Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-05


nents npou which no agreement a.
oeee reached. The HO1se insisted an
its disagreement In each case until IN,
amsndmsuts relative 10 pQblie build
lnRs vere reached. Randall asked TIA,
they Be coasiiered in the gross. kat Oh
secsion was made by those mesnb~r.
vho desired 20 amend the amsndEnent,
WITH new propositions.
Randall thereapou called the ursxi.
Sos question on the rest Of the Ssnat.
arnendmenfs. b9s she point Of nc
quorum having been raised. furthe,
confederation Of the amendments "a
postponed and Randall submitted tbs
confereucs report on the Naval Aupro.
pflAtion bill and announced Q disaares-
msut.
As the CLERK sas reading the reuor,
daylight began 70 stream into the cham
ber, and the keepers busted thsuseIves
IN awakening many persons who bad
spent the night in the galleries and Who
bad enjoyed quiet maps on the benchss,
their heads resting on overcosss and
other improvised pillows. The nev ar
rivals made their appearance and the
Ho1se began 10 wear brighter aspect.
Although the air in the chamber vas
stinluR, the members who had been
sleeping IN the CLOAK rOsms and lobbies
came into the hall refreshed and pro
oeeded 70 the restaurant 60 secure
breakfast.
The report on the naval bill wss nst
agreed TO and q further conference was
ordered.
Al O'Clock consideration Of the sun
dry evil bill vas resumed. Badd
moved 90 concur in all the public build
ing amendments Of the Senate except
one. this being reserved in order that
an opportunity might be obtained TO Of
Ter amendments. Agreed to by vote
Of II to a3.
IL was then agreed by unanimous eea-
sent that the members should be per-
mitted 10 offer their amendments and
have them voted upon, it being espe-
eislly stipulated that the yeas and nays
should not be called and that no ques-
tisn Of quorum shoald be raised.
Pending further action the confer
ence reports on the f0rtifcation and de.
hciency appropriation bills were sub
United and agreed 10.
The last Of the Senate puSlie buIldiuo
amendments, being for a building st
Wlnona, Minn., having been read,
StoeksiaQer offered an amendment sp-
propriatinR 10000 for q building at
New Albany, Ind Agreed to by &c 20 IS.
Blaokburn offered An amendment ap-
propfiAting $4,000 for building AZ
Lexington, ny. Agreed TO.
keifer offered an amendment appro-
priating $4,000 for q building st
Ohio. Agreed to by 53 70 AZ.
Daring the sneripg of these amend
a a Wsaf
vas intense confusion and excitement
in the House. Thompson and Warner
(Ohio) demanding quorum in each
case snd protesting that the House had
no power to hind itself AZ had been
done by the agreement. This aroused
those members who had been instru-
mental IN securing the agreement, and
Budd and others stood in the
space IN front OF the clerks desk ees-
violently and charging their
opponents with bad faith.
At 9 O'Clock Raadall advanced TO the
front Of the house and protested ear
pestly against what be characterized
as most unseemly procedure. The
House was proceeding TO prevent the
Sundry Civil bill from being adopted
and was forcing an extra session, and
that was being done by this demand OF
individuals for public buildings. "I
ask the House,. continued Randall i'm
passionately, 10 let me get possession
of this bill In order that I may send it
TO the Senate, secure a conference aud
avoid IN extra session" lApplauss.l
He then moved 10 suspend the rules, 10
adopt the amendments already offered,
and 20 send the bill to the conference
AZ NIT he 80.
Hutohins submitted the conferences
report on the Naval Appropriation bill.
Agreed TO.
Kerr offered the following resolution
That the thanks of this Congress are
hereby teadsred to Hon. John g. Car
lisie. Speaker, tor the courtesy with
which he has treated all its members
and for the ability and frmness with
ations Of the House daring the Forty
Eighth Congress.
The vote was taken standing and
amid load continued applause Speaker
pro teEa. Hatch declared the resolution
adopted unanimously BY the a95 Repre-
sentatives Of the Forty Eighth Congress.
Randall ubm tied the conference re
port on the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill. He refrained from making any
remarks respecting it, except to say
that when this report was adopted the
House would have finally acted on every
appropriation bill. Appla1se The
report was adopted.
Randall then asked unanimous cen
ssnt 10 take from the Speakers table
and pass the Grant retirement bill.
Applause. There~ was some delay,
owing 10 9 desire 10 bring up the con-
tested election case. but finally tbs OBJ
iections were waived and the bill vas
passed. Randall then announced thss
all the appropriation bills had been
passed, and the House adjourned sias
de.