The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-03

due, doubtless to- the lntpncss of Tho hour
Mnddell suggests that Sunday IL n dies non Ii
Is the first suggestion Of the day vet brnrI ON
THIS Legislative sabbath. Another member who
nus. nns nern la,klng with singular rnp dity, stag
gers up with hand on two desks to say word
anu finishing, raises ono spread hnnd TO his
i9ce with a gesture he probably learned at his
ulslri't school, II he ever went to Onr.
:, AT last, Sunday being one noisy hour old the
nnpuse took recess; The Capitol was still
there tne wing In which tho House sis wns
9mpticd ot its last straggler Police ON ,ers
d9I"d, sitting at it's entrance. The Senate was
SUI NJ work. and ut work STILL. Half the Senate
was was, asleep; Pnge by page the hoarse clerk
amendment n vote would be taken thero would
be sleepy aye sleepicr no. and the Clerk
would drono on again. Ono hour, two hours
three hours of this law max ing sunday went bv
and tho only page Of real interest, that contain
ing the amendment repeating the election law
was Hr9 Tsanhed' ait There was little pause, Bay;
brief sentence. Thurman stepped hastily
out OF q smoking room, whore he had been
pencetully mapping with handkerchief ovcr his
nee, anu followed with another short sentence.
noth dcprccntcd debate. The roll call began.
Ih9 Senators that were awake went around
shaking the Senators that were asleep. Fellows
on lounges, rolling over quickly, narrowly cs-
capped rolling on the lloor. It took about ten
minutes OF this sort Of thing to wake the Ameri-
can Senate up; but once awake Il voted deco.
rously. and then went to sleep again. when ii
nte was awakencd again. stretched itself. ad-
lourned, and went home.
Sunday morning came bringing dull and
and some OF tho shadows OF early morning
when few tired men and the fresh and indie
iatigahle Speaker strolled in. The thread OF
business was picked up whore II Ind been
dropped eight hours earlier. Randall had just
nixon up ms gavel. when shout was heard
from the egnllery opposite. Behind the spread
Ing eagle IN the gallery an old. grny- haired
man, with white beard and rude clothing. was
standing Mem looking up, remembered him
as IA street preacher heard in summer after
Moons on the avenue; man Of much earnest.
ness and, some eloquence. Tho Lord will
avcnge His holy day" the old man shouted.
Grafton OF His SABBATH" Randall looked nm in
surprise. Religion is ordinarily ief, TO a ~ paid
chaplain in the American House. The man
went nuently on To- heap one prophetic curse
doorkecper rushed down and took him by the
elbow am but doing my duty" he said and
broke away from the man to 20 on with his
last, O''
q recess OF an hour. Tho church bells were
Just ringing when It met again There was no
quorum. but the few men who had come out OF
PED were too tired TO notice that. They went
through the formal routine motions and set
Two or three conference committees at work
All day these committees sat: six tired men
and clerk sitting. smoking. around a table in
the hot, close atmosphere OF n committee room
wrangling over the amendments made by tho
senate 70 cach appropriation bill. 1t is no light
Job. The Legislative bill has 323. the Sundry
Civil 1872 the Army and the Post ONCE each az
many many more. ana ench amendment has It's rea-
Al two o'clock bare quorum OF the Senate
Mes into lis chamber. and tHkp9 the River
and Harbor bill Its consideration begins, limo
by line, aud runs on through the Sabbath.
IT Az ' IN me evening twenty men come into the
House. too tired TO be disordcrly and from to
ii the House takes short recesscs OF half an
hour and an hour waiting for report from
the conference committees. The members scat
tor around the hall in groups. and have u quiet
SUNDAY evening smoke and chat The storm
outside Snassdide Keeps ne galleries empty but few
fashion OF women who are watching men at
their ease. few Industrious men write letters.
- a. lou ham la NHa.l hall
Every half hour there ia a sensation as some
member Of the Committee on Appropriations
comes in but he does nothing but move re-
ference.
