The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-15
CONGRESS NOT DEAD YET.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF TBB FINAL
NIGHT OF THE SESSION.
Little Disposition TO Agree Upon Anything
Tho House Compelled - AdUsurn Over
Until Nine This nIorpiua-An All-Nisbt

Tho House Compelled - Adjsurn Over
Until Nine This MorninG-An All-Nisbt
Session OF the senstc-run In tho House.
WARRINGTON, July 1.-THE House resumed
lie session at hslfpast o'clock With full attend
snce OF members and many spectators In the gale
nes.
The efforts Of several members 10 get the door
were met with loud shouts OF Regular order. reg
ular order" and the demand was responded to By
Mr.. Dickey, who mode report from the Conference
Com mittee on the Army Appropriation bill.
The report was agreed TO without any explanation.
Mr.. DAWES (Rcp., Mass) offered . resolution 10
pay the discharged members Of the capital police
their pay through the month Of July.
The pert proposition was one offered BY Mr.. BEN
JAnIN 10 continue the pay OF the clerk Of the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions during the recess
On 70 vote by division, and q subsequent vote by
tellers, there the requisite two.thlrd majority
but the minority was strong enough to order the
yeas and nays.
Before the vote was taken in that way, there were
messages received from the bena,e with announce.
ments OF enrolled bills.
Tho Speaker appealed to the members to take
their seats and preserve order but his appeal
generally dsrcrarded by the members, who chatted
noisiy in groups, or moved around the hall; while
tie
LOUD Buu OF VOICES
rom the floor, the galleries, the cloak rooms, and
the passages made the scene . rather confused and
uproarious ono. Fans were actively In motion on
the floor and In the galleries, for the thermometer
was up TO 90 degrees.
The result of the vote was adverse to the resou-
ton, there being less than two-thirds in its favor.
=, Mr. BUTLER Mep, Massl wished the attention o.
the NeU lo,k 1tt6une called to the fact that he did
not vote at ALL lLaughter.l
=. The next matter that came up was the report by
Mr.. Dawes Of the conference Committee on the oil
max IA ulrV vii q
OF the Government.
Mr., FAnsswORTn Rep.. ny mnde inquiry a. TO
The New York and Boston Post oMc:: - Re Under
stood that The rerort nulliAed the legislation OF last
APRIL whc hreQuired complete plans and estimates
to be made before the expenditures exceeded a GER
pearnnce OF erticles on the New York Post once
building in hve Of the Eew York papers, iutmating
that the Post once Committee was after a Job II
was not the members OF tnst Committee who were
alter job, but members who (alludng TO Mr. Bates
OF Massachusetis) had advised distilers and ire
sronsible persons In Boston on the passing OF APP
propriatlons Tor the purpose TO buy granite quarry
which advice was folio wed by the purchase Of
0RASITE QUARRY
within a stones throw OF the members residence,
nnd which purchase was followed by contract pur.
porting TO be made with the Cape Ann Transit
Company be any such company was In existence.
After further discussion tie report was agreed
Mr.. DAWES, from the Conference Committee on
the Additional Deficiency bill. made repor which
was agreed to This was the last OF the Conference
| report Appropriation bills.
While the House was consuming time In voting by
yeas and nays on question OF adjournment await
| ing the senate's &c ion on the conference tho
Army Appropriation bill, message from the Senate
wns announced which was supposed to be on that
only reference TO the passage OF another railroad
land grant bill there was derisive laugh all over
tie House.
A message was received in the Senate from the
President returning with his objections the bill pro-
yidnx Tor the psymen, OF boun''es TO certain Ala
On motion Of Mr. Wilson the message was order.