WAsHrxoroN, March {. 1883.
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to retnrn to our homes. The House of Rep- resentatives did not rise tiII 9 o'clock this morning, and I am too much fatigued to go into particulars. To speak generally, the clO- sing scenes were disgracefnf to the country, and disreputabIe to all who were concerned in them. At III 1-2 o'clock. the clock in ihe hall 0f the House. by some means or other; went hack an hour aOd half. How the clock managed to get on the retreat, cannot tell hut hack it went. Motions to adjourn were made time out of miGd; the ayes and noes were as often called, and nOthing could be done for want of quorum. Mir. Wild, of Georgia, had a resolution which he was anx. iols tO carry, providing for tlse payment of Robert fletcher, as member of Congress for a session he did not serve, and Mf. Wild de- termined that he would bother the House in- to an acquiescence uf his plans. He couldn't do if, and the cry was for order; order, hear him, go on, go on! fn "this state of the game," Mir. Casnbreleng rose to say that this session of Congress had expired by its legal term of existence, and he inquired what gen. tleman at that late hour, when the Congress of the United States was not legally in exist enee, dared to vote on any proposition affec- ting the public interest

 |, '' dare, I dare.' responded an hundred: voices; order, order, cried the chair! We

 

 members. The chair appealed to ihe House and to the honor of gentlemen to assist him n sustaining and maintaining the order of the House. MT. Reed of Massachusetts, insisted Dpon the rights of the House, and resisted with success an attempt that was made to cough him down. MT. Lytle of Ohio, rose to make few remarks on the non- concur renee of the House to the amendment offer. ed to the appropriation bill by the Senate, and was anxious that the odium and infamy of that'act should be placed where it belong ed, on.the Senate of the-

 Order. order, by hundred voices.

 Mr. Lytie. Ism not out of order.

 Mr. Mercer. ] call ;he gentleman 10 order, for words disrespectfully spoken of another branch of this Government.

 MT. LyHe. Let the gentlemen reduce the exceptionable words to writing.

 MT. Mercer. will state them for the edi- Acation of the House! 3aa

 Mr Lyfe. insist upon the reduction of the words to writing. and if the honorable nsegsber rom Virginia does not-- Ihe Chair. The gentleman from Ohio will take his seat; it is not in order to reflect on ihe other'branch of Congress.

 Mir. Lytle. We'll sir, was proceeding to say, that the odium of this act should rest up- on that other department. ! believe sir. that that is the parliamentary mode of expression

 Order. order, by dozen voices.

 1he Chdir. The gentleman from Ohio is not outOf order. and will proceed.

 Hereupon MT. Lytie did proceed in voice Ofthunder to denounce the sins of the Senate, and was not again interrupted till he had con. eluded his observations.

 MT. Leonard Jarvis rose to throw some light on the subject; but could not be heard. ]

 Me n CansAh hers,k k,oA e., xS1 | Alution informing the Senate and the Execu- tive that the House was ready to adjourn.

 Mf. Wild demanded the ayes and noes. I

 No, no. from all quarters of the House. I

 A division was called for, and the ayes and noes were taken. No quorum vote.

 MT. Ben. Hafding insisted that the House now adjourn. It's legal existence expired at 12o'clock the Sd of March. The constitution was clear on the subject!

 MT. John Quincy Adams. The constitu. ton says not a word about the subject, one ! way or the other.

 MT. Ben. Harding. The gentleman from Massachusetts may he right. and he may he l wrong. insist that the House is already dts. organized by the lapse of time. We cannot legally sit after l9 o'clock on the Sd of March and would inquire if a child born on the 4tls of March. 1884. is not one year old on the Sd of March, 1885!

 No. m. and great laughter on all sides.

 Mr. Briggs of Massachusetts rose simply t0 remark, that his hon. colleague fMr. Ad. ams) had said in debate few days since, that after the Sd of March, this Congress would be numbered with the dead. Ii such was the fact. Mr. Briggs had to add, that it was the most noisy dead body he had ever heard of.

 Mr. Rige Mann moved call of the House.

 MT. Cdmbrelcng would again appeal to gen. tlemen, and diDqnire who would dare vote? :.

 Pnt him down. down with him, exclaimed amultitude of voices :--and Mir. Cambreleng was hissed down

 MT. Polk asked what gentlemen meant by such proceedingg! @

 Mr. LoUe of Kentucky y-you cannot intrigue us out Of our rights-you need not attempt it.

 Mir. Polk. What does the gentleman mean by intriguing?

 MT. Love. Imean what I say.

 MT. Polk. Will the gentleman call names

 MT. LOve. Aye, sir, plenty of names, ifyou wish it! Yours, sir, in particular!

 MT. Polk looked wolfy, and pocketed the insult.

 Aitsr this state of eonfasion had continued two or three hours, and the Senate had ceas- ed 10 exist. m adjournment was had, and Mr. Speaker Bell delivered his valediclory ad. dress. It was a most beautiful effusion of feeling and patriotism, and reached every heart. 1t had the effect intended, and reator. ed good humor and good fellowship among those who had fof hours previous waged fu- riOUs war.--BOseOR Com. Gaz.

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