St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-04
NExTDOORTo PANDEMONIUM
The House Gets Very Noisy Doing
Nothing,

WASHINGTON, March 3.-When the
speaker called the house to order at 2
O'Clock to-day every seat in the CALLER
les was occupied, and the overflow
crowd surged through the corridors.
The atmosphere in the chamber was
vitiated, and the damp air enter
ing through the gallery doors form
ed heavy mist. which almost hid the
upper parts of the galleries from per-
sons on the floor. The speaker said
that there were upon his table various
senate bills and veto message from the
president. He would like to have the
sense of the house as to whether he
should now lay them before the house.
On motion of Mr.. Mills, by unanimous
consent, the speaker was requested
to lay the senate bills before
the house, but to withhold
the veto message. Acting in conformity
with this request, the speaker laid be-
fore the house the senate bill increas-
ing to 81 100000 the limit of the cost for
Mr.. Chapman, of Michigan. asked for
its passage, and was warmly eongratu-
lated when his request was ac-
ceeded to and the bill was passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Reed, of
Maine, the senate bill was
passed granting a pension of $50 a
month to the widow of Gen. III. j. Hunt.
Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, submitted the
conference report on the bill for the re-
lief Of the st. Joseph Commercial Col
lege of st. Joseph. Mo. Agreed to. Mr..
SayerS, of Texas, submitted the con-
ference report on the
DEFICIENCY BILL
An agreement has been reached on all
n0intS of 6iffprpnpn QyoQnt upnp the
amendments of the senate relating to
the water supply of the District of Col
umbia. providing for the payment of
the French spoliation claims and grant
ing an extra months salary to the SEN
ate reporters. The report was agreed
to, and the question arose as to whether
the conferrees should receive any
instructions relating to the eX-
isting points of difference. A
great fight ensued over the
matter, the house taking recess to 8
o'clock, when the deficiency bill again
came up. The house was thrown into
tumult by Mr.. Sayer's claiming the
floor for an hour. For ten minutes the
galleries were entertained by viewing
one of the nOisiest scenes which has
been presented by the house dur
ing the present session. Catching the
spirit of the occasion the spectators
laughed and talked, thus adding to the
confusion, and it was only after much
trouble that the speaker pro tenn. was
able to secure even partial order. Mr..
Bland moved recess, and until 10 80
the house relapSed into state of inani-
ton. After another long wrangle the
bill was again recommitted for confer
ence and an agreement reached. Fill
clustering was then begun against the
1,,1 far Enif hi fbo E41s
ornia election case.
THE HOUSE HOT.
Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana, OBJ
fering the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the house protests
against that part of the ARRANGEMENTS
for the Inauguration of the preSi-
dent of the United States made by the
senate which assigns to the members of
the house and the members elect of the
Fifty-first congress a subordinate place
in the ceremonies thereof.
Resolved, That Oh all public occasions
requiring the use and occupation of the
capitol, or the capitol grounds, or any
part thereof, it is the right and
privilege of the house to par
ate in the arrangement thereof; and
upon all such occasions the places as
signed to the members of the house Of
representatives shall be equal and SIM
liar to those of the members of the
senate.
The resolutions were agreed to.
The conference report on the Sunday
civil appropriation bill was submitted
and agreed to. The senate recedes
from the Waite amendment, and practi-
cally from the steam press amendment,
the royalty remaining at one cent per
thousand impressions. The house then,
at 2:20, took recess until 9:55 a. m.