The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-03
KILLING TIME IN THE HOUSE.
Mr. Anderson Forces the Reading of G
Long Bill from His Own Pen.


WASHINGTON, July 2.-In the house this
morning the following bills were intro
duced and referred.
BY Mr.. Herbert of Alabama-Granting
a right-of-way through the Fort Morgan
military reservation to the Birmingham
and Navy Cove harbor railroad company.
By Mr.. Anderson of Iowa-Providing for
the control and redemption of railroad
lands acquired by the United States under
| judicial foreclosure or forfeiture. II is the
bill introduced by Mr.. Anderson in April
last. 1t is very long measure, and Mr.
Anderson demanded its reading in full in
order to consume time and prevent, as long
as possible, the offering of a motion for the
passage of the Union Pacific funding
| bill under a suspension of the rules.
For an hour and half the reading clerk
was uninterrupted in his monotonous read
ing of the bill. but at 1890 o'clock the pro-
ceedings were diversified by Mr. Bland of
Missouri, with motion to adjourn, which
was, however, declared to be out Of order
pending the reading, and again the weary
| clerk resumed his task.
OTHER DIVERSIONS.
Diversions were also created by the pre-
| sentation of tho conference reports on the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
Natchez railroad bridge bill and the legs-
tive appropriation bill, all of which were
agreed to.
Ine clerk was about to resume the read
| ing of Mr.. Anderson's bill when Mr.. Bland
! OF Missouri asked unanimous consent that
the call of states should be completed with
the understanding that no motions to sus-
pend the rules should be made.
To this Mr.. Hopkins of New York OBJ
jected, and Mr.. Burrows of Michigan also
conditionally objected, stating his desire to
| pass the dependent pension bill under a sus-
I pension of the rules.
| ANOTHER PROPOSITION.
| Then Mr.. Clardy of Missouri came for
ward with a proposition that unanimous
consent be given for present consideration
of the Nicaraguan bill, the situation other
wise to remain unchanged. In this case
| Mr.. Hayden of Massachusetts, was the OBJ
! iector and the regular order having been
demanded the clerk once more resumed
| the Anderson bill
Finally the reading was concluded, but
| Mr.. Anderson of Iowa was on his feet and
| he Immediately introduced bill to establish
a municipal code for the District of Colum.
bia, volume of 3l2 pages, and called for
its reading.
CoULDT BREAK THE DEADLOCK.
A quarter of an hour was then consumed
in an Intellectual effort to break the dead
lock, Mr. Holman or Indiana endeavOring
to secure unanimous consent for considera-
ton of the land forfeiture bill, while Mr..
/ Cannon of Illinois, and Bayne of Pennsyl-
vania, voiced the desire of the republicans
to proceed to consideration of the dependent
pension bill. Then with view to securing
time to effect compromise, Mr.. Bland Of
| Missouri moved recess for thirty minutes
On this motion no quorum voted and the
| call of the house was ordered
| AN ADJOURNMENT.
Two hundred and eighteen members re-
sponded to their names, and Mr.. Mills OF
| Texas, moved an adjournment. The
motion was lost by vote of 81 yeas to 1O4
nays.
Mr.. Mills then demanded the regular
order, and the clerk proceeded to read the
municipal code bill, introduced by Mr..
Anderson.
Mr.. Hatch of Missouri said it was per-
fectly evident that the reading of the bill
would consume all the time up to o'clock,
when tn, house would have to adjourn
under the previous order. In the interest
of the convenience of the members and
clerks, he moved an adjournment, and at
| 3:20 o'clock the motion prevailed.