Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-01
THE HOUSE.

That esteemed journal-the Congressional
Record although published before midnight
Saturday, could not be delivered in the House
today owing to lack of appropriation to pay
the messengers and drivers of the government
printing Office and others whose duty it is to
transport the publication from the office to the
Capitol.
The public gallery was well filled this morn
ing. principally by employees of the printing
Office, who are enjoying or bewailing, as the
case may be, an enforced vacation. But in the
House itself the law was not SO vigorously COM
piled with. The appropriation for the lighting
of the Capitol and other public buildings is
carried in the sundry civil bill, and, although
the appropriations have lapsed, the cloak rooms
were illuminated as of yore.
no QUORUM.
Before the reading of the journal Mr.. Hop
kins CnL } suggested that there was no quorum
present and the Speaker directed the clerk to
call the roll. One hundred and forty-six mem
bers responded to their names, this being
twenty-one short Of n quorum.
On motion Of Mr.. McMillin (Tenn.) q call of
the House was ordered.
An exact quorum-167 members-responded
and further proceedings under the cali were
dispensed with The journal was read and ap-
proved.
POINT OF ORDER.
Mr.. Holman then rose to move O suspension
of the rules, but before his proposition was
read Mr.. Hopkins CIlL) made the point of
order that the previous question having been
ordered on the Senate amendments to the
sundry civil appropriation bill the motion to
suspend was not now in order.
The Speaker overruled the point OF order
and quoted from a ruling made by Speaker
Reed in justification Of his ruling.
Mr.. Hopkins said that he had always regarded
Speaker Reed 8 rulings as sound and he was not
inclined to except to them.
THE WORLDS FAIR AMENDMENT
Mr.. Bingham said that the world 8 fair amend
ment came from the Senate duly under the
rules OF the Senate and became a part of the
sundry civil bill 1t was not commended in the
House that the worlds fair amendment was not
part Of the bill.
The conferees on the part Of the House had
been instructed to resist the amendments
Again had the bill been sent to conference and
again had the paragraphs been reported back
to the House. The question was squsrely made,
and on yea and nay vote the House decided
to instruct its conferees to agree to the amend
ments. Therefore the question a. to whether
these items appeared properly or improperly
had been settled by the action Of the House and
they were on the bill ratified by the Judgment
Of that body.
Then the gentleman from Indiana CMr, Hol-
mani, who had voted against a motion to re-
cede had seen proper to change his vote in or
der to move reconsideration.
As to whether II wss his intention TO filibuster
was question for the gentleman to answer
to the House, the country and the people.
That it bad had result was the best evil
dence and conclusion. He (Mr. Bingham) did
not believe that there was any purpose on the
republican side TO delay or obstruct the con-
duct Of the government for the next few DAYS
! But it must be understood that House hav-
ing democratic majority Of $50 capable Of
conducting the buGness Of the government
without a vote from the republican side) must
be responsible 70 The people for the conducs Of
public affairs. No responsibility could rest ON
the republicans. The budneas could 70 on
with their aid, even though the majority seemed
TO abseut itself from public duty and service.
But the patience Of the republicans was being
worn ont and within few days Q conclusion Of
some character must be reached tApplauss on
republican side and In the enllerieGl
no APPLAus8 PERMITTED.
The Speaker warned the galleries, which we're
now crowded with employees Of the printing
Office, that no demonstrations Of approval Or
disapproval would be tolerated.
M. Holman Qnd-) said that the gentleman
from Pennsylyanis was aware of tie fact that
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