The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-08
CONGRESS THRILLING.
The Shameful Session Being
Brought to An I%neffeet.
ual End.

WASHINGTON, June S. 1S96.ZThe
House r-eassembled at ten O'Clock in
continuation of Saturdays session, about
fifty members then being present. MIR.
Sherman (Rep., n. " presented a re-
port from the Committee on indian At
fairs recommending hat a resolution OF
inquiry accompanying II be passed. II
called upon the Secretary of he Treas
ury to inform the House what, If any,
steps had been taken under the pro-
visions of the Indian bill for the cur
rent year to collect from West Virginia
the amount due upon the proportion of
certain indian bonds it ssUnled to pay
when set off from Old Virginia. The
vote ON agreeing to the report showed
seventy members present, whereupon Mr..
KEN (Pop., Neb.) made a point of no
quorum and a call of the House was
ordered, the first call of the session ex-
cept at a Friday night meeting, One
hundred and sixty-eight members res
pended before the roll call was COM
pleted-not quite a quorum.
Requests being made for leave of alb
Senee Tor several members, Mr.. KEN Cb-
Jeeted TO granting them by unanimous
consent, and they were excused by vote.
Mr.. KEN at the first vote made the
point Of no quorum.
The Speaker, with an air of weariness.
remarked that had hoped the gentleman
would learn that in a cab q the House
Mr.. Dingley (Rep., Me- proposed a reso-
luton revoking all leaves Of absences
except such as were granted on account
Of illness Of the member, or Of a member
of his family. Mr.. KEN asked if it was
in order.
The Speaker informed the gentleman
that under the Constitution of the United
States it was competent for the House
to transact certain business in the alb
sence of a quorum.
power to amend the Constitution.
The Speaker amused at the idea)-Well,
there are some things that are provi-
Mr.. Sherman Rep., n; Y.l- ask unani-
the gentleman. (Laughter.)
e 4 'e Quorum having appeared. the resalu,
ton reported by Mr.. Sherman was agfeed
Mr.. Cannon (Rep., lid moved to sus,
pend the rules and pass a deficiency bill
appropriating s25, 600 for pay. and mileage
tives, S12,O 600 for expenses special ard se-
lect committees. $500 to put the Capitol
grounds in condition after the recent
storm, and $20,0O for Boring Sea patrol
The bill was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Dingfey (Rep., MED,
Senate joint resolution directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to cause to
be mad a scientific investigation of the
condition Of the fur seas on the Prlby-
left Islands was adopted.
Mr.. Aldrich moved the passage of the
Senate bill appropriating $685. to pay
llAS C4d44llS IOtil4u ny LIZ MILITARY CO4Il
mission to be due On account of the ex-
ploSien of a caisson on Grand Boulevard,
Chicago, while Battery f, Second Art:l-
lery, was On a practice march through
It was actively opposed by Messrs.
Richardson and Mcmillan (Dems., Tenn.l,
Walker Rep, Mass.) and G~rosvenor
(Rep.. Ohio), on the ground that there
Government, no negligence being alleged
against it. 1t was advocated by Messrs.
Aldrich, Parker (Rep., N. - and Hop
kins (ReD. Ill-)
The motion was defeated, S6 TO los.
A message from the House announced
the presence of the new Deficiency bill
and made requests for further confer
ences or the indian, Post Office, District
of Columbia, Naval and Sundry Civil APP
| preparation bills.
The new Deficiency bill was laid be-
fore the Senate and further conference
was ordered on the appropriation bills.
Mr.. Wolcott lRep., Cold offered a reso-
luton instructing the Committee or Ii
braries to inquire into all the facts and
circumstance eonpected with the late
AWARD Of a contra8-t for the erection at
General William 7. Sherman, and request
ing the Secretary CT Wal 10 suspend the
execution of the contract until a repor.
is received by the Senate at the next SEES
sion; He asked for its immediate consid-
| Grafton.
Mr.. Allison Rep., Iowa) objected to it
liu4icuidlc COISIueIdlIUH, ana ASKED ina
the resolution go over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Wolcott expressed mis- strong Gesirs
to have. action taken at the present ses-
sion and asked Mr.. Allison whether there
would be a legislative day in the Senate
tomorrow.
Mr.. Allison answered with a smile thai
1t was impossible for him to say; but he
supposed There would be.
Tn resolution went over until tomor.
row, and the Clerk proceeded with the
reading of the new deficiency bill.
Z AlfhnuQh the hill 0auoro1 1ga prsn+oc
pages, the reading was accomplished
through the skill of the reader in omit.
ting paragraphs and pages. and giving
merely the headings and amounts of the
items which he noticed at all, in the
brief space of half an hour.