The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-28
WASTE THEIR TINE
GENTLEMEN IN THE HOUSE IN
DULGE IN A WRANGLR
Discussion Arises Over the Purchase of a
Certain s'Mahone Square" as a Site for
the Government Printing Ofice--Mr-
English Insinuates That There are Such
Things as Jobs Under Way--Report for
the Redistricting of Indian Territory
Agreed to, and for Continuing and En-
Iarging the Dave Commission.

! Washington, Feb. 27.-The day was
wasted in the house so far as the pur-
pose for which the day was set aside
was concerned, namely, to consider
bills reported from the committee on
public buildings and grounds. Only
one bill was called up-that to purchase
what is known as the Malone site for
! a new public printing Office, but the
/ opposition was fierce and bitter and af-
ter a wrangle of several hours, the
! house got into a parliamentary tangle
which necessitated the abandonment
of the bill.
The conference reports on the bill to
prohibit the importation Of goods In
bond through the United States into
the Mexican free zone and on the pen
/ sion and postoffice appropriation bills
Of minor Importance We're passed oy
unanimous consent, among them being
! the conference reports on the bill to pen
sion General Harrison c. Hobart and
! to amend the act for the regulation or
steel vessels
| Mr.. Miliikan Rep. Me- declared his
opposition to the purchase OF the Ma
/ hone site for the pubic printing oI-
/ flee.
While Mr.. Abbott Oem. Tex) was
| debating the question of the purchase
| of the Malone site. Mr.. English lDenl.
n. j. asked: IF the house should pur-
chase the notes of Malone, do you think
the senate would be SO anxious 10
purchase the lot of Mahone?
ssThat is a question would not under
| take to answer replied Mr.. Abbott.
AZ would not feel at liberty to cast any
espersions on any member or the pody
! at the other end of the capitol.
Later on while Mr.. Meredith Oem
Va). was speaking Of the necessity LOT
| interrupted him: You mean job, not
| hill" This lead Mr.. Hicks rep. Pa
| to demand from Mr.. English an expla-
nation of his charge that there was d
iob in the Malone site. AS the house
was dividing, however. Mr. Engnsh
had no opportunity to reply.
A preliminary snarl deadIockeo tIe
house soon afterwards and the whole
question Of the selection OF printing
Office site was abandoned.
Mr.. Culberson, chairman OF the judi
cial-y committee, thereupon called up
the conference report on the bill 10 re
district the Indian territory Tor judi
cial purposes, to provide addltlonai
United States commissioners elc' Ahe
report was agreed TO.
Mr. Henderson then called up the
conference report on the postoffice ap-
preparation bill, and Mr.. Loud CRep
CALI. moved to concur in the senate
amendment designed to destroy the ef-
feet of the postmaster generals orders
recurring every mail clerk to live on
the line of railroads to which they are
assigned, but requiring future ap-
pointees to do 80.
Mr. Wilson dem. W. Va-), protested
against interfering with the regula-
tons established by the postmaster
general for the regulation Of his de-
partment. After some further debate
Mr.. LIQUIDS motion was agreed to, LIZ
to 81.
Mr.. Loud objected to the request Of
Mr.. Wheeler Oem. Ala.), for unani-
NOUS consent for the consideration or
a Joint resolution providing for the
participation Of congress in the dedi-
cation OF the Chickamagua military
park next September
The twenty-one pension bills favor
ably acted upon at last Friday nights
session were passed in half that num-
Der of minutes.
BY unanimous consent, bills granting
an American register to the British
built steamer Kahului and to amend
the act to forfeit certain lands grant
ed to railroads, were passed, then, at
5:35 o'clock, the house adjourned.