The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-02-23
The Fifty-Second Congress
on Its Last Legs.
A Great Amount of Business
Still Unfinished.
Only One of the Regular Appropri.
alton Bills Passed.
The Houses Deadlock on the Oar Coup
Ter Bill Lasts All Night-Filibus-
tering Seems to Be the
Order of the Day.



WARRINGTON, Feb. 22.-Counting the
4th of March as full day there remain
only nine more days before the expira-
tion of this congress, and the amount Of
work before the two houses Is not at ali
cheering to those Legislators who see the
hours slipping by and little being done.
Up to the present time there is but one oi
the Is regular appropriation bills-forti.
fcations--that has passed both houses
and that is not yet law for it has moi
yet received the signature of the presi'
dent.
THE HOUSES ALL-NIGHT SESSION.
The deadlock in the house over the
car-coupler bill continued throughout
the night, with the usual scenes, humor-
GUS and ill-humored, of all-night ses-
sions, and without anything whatever
having been accomplished. The house
at 6 80 q. m. adjourned. There a pri-
vate agreement that Wise should be
recognized Monday to move to suspend
the rules and pass the bill.
Yesterdays SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
About two dozen members were pres
ent at the opening of the house today.
Henderson of North Carolina moved
that the house go into committee of the
whole for the consideration of the post.
Office appropriation bill. Hatch at once
antagonized the motion with his anti
option bill.
The house, however. 141 to 64, de-
cided to take up the appropriation bill,
and it WAS passed without special mail
facility appropriation.
Then Peel, with the Indian appropria-
tion bill, and Hatch, with the anti
option bill, sought recognition. Hatch
was again bowled over. 102 to 81, on q
rising vote in favor of Peel.
The housa gesuset to consider th.
anti-optior bill and went into COMMITTEES
of the whole on the Indian appropria-
tion bill.
The house broke into roar of laugh
ter when the speaker called Hatch to
the chair as presiding officer. The gen.
eral debate was limited to three hours,
and Peel, chairman of the committee,
spoke in explanation of the bill. A large
part of Peel's speech was devoted to ar
gument in advocacy of reduction of the
territory allotted to Indians and in favor
of the passage of the bill to ratify the
agreement for the opening of the Chero-
kee strip.
The members of the house were worn
out from last nights session. Many left
the building after the general debate,
and those who remained took languid
interest in the proceedings.
When the debate closed Cultivate
submitted the conference report on the
army appropriation bill in order that il
might be printed.
After Hooker had unsuccessfully en-
deaYored to get unanimous consent to
pass bill and announced his solemn
purpose to hinder every other member
who wanted any legislation, until his
bill was passed, the house adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The birthday of George Washington
was commemorated in the senate by the
reading OF his farewell address, by Man
derson, president pro tenn, the vice-pres-
ident being absent.
After a brief executive session, the
senate took up and agreed to all the
amendments to the sundry civil civil
bill, considered in the committee of the
whole last night. The provso that the
act of 1891, repeating the timber culture
laws shall not affect any case when
contest wes pending prior to the passage
of that act, was struck out of the bill
28 to Is.
The amendment appropristing $780,
600 for a military post at Helena, Mont,
fixing the limit of the cost at $3.50,
was agreed to. The bill then passed.
The conference report on the army ap-
propriation bill was called up and agreed
to. The consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation bill was taken up, but with
out action; the senate again went into
executive session. When the doors were
re.opened the sensted adjourned.