Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-04

When the House recenvened at il O'Clock
| the opesRer announced that. owing to the
continued session of the House from ii
| O'Clock yesterday morning to almost O'Clock
| this morning, the journal was not prepared
and its reading was temporarily dispensed
| with.
THE CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
Mr.. Valentine Immediately moved that the
House take recess until 20 O'Clock tonight,
| his object being to prevent consideration OF
| the contested election case Of Frederick VS..
| Wilson, of Iowa.
The Republicans refrained from voting on
the motion for recess, and left the House
| without quorum.
No attempt was made to transact any Ous-
ness until Mr.. TOwnshend submitted the re-
port OF the conference committee on the post
othce appropriation bill announcing continued
disagreement. Mr.. TOwnshend stated that
there were several points of difference be-
tween the two houses, the most important of
which was on the Senate amendment relating
70 the ocean mail service. lie was opposed TO
this because he regarded it in the light of a
subsidy proposition and becau it entrusted
dangerous power to the Postmaster General.
Pending debate the Speaker laid before the
House communication from G.. H. Craig
Represent tive from the Fourth Alabama
district, stating that he had forwarded to the
Governor of that State his resignation, TO
take effect at midday on March 3. The com
municatiOn was laid on the table.
After long debate the House refused, by a
vote of Us yeas to 1872 nays, to concur in the
senate amendment to the post Oflic apprO-
prlatlon bill relative TO ocean mail transpOr-
tatlon. The remaining amendments were
concurred in.
The conference committee on the Indian
appropriation bill reported a disagreement
on some of the disputed amendments, and
further conference was ordered.
Inc conference report on the pension ap-
preparation bill was adopted. The House
recedes from its disagreement to all the
senate amendments, and, as finally agreed
TO, the bill apprOpriates $6O, ,0OO,00O
The House then, at 5:l5 o'clock, took
recess till 80 O'Clock this evening.
Upon recOnvening numerous motions TO
take recess were made to again prevent
consideration of the election cases. The point
OF no quorum was raised.
Mr.. Robinson, of New York, made an ap-
peal. las the last word he would ever say in
Washington" asking the House to make
donation Of any amount to Miss Mckleham,
Rranouaughter oi Jefferson, and requested
unanimous consent for the passage of the bill
making an appropriation for that purpose.
Mc. hammond, of Georgia, objected.
THE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL.
At 1890 o'clock the deficiency appropria-
tlon bill was received from the Senate. The
senate amendments were non -concurred in,
and Messrs. Burnes, Randall and Long were
appointed cOnferees.
Time dragged along slowly. the mOnOtonous
voice of the Clerk enunciating the names OF
the members being only varied ty the men,
Ders themselves passing laZily between the
tel ers as the question of mo quorum" was
raised upOn various dllatOry motions. Tired
out from the long session Of last night the
Representatives took no interest in the pro-
ceedings, rarely voting, but leaning back in
the chairs, smoking and amusing themselves.
AT midnight the condition of the appropria-
tion bills was as follows:
Ihe leg slatlye was all agreed to except the
provision for clerks to Senators
The sundry civil bill was agreed to except
the provisions for pubic buildings.
The post Office bill had just been reported TO
the House, with non concurrence in respect to
the sO-called ocean subsidy clause.
The cOnferees were at work on the naval
bill.
The Indian bill only lacked concurrence
upon the Oklahoma provision.
The fortlhcations and deficiency bills had
passed both Houses but had not vet gore TO
conference. An extra session remained a
possibility but was not probable. Should the
deficiency bill alone be left, and that was the
one which was in the most danger, it was not
thOught that an extra session would be called
Tor 1t. The deficiency bill appropriates 81 co.
900 Tor carrying on certain public functions
during the remainder OF the fiscal year, and a
way may probably be found to tide over the
interval till the next regular session
Inc prospect at present is that the House
Will remain in session till early in the morn
ing. It Is now discussing the conference re-
port on the post Office appropriation bill, and
II IS probably the opinion of many that should
the Hou e insist upon its disagreement to the
Senate amendment relative to ocean mail
transportation an extra session is unavoida-
BILE.
The House adopted the conference report
on the fertilization appropriation bill.
The post Office bill is still under considera-
ton.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
WASHINGTON, March 4, 3 A. NAT 1880
O'Clock the conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was submitted and agreed
to.
STILL IN SESSION.
WASHINGTON, March 4, 1915 A. M.-At this
hour both Houses are in session, with no pros
pect of immadi adiOurnmant