The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-13
GETTING FUNNY.
The Members of the House Mix Their
Tragedies with Comedies

The Members OF the house MIX lheir
Tragedies with Comedies.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-In the house to-
day among the bills and resolutions
passed were those regarding the war
claims to certain NJ cligln regiments, do
mating condemned cannon TO Des Moines,
Iowa, and Incorporating the National AS
sociation of F.oris.s. While the house
wns proceeding with routine business
there was IA round of applause from the
republican i le and then from the whole
side, as Wilson of Washington, long
a popular and witty member of the
house. and recently elevated to the
senate, came ON tho floor. He was
surrounded by his old associates
and tho houso business was temporarily
suspended by the heartiness of the re-
ception accorded him. The house then
resumed consideration of the legislative,
judicial and legislative appropriation bill.
Coombs. democrat, of New York. de-
Tended the pension items of the bull
against criticism. lie then branched off
into a financial speech.
Bland aud Snodgrass sought to inter-
pose and the counter assertions became
so warm that Coombs appca ed 10 the
chair for protection. He said; Con
gress has shut its eyes to the rccommenda-
tions OF the president. No wonder our Sc
curties are returning. II you allow tho
country's credit to fail before The world" !"
said Coombs, "it will cost us untold mil
| lions; it will bring ruin and destruction
exceeding that of the rebellion"
Snodgrass interposed point of order
that Coombs was malignIng the upper
branch of congress because n free silver
bill had to-day been reported to thas body.
| There was great confusion and laughter
| as Coombs excitedly demanded protec-
| tiou.
| Another uproar arose when Van Voorhis
replied to CUombs. Hc arraigned the ad
| ministration for it's cou sc on its financial
question.
| II make the point OF order that the gen
tleman is out of order IN crticising tho
chief executive ,u.crppsed Coombs.
There was some more laughter aud q
lively exchange between COMBS anC
Van Voorhis which coull not be hearC
above the confusion.
Pickler offered n substitute for the pro
vision of the bill relating to clerks in tn,
pension Office. Tho substitute provided
that the same force as at present he em
ployed instead of the reduced force calle,
for by lthe appropriation. Lost, 60 TO l21
| MIR. Dockery pointer out thht Tue clerA'
| would cost $685. 900 before tho next con
gress actually assembled. The intensit
of the feeling aroused by the struggle
brought out many humorous incidents.
Dearmond, democrat, of Missouri crit
cizcd the congressional vultures.
Bartlett resented tho imputation am
declared that De Almond was not wi
ture, but a raven. continually croakiue
"Never More" Bartlett said his fight il
behalf of the clerks involved nothln
personal to himself as he was serving il
congress at a loss to his New York la'
practice worth So, 900 annually.
Thereupon Caruth, democrat. of her
lucky, created much amusement by rur
ming up the aisle and pleading tina; TIL
abandoned law practice be turned over I
him.
Dockery finally cut of the lively debat
by moving lhe previous question, whic
was ordered. An aye and nav vote va
then taken on the amen lmsut for anuua
clerks. aad it was defeated-yeas, q
nays, li2. Most of the republicans vote
for the clerks and the democrats agains
The legislative appropriation bill wa
then passed without division, and a
house adjourned.