, 1881-03-04

HrstSEss IN THE HOUSE, TONIGHT
was conducted In the satne tirnggtny style
which his characterized tile pFeSu1lt ton.
Kress from It's first ,asscn'l!ng. After tic
rrcrss Mr. Ferdoit. Of New YnrK, nu,yc,l ttmt
ceeded with. str: 1Iookcr insisted that 0ther
claiins b.. included. and, nitrd by 4 small
faction. Of wllon. Mr.. Singlctotl, ot Illinois,
was Il !ea'istIg a,la very noisy spirit. lie sue
During the tlea,i|osi; Mr. IieIf"rd. 81 speak!ns ie
inn very. loud voice. submitted II prupo.
ssitlai'; which was that m llotlr s!Ini,td
first no 'lcSote'l to pehston bills md then
askc'l Mr., i'cfo;,! il he did not have bill
",Yss," =, Hl!tt!itsd Mr. i,elfort, II haze, and
tis ,,:i,q & isaua:n r,r39|E,ositlon.n
n,Wlmt Is it7 was asked by dozen
"A BIZ authorizing a public building Mt
Denver" answered. Mr. Delfnrtt, iii n l1gll
key, but Ills further Remarks were drowned
4 noAn or LAUGHTER
Ar. DeIforl Ias been trying to attac', his
bill to every appropriation bill fur the
Inst two or three weeks. After some
further st.nrr'ng, the 1iouse commenced
ysrv %9,k s|a'r @ 'tvat; e1is but pr"eee
on tacsi bill. 50 tint only 0tle l,ill could he
passed fn II, hour. The scenes t,nth on tho
t[oor and IN tin galleries were nnimatcd.
Members ny ;. " were noisy: cnress. mud lsw
hu1nor prevailed. TI,e salleries ''' wers rs
crowded sill, strangers and the usual habit
uGs. while hundreds stno.l tn. the corridors,
.yainly trying to obtain q glimpse through
tho Rluss doors Of the SCENES. Must
Of these were doomed to disappointment,
however, a1ld were obliged to wcl,1 tlleIr wny
back down town through the rain. snow. and
winter yet. Every corridor Is tIirongrd.
every gallery Is packtd. S0nle Of the I'M
housed strnngers will lind the Capitol I. more
comfortable plncc than the clecrlcss strccts.
MlDSIunr.
There wns an animated crowd willie tue
liouse was considering the report IF the Co,n::
bill. Il ,nustDn WIS made by A1r. lfawIey to
Instruct the Committee to recede fru,n Its
nctl0n III striking NIT tic Semitic amendment
ictte. XtkiIson aM M L Diouat @ r: resstei M D' tic
motion i!Osiy. sny!ng such u course
XIII the bill, They. said separate bill to The
tlon BILL? On q division the Republicans
raitiet IL such force 4! favor Of Mr. Il aw:
ey's motion TINT Mr.. Bln,s',t was constrained
to nessH tue Ssie "f Tue 'louse q; a" H.
stored. fllc Jcannestce relief fluid will I'M
tion6tedly bc appropriated, or the Sundry
Civil bill Will fall.
soslE TIME FAST MIDNIGHT
Singleton, 0f Illinois, rntsed the point TINT 1t
WIS past midnight. lie salu the 4tIl of
March was here, atu lie argued tllat
1lIs Congress- hall expired BY con-
stitutional limitation. Willis he
was discussing, the question. some
one called Unt for him to speak t4uder,
alnl MIR. Singleton replied: II nM
nut q iacknss, as you are. SO tint l
t:ln la:llow.'' Threat lauglltcr) Mr..
Singleton then Insisted that Ills point WIS
T. good one, and he moved to adjourn slim
die. The Speaker saLd this same question
came up In tS5', and tho liolise DE-
cidcd, by n larga majority. that the
session be extended until II o'clock the 4th
Of March. ,Mr. Singletor!'s motion to nd.
journ sine die was rejected, ulld l,e then gaye
notice that l.o would contest before the Sit
preule Court tic cu1lsttutionality Of oil iAws
| passe.t utter Il o'clock.
| Tho House and Sel,ute nre still in session,
With II str0ng probability of u continuous
session until Gnrly morning. Two great
appropriation bills. the Suntiry Civil and
thu deficiency, are still III conference. IT,
apGctlng which there are s01ne ugly questions
III dispute. Neither House will risk taking
Il EecrsS until an arrangement Of tho
| differences VI, these two bills Ii nlnlle ecr-
| tain. At this lluur the De,nncrats Ut the
House, by Il very marked strnintuE of tho
| rules, have brought Ill the neutrality-suspicious.
| Investigation.