It was llT o'clock whom. the House sitting
fellow. out Of nll patience with the delay. moved
recess until tomorrow morning. Atkins
begged him to wait and moment later the
IN with great pile OF blue paper-the Legisa.
tive bill Atkins, speaking with the sobriety Of
spread fingers Of ono hand on his desk, an
bounced the Disagreement Of he Con
Committee WAS read. Garfield asked for
further explanation. anxious 10 make the issue
laws. For moment Atkins hestuted. and
then he put the disagreement iiatly Foster
rose. rose on i, me Other s,de. and glance there
ter work during the evening than the Demo-
crntic
Foster was hoarse with the long disputes Of
the ConierenceComm. ttee. but tho House still
ing his voice could be heard as he explained
that tho whole difTiculty when was likely 10
precpitate nm extra session turned on
tho legislation touching the polls. Foster
Is ono OF those plain men who put a
Sas Sa shout Wo st 1S out 'rGs5S e he lin inH a
from the Democrats opposite Atkins called for
a minute in which To make con
cllintoTy speech. and then the House insisted
on its disagreement TO the Senate amendment
promise in which the Senate should yield the
soldiers at the polls and the test oath and the
House the repeal OF the election laws. Before
the vote wns taken, Atkins made most judi
clops c speech formally appealing after dlgpi-
Few Few %ori to Gf fGun MgaSosp % Spdi aHd ' Mdr
rison gathered around Atkins TO consult as
to q recess. and after q ,wrange the House
that time reports from the Conference Commit
tee on the Sundry Civil bill. and the return Of
the River and Harbor bill from the Senate.
WASHINGTON. March 2.-The Senate went
into executive session. and after the doors were
reopened proceeded to the consideration OF the
bill making appropriations for tho Legislative. |
executive. and judicial expenses OF the Govern
mcnt for the fiscal year ending June 80 1880.
The amendments OF the Committee on APP
propriations were for the greater part in rela-
ton to the salaries ot clcrks In tho several de-
agreed to. The Senate also agreed 10 the amend |
ment appropriatlng $4,000 TO pay salaries and
travelling and other necessary expenses Of in |
spectors at different shipping ports Of the |
United States and elsewhere and for control |
ing or eradcAtlng INFECTIOUS AMI contagious |
diseases among domcsticated animals.
The House had made an appropriation OF |
So 800 600 for defrayng the expenses OF tho |
Supreme Court md Circuit and District Courts |
OF the United States including the District of |
Columbia. and also for jurors and Witnesses |
and expenses OF suits in which the United |
States are concerned. Of prosecutions for |
offences committed IN violation of the laws of |
the United States and for the safe keeping OF |
prisoners, which the Committee on Appropria- |
tions proposed to amend by adding. and for |
deraying tho expenses which may be incurred |
in the enforcement Of the act to enforce the |
rights Of citizens OF the United States to vote in
the several States Of the Union. The question |
being taken on this amendment II was agreed |
tO-yrHs 20. nays 26-a strict party vote.
The amendment Of the Committee. paying the |
southern Claims Commissioners at the rate OF |
$4,000 per Annum each instead Of 81 500. was |
agreed 10. The Senate struck out the section OF |
the bill proposing to consolidate the coast and |
interior surveys according to the plan Of tho |
National Academy Of Sciences. Tho bill was
PASSED at 4 o'clock.
- The senate resumed the consideration OF tho
River and Harbor Appropriation bill. Amend
monts reported by the Committee on Com
merce were agreed TO as follows Increasing
the appropriation for improving Penohscot
River Mann. from $1,000 TO $4,000; that for
Providence River and Narragansett Bay, II. l.,
from 100000 10 500 600, that for Thames River
Conn, from 81 500 10 $4,000; striking out
Of House bill tho clause appropriating
t2 00U for Improvement Of Housatonic
Ryer, Conn; increasing Appropriaton for