Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-20
House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-In the house to-
day MIR. B~utterworth of Ohio introduced for
reference a joint resolution authorizing the
president to invite several members of
the Canadian parliament and the premiers
and cabinets of the several provinces to visit
the United States on May l, 1889, and be the
guests of the people OF this country. An
appropriation of $3.50, 900 is made to carry
out the provisions of the resolution, and a
joint committee of the house and senate is
provided for to receive and entertain the
guests.
printing, during which resolutions were
passed providing for printing various docu-
mentS.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the postoff1ce appropriation bill.
The pending motion offered by Mr.. Cannon
of Illinois to strike out the paragraph regu-
lating the salaries of assistant postmasters
was lost.
M. Cannon moved to reduce che minimum
salary of stenographers to postmasters from
s. ,2OO to $500. He thought the latter sum
sufficient to be paid persons just entering
the service.
Mr.. Cummings said that if the house must
begin to reduce the expenses of the govern
ment, let it begin at the top of the heap with
the S5O,0OO a year man and wind up with the
StenographCr and mail carrier.
At this point the committee rose for the
purpose of considering the conference report
on the bill to repay the direct tax, which
was presented by Mr.. Caswell, who stated
that Mr.. Oates had refused to sign the
report.
Mr. Oates was not present, and Mr.. Cas-
well submitted the report, and this fact was
called to Mr.. Caswell's attention; but that
gentleman said, IN view of the necessity for
early action on the conference report, he
must demand the previous question.
Then the famous deadlock of the last ses-
sion was recalled, Mr.. Crisp raising the ques-
ton of consideration, and MessrS. Rogers of
Arkansas, Breckenridge of Kentucky, and
Mcmillan, in quick SUCCESSION, INTERPRETING
motions to adjourn to take a recess and to
adjourn till Thursday.
At this moment Mr.. Oates entered the
chamber and Mr.. Caswell called attention
to this fact, but the only response from the
democratic side was a loud demand for the
regular order.
The motion to adjourn till Thursday hay
ing been voted down, Mr., Morse of Massa-
chuSettS made a motion TO adjourn TIL Fri
day next.
No quorum voted on Mr.. Morse's motion
and a call Of the house was ordered.
Mr.. Caswell, finding it impossible to secure
a vote on the conference report to-day, with
drew the matter from consideration of the
house and announced that he would call it
up to- morrow.
The house then resumed, in committee of
the whole, consideration OF the postotfice APP
preparation bill.
The amendment reducing to $500 a year the
minimum salaries of stenographers to post
masters was defeated.
No further progress was made on the bill
and the committee rose, and the house took
q recess, the evening session to be for con
sheraton Of business reported b. the COM
mittee on military affairs,
TIE session of the house tonight was a
perfect parody on legislation The first bill
called up was one appropriating 500, 600 for
the erection of II monument at Fort Greene,
Brooklyn, to the memory of the victims of
the prison ships. Mr., kilgore of Texas raised
IL point of no quorum and the measure was
withdrawn. -
Mr.. Felix Campbell Of New York, ~irritatcd
at the defeat of his measure, raised a point
of no quorum against everything brought up.
The parody continued until 10 o'clock,
when the session expired by limitation.