The Washington critic., 1888-06-25
From Saturdays Regular Edition.
AT THE CAPITOL TODAY
The House in Committee on Public
Building Bills,
AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT,
The Sundry Civil and Naval Bills
Passed Yesterday.

In the House to-day the conference re.
port on the Senate bill to provide for an
International Marine Conference to be
held in Washington was presented and
agreed to. The report leaves the time
and place discretionary with the Presi-
dent. The appropriation is fixed at
$4,000.
Mr.. Dibble moved to go into Committee
of the Whole on Public Building bills.
Mr.. Holman desired the House TO take
up bis Public Land bill.
Mr.. Springer asked that the special
order assigning to-day TO the Public
Buildings Committee be continued.
MIR. Holman made the point of no quo
rum, but afterward withdrew it, and Mr..
Anderson of Illinois renewed it.
The motion to go into Committee of
the Whole on Public Building bills was
finally carried, ll0 to 10, and Mr.. Springer
took the chair.
The first bill taken up was TO appro-
pirate S350000 for building at Portland,
Oregon On motion of Mr. Lane, S3JO, 900
was stricken out and 100000 inserted.
Mr.. Dibble moved that the bill be laid
aside, with u favorable recommendation
Mr. Lane made the point of no
quorum.
On Mr.. Dibble's motion to lay the bill
aside with Il favorable report, the yeas
were los and the nays 4.
Mr.. Lane still insisting on the point of
no quorum, Mr.. Dibble moved call of
the House.
The call showed 16j members present,
and the tellers resumed their places, no
quorum having voted on the motion to
report the bill favorably.
The motion was carried by vote of 6S
to SO, and the House adjourned at 1886.
TWO IMPORTANT BILLS PASSED.
After THE CRITGcs report closed yester-
| day the Sundry Civil BILL with its amend
ments, was passed at $40; and on motion
| of Mr.. Herbert the House resolved itself
| into Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Nc
| Creary in the chair on the Naval Appro-
/ priation bill. There was no disposition to
/ fight any portion of the BILL and about
| o'clock this bill was also passed sub
stantially as IL came from the committee.
| The amount appropriated by the bill is
| S19,00l .074, about 100000 less than the
current appropriation. Mr.. Holman
made an effort to call up his bill to amend
amendments pending to the bill, and Mr.
Holman is anxious to have them consid
cred. There was a slight disposition tC
oppose its consideration because of the
heat, but finally the House decided to
consider it. Several of the amendments
were read, when further proceedings were
cut off by Mr.. Buchanan, who moved tC
take q recess till 8 o'clock. At the even
ing session an unusually large number o
pension bills were disposed Of. Mr.. Hol
man gave notice that he would call VI
his land bill to-day.
DISC USED BY a SHAVE.
| Congressman Brewer Of North Carolina
who has been wearing full beard al
winter, appeared at the north door yes
terday with a clean shaven face, save his
lip. The doorkeeper failed to recognize
him, and not until Mr.. Nichols voucheC
for hlm would the doorkeeper admit hin
to the floor. In few days, he says, Ii,
will wear card signed by the Speaker
"This is Mr.. Brewer of n. c.
MR. GRAIN RENoMINATEp.
Representative William IL. Grain o
the Seventh Texas district was renomi
mated by acclamation yesterday by tn,
Democratic Convention at Corpus Christi
/ ADJOURNMENT IN AUGUST.
Mr. Cobb of Alabama said to CRIrT,
reporter this morning that talk OF ad
journing was beginning to be heard. "
| think said he, IAN effort will be mad
to adjourn about the middle OF August
1t will be impossible for the House to ge
away before that time
CAPITOL NOTES
| Congressman Burnes of Missouri ha
returned and was on the floor to-day.
| Colonel 0'Ferrall has returned from
| Virginia and was in his seat this morning
Hon. j. ID. Richardson of Tennessee
has discarded his old silk hat and bough
himself Mexican sombrero.