The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-24
DULL WORK IN THE HOUSE.
Regret Expressed al the Death O.
Louis KOSSuth.

An Appropriation to Help the En-
forcement of the Registration of
Chinese-The o'NeilI-Joy Election
Contest Goes over Till Monday-The
Appropriation for West Point.
Washington, March 23.-Iu the early
part of to-days' session Of the House sew
eral executive communications were read
and referred and a number of Senate
bills were sent to the appropriate COM
mittees.
MIR. Savers, reported from the commit
tee on appropriations a Joint resolution
appropriating $4,000 for the compensa-
tion of deputy collectors of internal reve-
nue. to enforce the law providing for the
registration of Chinese in the United
States and it was agreed to.
The House bill to protect the Red Cross
society in the use of its insignia was
passed.
Mr.. Cummings offered the following
resolution, and it was agreed to:
Resolved, That the House of Representa-
tiFeS o. the United States has heard with
profound regret of the death Of Louis KOS
suth, the eminent Hungarian patriot, once
the guest Of the American people.
requested to communicate the respectful
sympathy of the House to the family OF the
deceased.
THE O'NEILL CASE GOES OVER.
AT LOS o'clock MIR. Patterson. dem, of
Texas, called up the resolution of the
committee on elections declaring John II.
O'Neill entitled to the seat in the House
now occupied by Charles f.. JOY as repre-
sentative from the Eleventh Missouri
Il fPin To-
raised the question of considera tion. The
yeas and nays were ordered, resulting
yeas, 100; nays, l.
No quorum voted, and a call of the
House was made, disclosing the presence
of POS members, whereupon Mr. Patter-
son moved to suspend further proceeding
under the call, ana it was agreed to. Mr.
Patterson stated that a telegram had
been handed him, stating that Mr.. Bar
tholdt, rep, of Missouri MIR. Joys col
league, would return to the city Monday
In view Of this fact. and of the further
fact that MIR. BarthOldt desired to be
present and participate in the debate. he
gave notice that the case would 20 over
until Tuesday next.
COBB TO RETAIN HIS SEAT.
Mr.. Brown, dem, of Indiana. chairman
Of the committee on elections called IN
the resolution in the Whatley-Cobb con
test from the Fifth Alabama district.
In this case the committee unanimously
reported that the contestee MIR Cobb
was entitled to the seat he was occupy
ing, ana without debate or division the
House agreed to the resolution as re-
ported.
The military academy appropriation
bill was then taken up in committee of
the whole, with Mr.. O'Neill of Massa-
ChusettS, in the chair
MIR. Wheeler explained the provisions
of the bill. 1t appropriated $500, 43s, a
smaller amount than has been appropri-
ated for the support of the military acad-
envy for many years. The estimates
originally were S599, 468; the Secretary of
War reduced them to $465, l49. For the
current year the appropriation is S423, $40.
THE ITEMS OMITTED.
In the course of the reading of the bill.
MIR. Reed inquired of Mr.. Wheeler what
were the items omitted from the bill,
which the report, he said, declared to be
very important. SHE
Mr.. Wheeler named several-amOng
them, one of $4,000 10 make the library
treproof But, of course, " he said If the
gentleman from Maine move TO insert it,
the committee will probably be glad to
act.n.
Mr.. Reed thanked Mr.. Wheeler for the
suggestion and moved to insert a para
graph appropriating $50 900 for the pur-
pose named, but he subsequently with
drew his amendment
A debate having somewhat of a political
character followed but without amending
the bill, the committee of the whole re-
ported it to the House with a favorable
recommendation, and it passed
Mr. Henderson, dem. of North Caro-
lima, chairman of the committee on post
Offices and post roads moved to 20 into
committee of the whole on the postal
appropriation bill.
Mr. Reed, rep, of Maine, suggested
that there was not a quorum present and
he should object to the consideration of
appropriation bills, A division on the
motion showed Il ayes and nays, where
upon MIR. Henderson withdrew the mo
tion and the House took a recess until s
o'clock, the evening session to be devoted
TO the consideration of private pension
and relief bills.
The attendance at the evening session
of the House was very small. Eight pen
sion cases were disposed of, and at 10 80
o'clock the House adjourned until u
o'clock tomorrow.