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confirming any one Of the agreements with the
Indians, and that the Senate substitute had
been prepared with care.
Mr.. Gormanindorsad what Mr.. Dawes had said
scteriSed the Senate substitute as monstrosity
on an appropriation bill. He wanteda division
OF the motion, because, while he would vote to
strike out the House proposition. he did not
wish to vote IN the Senate substitute.
Mr.. Dawes declined, however, to divide his
motion, because that would lead to parliament
airy cmbarrassments,
HOUSE. p
When the House met at II O'Clock this morn.
| ing the Speaker stated to the House that he
had been informed by the clerks that it had
been physically impossible to prepare the
journal Of yesterdays proceedings, and in
view Of this statement the reading OF that
document was postponed, and the House immo-
diately proceeded to vote on the motion to ask
the Senate for conference on the shipping
bill Us amended by ths House Last night.
The motion agreed to-yeas lis, nays So.
Mr.. Cannon LII. MIR. Crisp I6ia.) having OBJ
jected to the nc ton being taken by unanimous
consent moved to suspend the rules and agree
ale amendments to the .sundry civil appropria-
ton bill and accede to the request Of the Senate
for q confer nce.
Mr.. CANNON INvEIGHS AGAINST THE MINORITY.
Mr.. Cannon inveighed against the action Of
the minority in obstructing the passage of the
appropriation bills, declaring that if that ac-
ton resulted in an extra session the minority
would be responsible for it,
Mr.. Crisp said that it seemed possible for the
other side, despite any apprehension OF an extra
session, to obtain as much time as il wanted for
the specific measures IL desired to pass .outeide
the appropriation bills.
When tie minority offered resistance to this
course the gentleman said that it would DO
sponslbfe for an extra session. The majority
asked for unanimous consent for the passage of
the appropriation bills in. order that it might
call up measures which the minority would
resist to the uttcrmost. The majority had
found time to give two days to bill granting
iargesses out OF the treasury to special favor
ties. 1t had still some measures Of the same
sort and it wished 10 get rid OF the appropria-
ton bills IN order TO cuil them up.
he would dcprecutc an extra session as much
as any man; but if the other side asked unani-
nous consent to do what ought to bo done in
be done he would object; and when the extra
session came the majority would be respon-
sible for it.
WHAT DOES HE MEAN?
MIR. Cannon inquired what specific measure
the gentleman was alluding to, and in the long
colloquy which followed frequently endeavored
to have Mr.. Crisp name the particular bill. but
that gentleman avoided the question and SIM
ply generally attacked the majority and said
that Mr.. Cannon came now ~ a suppliant to
the minority for unanimous consent.
He added: You ask us for unanimous con-
sent to violate the rules. You are the gentle
man who is the suppliant for favor. Demo-
cratic applause.
Mr.. Cannon am q supplisnt for nothing
except the grace Of God. lLsughter.]
The Speaker-1he House will please coAfnc
itself to business. tLaughter.1
Mr.. Crisp said that there was no necessity
for the motion to suspend the rules AZ fur as
the appropriation bills were concerned.
Nh. CANYONS THREAT.
Mr.. Cannon responded that it was necessary.
Never before in his experience had there been
such obstruction to the passage Of appropria-
bills IA had been placed there by the minority
of this House.
He accepted this public notification and for
himself would soy that il the rules could not be
suspended and the ordinary course pursued
the majority would lay the appropriation bills
aside and proceed under the rules to dispose Of
the business which it believed ought to be
done.
The motion to suspend the rules was re-
jected on a standing vote by laS to ll2, and
immcdis tely Mr.. Rowen was on his feet, ready
to call up contested election case, but the
democrats demanded the yeas and nays.
The motion was defeated-yeas, las; nays,
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Farquhar,
Dingley and Springer a. conferees on the
shipping bill