Show CLOSING WORK I I How ilio 3IcmT > cra o < t Congress Put in he Time I Washington Match 4A number of bills that were unobjected to were passed by the Senate this morning including the following House bills for the relief of Charles Dean and for the relief of J II I Billings for the relief of Kate Everett an Indian woman granting a pension to I May Jane Lynn authorizing the Dyers burg Mississippi Railway Improvement I company to bridge the Ohio river in I Tennessee for the relief of John W Kennedy for the relief of Basil More land and granting a pension of 2p t month to Mrs E Wise wIdow of Lieu tenantColonel F O Wise I On motion of rl Platt the House bill was passed amending the copyright law I by limiting the severity of the penalty I imposed on l newspapers for unintentionally unintention-ally violating the law In reproducing copyrighted photographs etc Indian Allotment Agent I Mr Pettigrew offered a resolution directing di-recting the secretary of the interior to furnish the Senate information as to the number of Indian allotments agents employed em-ployed in 1803 and 1804 Agreed to Mr Dubois offered a resolution amend ing the rules so as to provide for the dis tribution of the appropriation bills among the several committees of the Senate instead of confining them as now to the Committee on Appropriations except ex-cept the river and harbor bU which at present goes to the Committee on a mercce He asked its present considera tionMr Aldrich objected and Mr Dubois gave notice that he would call up the resolution on the first Monday of thu next session A resolution relative to the medal of honor authorized by the act of July 32 18G2 and March 3 1863 was also passed When the Senate then at o a m took a recess until 1 oclock i wan with an understanding that no business was to be transacted until 1 oclock except ports in connection with the conference re IVore All Worn Out At S o lock this morning when the House reconvened in its final session after a four hours recess there wore exactly ex-actly eleven metrtbers on the floor The speaker was at his post All looked tired and worn out In the public gallery op posite the speakers gallery lounged A halfdozen belated visitors who had remained re-mained there all night and in the private pri-vate gallery a solitary female held the fort She looked bedraggled but was evidently determined to sit It out Otherwise Other-wise the hal was deserted Mr Baker Republican of New Hamp shire had the honor of passing the first bU of the final session I was a bI frst pay a war claim of Margaret Kennedy amounting to 4000 The husband of the beneficiary had been a wellknown figure lgrH about the capitol for years Every morn ing he wa to be found at one of the doors with his pocket full of aPples dealing deal-ing them out to members and appealing for votes for his bB aJpealng Mr > ockerv was in the watchtower looking after Uncle Sams strong box but he allowed several bills to go through by unanimous consent One by one the members arrived and the galleries began to fill At 9 oclock Chairman Sayers of the Aporoprlation Committee entered the hall Although he has been almost con btantly at work for fortyeight hours he was buoyant and of light stop ovfrjoyed passed that the last appropriation bill had A PIixxxl Flurry Mr Grosvenor Republican of Ohio caused the first flurry by a sharp speech contending that the Republicans wen the true friends of bimetallism The re Deal of the Sherman act two years ago he said had accomplished more than any other influence to bring about the hope ful condition for silver w < i now observe the world over He predicted great results suite from the proposed monetary conference confer-ence Mr Grosvenors speech precipita ted quite a stir among the silver men They all rushed forward and appealed for recognition Mr Bryan Democrat of Nebraska managed to get the floor and indignantly resented the reflection made by Mr Pence y terday upon the silver men who favored this conference He wa for free silver but he believed i the height of folly fqr the United States not to tain lands with other countries of the world If they were ready and willing to join rd the scheme for the remonetlzatlon of silver sil-ver verMr Dingley Republican of Maine j agreed with Mr Grosvenor contending I with the European bimetallists that the I single attempt of any country the United Uni-ted States France or Germany open its mints to the free coinage of silver would swamp I and place Immediately on a silver basis Mr Walker Republican of Massachusetts Massachu-setts Wanger Republican of Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania and Simpson Populist of Kansas Kan-sas crowded in a few words before the debate was cut off at 10 oclock by a motion mo-tion for a recess until 1 oclock Good Natured G ooiIByoa Mr Simpson made the point of no quorum c Meantime the visitors had poured Into the galleries until they were packed On the floor all was confusion Members shattered and laughed and bid each other goodbye Finally Mr Simpson surrendered and a recess was taken until J oclock At 11 oclock when the House reconvened recon-vened 1 noise in the galleries and the confusion on the iloor ceased The usual committee consisting of Messrs Catching of Mississippi Outh waite of Ohio and Keed of Maine was appointed to join a similar committee from the Senate and inform the president that Congress was ready to adjourn The speaker appointed Husk of Maryland Mary-land Merideth of Virginia and Coffin of Maryland on the committee of accounts ac-counts to serve during the recess Under the concurrent resolution providing pro-viding for the participation of Congress in the dedication of the Ghlcamaugua military park the speaker appointed as the representatives Sf other armies than thoe engaged at the bate of Chickamauga Chicka-mauga Messrs Hath Missouri Cul b rson Texas Uecd Maine Saysra Texas Talbot Maryland Sickles Now York Wilson West Virginia Maliory Florida Boutelle lime Alexander Noith Carolina Henderson Illinois Hooker MtssISslopl Tavsnejr Missouri