The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-03-04
A SUNDAY SESSION.
Congress Keeps on at Work Into tho Lords

| O'clock this morning both houses of con-
| gress are still in session, with prospects
| fairly good for an hour or two more before
! a recess is taken until some tune tomorrow.
! For the first time in many years congress
| will be i'm session and at work on Sunday.
1t is, however. necessary to pass the regu-
lar appropriation bills I'm order that all
| business may be concluded in time for final
adjournment at noon on Monday.
| There will, perhaps, be continuous ses-
sion from tomorrow afternoon to noon on
| Monday.
| In the senate the consular and diplomatic
| bill has choked the sluice. 1t is lodged on
the Hawaiian cable amendment, which
Morgan seems determined TO keep In the
bill. Notwithstanding the disagreement OF
the house. Morgan is attempting 10 make
| the entire bill stand or fall with the Ha-
waiian cable, but the chances are that he
| will lose his fight.
The house has been since 10 O'Clock struS-
Cling with the sugar bounty amendment
| to the sundry civil bill-to pay the Loulsi-
| ana people 100000 in back bounties' ana IL
has by a vote of 1874 to 125 decided to pay
the bounty. 1t came. however, after a
heated debate and much hard work on the
| part OF the Louisiana people ana their
| friends The republicans voted almost
| soIidly for il. did many northern ana
western democrats. But few OF the SOUTH
ern men, however. voted with their Louisi-
were sOlidly against it.
stnbbing Wilson.
The sensational incident OF tonights ses-
sion OF the house was the speech OF Hen
| bricks of New York, in reply TO william
| J.. Wilson's speech in favor of the S5.On,ooO
sugar bounty. Mr.. Hendricks denounced II
as a grand raid upon the treasury anu
charged that the change of front on VIII
sons part from a free trader TO an adVo-
| cate of paying n sugar bounty, came alter
being entertained on a plantation in Louisi-
ana and after bearing into the house
cabinet portfolio. Wilson made no reply
In the mad rush to get all sorts OF APP
nominations through before this congress
dies the general appropriation bills have
been loaded down, and one of them, the
general deficiency, was so overloaded by
the senate that il is feared 1t Will SINK.
Every old claim pending before congress
for years was loaded on il in the senate
last night, and the house conferees declare
they would prefer to see il killed rather
| than TO allow it to go through so over
loaded The capitol clerks and employees
| are looking on with bated breath, for this
bill carries their extra months pay, ana
| If il dies they each lose the amount of
months salary. The bill goes into confer
ence at o'clock tomorrow morning and
] tht. conferees will probably struggle with
! il all day. II may go through, but the
| chances are about even on its life and
| death.
In the meantime Mr.. Cleveland is at the
1 white house laying for bills he can find
| good reasons TO veto. He loves nothing
/ better than to veto bills, and he would not
care if this one came to him SO loaded
! down that he could veto it. In the event
of its failure to pass or a veto n Joint res
| olution carrying several appropriations in
it would have to be rushed through in the
last hour in order TO meet a few necessary
/ governmental expenses.
/ Nashville Misses an Appropriation.
At o'clock both houses of congress are
! still in session with prospects for an hour
more before a recess. BY a vote Of IS to
| lO3 the house has just defeated the Nash
| VILE exposition bill. Mr. Washington, its
| authority. opposed the appropriation which
| passed last summer This weakened the
Nashville bill very much and il went down
I'm defeat tonight Thus the Nashville ex-
position will not have the endorsement of
the government or a government building.
The senate has just insisted on the Ia-
waiian cable amendment, and now a bit
ter fight is on in conference between the
two houses. Fears are expressed that some
OF the regular appropriation bills might
fail necessitating an extra eSSion. But
older men say things VIII right themselves
before noon Monday. As IL is now much
excitement and bad feeling are prevalent.
Speaker Crisp has been almost contLu-
ouSly in the chair since noon today. IL IS
a severe strain upon him, but he IS stand
ing IL well.
The Night Session.
The novelty of night session drew
crowd of curious people to the capitol. Al
o'clock the galleries We're crowded to suf-
location. The night was close and the AIR
within the chamber was at times sitting
Notwithstanding the frantic efforts of the
doorkeepers TO secure ventilation. The Ia
dies. who formed large part of the au-
dience piled their fans vigorously and look
cd as uncomfortable the patrons of
confusion on the floor OF the house which
was broken from time to time by the
sound of the speakers gavel. and the al
most plaintive appeals that 1.-The house viii
be in order"
Al one point in the proceedings the con-
fusion in the galleries was so great that
the speaker threatened to clear them if It
were not restrained. AS the night wore on,
the spectators gradually returned to their
homes. and at midnight the galleries were
practically deserted.
At half an hour after midnight the house
/ was preparing TO vote upon the senate
amendment appropriating S5,G0,O0O under
the bounty clause Of the Mckinley law to
the sugar growers OF the country. Debate
on this amendment began at 10 o'clock and
was conducted with great vigor on both
sides.
The first business which came before the
house at the evening session twas the
ton bill. appropriating S15O.OOO for the pur-
chase Of the Blaine property in this city.
The house almost unanimously refused TO
concur.
The amendment creating a retired list for
the officers of the revenue cutter service
met a like fate.
The amendment appropriating S25,OoO for
/ the heirs OF the Fords theater disaster vic
TINS was agreed TO.
The conference report on the District OF
| Columbia appropriation bill was agreed to,
also the conference report on the legisla-
tive executive and judicial appropriation
bill.
when vote was reached the house re-
coded from its disagreement To the senate
amendment TO pay the bounty-yeas, 133;
nays, 12i; present and not voting, z
Funeral az Fred Douglass.
Washington. February 25.-Shortly before
| o'clock this morning the remains of
| Frederick Douglass were removed from his
| late residence to the Metropolitan African
| Methodist Episcopal church, where the
/ body Law in state for some hours and was