house adjourned sine die.