Wichita eagle., 1889-02-21
HOUSE..

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-Immediately
after the reading of the journal the con-
Yest over the direct tax bill was resumed,
Mr.. Caswell, of Iowa, calling Up the con-
ference report as matter of privilege.
The house determined-yeas 134, nays 93
to consider the conference report, but
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, moved reconsider
alton. Mr.. Kelly moved to table the mo-
ton to reconsider.
The motion to table the motion to recon-
slider was approved-yeas 159, nays a, and
Mr. Stewart, of Georgia, proceeded to ad-
dress the house in opposition TO the aQop-
ton of the report.
After long debate the conference re-
port was agreed to-yeas l6S, nays So.
Mr. Springer of Illinois, presented the
conference report on the territorial bill.
The bill, as agreed to in conference, pro
sides for the admission of the states of
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana
and Washington, and its details were sent
out in last nights dispatches.
Mr.. Barnes, of Georgia, said that, as one
of the conferees, he had been unable under
the sense of duty to sign the report He
would not attempt, however, to enter into
any argument against the bill, but would
allow the house to vote upon the report
without delay.
The report was then adopted with APP
plause on both sides of the chamber.
The house then went into committee of
the whole Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, III the
chair, on the post Office Appropriation bill.
Little progress had been made when the
committee rose and the house took a re-
cess, the evening session TO be for consid-
Grafton of business reported from the COM
mittee on commerce.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session the house passed
the following bills: To amend the act
authorizing the construction of a bridge
across the Missouri river near ST. Charles,
No; senate bill to authorize the construc-
ton of bridge across the Missouri river
near Kansas City; the senate bill for the
establishment of lighthouse and fog sig
nal for the bridges across the Missouri
river between Leavenworth, Kan, and
Platt City, No, across the Usage river, in
Missouri
Mr.. Anderson, of Iowa, called up his
resolution calling upon the interstate COM
merce commission forinformation whether
the meeting of railroad presidents in New
York in January last, and contract or
agreements entered into at that meeting,
was an unlawful conspiracy.
Mr.. White, of New York, said that gen.
tlemen elected by anarchists and com
munists in this country hoped TO write
men who stand ready to do something to
destroy properties upon the building of
which the wealth and prosperity of their
constituents depend. This Fourth of July
high-faluting attempt to reach up for
fame was useless and unless his strength
failed the resolution would not pass the
house with but a few members present.
Mr.. Anderson, of Iowa, declared that Mr.
Whites remarks amounted to a gratuitous
insult to the people of District as loyal,
intelligent and patriotic as the people of
the gentleman's Wall street district. The
question was whether or not the railroad
presidents and bankers did meet and draw
up the reported agreement and whether
the commissioner amended and improved
it.
The previous question was ordered on
adoption of the resolution, but Mr.. White
made the point of no quorum and the res
oiution was withdrawn.
The house then, at 10 o'clock adjourned