The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-04
HOT WORK IN TIE HOUSE.
Every Seat in the Galleries Crowded
With Spectators.

| Every Seat in the Galleries Crowded
With Spectators.
When the speaker called tho House to
order at o'clock to-day every scat in the
galleries was occupied and the overflow
crowd surged through the corridors. The
atmosphere in the chamber was vitiated
and the damp air entering through the gal
lery doors formed heavy mist which al
most hid the upper parts of the galleries
from the view of the persons on the floor.
The speaker said that there were upon his
table various Senate bills and veto messages
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 con-
| fOrmitv with this request the speaker laid
| before the House the Senate bill increasing
| to $l,500000 the limit of the cost for
the public building at Detroit, Mich.
Mr. Chipp an of Michigan asked for its
passage aud was warmly congratulated
when his request was acceded to and the
| bill was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Reed of Maine the
Senate Till was passed granting a pension
of $50 month to the widow of Gen Ii. j.
Hunt.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS.
Mr. Simmons of North Carolira was
fortunate in securing the passage of the
Senate bill for the erection of public
building at New Berne, N. c., and he re-
ceived a round Of applause from his col
! leagues.
The speaker having laid before the House
the Senate Allentown public building bill,
Mr. Dibble of South Carolina lin the alb
e..
alton, but Mr. Blanchard of Louisiana OBJ
jected At Mr.. Randalps suggestion the
bill was allowed to remain upon the table.
Mr.. Sayers Of Texas submitted the
conference report on the deficiency approp-
Ration bill. An agreement had been
reached on all the points of difference ex-
| cept upou the amendme is of the Senate
relating to the water supply of the District
of Columbia, providing for the payment of
| the French spoliation claims, and granting
an extra months salary to the Senate re-
| porters. The report was agreed to, and
| then the question arose as to whether the
conferrees should receive.any instructions
relating to the existing points Of difference.
CoLUMBIA's WATER SUPPLY.
Mr. Clements, of Georgia, was in favor of
recession from the disagreement to the
Senate amendment, touching the water sup
| ply of the District
Mr.. Randall thought that the House
should insist upon its disagreement and he
recounted the circumstances surrounding
the work on the Washington aqueduct tun-
mel
Mr.. McComas of Maryland moved to re-
cede from that portion of the Senate
amendment appropriating $575, 900 for the
! construction of 4S-inch cast iron main
from the distributing reservoirs above
Georgetown to the city of Washington.
| This was agreed to by l64 yeas to 55 nays
Of tA
pended for a short time to enable Mr. Poel
| of Arkansas to submit the conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill, and
it was agreed to-
FRENCH sPoLIATION CLAIMS.
The deficiency bill having again been
| taken up. the French spoliation claims
amendment Of the Senate was read
MIR. Springer asked unanimous consent
| that the House further insist upon its dis
agreement to this amendment, intimating
| that unless his request was acceded TO he
would hlibuster against the bill in order to
prevent u vote being taken on a motion to
| recede.
| Mr. McComas having objected Mr..
| Springer carried out his threat by moving
a recess until s o'clock, d Mr.. Weaver
| supplemented this motion with ono for a
recess Until $3.50 O'clock. After some delay
| at j:45 o'clock the House took a recess until
| 8 o'clock.
STILL CROWDED.
There was no diminution in the attendance
of spectatorS in the galleries when tue
| House met at o'clock Every nook aud
corner which could accommodate an occu-
pant was occupied, ana through the cor
/ ridors flowed a ceaseless stream of strangers
/ viewing the national capitol AS soon as
| the speaker called the House to order, Mr.
Savers Of Texas claimed aud was accorded
the floor with the deficiency bill, tho pend
] ing question being on the motion made by
| Mr.. McComas that the House
recede from its disagreement to
tho French spoilation claims amendment.
| Mr.. Sayers yielded the floor 10 Mr..
! Springer, who had assumed the role OF
| iibuster, and that gentleman moved re-
cess until o'clock.
Mr. Casweu of Wisconsin, who is cham
pion of the direct tax bill. expressed his
astonishment that the gentleman
should yield the floor to avoid a
filiDuster, and inquired whether the gentle |
mans object was to defeat tho direct tax |
bill, a bill in which two-thirds of the House |
were in favor
Mr.. Sayers replied that his object was to
pass the deficiency bill
A vote was then taken on the motion for |
recess.
At $3.50 o'clock Mr.. Springer withdrew |
his motion for a recess, and instantly Mr.. |
Sayers moved that the House insist upon |
its disagreement to tho amendment.
Mr.. McComas then moved that the House |
recede from its disagreement his former |
motion TO that effect having become in
operative on account Of his not having been |
formally recognized by the speaker.
THROWN INTO TUMULr.
Then the House was thrown into tumult, |
Mr.. Sayers claiming the floor for an hour,
and Mr.. McComas and his friends insisting .
that a. bis was motion Of precedence the |
floor in right should be accorded 10 him.
The speaker pro tenn. Mr. Hatch OF .
Missouri) recognized Mr. McComa TO make .
his motion, but decided that Mr.. Sayers
was entitled 10 the floor, decision which .
called forth angry protests from the .
republican side. For ten minutes
the galleries were entertained by viewing /
one OF tho noisest scenes which has boon /
presented by the House during the present |
session. A dozen republican members |
we're on their feet endeavor-