The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-28
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE.
Holman of indiana Causes Laughter
With a Private Bill.

Holman of Indiana Causes Laughter
With Private Bill.
Washington, Aug. 27.-The Pythian
hosts and their friends now gathered in
the capital were fully represented in the
galleries OF the House their numbers I'LL
ing them to overlooking. They presented
a striking contrast to the floor, which
was occupied by not more than sixty or
seventy representatives.
Messages were received from the Presi-
dent ana from the Senate, the former an
nouncing his signature to "sundry bills
and JOINT resolutions Several mem Ders
requested and obtained leave TO print re-
marks in the Record, one of them to in
sert speech on the repeal of the Sher-
man law, accomplished year ago. In the
course or the consideration of these re-
quests, it developed that the last CODY
of the record for the session will be pub
llshed week after the day of adjourn
ment, so that if any speech is not in the
hands of the printer in time for that pub.
LEGATION the leave TO print, as Speaker
Crisp observed, will not avail the men,
Der.
Mr.. Holman, with the predatory re-
mark that it had been many years
since he had asked the House to con-
slider private bill, asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration of a bill to re-
imburse Jane and o. p. Cobb of Aurora,
Ind, for the seizure and destruction by
government forces of certain boats on the
Ohio river in 1868. Mr.. Holman made
brief statement of the claim, and the
facts upon which it is based, showing
that II had been before congress
since the thirty-eighth congress
Several numbers interrogated Mr..
Holman respecting the facts, and
finally Mr.. Marsh, rep, of Illinois, OBJ
Jected, remarking he was surprised that
the gentleman from Indiana should, in
the closing hours of congress, ask this
House TO pass bill appropriating over
$1,000 Of the peoples money to pay an old
claim OF two constituents of his, whether
just or not he would not say, which the
gentleman (Mr. Holman) says has not
been submitted to a committee of the
House.
This was greeted with laughter, which
was increased as Mr.. Holman crossed the
aisle TO appeal to Mr.. Marsh TO Withdraw
his objection, and the latter sought the
rear lobby to escape his opportunities.
The risibilities of Speaker Crisp were Wis
IDLY excited by the scene, and he felt i'm
PEELED to suggest in connection with his
efforts to restore order that gentlemen
desiring to converse would please retire
to the cloak room"
Mr. Richardson of Tennessee reported
from the committee on printing, with a
recommendation that it pass, a resolution
providing for printing 40 900 copies of the
tariff bill compared with the rates of pre-
Vious bills.
MIR Wilson Of West Virginia said that
the comparison was not, in his opinion, of
great value, for the reason that it was
practically impossible to compare impor-
tations and receipts under ad valorem
and specific rates of duties.
MIR. Bynum SAID the committee COM
parison had been made by the treasury
experts with the clerks of the Senate
finance committee and with the commit
tee on ways and means, and he believed
1T was as accurate as anything could be
made and had been prepared as all SINH
lar comparisons had been. On the adop-
ton of the resolution the vote was 76
ayes, 4 noes. MIR. Johnson, dem, of Ohio
made the point of no quorum. Tellers
were ordered on the vote, but before the
result was announced the point of no
quorum was Withdrawn.
Mr. Haugen, rep, of Wisconsin was
recognized aud announced the death, at
his home, this morning, of the Hon.
George B. Shaw.
The usual resolutions were agreed to,
and in consequence herewith, at :25
o'clock the House adjourned until to-
morrow