The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-05
IN THE HOUSE.
SPEAKER REED COMPLIMENTED
BY THE MEMBERS.
The President Having No Communi-
cation to Make the Body is Ad-
journed Sine Die.

Washington. March 4.-When the
house was called TO order at $50 a. m,
but two members. Messrs. Dalzen
Rep, PENN, and Dockery Dem, Mo-,
were present, though a few others
struggled in shortly after.
The enrolment of the sundry civil
bill was announced. The time interview
| ing for an hour or two was passed in
practical recess, waiting for the, senate
| to report its action on the deficiency
| bill
AT 1906 o'clock a message was re-
ceived from the senate announcing its
action on the deficiency appropriation
| bill and the labor commission bill.
Mr. Phillips (Rep., PAD, author of the
latter measure, moved that the house
concur in the senate amendments.
which was adopted amid much APP
plause after the amended bill had been
read.
customary resolution, which was
agreed 10, appointing a committee of
three to Join similar committee of
the senate to wait upon the president
and inform him that congress, having
completed its labors, was ready to
adjourn sine die, unless ne had some
thing further to communicate to it.
The speaker appointed as such COM
mittee Messrs. Dalzen rep, Me-),
Grosvenor (Rep., o., and Savers
| (Dem., Tex.), the author of the resolu-
ton asking to be excused from serv-
ice
The history of the negotiations be-
tween the house and senate on the de-
fciency bill was recalled to the house
by Mr.. Cannon (Rep., Ill), for the
purpose of showing why the house
conferees would not consent to the in
sertion in the bill of the appropriation
to pay the Bowman and other claims
added by the senate. He said it was
the belief os the conferees, and he
hoped il would be the policy of the
house, that these bills should be con-
fined to appropriations for meeting the
current expenses of the government
and to pay LEGAL claims. (Appla1se)
The amount involved lin the items of
difference was about 100000. The
conference report was agreed to.
The chair announced the appoint
ment of Mr. Northway (FIcp., o.. as
a member of the joint committee to in
vestigate. the charities of the District of
Columbia, in place of Mr.. Blue (Rep.,
Kan) Mr.. Cannon moved that the
house further insist upon its disagree
ment to the remaining items of differ
ence.
MI. ALNCP.s L Obj
a separate vote on each amendment,
which was TO keep the bill before the
house to the exclusion of other mat
tiers.
At 1880 Mr. Dalzell (Rep., Pa.), from
the committee appointed to visit the
president and notify him that con-
gress was ready to adjourn sine die,
reported that the committee had been
unable to discharge the duty devolving
t. 60. ha vrha he
members reached the White House the
president had already departed for the
capitol
Mr.. Bingham CRep., Pa.). withdrew
his demand for q separate vote on the
amendments, and at 11:4O Mr.. Cannon's
motion to further disagree and consent
to conference was agreed to amidst
some laughter over the gross improba-
bility of anything being ACCOMPLISHED.
At 11:45 Mr.. Payne, speaker pro tenn,
called Mr.. Doekery (Dem. MOI to the
chair and his appearance there was
greeted with applause by Republican
members. The floor was filed with
representatives and for the first time
this week there was intense voluntary
quiet as Mr.. Mcmillan (Dem. Tenn.>
arose to introduce a resolution of
thanks to Speaker Reed for the cour-
tesy, fidelity and impartiality with
which he had presided over the delib-
erations of the house. The resolution
read:
Resolved. That the thanks of the
house of representatives are presented
to the Hon. Thomas B. Reed, speaker,
for the able. impartial and dignified
manner in which he presided over the
deliberations of the house and per-
formed the arduous and important du-
ties of the chair during the present
term of congress-.
On motion of Mr.. Livingston (Dem.
CAD, it was decided by a rising vote.
the entire body of representatives ris-
ing, with much enthusiasm. The result
of the vote was announced by Speaker
pro tenn. Dockery amid applause on
all sides.
room, and as he came in the door,