Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-04
ADJOURNED WITHOUT DATE.

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Representative Hutcheson OF Texas
Attempts FtIibusteriRg Tactics On
the Urgent efficiency Bill-Before
Action Could BE Taken On 1t the
Gavel Fell and the House Adj
journed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3-The last day of
the session began with slim attendance
on the floor and in the galleries of the
house. The bill RENTING duties on i'm
ported exhibits at the worlds fair which
may be donated to or purchased for the
new Columbian museum was taken up and
discussed.
The house refused to concur In the SEN
ate amendments and ordered a conference
A resolution was introduced by Mr..
Richardson, dem, of Tennessee, continu-
ing the service of the employees of congress
during the recess. 1t met with determined
opposition, which assumed the shape of a
ilibuster, led by Mr.. Hutcheson, DEM, Of
Texas.
At 1855 a message was received from
senate announcing that the resolution FIX
ing p. m. to day as the hour of adjourn
ment had beenspassed by that body. The
speaker appointed Messrs. Holman, Turner
of Georgia and Dingley committee to walt
upon the president in connection with the
senate committee and notify him that the
session was ended.
The resolution ordered reported favor
ably by the committee on public buildings
and grounds, providing for an investiga-
ton of the buildings and grounds in New
York city owned by the government, will
not be presented to the house for action
until next session.
The clerk of the senate brought back the
joint resolution introduced by Mr.. Rich
ardson providing for the retention of
clerks and per diem session employees of
the house during the interval between the
first and second sessions. The bill as re-
turned from the senate was freighted with
an amendment which brought dismay to
the economical leaders of the majority in
the house. It was found that the senate
had tackled on the old bone of contention
in the urgency deficiency bill-the item
appropriating $22, 08S for back pay of sem
ate clerks.
The members of the house were consid-
erably nonplussed. Finally they began to
back down, and the chairman of the ap-
propriations committee, Mr.. Sayers of
Texas, moved to concur in the senate
amendment. He announced that the sem
ators were determined to get that item in;
that the chairman of the senate appropria-
| ton committee had authorized him to say
| to the house that the senate would never
agree to another urgent deficiency bill I'M
less that item was passed, and he thought
| the house had better recsde from its posi-
ton. This the house was prepared to do
as gracefully and expeditiously as posi-
| BILE, when joint senate resolution was
| presented asking that the hour of adjourn
ment be postponed until 4:30 O'Clock.
This was received with cheers and ap-
plause, and the members began to breathe
more freely, feeling that they could pass
the amended resolution for the employ
ment of clerks during the adjournment at
their leisure. But they were reckoning
without Mr.. Hutcheson, for when, pend
ing action on the adjournment resolution
Mr.. Catchings moved to suspend the rules
and that the senate amendment to the
clerk and per diem employees resolution be
adopted the Texan was on hand with q re-
quest for tellers.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Richard
son and Hutchinson as tellers and the mem
bers began to crowd between them; be G
the vote was announced the hour of 8 came
around, the gavel fell and the speaker an.
nounced that the house stood adjourned
without date.