The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-05
WITH SHOUTING AND SONG.
THE HOUSE CHEERS FOR ARMY,
NAVY, DEWEY AND WHEELER.

sion Speaker Reed POintedIy Re-
srsed 10 Recognize Gen. Wheeler
Member of COngress-Mr.
Bailey Presents Thanks to the
sneaker, who Makes Graceful
Reply.
washington, March 4-Weariy the
15opsa sat through the silent watches of
tbs night. recessing from time to time
while awaiting conference reports upon the
appropriation bills The floor of the House
was Uttered with paper, which drifted an
kle deep about the desks and made the
hail look as if it had been swept by a snow
storm.
SIM the weary and heavy-eyed Gegisla-
TORS kept at their posts, through the night.
The leaders upon whom the strain and
burden of the closing hours fell most heav-
Nv. and the speaker who had the greatest
responsibility of all, remained constantly
in their places watching vigiantly the pro-
xress of the contests between the two
houses.
The final agreement on the river and
barbor bill. containing the compromise on
the Nicaragua canal, was secured about
$50 a. m. The sundry civil bill, in which
the House forced the Senate to surrender
the provisions for the Pacific cable about
G The District Of Columbia, with the pro-
visions for sectarian institutions eliminat-
ed. about O'clock; the deficiency at $50
o'clock, and the final conference report
upon the naval bill at about $3.50 a. m.
The hall presented a sodden, bedraggled
booking scene when the daylight, Sitting
through the ground glass ceiling dimmed
the yellow lights this morning Outside
fine drilling mist was falling, complete
ly shrouding the top of the dome and glue
Ing the wet, half-masted flags over The
two wings to their staffs. The red-eyed
members sat listessly in their seats, the
few persons in the galleries slumbered
peacefully.
Henderson AwaEens Them.
About o'clock Mr.. Henderson aroused
Il the House by an electric speech. 1t was
& one OF the most eloquent of this Congress.
q The surroundings added impressiveness
q to mis- uuerances. The dishevelled mem
bers and the wreckage of the night were
81 tartan Institutions in the District of Co.
lumba, provisions for which had been
81 stricken out of the District appropriation
M bin by the Congress. With force and
pathos he denounced the bigotry of the
conferees, who he said, were willing at
the behest of a secret organizati ton which
did its work in the dark. to turn the home
S less and friendless into the streets
The scene was dramatic in the extreme
II Nv IA
days Of the war when the whlte-capped
sd Sisters of Mercy were ministering on the
battlefield 10 the stricken and dying SOL
diers
With the advent of the day, the House
81 began again to take on the appearance of
NE Members went below for their baths
ana breakfast and returned refreshed to
their stations. As early as 1880 clock the
81 people began to pour into the galleries, the
n hIst to arrive being dozen ladies who
TOOK their places in the public galleries.
Inc important business of the House had
Deeh virtually completed when the House
recessed Tor an hour at $50 O'clock All
uat remained was the enrolment of bills
and the final ceremonies.
Inc engrossing clerks were now the bus
Hsl people about the capitol and almost
al every minute one of them rushed in with
Deated measures in his arms.
The last legislative act of the House was
.le passage of a joint resolution authoriz-
lug the acceptance by the United States of
.le cesslon of tract of land from the
sue OF massachusetts, 1t was now Has
S 1OcA' out at this moment the assistant
loolN keeper of the House armed with a
,o.ls pole set back the hands of the clock
w., minutes. This raised loud laugh. But
,r'',1ulately afterward came a most dra-
matte episode.
Dramatic Incident.
Ri yen Wheeler of Alabama, who has
-uiy retrained from exercising his
s t'l'Ieses as a member of the House mend
81 HE termination of the question as TO
81 s Isn't 10 a seat in the House arose
a.oIn MS Old seat down near the front
for recognition. '''N iouuiy asked
Tsl SPEAKER Mr.. Speaker" he called
& b, 7pedher face was flushed slightly.
rot "oAed straight ahead, as if he did
a five SSh unanimous consent to speak for
ia tbe 4iHiu'es shouted the general Rut
wa -aNei dlsregarded him. Every eve
Ina ~" IlVeted upon the dnoinutiva 60
A wars. eiNAieo ora veteran Of two
5 bu, Nv situation U was intensely dramatic
jorE rayne' the floor leader of the ma.
49, hurried to the rescue He ,,,o,,o.1
,D ness for ten minutes. 'A'''e"
10 . lung that, ask unanimous consa,+
zen Wheeler. demanded
q The fl, peaNer then turned toward hin, for
y the a' une, and looking straight into
reap7. 'y eyes of the general. ignored he
M completely, putting the r,o.te,, Us. ls
As tyne, and declaring it carried Red" "
sou me hands of the cIocl -,
4 it YEA, MINUTES to twelve o'c.ock aItbo,a ~
ho1r .eaily then three minutes nsst IN
The p- sle committee appointed 70 wait ' ns
4 srea.,5.S 'dent marched down the ais,o az r "a
] Paw Aad retired to his room i ana w
c65.r NE speaker pro tenn, was su - m mr.
q no3r.., Mr Dalzel, in the center - e e,,e
its d5tg INA mat the committee had fn,ei I
replv ,b ana that the President had , ,1nda
'o1 10 make. 'iier commuhica-
he s "', resident requested us 70 s.,.on
gless '',lnued' that the Fifty-63th s'@ 1,e,
duf.s mas mas performed its extraor n Ion
end %p n ad and he requested drq ma ~
wis., 20 20 each and every member ~, me 40 20
GA LOT mis- safe return to his hons naT pest :.
n men, y applause greeted thIe an iOl,e