Henderson Iowa Bingham Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania Draper Massachusetts Keiter Minnesota Harrfson Alabama Eng ISth California Marshal Virginia Van VoDrhls Ohio and Lipman Rhode Island Is-land Another recess for fifteen minutes was taken Gnllant 5tr Hatch At 1120 Mr Hatch asked unanimous consent that for the remainder of the session the wIves and famines of mem hers who wore unable to gain admission to the galleries be allowed on the floor tif the House The speaker replied that under the rules he J could not submit the request Mr Hatch then created much amuse tient by submitting the request himself him-self and hearing objection lie ordered the doorkeeper to admit tire laces t The ladies crowded through the doors I I and down the aisles taking every seat that wan vacant The committee rvppointivl to watt on the president with Mr Cutchinga as spokesman spokes-man then appeared and informed tIe speaker that the president had no further wnmujiicatJon to make to Congress Mr Cannon Republican of Illinois then obtained recognition and in a graceful grace-ful tt > eech offered a resolution of thanks to the speaker Such n resolution usually comes from the majority The resolution is i as follo > y 5 Resolved That the thanks of the members of the House be extended to the speaker of the House for the able impartial and dignified manner in which he has presided over the deliberations o this House and performed the arduous duties of the chair dutcs at burt of applauee greeted the presentation of Mr Cannons resolution reicniaton 1tr and as soon as order wris restored Mr Wll Hatch who wa In the chair cognized Mr Vilson the chairman of tho Yv aye and Means committee WilaonM Friendly Kcply Responding on the spur of the moment mo-ment said he I desire to say that we on this side are duly appreciative of the graceful and courteous action of the gentleman of Illinois I is 3 pleasant genteman thing that at the close of S congress in which there has cose BO much political legislation and party antagonism we on both sides are able to testify to the impartiality im-partiality of the presiding officer One af the pleasantest thing3about service af in this House as I have found it is that the sharpest political antagonisms do not make personal estrangements I understand this is not the rule in another an-other coutries where generally Party differences beset personal antagonisms Mr Simpson of Kansas a representative represen-tative of the third party was then recognized tatve ognized and Joined in the testimonial to the klndnea goodness and fairness of hn lnnn ln After a few words by Mr Grosyenor in the same lines Mr Hatch who was in the hah called for a rising vot on the resolution Everymember on the floor save air Reed of Maine and Mr Dal save Ilr Pennsylvania arose and Mr Hatch declared the resolution unanimously unani-mously adopted A moment later when Speaker Crisp ascended the rostrum the applause and cheering was renewed The speaker bowed his acknowledgments and after hearing Mr Cannons resolution read he delivered his valedictory The Speakers Valedictory Representatives said he I know you will pardon me if before performing my last oflicral act I will give some expression ex-pression to what I feel not only in rear re-ar to the resolution which you have just adopted but in respect to the uniform uni-form kindness courtesy and consideration considera-tion with which I have been treated by every member of this body ever difficulties of the presiding officer arise largely from this that whereas there are perhaps 14000 or 15 000 hills introduced in-troduced in a Congress in the nature of things but a small part of them can have consideration I all the measures introduced Intro-duced could be considered and acted upon up-on by the House then the duties of the presiding officer and of members would be rendered less difficult but where only a small portion of the measures introduced in-troduced can he considered there is necessarily nec-essarily a struggle to determine what those particular measures shall be and from year to year this difficulty Increases The present occupant of thfi chair and he feels that in making this expression he but echoes the experience of nearly every one of his predecessors no conception of the difficulties incident to the office of speaker Again I thank you and when I say that I but feebly express my feelings Never in my life no matter what may be its future can I expect to attain so high an office as that which I owe to your kindness to your consideration to your partiality In laying dawn that cjf lice the greatest gratification that could be afforded me is the evidence in thls resolution that I have discharged the duty of the place in some degree at least to the satisfaction of those gentlemen gentle-men to whom I owe the office and to those gentlemen on the other side who have always extended to me the utmost courtesy and kindness TIe Boys Grow Plon A resolution was then adopted toward a further demonstration of good Trill thanking Mr t Pearson of Ohio chairman chair-man of the Committee on Enrolled Bills rEi for the successful manner in which h l had performed his arduous duties after which the speaker announced the a t pointment of Messrs Culberson Den ocr o-cr of Texas HIt Republican of Illinois Il-linois and himself under the resolution adopted last night as members of the monetary commission Then the end came The hands of the clock pointed to 12 oclock I now declare the third session of the Mftvthird Congress said the speaker adjourned without day The silver mace was lifted from its malachite pedestal the flag above the House was lowered and amid cheers and catcalls from the galleries 0 rush was made for the doors But from the press gallery came the sound of music The newspaper correspondent spondent were sinking the Doxology Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow The spectators paused to listen and applaud ap-plaud and then as the chorus ceased pushed out and in a few minutes the hall waG deserted |