Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-04
Stand BY Its Conferees.

| Randall moved that the House
Stand by Its conferses.
They had refused to assent. He said il was
not question Of money but Of a new de-
parture.
| Hon Stephen V. White, who had voted
TO sustain the Presidents Des Moines veto
on the previous day said that this was the
most niggsrdly government upon the face Of
the earth. In this case there ought to be as
much liberzlity Is we extend To members of
Congress when they die. If Chief Justice
Waite had been a general in the army his
widow would have been granted big pension.
General Bntterworth said that no chief
| justice ever sat nearer the hearts of his
coGntrymen than Chief Justice Waite. He
died in the harness. The Judiciary was the
rock Of our salvation. This was no mere
bounty, but an act Of simple justice. Ii
vas q small consideration TO grant to his
| widow"
One minute was left Mr. Randall. Turn
ing to Mr.. White of New York, he reproved
him for his 'niggardly" assertion. Nobody
had been treated more Literally and kindly
than the supreme court of the United States.
The House refused to agree TO the Senate
amendment 81; nays, l03.
Last Hours in the House.
WASHINGTON, March 3.
The House at o'clock this morning took
recess until z. NJ.
When the speaker called the House to
order every seat in the galleries was occu-
pied, and the crowd surged through the cor
ridors.
The speaker announced various Senate
bills and veto message from the President.
By unanimous consent the House decided to
take up the Senate bills.
Gu motion of Reed of Maine the Senate
bill was passed granting a pension of $50
month to the widow of Gen. II. j. Hunt.
Several Bills relating to public buildings
were passed.
The conference report on the Indian ap |
preparation bill was agreed to, as WAS the |
conference report on bills for the allotment
of lands in severalty to the United Peoria |
aud Miami Indians.
Edmunds' res )lution in regard to the con-
struction of the Panama canal was reported
favorably from the committee on foreiy yn
affairs and placed on the calendar.
The conference report on the deficiency
bill was taken up. An agreement has been
reached on all points of difference, except
upon amendments of the Senate relating to
water supply of the District of Columbia, |
providing for the payment of the French
spoliation claims and granting an extra |
months session to Senate reporters.
The French spolation claims amendment
was read and Springer of Illinois asked unan-
imous consent of the House to further insist |
upon disagreement to this amendment.
McComas of Maryland objected.
Springer, to prevent a vote being taken on |
the motion to recede moved recess until 5 |
O'Clock, which after some delay was agreed |
to.
There was diminution, in attendance, of
spectators in the galleries when the House
met at p. NJ.
As soon as the House was called TO order
Sayers of Texas acceeded to the floor with
the deficiency bill on motion of McComas
of Maryland that the House recede from
disagreement to the French spoiation
claims amendment Sayers yielded the floor
to Springer who moved for a recess until .
o'clock.
Caswell of Wisconsin expressed astonish-
ment that the gentleman in charge of the
deficiency bill should yield the floor to an
avowed nlibusterer and inquired whether the |
gentemans object was to defeat the direct
tax bill which two thirds of the House favor,
Sayers replied that his object was to pass
the deficiency bill.
AT $50 Springer withdrew his motion for
a recess.
McComas moved that the House recede |
from its disagreement.
The House was thrown into tumult, Say |
ers claiming the aoor for an hour and Me-
Comas and his friends insisting that as his
motion had precedence the floor in right
should be accorded to him.
The speaker pro TEN Hatch of Missouri),
recognized McComas to make motion but
decided Sayers was entitled to the floor The
decision called forth angry protests from the
republican side.
For ten minutes the galleries were enter
tanned by viewing one of the noisest scenes
ever presented by the House during the
present session. A dozen republican MEM
bers endeavored to induce the Speaker pro
TEN. to recall in order the deficiency bill and
sundry bill should not fail. The report was
agreed to. At one A. NJ. the Senate, on mo-
ton of Edmunds, proceeded to the considera-
tion of the executive business.
The tiilibustering was interrupted at mid
hight long enough to return the deficiency |
bill to the conference committee, when it
was resumed against the land forfeiture bill
and the California election case.
The deficiency bill was reported from the
conference committee with differences ad- |
justed, and the report was agreed to.
The conference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill submitted and agreed to.
The Senate receded from the Waite amend |
ment. the steam press amendment the royal |
ty remaining one cent pr thousand impres |
sions.
The House at 2.2O took recess until 9.55
A. NJ.