The Portland daily press., 1896-05-07
EARLY ADJOURNMENT.
House Places 1t at Eighteenth Of
Present Month.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TOI
THAT EFFECT PASSED.
Many Pension Bills Passed by that Body
The Peffer Bond Resolution Again
Most of the Talkine.


Before the ssnate-Senator Hill Does
Most of the Talking.
Washington, May 6--The committee
on ways and means through MIR. Dingley,
reported concurrent resolution to the
House today providing for the adjourn-
ment of Congress on the 18th instant.
The reading of the resolution was
greeted with applause.
Mr.. Dipgley asked immediate consider
alton of the resolution.
Mr.. Wheeler, Democrat, asked that the
matter be allowed to go over until toInor-
row, but Mr.. Dingley moved the previous
question, which was ordered by an over
whelming vote.
The speaker was about to put the ques-
tion on the passage of the resolution
when Mr. Wheeler asked II fifteen
minutes debate was not allowed on each
side of proposition upon which the
previous question had been ordered.
The Speaker" The chair is of the i'm
preston that debate has been had be-
tween the gentlemen from Alabama and
the gentleman from Maine"
Mr.. Wheeler-"No debate; only re-
quest chat the resolution go over until TO-
morrow"
The Speaker-"The chair does not de-
sire to rule arbitrarily upon the matter"
Mr.. a1Dingley asked and obtained unani-
nous consent for the gsptleman from
Alabama to address the House for five
minutes. In that time Mr.. Wheeler at
tackled the Republican majority for
violation of its pledges made In the cam
pafgn of 1894 to relieve the people of the
country from the conditions under which
they were laboring. Nothing whatever
has bsen done In that direction and now
night, thus abandoning all hope and op-
portunity Of accomplishing any legisla-
tion.
The resolution was agreed to without a
division. the announcement being greeted
with applause.
Mr.. Mccall reported from the elections
committee, No. g. the contested election
case OF Yost, Republican, vs. Tucker,
democrat, from the Tenth district Of
Virginia, in favor Of Tucker, the sitting
member.
Mr.. Miller, Republican of Wesr
Virginia. from the elections committee
No. 2, reported the case OF Thompson,
Populist, VS.. Shaw, Democrat, from the
Third North Carolina district, unani-
mously recommending that Shaw's title
to the seat which he holds, be confirmed
The report was agreed to.
The House then went into committee
Of ths whole to consider private pension
bills
When the first bill had been read, there
was demand on the Republican side for
vote. MIR. Erdam, Democrat of Penn
sylvania, called for the reading of the re-
port. Upon the next bill, Mr.. Dingley,
ing OF the report, which subjected him to
some good natured chatting by the Demo
Gratis and the Republicans, who ironical-
ly suggested that he was obstruoting
business.
When the third bill was reached, Mr..
Dlngley asked unanimous consent that
the report be printed In the records with
out reading, but objection was made by
Mr. Erdman, Matters progressed quietly
for few minutes, when Mr.. Erdman
said be must protest against this block
Ing OF pensions by the gentleman from
Maine, Mr.. Dingley, who would insist
upon having the reports read. He had
been charged with blocking pensions at
the Friday night sessions, when he asked
to have the reports read. He would ask
w9o was blocking pensions now. He re-
SAiAAANO0 ubO ksOu ulGiudu lIOIu Malu6 OI GQ0
useleshness Of his efforts.
The House in committee of the whole
considered private pension bills. A
number were disposed Of. A discussion
arose regarding the length OF a days
session as provided for in the special Or
der, under which the Hense was operat-
Ing. Mr.. Pickler and others believed that
the order provided for session of what
ever length the House desired, while the
on rules understood that the
session provided for, was to be of the
usual length.
Mr.. Pickler appealed to the members
to stay at their posts on this anniversary
Of tine battle Of the Wilderness, and act
upon these bills intended for the relief of
the soldiers who spent the whole night on
that dreadful field in defence of their
country, or of those dependent upon
them.
Mr.. Pickler's plea was seconded by Mr..
Blue, Republican Of Kansas, and the
sentiment of the House seemed to be
largely with them.
At six, however, the quorum Of one
hundred memb bers disappeared, and an
effort was made to adjourn. 1t was de-
feated 81 to 38. Another attempt was
more successful and at 7.05 the house
adjourned, having passed upon seventy
two bills during the afternoon.