The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-14

in front of tho building the snow had
drifted into great pillows in some places
ten feet deep. The hall of the house WAS
as dark as q cellar. The lights were turned
on 10 relieve the gloom. The members
stood about the weather map in the ioppy-
in the rear of the hall, discussing temporal
lures and snowfall and record breaking IN
all parts of the country, and 1t was the
Unanimous verdict of the Oldest members
Kin the group that nothing approaching the
present cold spell and snowfall had Deen
known in Washington in their experience,
The nearest approach to it was the pilzzaru
| of 1888, which cut washington on ~
week from communication by ran ana teie-
| graph.
Speaker Reed did not appear at the cap
| itoI bur sent word to his lieutenants that
in his opinion it was inadvisable 10 MOI"
session of the house today and atter con
sulting several members Of the ma!orlly
General Henderson (Iowa), who had praVed
the storm. decided II would be pest TO
adjourn Immediately after assembling.
Several members had engagements TO
| sneak in various cities but owing to IT.
1 regularity of trains could not get away.
I Somo OF the republican leaders were DIS
posed to 20 ahead with Il session today ana
no attempt was made to communicate WIZ
the speaker, but he could not be reachea 81
his nome by telephone.
II. H.
house TO order There We're about Silly
members on the floor.
Mr.. Payne moved that the house adjourn
hut there We're cries OF no from we ~
tie circle of members, most of them hoia
ing in their hands bills which they h1peu
10 pass by unanimous consent. The mol'op
was voted DOWN. TO A.
on motion of Mr.. Grosvenor tRep'
Ohio), Mr.. Payne IN. Y.) was elected
!, sraal,er pro TEN amid an outburst of APP
District day was postponed until Thurs
day ana the house, on Mr.. Cannon nv
[ ltion. then went into committee OF th'
whole, Mr.. Hopkins tIll.) In the ehhiI
. and resumed consideration of the sunar,
civp bill. oo,s.nt
Q ,bat Mr.. Hepburn be allowed to oiier w
/, Nicaragua canal bill amendment nc suel
I'll = noint I'm the bill as was appropriats
Ho made the request, he said, in ord9
y that there might be Q full house VIC
: the amendment was consinersu' IL, "a
:: Mr. Corliss made q similar reques. 70
e i .ordinp mo Pacific &c bic bill, but there
t ,,,,nn MIR Cannon Withdrew 1t,
resumption OF the discussion OF ~
: receirts and expenditures of the treas
,.ry. which attracted conscerepie at,e !,
c ticn last week. was again prec,pithtea ~ !
: Mr. Sulzer Dem, \. ", VINO ons orr,
. some figures as to the cost OF ''e
: ship subsidy bill. ,.,on,.n
: MIR. Cannon reiterated his slalenians
of last week regarding the snip sup'io
e biIl and the Nicaragua canal biii, "a, 3
Mr. Payne, chairman OF me conliii,i' J,
which reported the subsidy b,i' sa,n !
welcomed ans Information maj VIZ
throw light upon the bill, bur ne prolos'
( cd against alarming Statements 10, =
,,,a aefiriencios IN advance. Esllniaye
J AZ ,d uot always coincide with rppropris
!, , u,u As an illustration he cited % y,
= &c, that the estimates for the army my No. y,
i VA ranged as high as sila.opV'p ",
+. a' M Inc military committee ne
d nrepared a bill carrying icss toan ssv,',n
a co., He asked why Mr. cannon nay =