, 1881-03-04
IN THE HOUSE.

IN THE HOUSE.
IMPORTANT ACTION OF Till: LAST DAY,
Special NtsputeA to Ths Chteaeo Trtbun*.
WASHINGTON, d. G.. Mntch 3.-The House,
lit day session, accomplished q good deal Of
work. At IL O'clock 1t assembled to com.
lnchcc the Inst Legislative day Of the Forty
sixth Congress. 1t was with great difficulty
TINT members could reach tile Capitol tn any
public conveyance, and with greater ttlH1-
ttcuty that they could find tlietr way to their
seats. Strangers Of every grade u,ltt cotlu-
ttuli, members Of State Legislatures with
gray badgey, soldiers III uniform, officers In
gala attire, ofllce-seckcrs, buttonho1tng
members nnu pressing the inquiry.
"Du you know tho Cabinet yet? ~
crowded every corridor aud approach
to the hall Of tile House Of Representatives.
Yet the crowd is but foyetaste Of that which
is expected tomorrow.
THE JOURNAL
of two days session had In be read, and 1t
was some tlnn before the House could reach
tic veto message of the Funding bill, which
was brought curly and laid upon the Speak.
er's tubie. Some miscellaneous business was
transacted, including the agreement TO olln
or two conference reports. When the message
was prcsentcdto the House. The reading OF
1t WIS listened 10 with marked attention
on NIL stdcs, notably by tho Gree1l-
hnckcrs alld the Democrats. Tile
| latter claimed to seq III 1t tho hasfs Of now
Issue III pNltttes, which would Involve tho
uurst1o,, of tic existrncp or destruction of
,h. Nut5onut banking syatam. II wns noticed
lint tlr Presidents opposltion to tha bill
wns l,sptt ,,nn,, tic arguments of The Spcre.
tnrv III fbc Treasury md tho Controller at
TIM Currency. us presented to tile Senate
t,ntumi,tca on Finance. in oppositio,, to the
bill.
At TIL: coyctus,oy Of THE nEADtSa
Tho nronrr cnurse ,youll hayu been IL not1nn
that the hill sl,oid pass. the Presidents veto
Notwithstanding, but the Democrats we're not
tlispusu,t to take this course, Thcy seemed
| To t,el,gbt IN MI opuortunity to offer una
mo,c indiunity to neuublfcun Admintstra-
tim mt, tj,ey male their Inst Legislative tlay
consulcuo,,s for MI act of gross parliament
ary discourtesy. They werc at first DISPOSED
| IN a,Inw t,lu tIll tn rc,nuin upun the Sprak-
| cr's table Without my further mention, but
the Republicans forcc,l theu to make Il
record on It's question, mud, finally, By strict
,r,r . .o,. NJ III ter .,arrG ' t nii"w Tia n.ssaEc
IL 1,s remain @ upon i tue taDo without action. 81
course,
rms ~ THE ryp oF FINDING FOR THIS
''''' - coSt,nfss,
US tic expes'ent suggested by alr; 1loar IN
scheme, stripped Of rcpresslve features, to
the Deficiency DILL, WAS nut successful, his
anpnd'nrat having bet'. stricken out. An: u:
other curious Incident III tic proceedings u
the closing ttny was Tic passage ny tue iloaso
Ut an npportionment btIl, which WIS tue bill
ny 1s s1up,fa amn hn ,afy Sl tSs b.
number of Representatives ut 3lo, Nr: cox
has las Tile measure Sery lhtcl ~ Heaet' a'HA
has been rest1ve at ulo fact mat
THE Arro'srloSslESr l,, ' NTH HILL. .n.,,.,,o
liz 1i ,yns % motlrrd % tn e nsv amn,,r tho ltrn,,h-
iis ""s ao ~ ~ ~ ~. "a;,s"s Cnn1t,a, ~.
lean me'Ipers ol tne .ehs.ss - eons''ea snaS
% ngyeemcnt tt, TINT a proposition should b. sub
mlts to sspena ~ c s a"iss M an ad no 10 sH,s }r
W." 1as,r tJ ~ nr.' tha v.' ."n',in M" @ I'M tns.ra
tl,ut tl,s Republicans should agree no. to IT.
sort TO Atta,ory tastlcs, They would not
ron rnmse,,t M tn tIis. however. but the result
shnweI ys" tiat Cosx's SUGGESTION WIS quite
I'LL ~" '.,a~ TIIa ,nntiui, to tIx
ite!t IT, smo ~ A., ,,na r,,a"t," 1itI:
INV I'M SH,si.,i. wns a strietiv uirtS yptr'
iiie iii rotl was thsi, caiI..l ol, iaa Humber ;iy
=, * "t'H t,.. r.,s"if was Iu,Iiiv annIn,,d
l.. H. ~. ~, "i W.nn'hrnms :i'i.t fnln,y;,ts no.
ulo+u ~ .Ao .,,,sii ~ tS~ flint u,"ur: ,frssrs,
stshnoses, tn ,eSiils' E1U'n ri!9 ~ vn.,
iinte!Ma!S', No" HaellnsHis9u i ", ~ 1,iii III
tiI), iml7'a % lsg, ~ nn Wits"f t.s ~ TX TX ", ~
RI imu9 1T" III of F''' tha X,n,,birans anu Tia
fniI,,yimv il.mMruts yttt,uw for II: NIrssrs
ll,.ltzi,,,t,yer. iIrrry. IIckuejl, Cufrutb, Guile
of Soutll Catolnn, RcIlly, Singleton at ILL
lluis, SGrur Springer, Steveiisoll, :Tllimal,