The herald., 1895-02-28

A bill to amend the Chicago public
building bill SO as to provide for the sale
of the old postoffice to the best bidder
was passed.
O'Neill of Massachusetts, presented a
conference report on the pension appro-
priation bill. Agreement has been
reached, he explained, on all points.
After some further debate the report
was agreed to, 1s0 to u. The conference
report on the bill on the bill to pension
General Harrison c. Hobart and to amend
the act for the regulation of steel vessels
were agreed to, after which under the spe-
cial order adopted yesterday, the House
proceeded to the reconsideration of bills
reported on the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds.
The first bill called up by Chairman
Bankhead was that to purchase the south
half of what is known as the Malone
Square as a site for II new building Tor
the Government Printing Office, and it
caused considerable discussion.
Mr. Millikin (Rep., Mo- declared his
opposition to the Malone site.
While Mr.. Abbott Dem, Texas was
debating the question of the Malone site,
Mr.. English (Dem., n. j. asked If the
House should purchase the notes OF Ma
hone: 'Do you think the Senate would be
so anxious to purchase the lot OF Mahone?"
THAT is a question | would not under
take to answer" replied Mr.. Abbott. 81
would not feel at liberty to casv -.ye.sion
on any member of the body at the other
end of the Capitol" "
Later on, while Mr.. Meredith (Dem.,
Va. was speaking of>the necessity for the
passage of the Senate bill Mr.. English in
terrupted him: "You mean job, not
bill
This led Mr.. Hicks (Rep., Penn. to de-
mand from Mr.. English an explanation OF
his charge that there was a job in the Ma
hone site. AS the House was dividing.
however, Mr.. English had no opportunity
to reply
preliminary snarl deadlocked the
House soon afterwards and the whole
question of selection OF printing office
site was abandoned.
Culberson chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, called up the conference re-
port on the bill to redistrict the Indian
Territory for judicial purposes, to provide
additional United States Commissioners
etc. The report was agreed to.
Henderson then called up the conference
report on the postoffice appropriation bill,
and Loud, Republican, California, moved
to concur in the Senate amendment de-
signed to destroy the effect of the Post
master Generals order requiring every
mail clerk to live on the line of railways
to which they are assigned, but requiring
future appointees to do so.
Wilson, Democrat West Virginia, pro-
tested against interfering with the regula-
tions established by the Postmaster Gen
eral for the regulation of his department.
After some further debate Loud S motion
was agreed to, 122 to 81.
Sayres objected to the request of
Wheeler, Democrat of Alabama, for un-
animous consent for the consideration OF
joint resolution providing for the par
ticipation of congress in the dedication of
the Chickamauga military park next Sep
tember.
The pension bills favorably acted upon
at last Friday nights session were passed
in half that number of minutes.
By unanimous consent bills granting an
American register to the British built
steamer Kahului, and to amend the act
to forfeit Gel tain lands granted to rail
roads were passed.
Then at :25 O'Clock the House adj
| iourned.