The news & observer., 1897-03-04


ness because Of the action Of the House
in agreeing to the Senate's price of $500
on aTmor plate. He made repeated sug-
gestions of the want of a quorum and
business proceeded very slowly. The bill
granting pension to Caroline d. Mowatt
was passed over the Presidents veto,
80 to z.
Mr.. Quay made the point of no quorum
when Mr.. Hoar made the point of order
that the matter of the Intervention OF
other business had nothing to do with
the case. He said it was never intended
that one man should be able to prevent
the other 50 from doing the business Of
the Senate by such tactics as those to
which the Pennsylvania Senator was re-
sorting "One man in liquor" Mr.. HOar
was proceeding to say might stop busi-
ness, when Mr.. Quay jumped to his feet
and all excitement exclaimed, Il desire to
say to the Senator from Massachusetts
that if he intends to intimate that
l am, he is a lunatic or liar and will
not tolerate a suggestion of that sort
from the Senator from Mississippi or any
one else"
Il am" he continued, simply doing
what l am doing in the interest of my
constituents
Mr.. Hoar disclaimed any intention Of
making any insinuation as to Mr.. Quay's
sobriety.
Mr.. Quay again spoke Of his motive
as being in the interest OF the people
Of Pennsylvania and of thousands of
working men in that State as well as Of
much capital.
The business of the evening session
did not begin until o'clock. he delay
was occasioncd bv the absence Of Il
quorum and the presence of a quorum
would have been secured earlier, but for
the apprehension that there would be an
effort to pass the anti-scalping bill.
The bill to pension Mrs Rachel Pat
ton was passed over the Presidents
veto $50.
Mr.. Gullom withdrew his notice OF a mo-
tion to take up the "Anti-scalping' bill.
He said he was convinced that the oppo-
aition to it was such that it could not be
passed.
At 1915 Senator Quay said that as the
naval bill had passed, no good could be
accomplished by fighting the other bills
and dc will not make any opposition to
them
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, March 3.-The weary leg
islators of the House after snatching a
few hours sleep after the recess at 3
o'clock this morning, met again at 10
o'clock and Continued the work Of clos
ing up the business of the session. All
day and all night they labored while
obliviOus to the sight-seers who swarmed
through the rotunda and main corridors.
making communication between the two
houses almost impossible. The crowds
packed the galleries until the occupants
We're hardly alle to breathe. The dreary
grind of routine business was almost un-
intelligible to them, but they held their
places tenaciously for hours The hall
was filled with the indecribable hum of
their conversation which made a duh
back ground for the high pitched voice
of the reading clerk Occasionally the
monotony was relieved by a sharp skirm-
ish, but the chairman Of the committees
in charge Of the appropriation bills held
their own and step by step advanced their
bills to the final stages. Chairman Cam
non fought like a trojan during the day
BY tremendous majority the house
voted 1913 to 81 to override the Presi-
dents veto of the immigration bill.
First came the Indian bill and after
brief discussion the conference report
was defeated-57-100 This was the
first serious set back the appropriation
bills had received in the House. The
House ordered the bill back to confer
ence.
Mr.. Cannon sought to put the general
deficiency into conference under
Suspension of the rules, but the friends
of the Bowman act claims amounting
TO half a million resisted with the DUR
pose of forcing an agreement for a sepa-
rate vote on TIE amendment carrying these
claims.
Mr.. Cannon scored the Senate unmer-
cifully. 1t was not parliamentary, he
declared to attack the other branch of
Congress, but he insisted nevertheless
that $4,000 of the alleged Bowman
act claims in the amendment including
the C.hoteau claim were inserted fraudu-
lently and with intent to deceive in the
dying hours of Congress. Unless his
motion was agreed to he declared this
bill would fail. The temper of the
House seemed doubtful and Mr.. Dingley,
the floor leader, sought to rally the mem
Defs 10 support the appropriations COM
mittee by holding up the spectre of the
failure of the supply bills.
These appeals had their effect The
rules were suspended 1872 to 70 and the
bill went to conference.
Mr.. Grout then brought in the partial
conference report on the District Of Col
umbia bill, which was adopted without
debate.
The immigration bin was passed over
the Presidents veto by a vote of 1913 to
37
Mr.. sherman then reported that the |
Senate had receeded from its amendment |
to the Indian bin detaching the Usage |
reservation from Oklahoma. The confer
ence report on the postoffice appropria- |
ton bil announcing an agreement on all |
items was presented by Mr.. Loud and |
agreed to.
For several hours there was a contin-