Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-14

toll in sleighs and carriages, and me en-
ployees trudged and labored through the
deep snow and binding storm 70 reach
their posts of duty.
The hall OF the House was as dark as a
cellar. The snow banked upon the ground
glass ceiling shut out the light, and half
an hour before noon, the tim for the
House to onven the lights were turned
on to relieve the gloom.
The committee meetings, with but one
or two exceptions, were not held. The
members Of the House who arrived had
no thought for anything save the wea-
Their. They stood about the weather
map I'm the library, In the rear or the
hail. discussing temperatures and snow
fall and notwithstanding weather In all
parts Of the country, it being the opinion
of the oldest members of the group that
nothing to compare with the present
snowfall had occurred I'm their experience.
REED FAILS TO APPEAR.
Sneaker Reed did not appear at the
CAPITOL. but sent word to his lieutenants
that in his opinion IL was inadvlsaDle 70
hold a session OF the House to-day, and
after consulting several members or the
majority. General Henderson, Of Iowa,
who had brayed the storm, decided Il
would be best to adjourn Immediately ar
ter assembling.
General Henderson had an engagement
TO speak at East orange, N. j. to-day
but found that he could not get there by
rail.
Mr.. Deliver. Of Iowa, was to speak to
n Sunday-school gathering In Newark
y. !.
General Grosvenor, OF Ohio, was slated
for a speech at the Marquette Club, In
Chicago. tonight, but could not get
away. and Representatives Lacey or
Iowa. Mann Of Illinois, and Packer OIL
pennsylvania, with Assistant-Secretafy-
of-state Hill, were to have spoken at
the Lincoln banquet tonight at "lniams-
port, Pa.
Some of the members had ludicrous ex-
periences In their efforts 10 get 10 the
C.pltoL MIR. Cannon, OF Illinois, the vet
oran chairman OF the Appropriations
was tumbled out OF a sleigh
mo a snow-bank as he was coming up
C,nitol Hul. At 1905 Clerk Mcdowell
called the House to order. There were
about sixty members on the moor. ar.
PAYNE moved that the House adjourn but
there were cries OF mo, no. from the
uttle circle Of members, most OF whom
held I'm their hands bills which they
boped 10 pass by unanimous consent.
The motion was voted down. 10 "A.
PAYNE SPEAKER PRO TEN.
an motion Of Mr.. GrOsvenOr (Republl-
CAM. of Ohio. Mr.. Payne, OF New YORK,
vas elected Speaker pro tenn, amid an
outburst Of applause.
District day was postponed until Ihuls-
dav. and the House, on Mr.. Cannons mo-
ION. then went into Committee OF the
Whole. Mr.. Hopkins, OF Illinois, In the
chair. and resumed consideration OK the
sundry civil bill.
4 resumption Of the discussion OF the
receipts and expenditures OF tne lred-
surv which attracted considerable atten-
tom last week. was again precipitated by
AIR. Sulzer DemocraO, OF New YORK. VINO
offered some figures as TO the steamship
subsidy bill, and Mr.. Cannon reiterated
his statement regarding the ship subsidy
bill and Nicaragua canal Dill.
Mr.. PAYNE. chairman OF the committee
which reported tho subsidy bill. said he
had that would throw light
upon the bill, and protested against alarm
inc statements as TO deficiencies IN ad-
vance. Estimates did not always coincide
with appropriations as high as Nb,OW,WV'
whereas the Military Committee had pre-
pared a bill carrying less than &O.0Q0,OOo.
10 asked why Mr.. Cannon had not
thrown his influence against the public
building bills a few days ago. Those
bills. ne said, would take more money
from the Treasury next year thar both
the subsidy and canal bills together.
Mr.. Cannon declared that II the army
bill carried but sS0.000.oco there would be
a deficit on thai account OF $o,0oO,v0.
MIR. Hay Democrat. OF Virginia. made
a similar statement.
HAY ON BIG ARMY SCHEME
why are not the s5.coO.co placed In
the army bill p" asked a member.