Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-01
House.

| WASHINGTON, February 2Sth.-The House met in
CO ltinuation of Saturdays session.
The portrait OF Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Speaker
of the First and Third Congresses, was presented to
| the House and accepted.
| The House proceeded to vote upon the amend
meuts of the sundry civil appropriation bill.
| An amendment appropriatDg 5000, 600 to enable
the Secretary of the Navy to establish naval coang
| stations on the lsthmus Of Panama was agreed to
ayes ia, noes SIS.
| The bulk of the affirmative vote came from the
Republicans and the bulk OF the negatives from the
| Democrats.
| The House then adjourned and the session OF
| Monday commenced.
Consideration of the civil sundry bill was resumed
| An amendment, instructing the Commissioners on
the part of the United States to the International
| Monetary Conference to agree to no adjustment
which does not recognize silver coin part of the
money system of the Governments joining in such a
conference, rejected and stricken from the bill
Wells presented conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill Agreed to. he agreement re-.
stores the Indian Commission, but strikes out the
appropriation of $4,000 for the expenses of the
Commission Tie bill finally passed-ayes lS9,
noes IS.
Blackburn presented conference report on the
Postoffice appropriation bill, which agreed to-
The Republicans called for the reading OF bills IN
PRODUCED, for the purpose, presumably of postpon
ing consideration OF the funding bill, which was ex
pected to be called up.
Tucker at 4.I5 moved that the House proceed to
the consideration of business on the Speakers table,
for the purpose of taking up the funding bill.
Price raised the point of order that this motion
was not in order until the unfinished business-the
apportionment bill-was disposed Of.
Carlisle said if the point of order was well taken
he would raise the question of consideration.
The Speaker said the apportonment bill could
hardly be held in the light OF unfinished business,
having regard what had been done in reference to
that bill and he would recognize the gentleman
from Kentucky to raise the question of eonsidera-
ton.
Conger stated that the committee to confer upon
standing and had instructed him, as Chairman, to
SO inform the House. The committee was functus
officio. and therefore the app JrtiOnment bill wa
lust where it had bet n yesterday morning
Carlisle then raised the question OF consideration
and was recognized by the Speaker.
Kiefer raised the point that this question not
in order against a measure upon which the main
question has been ordered.
The Speaker ruled that in the condition of the
apporti6nment bill the question OF consideration
could be raised
Kiefer appealed which appeal was laid on the
table by ayes III, noes %.
This strict party vote the Greenbackers
voting with the Democrats in the affirmative.
Conger then moved at $50 that the House take
rece until O'Clock, for the purpose of proceeding
with the memorial services OF Fernando Wood
Reected-aye5 81, noes l04
The House then took until S o'clock this
evening, the session to be for memorial services in
honor of Fernando Wood No business to be
transacted.
In the evening session Cox, on behalf of the New
York delegation, presented the customary resou-
tons of regret at the death of Fernando Wood, and
coincidence for his bereaved family.
The privileges of the floor were extended to such
ladies and gentlemen unable to find seats in
the galleries.
John Kelly of New York occupied seat on the
floor.
Euogies were delivered by Tucker, Woods sue.
cessor as Chairman of the Committee on Ways and
Means, Hutchins, Lapham, Lounsberry, Covert
Wright and Coffroth of Pennsylvania
The resolutions then adODfad and the House
adjourned.