Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-04

WASHINGTON March Sd When the Speaker
called the House 10 order at 2 o'clock TODAY
every seat in the galleries was occupied and the
overflow crowd surged through the corridors
The Speaker said there was upon the table yari-
ous Senate bills and veto message from the
President He would like to have the sense of
the House as to whether he should now Law
them before the House.
On motion of Mills by unanimous cousent the
Speaker was requested to lay the Senate bills
before the House, but to withdraw the messace
Acting in conformity with this request he
Speaker laid before the House the senate bin
increasing to 81, 500 000 the limit of cost for
public building in Detroit. Micn., which was
passed
On motion of Reed, the Senate bill was passed
granting a pension of $50 month to the widow
of General 81. J. Hunt
Sayres of Texas submitted the conference ra.
port on the deficiency appropriation bin An
agreement had been reached on all the poinIs
OF difference except the amendments of the
senate relating to the water supply In the bis
trict of Columbia, providing for the payment of
tne rrencn spollation claim, and granting an
extra months salary to the Senate reporters.
Inc report was agreed to, and a question arose
as to whether the conferees should receive any
difference. f
!, After some discussion the consideration of
the report was suspended, to enable Peel. of
Arkansas, to submit the conference report on
agreed to.
McCreary reported favorably Edmuuds, reso.
Panama Canal Passed on the calendar.
The deficiency bill having again been taken
up, the French spoliation claims clause amend
ment was read.
Springer, OF Illinois, asked unanimous con-
sent OF the House TO insist upon the disagree
ment, 1ntimating tnat unless his request was
acceded TO he would filibuster against the bill
McComas, of Maryland having objected to
the request. Springer carried out his threat by
moving recess until O'Clock, and after some
delay the House took a recess until that hour
H0nSl 10 c<ax-a,,
ing. Sayres was accorded the floor with the de-
hciency bill. Sayres yielded the floor to
springer, and that gentleman moved a recess
Caswell, of Wisconsin, expressed astonish-
ment that the gentleman in charge of the de-
hclency bill should yield the floor to an avowec
hlibusterer, and inquired whether the gentle
mans object was to defeat the direct tax bill
favor
Savers replied that his object was to pass the
deficiency bill.
AT half past Springer withdrew his motion
for recess, and instantly sayers moved that
the House insist on its disagreement to the
amendment
McComas then moved that the House recede
from its disagreement. Then the House was
thrown into a tumult. and for ten minutes the
galleries were entertained by viewing one of the
noislest scenes which has been presented in
the House during the present session
Pay son of Illinois was recognized for a motion
to suspend the rules for the passage of the land
forfeiture Dill, practically as it passed the Sem
ate
Crisp of Georgia called up, as a question of
the highest privilege the Sullivan-Felton con-
tested election case, and then the filibustering
was transferred to the other side of the cham.
Der, McKenna of California making a motion
for recess.
LAST OF THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
WASHINGTON, March 4th-2 A. M-The House
has agreed to the conference report on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill It carries SIS
277, ,3il. This is the last of the appropriation
bills.
The House took recess until 9:55 A. NJ.