Evening star., 1895-01-21
THE HOUSE.


In the House today, on motion of Mr..
Cultivate Ohio), Mr.. J. D. Richardson
CTeEn) was elected Speaker pro tenn. dur
ing the absence of Speaker Crisp, who is
at Asheville. N. c., for his health.
Mr.. Richardson was applauded when he
took the chair. Resolutions were passed
to notify the Senate and the President of
his election.
luton was adopted to direct the Secretary
of the Interior to furnish an estimate of
the cost of surveying the lands Of the
Cherokee. Creek and Seminole Indians in
the Indian territory.
Public Buildings.
1t was expected that Mr.. Boutelle CMe.)
would press his Hawaiian resolution to-
day, but he was not present, and Mr..
Catchings CMiss.l. from the committee on
rules. presented a special order for the
consideration of the Chicago public build
ing bill for two hours, at the end of which
time the previous question should be con-
sidered ordered on that bill to it's passage
and also on the six other public building
bills (Newport, Ky; Brockton, Mass; Pat
erson, N. j.; South Omaha, Pottsville,
Pa, and Cumberland. Md, which were
favorably reported from the committee of
the whole on August last.
Mr.. Catchings explained that when the
committee on public buildings had day
last summer the six bills mentioned were
favorably reported from the committee of
the whole, but the point of no quorum
had been made against the Chicago bill
and further proceedings on that occasion
had been stopped. The order would simply
operate to bring these bills to a vote.
Mr. Turner (Ga) vainly attempted to
wick. Ga, public building bill included in
the order. and Mr.. Catchings then demand
ed the previous question on the adoption
Of the order. On a rising vote it was Or
dered. 1913, but Mr.. Curtis (Kan? made
the point Of no quorum. Later, when he
attempted to withdraw the point it was
renewed by Mr.. English On. J)
The previous question was ordered-176-
4-and the special order was adopted with
out division. The House then went into
committee of the whole. and by the terms
of the order took up the Chicago bill II
authorized the erection of public build
appropriating clause had been at the ses-
sion on August s, stricken from the bill.
Mr.. Bankhead (Ala.), chairman of the
committee on public buildings, took the
floor and explained the necessity for the
building. the visit of the subcommittee to
Chicago to select site and the decision OF
the committee in favor of the present pest
office site.
Mr. Sayers Tex), chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations, opposed the pass
age of the bill, which. he declared, could
not be passed in the public interest. II the
bill were passed it would force appro-
priation of $3,O00,OOO at this session-a sum
the treasury could not afford to lose.
Mr.. Bankhead being appealed to by Mr..
Sayers, expressed the opinion that the
building was safe-at least as safe as many
others. Mr.. Sayers denounced the post
master at Chicago for being in Washing
ton lobbying in favor of this bill instead
Of remaining in Chicago attending to his
own business. If such bills as this were
passed, Mr.. Sayers warned his colleagues
that this would be classed with the billion
dollar Congress.
Mr.. McGann Qll) declared that this build
ing had been condemned by commission
that examined it in 1875. by a commission
of engineers later, and by every supervis-
ing architect who had given an official
utterance on the subject.
The bill was ardently supported by
Messrs. Hopkins. McGann, Goldzier, Dur
borrow and Aldrich Of Illinois. Mr.. Springer
also advocated it's passage.
1t was amended so as to provide for the
objections raised, though still providing for
speedy work, and to cost $4.OOO,OOO.
At 23O p. M, on motion of Bankhead, in
accordance with the terms of the special
order, the committee rose, and reported the
bill favorably, along with the other six
bills.
The Bill VIII Pass.
At the end of the first roll call on the
Chicago public building the vote stood:
Ayes, 161; nays, A. which insures its pas
sage in the House