The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-26
FUN IN the HOUSE.
Mr. DutterWOrth aud Mr.. Fusion have n
TIL -ani,,nInr. I'LL Iirnnght FnrMArd.

Dir. DutterWOrth aud MIR. Fusion have n
TIIt-snippIng BllI brought Forward.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. 25.-In the
House to-day, Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio,
from the Committee on Rules, reported
a resolution providing tina. tomorrow
the House shall meet at 10 a. M. and
shall immediately proceed to the con:
sideration OF the Shipping bill, the gen.
eral debate to close ut 6 o'clock Friday.
The house shall proceed to the constd-
Grafton OF the bill by paragraphs, the
previous question 10 be considered as
ordered at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. BIOunt, OF Georgia, protested
against this method Of doing business,
but said that as a member OF the Com
mittee on Rules he had agreed to the
resolution with view OF getting as
much opportunity for debate as possible.
It was the best the minority members
could make ont OF the situation. Alter
further debate the House adopted the
resolution making the Shipping oill q
special order for Thursday and Friday.
The Immigration bill was then taken
up aud passed. The House went into
committee Of the whole on the Agricul-
tural appropriation bill.
In the course Of tho general debate a
controversy arose between Mr.. Funston
iu charge OF the bill and Mr.. Butter.
worth, The latter having made a remark
which ir1itatGd Mr.. Funston. Mr.. Fun
ston made au attack upon Mr.. Butter
worth in which he alluded 10 the Office
which Mr.. BuIterwOrth occupied in the
Worlds Fair Commission, and said II
that gentleman whose name was asso'
Ciated with the anti-option bill had taken
rs much time to forwarding that meas
ure as to do with drawing nils salary as
Secretary OF the Worlds Fair, the meas:
ure would now hsye been passed, itself
measure which would bring great re-
lief 10 the agriculturists.
Members on both sides surrounded the
two gentlemen and thoroughly enjoyed
the scene. Mr.. Funston was emphatic
and yoCilerous in his utterances, but the
merriment was 10 great that his words
could not be heard. He declined 10
yield to Mr.. Butterworth, which LED
Mr., Rogers to warn him that ne mutt
either get ont Of the ring or let the gen.
tleman from Ohio get over the ropes
while Mr.. SpiRola's quota Of remark
was Break away, break away"
Mr.. ButterwoTth in reply paid bis re-
spects to Mr.. Funston, charging him o.
Chairman OF the Committee on Agrlcui'
ture with negieCting the interests Oh thS
farmers. Half a million farmers haC
asked the gentleman as q chairman O.
the committee to move the considera
lion OF the measure. Had he done III
ICries OF mo, No."l ~
Not at al. He bad not moved IN ina ,,
direction, but had stood trembling TX
an aspen leaf rpSer the frown ot tut
Speaker. [General laughter and 4oIt
applause on the Democratic side ht
(Mr. Butterworth) had a. least the cour
age Of his convictions. Applause
Mr.. Funston denied that be had iaile'
to 10 his duty 10 regard TO the ann'op
ton bill. He had used every means y
his power ior the purpose ot gettinR IN
bill under consideration.
Mr. Hatch, Of Maryland-"The Renut
nan from Ohio (Alr. Mckinley said Y
day that there we're but q few MOI
hours Of this Congress. Thank God tc
it." Democratic applauBe.)
Mr.. spinola-"Lay 1t on, brother
Mr. Hatsh-"we will all join in ii