Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-02

WASHINGTON, March 1st.-The Speaker proceeded
to call upon committees, but no reports of impor-
lance were submitted.
Tucker moved to proceed to business on the
Speakers table, for the purpose of taking up the
funding bill.
Robson called attention to the fact that the
question of consideration raised yesterday by Car
Isle still undecided.
1.-THE Speaker said the apportionment bill had not
been called up this morning.
Price thereupon called up the BILL and Carlisle
raised question of consideration.
Haskell moved to rscomnit the apportionment
bill.
The Speaber-That is not now before the House.
Cox asked if the gentleman on the other side
would vote in good faith to take 10 that bill with
out obstructing?
Price-Yes.
Cox-Not one of them will do it. They never in.
tend to pass that bill
At this point the proceedings were interrupted by
Reagan with a conference report on the river and
harbor bill.
The report was agreed to-ayes 1872 noes Sand
the struggle over the funding bill was resumed
The Speaker said vote was required on the ques-
ton of consideration.
Conger submitted parliamentary inquiry to
whether the question OF consideration would apply
to single BILL or be comprehensive and extend to
all unfinished business.
This question the Speaker refused to answer at
present. He would decide it when the issue was
properly presented after a vote taken.
Price then modified his motion, and instead of
calling up the apportionment bill merely called for
the regular order.
The Speaker de Jared the regular order to be the
apportiOnment bill, and Carlisle again raised the
question of consideration.
Cox called attention to the fact that the nsin-
cerity OF the other side was shown. 1t did not
want either the funding or apportionment bills. If
the Republicans would only stop flbusiering the
apportionment bill they could have it any moment
A vote was then taken on the question of consld.
eration and by vote of ayes 80, and noes 145, the
House refused to consider the apportionment bill.
thnD dem fnGed the consideration of
finished business, which the Speaker announced to
be the political assessment bill, which comes over
| from the 10th of March, 1880.
Against this, Carlisle again raised a question Of
consideration, and the House by go ayes to 164 noes
| refused totonsider.
The next measure having the position of unfin-
shed business was the interstate commerce BILL and
| the question Of consideration was raised.
That and several other matters being disposed OF,
| the funding bill was reached
| The bill having been read as passed by the Sen
ate, Mcmillan NOV ed to concur in the Senate amend
ments
Conger raised the poirt that the bill and the Sem
ate amendments must first be considered in Com.
mittee OF the Whole.
The point overruled
Tucker moved for a recess, stating that he would
press consideration Of the bill to final passage.
A recess was then taken.
On Resembling consideration of the funding
| bill was resumed.
Tucker sent to the Clerks desk numerous Senate
amendments, in which concurrence was recon-
mended, and on those amendments demanded the
previous question, and the demand was finally
carried-100 TO CO.
Anderson Belford, Cannon, Dick, Dunnell, Tay-
lor of Ohio and Washburne vo ed in the negative
with the Republicans.
The amendments were then concurred in, and in.
clude all except the amendments numbered 16, 81,
% and 20.
Conger then moved that the House adjourn, I'd
this being rejected, moved to take a recess until
1890 to morrow A majority OF the Republicans
refused to vote in order to leave the House without
| a quorum.
| No quorum voted, and then, on motion of wicks,
the House, at 1915, took recess until 10 o'clock
| tomorrow