The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-23
NO HOLIDAY IN THE HOUSE.
TIE MEMBERS MEET Az HOUR
EARLIER THAN IsTAL-


The scratc Concurrent RESOLUTION
Expressing the Qualification Of
Congress as the Honors Paid Win
lister Gray by Mc1Ico adopted.
confederation OF the GENERAL Def
cicncn BTu Continued - Pension
sion.
Washington, Feb. 22.-The House Of Rep
resentstves observed Was hington's birth
day by meeting an hour earlier than US
ual NJ II o'clock when Chaplain Bagby
invoked The divine blessing. there were
about score. OF members present, but
this attendance was rapidly increased.
and while business was being considered
under requests for unanimous consent.
probably to0 members were in their seats
on the hoor.
The Senate concurrent resolution eX-
pressing The gratihcatoa Of congress a.
the high honors paid the late Minister
Cray by the government Of Mexico was
laid before the House and agreed TO.
Mr. Martin. dem. Of Indiana. asked
unanimous consent that the rule adjourn
ing the Friday night pension sessions at
lo;So o'clock be so modified tor tonight
as TO fiX the hour at = o'clock. He said
there We're a large number of Senate bills
OF the calendar that had not been acted
on. and wanted the extension of time in
which ia consider them. Mr.. Jones, dem..
Of Virginia. objected.
The House. IA COMM tee OF the whole
resumed consideration OF the general de-
fciency appropriation bin for the current
year. The bAi had not been disposed of at
o'clock ~kcr under the rule, d recess
was taken until p. m.
There were two matters which save rise
TO extended debate. The tirst was the para
Sr2pn appropr,ating $4,000 TO be paid by
the attorney general for expenses tn en-
forcing the orders ~ United States courts
Tor the protection Of property "a the hands
of receivers during the r-ilroed strikes Of
last summer This wa antagonizcd by
Messrs. Livingston and Boatner and crit
icised by AIR, Breo knr,dge ina charge Of the
bill; and advocated Toy Nessrs. cannon.
rep. of Illinois Henderson. rep. of
Louisiana and Sayers. An amendment
was usreed 10, on q n OF Mr.. Baker
rep. OF New Hamps. directing the ate
torney general to n, DE detail to COM
gress the disbursement e. under the appro-
priauon. and ga that form the item re-
mained in thc bill.
] ne otNcl mdtLei Mas ar aUlrufI Ration
to pay W. Jasper Blackburn the salary as
representative from "a Louisiana dis
trict from March ., 1867. to April H., 1865.
This led 10 a long discussion Oh point OF
order, as TO whether or no. vacancy ex-
sisted i'm the district for that period, mas
much as the state was not given repre-
sentati0n in congress under the recon-
structiOn acts, until the latter date. The
amendment was ruled ou,.
There was considerable discussion i'm
the course Ot the session. also regarding
the policy OF paying certain employees Of
the House for. extra and special services
over and above the salaries fixed. Mr..
Cannon, rep, of Illinois. took the ground
that If it We're necessary or desira BILE to
make these appropriations In order to
equaiize the salaries Of these employees Of
the House. who, he said. were the best
paid men in the governmnt employ ex-
cept the employees of the Senate the House
should take q day or two and rearrangc
the whole list.
Before taking the recess at O'Clock,
the House passed the Senate bill post
ponns. at tine request of Great Britain,
the enforcement Of the International reg
ulations Of August, 1899, to prevent coils
ions a. sea.
Al o'clock the House re-asseInbled
for session of two aud one half hours.
to be devoted to the consideration of PR
waite pensions bills.
About sixty members we're present at
tho evening session Of the House and a
dozen private pension bills were disposed