The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-02-11

suDJect matter and ii seemed to the Chair that
this amendment. ut least. must have It's first
Coislieratlon IN committee of the whole. This
Olli was before the House fJr reference TO
standing or select committee and not for pres
ent consideration. The Judgment of the Chair
was mat the bill should be referred 10 standing
or select committee. lie therefore sustained
the point OF order aGainst Mr.. Hatchs motion
TO non-concur in the senate amendments and to
agtee 10 a conference. The House, notwith-
standing the determined fight of the mem bers
OF the ways Gnd means committee, and of
other opponents of the bill, referred Il to
me Committee on agriculture which is
favorable to its passage. And it did so
oY large mhJority-not quite twO-thirds, but
approximatlng il so closely that l. is still de-
bAtaoie question whether, If a two-thirds vote
IS required, II could not be obtained. on r di-
vision the vote stood 10 10 65, and MIR. Cum
mlngs vociteroUsly demanded the yeas and
nays, which were ordered. The previous dues-
uOn was ordcred-yeas, Isl: navs 81 and the
bill was referred to the committee on agricul-
ture without division. The Speaker then laid
before the House the Presidents message reIa-
i've to the bond transit over Canadian roads.
The deficiency appropriation bill was then
passed ana the Indian appropriation bill was
memory OF the late Representative Craig of
pennsylvania and adjourned.
NAsHINGTON. ID. e.. Feb. 4-Mr. Hatch re-
amendments and il was referred 10 the commit
tee of the whole. The House then. commit
tee OF the whole, proceeded to the considera.
ton bin. Mr. Hermann occupied the time Of
the House for half minute on an amend
ment abolishing the position OF consul.
general at Honolulu. Hawaii. He made
the statement in view of the fact that in a short
time there would be no necessity for consul
general at Honolulu His state was deeply IN
terested IN the situation of affairs and its iegis-
!ature had adopted resolutions (Which he read1
IN favor OF annexation. Having emphasized
this feeling he withdrew the amendment.
nfabs was 5Rse ana
scene. 1t was a tribute to Mr.. Blount, Of Geor
gla. who retireS from Congress at this session.
When the consideration of the diplomatic bill
had been completed, Mr.. Holman, the Demo
cratic father OF the House, arose and EXPIRE q
sincere regret that the association of twel,y
years was to be severed. Nj. O'Neill, the Re-
ubliCan Nestor endorsed every word of the
high eulogium which Mr. Holman had Ut
tered. and Messrs. Hit. Bland, Springer
and McCreary added their need of praise TO the
ability and patriotism of the retiring member.
The diplomatic and Military Academy appro-
priation bills were passed and then public buS-
ness was suspended 10 enable the House 10 pay
tribute 10 the late J. W. Kendall, of Kentucky.
WASHINGTOS. d. C.. Feb. This was sus-
pension day the House. and Mr.. ktlgore
(lex) early began filibustering motions. his
superficial object being to prevent the consid-
Grafton of the antI-option bill, but deeper than
this was his anita gonism TO the bankruptcy bill,
which public rumor had put down on the slate
for to- day. Many members VINO were in favor
OF the one proposition were opposed to the
other; and there third section which,
being in favor of both propositions, was oP-
be called up for the conS liberation of war claims
measures. After the long but rather uninter-
esting fight Mr.. kllgore was obliged to surren-
der and the Journal. against which his Skin
mish line was drawn. was approved But he
was not disheartcned, and when he found MIR.
Burrows leading Al attack against war claims
bill, he vallantly seconded every move. 1t was
after l o clock when the various flibustering
motions Of Mr.. hilgore were disposed OF ana the
journal approved, then Mr.. Bum moved
to suspend the rules and pass bill
apprOpriating S32 600 fer the relief of the heirs
OF AdellCla Chetenu. AS no quorum voted on
motion of MIR. kigore. a call of the House was
ordered, The call showed the presence OF a
quorum, and tellers were again ordered, and
Hgain no quorum voted and again call of the
House was ordered. After some other roll calls
the House adjourned. without having reached
the anti-OptiOn or bankruptcy bills.
WAsHISGToN, L. C.. Feb. The House made
some progress with one of the great appTopria-
ton bills. he legislative bill Appropr iateS up
wards of 22l.5U0 900 yet aside from review oi
the condition of the treasury by MessrS. Ding
ley and Dockcry-dive:geut vicws-and An at .
tuck the civil service law by Mr.. DeArmond
the proceedings were unInteresting. he sen
ate amendments to the Hsrter bill OF Ihulng
blll were in.