The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-06

WASHINGTON, D. Ca, March e.
After a wonderful demonstration. to
the notes Of the "Doxology," sung by
the congressman standing. the house OF
representatives adjourned sine die at
1910 p. m. yesterday.
The final agreement on the river and
harbor bill, containing the compromise
on the Nicaragua canal, was secured
about $3.50 a. IN; the aundry civil. in
which the house forced the senate to
surrender the provision for the Pacific
cable, about 6 a. M: the District ofCol-
ufdbIa, with the provision for sectaran
Institutions eliminated, about Z o'clock;
the deficiency at $3.50. and the final
conference report upon the naval bill at
about $3.50 q, m.
On the latter bill Mr.. Boutelle explain
ed that the senate had yielded to the
house as TO the number of ships to be
authorlzed--12-and the house had
confirmed the artnor plate provision as
to limit the cost OF armor to 5000, but
had secured the elimination OF the pro-
vision for an asnor plate factory. The
house had reluctantly yielded up this
Item as 10 price OF armor, said Mr.. Bou-
telle. and only. In the hope that future
Congress would remedy the situation
REGARDING nrufor.
The hall presented sodden, beIrag-
! gled-looking scene when the daylight
sitting through the ground glass ceiling
7dimmed the yellow lIghtsof the morning.
Outside = fine drIzzling mist was fall
Ing. completely shroudlng the top OF the
dome and glueing the wet half-masted
flags over the two wings to their
STATS. The ,red-eyed members sat
.:istlessly' In their seats: the few persons
In the galleries slumbered peacefully.
About Z o'clock Mr.. Henderson arous-
ed the house by an electric speech. It
7 was one OF the most eloquent OF this
Congress. The surroundings added I'm
pressiVeness to his utterances The
disheveled members and the wreckage
! OF the night were about him. It was
q ~ the question OF sectarian instttu-
lions In the District OF Columbia, pro-
vision for which had been stricken out
of the District appropriation bill by the
senate. With force and pathos he de-
nounced the bigotry of the conferees.
who. he said, were willing at the be-
hest OF secret organization. which
did Its work in the dark, 10 turn the
homeless and friendless into the
streets. The scene wan dramatic In the
extreme when Mr.. Henderson recalled
the dark days OF the war when the
5Jwhite-capped sisters OF mercy. were
ministerilg on the battlefield to the
stricken and dying soldiers.
With the advent OF the day the
house began again to take on the ap-
pearance Of life. Members went below
for baths and breakfast and returned
refreshed to their stations. By 7:3O
o'clock the people began to pour into
the galleries. the first party to arrive
being a dozen women. who took their
places In the public galleries. The I'm
portant business OF the house had
been virtually completed when the
house recessed for an hour at $3.50. All
that remained was the enrolment OF
bills and the final ceremonies.
a At 1850. when the house reconyened,
The galleries were again packed TO the
doors and the hall buzzed with the
confused murmur OF myriads OF voices.
An American flag had been lowered
from the press gallery above the
speakers chair.
The last legislative oct OF the house
was the passage OF joint resolution
authorizing the acceptance by the
United States OF the cession OF tract
OF land from the state OF Massachusetts
needed to extend the lines Of the Bos-
ton navy yard.
It was now 1:45 by the clock. but the
assistant doorkeeper with long pole
set back the hands ten minutes. This
raised laugh. Immediately afterward
came a most dramatic episode. General
Wheeler. OF Alabama, who has careful
I ~ refrained from exercising his prlvi-
leges as member of the house pending
the determination OF the question as to
his right to seat in the house, arose
from his old seat down near the front on
the Democratic side and loudly asked
for recognition.
MIR. Speaker. Mr.. Speaker" he CALL
The speakers face was slightly flush
ed, but he looked straight ahead, as II
he did not hear.
But the speaker dlsregarded him.
Every eye was now riveted upon the
diminutlve figure OF the grIzzled veter-
an Of two wars. The situation was In
tenseiy dramatic. but Mr. Payne. the
floor leader OF the majority. hurried to
the rescue. He moved recess for ten
minutes.
Is "PendInE that ] ask unanimous con: