The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-03-01
HOUSE.

Washington, 2S.-The House met
in continuation of Saturdays SeS-
sion.
The portrait of Fred A. Mullen
berg, speaker Of the First and Third
CONGRESS, was presented to the
House and accepted.
The House proceeded upon the
amendments to the sundry civil APP
preparation bill. The amendment
apprOpriating 100000 to enable the
secretary of the navy to establish a
naval cOaling station on the ISthmus
of Panama was agreed to. Yeas
ia, nays IS The bulk of the af-
firmative votes came from repub-
licans, and the bulk of negatives
from democrats. The House then
adjourned and the session of Mon
day commenced.
Consideration of the civil sundry
bill was resumed. An amendment
the commissioner on
the part of the United States TO the
international monetary conference
to agree to no adjustment which
does not recognize silver coin us
part of the money system of the gov
ernments joining in such conference
was rejected and stricken from the
bill.
Republicans called for the read
ing of bills introduced for the pur-
pose presumably of pOstpOning con-
sideration of the funding bill, which
was expected to be called up.
Wells presented the conference
on the Indian appropriation
bill. Agreed to. The agreement re-
stores the Indian commission, but
strikes out the appropriation of
$4,000 for expenses of the commits
sion. The bill finally passed-yeas
1S9, nays s..
Blackburn presented the confer. |
ence report on the pOStoffice appro-
priatiOm bill. Agreed to.
a joint resolution passed for the
printing of 100000 copies of the
agricultural report.
Reagan reported a motion for
the suspension of the rules and non
in the Senate amend
mentS to the river and harbor bill.
and the appointment of a confer
ence committee. Agreed to-yeas
l79. nays GO, and the Speaker an
bounced Reagan, Kenna and HaW-
ey as House cOnferees.
The conference report on the leg
slative, judicial and executive ap-
lrOpriation bill was agreed to.
Tucker, at Al, moved that the
louise proceed to the consideration 1
II business on the Speakers table,
or the purpose of taking up the '
bill. {
Price raised the point of order u
hat this motion was not in order s
Until unfinished business. the an t
'ortionment bill, was disposed of. {
Carlisle said if the point order was '
veil taken, he would raise the t
question Ot consideration. The G
speaker said the appOrtionment bill |
Ould hardly be held in the light of 1
business, having regard c
o what had been done in reference c
o that bill, and he would recognize t
he gentleman from Kentucky to '
aiSe the question of consideration. t
COnger stated that the committee d
OcOnfer upon the apportionment bill a
ad not come to any understand. @ b
nd instructed him as chairman to p
D inform the House; the committee C
ras fullcttLS otfciO and therefore the T.
ppOrtiOnment bill was just where t
had been yesterday morning. C
Carlisle then raised the question C
consideration and was recognized n
Y the Speaker. lW
Kiefer raised the point that this a
ues1On was not in order, against a n
IeaSure upon which main the Ques- Il
on had been ordered. :"
The Speaker ruled that in view of y,
lie condition of the apportionment II
II the question of consideration eI
,uld be raised. Kiefer appealed, b
hich offer was laid on the table,
as 121, nays 80. This was strict st
lrty vote, the greenbackers voting G
it'll the democrats in the affirma-
Fe. /
Conger then moved, at $50 that o.
e House take a recess until s for &C
e purpose of proceeding with the &c
em0rial services of Fernando to
ocd Rejected-Yeas 81, nays 104. ca
he House then took a recess until tn
)'clock. The evening session is to 81
for memorial services in honor of trI
Wood, and no business to tn
transacted. tn