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GREAT UPROAR IN CONGRESS
DISORDER IN THE HOUSE OYER TIE
YELLOW FEVER BILL
A Long Struurie Ending In Its being Laid on
che Tnbie-1he senate Working nIi Day
Upon the sundry civil BIiI-Its Pns.nre.

DF"a s"o Sb""ft StNh Ehaahwes
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Senate re-
sumed consideration OF the sundry Civil Ap-
preparation bill. adopting many amendments as
reported from the Senate Committee on Appro-
priations. Tho amendment approprating
$40 900 to purchase Mrs. Fassett's painting OF
tho Electoral Commission created discussion.
Mr. Beck tDem.. KY.l said that the sceno wns
one OF which no was not particularly proud.
and commomorated an event which he did not
think reflected credit upon the country.
Mr.. Hoar tRep.. Mass.l opposed tho purchase
OF the picture. and said ho did not believe in
attempting to commemorate events OF so recent
occurrence He believed tho Electoral Commits
sion was sitting in righteous judgment. but
there were gontlomen on the other side who
believed 1t was an unriRhtoous judgment. II
posterity desired TO honor that transaction it
would do 30 twenty years hence. The amend
ment was rejectod-20 to 30.
Tho amendment was adopted continuing tho
geological and geographical survey OF the Ter
ritories under Prof Hayden. and appropriating
Tho next amendment appropriated s9250O0
to purchase lots in Washington. improved by y
seven story nreproof building 1.-THE Shepherd
buidingl. nt Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, to be used AZ city Post Onlce 1t was
Mr.. Ingalls, tRep.. Kan.) submitted nm amend
mont approprintng f25.0O0.OO0 to pay arrears
oil pe9SSio9s 'SH hnIed out 0I & I'm ,rr,h
considered and amended 1t was passed al
PRocEED1Nos IN THE HOUSE.
Tho House spent some throe hours to-day in
tho useless pursuit OF n record on one question
and another Nobody expects 20 accomplish
tercst In taken In thcm. but they are taken all
tho same and use up valuable tme. Tho whole
process IL mechanical. Speaker Randall has n
long list OF men who are to havo the right to
move the passage OF some some measure under a
'T his seat "u and stands ' In "V the ienE aisle
Ts To ns h @ bs sGs sS vbeT y eaS 9Sd1 ss
catch the phrase, suspend tho rules, Then
ter in hand. a brisk yolley from the Speakers
Rave. rally for and against the measure as
the cloak rooms and desks. and the voting
begins 49,,
were non-concurred In and conference was
ordered.
Mr. Robbins Ds Dem. in T n e. wv withdrew IT, Which, 5
buries Il for this session.
Mr.. .whitthorne Dem. Tenn.l moved that d
10 o'clock on Monday morning the report Of the
Committee on Naval Afflirs be taken up. Lost
l2s to ll2. not two-thirds. in tho affirmative.
phis Is ne report OF the Investigation into the
Mr.. Vance tDem, N. O. moved to suspend the
rules and pass tho bill amending the Patent
Mr.. Rice tllep.. Mass moved to suspend the
rules and take from tho Speaker's table the bill
Pacilic RSilroad Rejectcd. i5i to los not two
One long wrange over the bill for national
quarantine ended this evening in vote OF 134
to 100 to lay the entire subject on tho table. II
OF Tennessee followed tho series OF motions TO
suspend the rules by one to take up for con-
antine-a bill violently opposed by many In
| the House. rejected by the House Commit
bers Once np for " consiaeratio1 II was be-
| licved that its passage would be easy. In the
hurry and rush OF the closing hours men spoke.
tail. saow man. with II strident voice. who
stayed in Memphis through all the long strpg-
gle Of last autumn, stood In one aisle hammcring
Goole, the hroad-shouidered Yrsinan,. who
led the opposition, shouted " Question:" and
interrupiions over the din. There was dsor-
d"r, hut no great disorder, all the afternoon;
Half the House was standing but the other half
Kept 10 the desks. Aitcra fashion. men could
be henrd ;yet the disorder was Grcai enough TO
prevent Chittcnlen. not thirty feet from the
Chair from hearing the permission which gave
him the five minutes speech he had asked.
=, One yote ate, another was taken. Casey
Young interlecied one short speech. Tho House
threw out the Senate bill an1 substituted one Of
| ia own-A bill t. which no great objection can
at all into the business Of preventing pestilence.
The roll was called on the third reading two
hours or SO after this windy, irregular debate.
The bin Was lost. Tho House, wtariod. took a
recess.
always comes over the House as It's hours grow
few. From tho Speaker down every member is
IN 4 WllQ ieNtflNn state OF tA'ltNmtnt lOung
took the floor again to make one last effort. He
moved to reconsider the vote 10y which the bill
was lost and deTterously turned the hour he
had under the rules for II speech over to Gar
not otthe House but OF the Senate bill. Young's
OF CONFUSION. the whole House shouting half
Its members keeping some semblance OF order
and tho rest q disorganized mob. the
question REQUIRED on ordering the bill to a third
reading. 1t was plain that the House bill would
be again passed TO third reading. GARFIELD
| down a motion
consider the vote substituting tho House bill.
II was ont OF order but the opponents. OF the
bill sprAng quickly to tho point that Garfield
had not SO voted as to make il possible for him
to make this motion. Phillips .ol Kansas re:
one way. The record showed he, had
voted tho other. There has been all thd
session an undercurront Of criticism among
Republicans upon the methods Of the Clerks
desk. II broke ont now In a great shout sus-
Teeord F9r he eS seSond M me dWTns the eysn enc
ing the mace had to coma down from its perch.
and THIS sign Of nc visible majesty OF the house
Speakers hammer brought order out OF con-
The progress Of business still remained in
an ineXtricabe snarl. No ono know clearly
what wns and was not in order Garfield. his
voice sounding out over the great chorus and
babel Of the mob, moved to lay the whole ques-
tion on the table. II was tho short, easy way
another period ' Of Wild confusion before tbs
House could settle to vote. Il was two houra
after the House met before the vexed subject
reconsider that vote by Martin Of Virginia
| Thore was another uprOar, but the House
voted that down, ll5 TO CO. and some slight or
! der followed.
Mr.; Harris moved to go to business on thG
| Speakers table.
Mr.. Springer as a question Of privilege. pro.
sented from the Committee on Expenditures In
the State Department report and resolution
| for the impeachment OF George Il. Seward. late
! Consul General at Shanghai. and now United
States Minister to China.
Mr.. Springer insisted that he WAS quite rs
conscious OF the condition OF business as the
gentleman from Virginia.
The vote was taken, and tho House refused
| 100 to l26-to consider tho impeachment ques-
tion.
At midnight vote was taken on Epnssng the
Chinese immigration bill over llayess veto.
and ii rcsultcd-leas, lO9; nays. %; not tho
necessary twO-thrls.
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