The herald., 1897-03-04
IN THE HOUSE
The immigration Bill Passed Over the Presi'
dents Veto

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The weary
legislators of the house, after snatching
few hours sleep after the recess at )
o'clock this morning, met again at 10
o'clock. and continued the work of clos
ing the business of the session. All day
and all night they labored, oblivious to
to the sightseers, who wormed their
way through the rotunda ana many
corridors, making communication pc
tween the two houses almost impossible.
The crowds packed the galleries until
the occupants were hardly able to
breathe. The dreary grind of routine
business was almost unintelligible to
them. but they held their places ten
aciously for hours. The hall was filled
with the indescribable hum of their con-
versation.
Occasionally the monotony was re-
lieved by a sharp skirmish, but the
chairmen of the committees in charge
Of the appropriation bills held their own
and step by step advanced their bills to
the final stages BY a tremendous ma
jority the house voted 1913 to 81, to over
ride the presidents veto of the immigra-
ton bill. The house was still on the
legislative day of March . when Speaker
Reed cracked the gavel at 1880 this
morning after a recess of seven hours.
The chairmen of the committees where
appropriation bills are in contention
between the house and senate were mar
shaling their forces with conference re-
ports on the Indian and suEdry civil
bills ready for consideration. Several
enterprisng legislators clamored to have
the pension bills taken up. frantically
waving documents, but successive
shouts "I object" moved down these
projects. which required unanimous con-
sent.
First in order came the Indian bill.
The action of the house conferees in ac-
cepting the senate amendment to detach
from Oklahoma, Usage and Kansas In
Gian reservations and attach them to
the Indian territory aroused fierce op-
position from Flynn, the delegate from
Oklahoma.
Curtis, Republican. of Kansas, said
The change was demanded by the Usage
Indians on account of taxation, and such
was the contention of the people of
Oklahoma. When creating Oklahoma,
congress reserved the right to change
the boundary line at any time. IF
there is any place on this continent
where organized hell is in force. it is
among the five civilized tribes of the In
dian territory" shouted Cannon Repub-
lican, of Illinois, and demanded that
this unheard Of Caesarian operation,
clumsily performed, shall not be a sue
| cess"
Touching on the location of hell, Pen
dleton Democrat, of Texas, agreed with
Cannon, but insisted that if there was a
hotter he'll than that which existed H.
| Indian territory it was situated in
| Okla homa.
The conference report was defeated,
| 81 to 100 This was the first serious set
back the appropriation bill had received
in the house. The house ordered the
bill back to conference.
Mr. Cannon sought to put the general
| deficiency bill into conference under
suspension of the rules, but friends of
| the Bowman act claims amounting to
| $500 900, resisted with the purpose of
| forcing an agreement for a separate
| vote of the 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 that s270, 900 OF
! the alleged Bowman act claims, in
cluding the Choteau claim, were inserted
| fraudulertly, with intent to deceive the
dying hours of congress. Unless his
motion was agreed to. he declared, this
| bill would more certainly fail than the
vilest sinner on earth would fail of sal
walton at the Judgment Day. The tenn
per of the house seemed doubtful and
Mr. Dingley, the floor leader, sought To
rally the members to support the ap-
preparation committee by holding up the
specter of the failure of the supply bills
These appeals showed their effects. The
rules were suspended, and the bill went
to conference
Mr. Grout then brought in the partia
conference report on the District of Co
lumbia bill, which was adopted wthout
debate.
The immigration bill was passed owe
the presidents veto by a, vote of 193 Il
81.
The conference report on the postoffic
appropriation bill announcing an agree
ment on all items was presented by Mr.
Loud as agreed to.
For several hours there was a contin
uous routine grind on conference re
ports on minor bills. Shortly after