The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-03
HARD WORK IN THE HOUSE.
THE CLOSING HOURS NOT MARKED
BY EXCITING SCENES AS YET.

pension OF the Regular Rules OF
priatiOns for Private CInims Meet
With Poor Success-some of the
Bills Passed.
Washington. March 2-The first session
Of the last days proceedings Of the House
in the Fifty-third congress lasted from
noon until O'Clock. In that period con-
siderable amount of business was tran
sacted, under the operation of the rule
providing for a suspension OF the rules for
the passing Of bills Hereunder, and by
unanimous consent. Measures carrying
appropriations for private claims generally
speaking, met with very poor success
either Mr. Sayers, chairman of the com
mittee on appropriations, or his alert and
indefatigable lieutenant, Mr. Dockery, in
terposing fatal objections.
Notwithstanding this was the last legis-
lative day OF this congress. the proceedings
on the floor Of the House were marked by
no unusual scenes of confusion, and but
little delay was occasioned thereby
Among the measures that We're passed
BY unanimous consent we're the following.
The Senate joint resolution to continue
the present officers of the courts In the In
dian territory In office until the bill pro
vlding for the reorganization Of the courts
Of the territory shall become a law.
The Senate joint resolution donating to
the citizens committee in charge Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic national en-
campment, to be held at Louisville next
fall, condemned cannon from which to
make badges for the delegates to the en-
campment
The Senate bill to reimburse officers and
seamen for property lost or destroyed I'm
the naval service Of the United States.
conference reports We're agreed to upon
tho following bills;
Giving to the widow of Rear Admiral
Earl English pension OF $50 per month.
increasing the pension OF Posea Brown.
a veteran Of the war Of 1912, to $50 per
month.
Authorizing the erection Of a statue in
the District Of Columbia Of the late Prof.
Samuel Gross, NJ d., OF PHILADELPHIA. and
appropriating 1880 for pedestal there
for.
The agricultural appropriation bill
A partial agreement upon the Indian ap-
preparation bill.
Under suspension OF the rules, a bill
was passed to pay the trustees of Wash
ington and Lee University in Virginia
the sum of $l74&, for the use and occu-
pancy of the buildings of the Institution
by Union troops during the war. IJpon
this motion an interesting debate oc-
CURED, in which Mr.. Reed warned the
House that the government could not af-
ford to enter upon the policy of paying
claims of this character
Motions to suspend the rules and pass
the following bills failed:
To pay the trustees OF Newberry Col
lege, South Carolina $4,000. for the use Of
the buildings by troops during the war.
To reimburse REPRESENTATIVES the amount
Of their salaries withheld during this con-
gress for absences other than those ac-
casioned by sickness
A concurrent resolution was agreed TO,
naming the Secretary Of the Treasury.
the superintendent of the coast and geo
detc survey and the director Of the mint
as a commission to inquire into and re-
port to the first session of the Fifty-fourth
congress as to the desrability and ex-
pediency of the adoption by the govern
ment of the United States of the metrical
system, and also as to the prospect of
the adoption by the leading nations OF
the world OF the metrical system of coin
age, weights and measures.
A resolution was agreed to directing
the publication of an edition Of 10000
copies of the report of the commission
appointed by President Cleveland to IN
vestigate the Chicago railroad strike last
summer.
At 6 o'clock a recess was taken until
O'Clock.
The novelty of night session drew a
crowd of curious people to the capitol.
At o'clock the galleries were crowded
tn fuh
humid, and the air within the chamber
was at times sitting, Notwithstanding the
frantic efforts of the doorkeepers to Sc
cure ventilation. The ladies', who formed
a large part of the audience, piled their
fans vigorously, and looked as uncomfort-
able as the patrons Of summer opera.
There was considerable confusion on the
floor of the House. which was broken
from time TO time by the sound of the
speakers gavel and his almost plaintive
appeals that the House will be in
orderH
At one point in the proceedings the
confusion In the galleries was so great
that the speaker threatened TO clear
them If 1t were not restrained. AS the
night wore on the spectators gradually
returned to their homes, and at midnight
the galleries were practically deserted.
Washington, March 3, a. ma half
hour after midnight the House was pre-
pairing to vote on the Senate amendment
appropriating 5000 900 under the bounty
clause of the Mckinley law to the sugar
growers OF the country. The 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 was the
amendment in the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, appropriating Sl50,O00 for the
purchase of the Blaine property in this
city The House almost unanimously re-
fused to concur.
The amendment advocating a retired
list for the officers Of the revenue cutter
service met a like fate The amendment
approprlating $125.000 for the heirs Of
the Fords theater disaster victims was
agreed to.
The conference report on the District
of Columbia appropriation bill was agreed
to, as was also the conference report on
the legislative. executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill.
When a vote was reached the House
receded fom its disagreement to the Sen
ate amendment to pay the bounty-yeas
1873; nays 124; present and not voting, 2
The Senate amendment aDpropriating
s1250O0 for government exhibit at the
Nashville exposition was next taken up.
MIR Washington moved TO concur. The