, 1881-03-02
WASHINGTON.
Efforts Of the House Demo-
Gratis to Reach the
Funding Bill.
That Measure Taken from the Speak
er's Table Late in the
Afternoon.
Many Democrats Absent During
the Early Part Of the Night
Session.
Visit of Secretary Sherman to
the Floor Of the House
About Midnight.
His Statement that the Bill Is Utterly
tn1practicab!e Settles the
Business.
The Republicans Decide to Filibuster,
and the Democrats Surrender
in Haste.
Arrival Of Gesi. Garilell and Ills Fani.
lly-preparatlons for the Fcs-
tiYitteE.
The Cabinet Mystery Again Solved
THE Pubic.D3bt State.
n1ent.
End Of the Furmalities Attending River
anl-Hasbor Grub Of Sll,-
| 111 Hnn
Arrival Of Gen. fairfield and Ills Fam'
ily-preparatlons for tho Fcs-
tiyitteE.
The Cabinet Mystery Again Solved
THE Public-D3bt State.
ment.
End Of the Turmalities Attending River
aad-Hasbor Grab Of gill;
14l,600.


8r.ei1l L1pateh tp Tie G:,eaqo 7ffbrns.
Wi\sulSGT}S, u. C.. March L. The day
session or tho 1tonse wns occupied with
what III effect WAS illl1ustGring against the
consideration Of the Funding bill. although
in the process OF reaching the Speakers
table s0,ue Legislation was accomplished
which but for tl,fs contest might have failed.
III tile Intervals Ut tll1busterfns the liouso
facilitated tho work Ut the session ny agret.-
inv to gootl many conference reI'ortS. Tho
last appropriation I'LL, the large Deficiency,
WIS finally reported fur printing. and will
have to be considered lsnth By thu iio,,se anti
Senate III Ercns l,astc II 1t Is to BECOME law,
md 1t Is ..
EfTAtIf NECESSARY .
that this bill Shall bcconIe INV. IL aprfo.
priutcs some S4,0a0,0o0 The Agricultural
Appropriation bill Is a!so ont OF the way, tho
llursc having ngreed to that, aud It llns gone
to tho pfesIdeut for his approval. y further
conference, however,. was detna1'ded ,ipo.l
tho District ot Colnn'biA ailt1 upon the foFt'~
iIcation bills. There Is MI e'l"rt making III
tito Conference COMMITTEE 10 restore the
large APPROXIMATION !or the ihaElhS u ne"sn
guns, hut II Is probAo!e thus LILO ehoFt WILL
moi succeed. ....
| THE ATTEMPTS TO REACH THE sPEAllElss
TABLE
to cotlslder INo fuhu!He p''1 Mutc ""''e"n-
tzeu step ny step ny 1'e 4'ep"oi'ea'!'' iepis s..
sehtea as to"Eet' "sso "us "sa!'.'t e".ens l,s
" lco u. Iu", 1"uss"'. ,,'". ,',a % ,.,1s,,a'i
IEe hfst Rol''l tlshtie ""s t1'!t utc
business Hs'oi!hl Hhse p'eeeue"et- tc u.'.
1Inlshcu BUSINESS "", '1'e fAppo'%'o'4'4'eI' -,
| bill. MI: INK, WIN HoMis s''sMes.ns' ~ ~,
nulred wl1eahcr tlle ltei'loilc''l's "ea'aoe" 10
consideration Ill gooa ialtli anu "o"n1 lMI''1t
tho House to act u'on u sl'ouHl u w '"hc"
up. 1lo received 1eeFs 1or us ""s"et'
Every move III t''o taseas>'"n WINS in's1-
rupted IND obstr''c'eti ny pol'ts u otue'
alNl appHh!s from tue aeclsH"ts VI .no
Chair. 1T tho fl''t'st oi o''eo' tnese "i"nk'es
the conference rcposs upon
THE MvEfs AND HAl1llol! H'l.l.
was announced, ai't1 ."FfaoiiS WAS s""aenss
restored tn t'le Chanlper. !hoso WHO l'aa ~
rcsnllstely fought for ttl's p't' "cto a"t " W
deprived ut their Victory W my contest o'e'
Il Fh'luns p'1'' "". a'u e'ta'o.."so 'opo, -,
was quickly ngreetl to, the etEross'nent o1
the li!t hurried. nrAl preparations nisdc II
send 1t to the President. III order TINT thai
bill, Mt letlst, might mt fail.
THE coSFENEScE 1.Ero1sr
permitted tho Senate increase OF S1s2.oo0 tt
stand, lunvlng thu bill Mt $1t,tAt.8oo. Coz
Warner, and Van VoroEis. who l'nve rcso
lute!yopp0seA the bill from tho olltsot, ,enueas
oretl to defrut tho conference by Questions d
order, hut the report WIS agreed to by yer,
large majority.
FINALLY,
tile question of consideration WIS declttet
AGAINST tho Apportlonment bill, md tho de
frat OF tint measure for this Congress Is dc
trrmlned, The road from tllat point to tn
Smakcr's tnblu was very turtuous onr, sl1