The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-03
woRk OF THE HOUSE.
Many Bills Passed with Rush-Gen-
eral Sfckles ReprOves Reed.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The House,
figuratively speaking. rolled up its sleeves
to-day and entered on the work of the last
legislative day of this session. 1t requires
steady eye and swift and accurate judgment
to pilot matters legislative through the
home stretch, and the Speaker, who is as
much of an autocrat in the closing hours of
dying Congress as the Car of Russia,
held tight rein. 1t was to be an all-day
and all-night session, and the galleries were
thronged, especially in the evening, when
the scene truly brilliant one. In the
afternoon the Speaker made few recogni-s
tions to pass bills by unanimous consent
and under suspension of the rules, and sew
eral were passed, among them one to re-
mburse officers and sailors of the navy who
had lost personal property in wrecked yes
sells; to grant the Fort Hayes military res
ervation Comprising 5000 acres) to the
State of Kansas for the establishment of a
western branch of the State Agricultural
College of Kansas, and to reimburse Wash
ington and Lee University Of Virginia to
the extent of $1,000 for injuries sustained
by it during the war. An attempt to pay
members salaries withheld for absenteeism
failed by few votes, although it carried on
rising vote by an overwhelming majority
At the night session the conference report
on the sundry civil bill, which contained the
Senate provisions for the purchase of the
Blaine site. the payment of the su.ar boun-
ty, the purchase of printing office site,
etc, had the right of way. Mr.. Sayres
chairman sof the appropriations committee,
was at the helm. and although the debate
on the sugar bounty was at times almost
riotous, he held the tiller firm, and long
) after midnight, in the presence of crowded
galleries, the debate went on.
drizzling rain was falling outside and
the flags on the Capitol tapped Imply
against their poles when the House en-
tered on it's last legislative day To-
morrow Sunday is dies non in legis-
lation, and when Speaker Crisp's gavel
dropped at noon there was the prospect of a
forty-eight-hour session ahead. Fully two
hundred members were on the floor. The
chaplain, the Rev. Br. Bagby, in his prayer,
referring to the dying Congress, invoked
the divine blessing on its work.
ONE EVERY HALF MINUTE.
About twenty-five Senate bills and reso-
buttons were laid before the House and
most of them favorably acted on. Among
them was the Senate bill to grant to the
State of Kansas the Fort Hayes military
reservation comprising 5000 acres) for the
establishment of Western branch of the
State Agricultural College. Pension bills
IaVOr3piy dcteC OH at last night 5 SESSION
were passed at the rate of one every half
minute.
Requests for unanimous consent rained in,
but met with objections in almost every in
stance. Finally, Mr.. Tucker was recognized
to pass a bill under suspension of the rules
appropriating $4,000 for Washington and
Lee University (to reimburse it for injuries
sustained during the wary After some de-
bate, in which Messrs. Dolliver. Hit and
Powers argued the justice of the claim. Mr..
Reed protested against considering the bill
on sentimental grounds instead OF the
grounds of reason and wisdom. Whoever
provokes war" said he, must take the
consequences-even of lawlessness which de-
stroys institutions OF learning"
General Siclxles, under whose directions
.i1e repairs to Washington and Lee Univer-
sity were made, while he was in command
OF the Department of the Carolinas after
the war. took issue with Mr.. Reed. War
was war said he. Its crueties are num-
erous Everything must be sacrificed to at
tain the ends sought But when the war Is