New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-11
NETWORK TUESDAY, JUNE IL, 1872.

sentatives to-day. soonFafter theEHouseHhao taken
recess Mrs Dr. Mary Walker marched In dressed In her
welknown semi-mascune and altogether repusWe cos
tune and staked up the marble steps to the oIerA
desk Laying Off her hat, che preceded to harahgue
the groups Of members who in conversation upon
the floor upon the subject Of her claim for payment as
in the hospitals during She was greeted
with great laughter a8d ieering applause tlndlhg
S sS too h9 S G fT fasd aWay with great
utility. The assistant d0Orkeeper III charge OF
lated with her and begged her TO come down. but
she refused 10 leave. He insisted that she eou.u
speak there. "Then" she replied, 81 viii go up TO
the Speakers desk" which she did, imagining herself
secure from the interference Of any smbordlnates when
IL up as bad lob and went OF look for his chief. In
a few minutes he reformed with Mr.. Buxton, tho heau
doorkeeper who seized the nrudng doctor by the arm
marched her on the stand and out OF the hall, amid
torrent Of reproaehes aud Genuncatons the assistant
the femaleOrator, she heard excaimng, amid the
laughter ana mockng applause, that IL outrage
and that the country would not forget IL.
While waiting for the removal OF the deadlock on the
sundry Civil Appropriation bill, Mr. Farnsworth CON
Guided that he would get vote In the House on one OF
the panks OF the Cincinnati platform. He moved TO sus
pend The rules and pass the Frankng Abolition bill in
trOduoed year ago by Carkson N Potter OF New YORK
1t passed call OF the Yeas and Nays by vote OF
JOS TO 9 Pfo9a6y more than half OF those VINO voted
pass the Senate Mr. Potter's BILL unlike that which
defeated some weeks ago, Is practical measure abOs
ing the issue of special stamps by the P0sOhce De
patnent 10 the various departments OF the Govern
ment, the Executive Mansion and to the Secretary or
the Senate and Clerk OF the House for sending official
matter through the malls.
In the half hour remaining OF the session after the re-
cess in the House little business done except to put
two committee clerks under pay during the recess
The members felt oyal tue prospect Of going hOme
and kept up camor Of loud talk and laughter, above
which rose the shouts and screams OF " Mr. Speaker"
dozen members anxious to put their pet schemes
through at the last moment. A few got recOg-
nized and we're made happy by the passage Of
their little bills. The last legislative act the adop
ton conference report bill regulating the build
ing OF bridges the Ohio River, which adopted
I'm spite OF tho luicrousy frantic opposition OF Ken
lucky member. At 1855, committee returned from
calling upon the President, aud announced that
be had no further communication TO make. that all
the bills were signed. Then Randall put resolution OF
thanks to the Speaker upon the Clerks desk The Clerk
read IT, Mr. Nback, who usurped the Speakers post
for the momenl put the question and got laundering
Yea 20 in response and a round OF cheers. BY this
time o'clock had arrived, the hammer fell, and the
Speaker announced the second session of tho XLlld
Congress adjourned without day, and wished the men,
bers "a happy journey to their homes.