The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-05
session. and the galleries were cleared
OF the large crowds.
ruxDxYfy THE HOUSE.
A Number Of Private Bills succeeded In
Gett ug Through.

WASHINGTON, March AFTER the
sharp fight Saturday night over the Sem
ate provision III the sundry civil bill APP
propriating $4,000 for the payment of
sugar bounties earned up to June 50, 1895.
which resulted I'm the adoption of that
amendment by the House shortly after
midnight Sunday morning, the session
dragged YEARLY on through silent watch
es OF the night, until the sundry civil
and Indian appropriation bills had been
sent back 10 conference.
AS the gray dawn was breaking, the
House took a recess until 2 o'clock sun
day afternoon. and the WORKOUT members
hurried home TO catch a few hours or
rest, and nerve themselves for the siege
which promised to last until Tomorrow
noon. When the Speaker again took the
chair at o'clock. more than half the
IT Ners were in their seats. The bright
ne and bamy air of a spring day
ana the attraction OF the excitement OF
the closing hours OF dying Congress
drew thousands to the glittering marble
pie which overlooks the city, and the
corridors of the Capitol streamed with
visitors. who crowded by hundreds into
the public galleries. The private gal
leries were also thronged. No confer
once reports were reaoy when the House
re-convened, and the Speaker graciously
recognized several of the half-hundred
members clamoring for an opportunity
to secure consideration of measures OF
local or personal interest to them. Sew
eral were passed
4 motion TO suspend the rules and pass
n bill granting pension of SlvV TO Major
General John A. McClernand. encounter
ed the aggressive opposition Of Mr.. Jones
Dem. Va
THIS opposition drew from Mr. Sickles
an eloquent appeal that fairly made the
ceiling ring with the plaudits from the
floor and the galleries. Let us pass
one good bill' said Mr.. Sickles las an
atonement for all the bad ones We have
passed. \ grateful country should not
allow General John A. McClernand to
die in want. | well remember he con-
tined. "the words of Lincoln to me when
he spoke Of Douglass. Dix. Logan ana
McCIernand. In my humble way, / had
offered my services to the Union. ana
Mr.. Lincoln said to me that the action OF
such men as Douglass Dix, and McCler-
nand and myself had lifted a great bur
den from his shoulders. II this is to be
a party war, said he, then 1t cannot
succeed: but when | see great Democrat
ic leaders coming forward from the ranks,
/ lift up my hands and thank God that
success is within our grasp.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Sickles' speech
the bill was passed with whirl.
Mr.. Allen Dem, Miss, who is widely
known as the wit of the House by
characteristic speech, which convulsed
those present with laughter, managed to
get through a bill granting 1900 acres
of land to the Industrial Institute for
Girls situated at Columbus, Miss.
ri Of IN funpT-
al expenses OF House employees who had
died during this Congress. and a bill TO
instruct the auditing of the quartermas-
ters claims of John Quinn, of st. Louis,
were Lassed. after which Mr. Holman
called 40 the second conference report
on the Indian appropriation bill. The bill
was again sent to conference. Then, at
$40. a recess was taken uptil 1880 p. NJ.
There were but few members present
when the House met after recess at
1880 The bill to prohibit the sale of intoX-
icants to- Indians. which had been object
ed to when brought up before, vas called
up by Mr.. Meiklejohn rep, Neb), and
passed.
At s o'clock the conference report on
the sundry civil bill was called up by
Mr.. Savers. When the proposition for an
international monetary conference-tO
which the House conferrees had acceded-
was reached. the silver men demanded
time. Mr.. Sibley dem, Pa called at
tention to the satisfaction with which the
proposition for monetary conference
had been received by the monometalfc
press Of the East. on the ground that II
might lead TO some adjustment by which
silver could obtain a larger legitimate use.
MIR. Simpson pop. Kan.) said the prop
ositicn for conference was the same old
game, twice played on the people, OF
holding out promise that would never
be realized. II would postpone free com
age at least six years, and six more years
OF gold standard would so complete the
financial bondage Of the country as TO
make it forever impossible TO break the
power of the gold kings.
Mr.. Pence Pop. Col), i'm a ringing
speech, argued that no good could come
from a monetary commission. Possibly"
said he, lit might result If the Speaker
should name as the members OF the com
mission from the House three presidential
candidates, in smoking them out on the
silver question. And | trust" ne con
tlnued, If the Speaker is called on to
make selections. he will not overlook the
distinguished Republican leader Mr..
Reed"
Mr.. Springer Dem. I'D called Mr..
Fences attention TO the fact that this
proposition for a conference had ema-
mated from the silver men in the Senate,
not the gold men.
Mr.. Hepburn Rep., Iowa. favored the
proposition for a conference.
The conference report was adopted. and
the sundry civil bill was out of the way
so far as the House was concerned.
Several bills We're then hurried through
by unanimous consent.
At 10 L. VI. Mr.. Holman presented the
final report on the Indian appropriation
bill
The report was agreed to.
Personnel of The None AIRY Conference.
WASHINGTON. d. c., sIarch THE
following were finally chosen TO be men,
bers OF the Monetary Conference:
Representing the Senlte-Messrs Jones
Dem, Ar<), Teller Rep., COLI, and
Daniel Dem, NaJ
Representing the House Speaker Crisp.
OF Georgia; Culberson Dem, Texas, and
Hit Gep., I'D
When the proposed international con-
ference Is called these mcn will attend
the sessions as the representatives of the
United States.
The President is given the right TO
name three more members.