The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-14
HOUSE HOLDS A SESS|HN.
THE HANDFUL PRESENT 60 AHEAD
WITH THE BUSINESS.
Ina Speaker Reeds Absence Payne Is
Selected tn Preside md Some
PROGRESS Is Made With the Sundry
LiviI BiIi-seyeraI Speeches Made.

WASHINGTON. Feb. iS.-After consult
ing @Ih severa! of tse ma joT3iy OF the
house today Henderson Of Iowa. who had
braVed the storm. decided IL would be the
best TO adjourn Immediately after assem-
bling Some Of the Republican leaders
were disposed to 40 ahead with session
and an attempt was made TO communicate
with the speaker. but he could not be
reached Al his hotel by telephone.
At 1906 T. m. Clerk Mcdowell called the
house 10 order. There were about sixty
members on the floor Payne moved thai
the house adjourn, but there were cries Of
NO" from the little circle Of members,
most of whom held IN their hands bills
which they hoped 20 pass by unanimous
consent. The motion was voted down. 0
TO Il
on motion OF Grosvenor OF Ohio. Payne
Of New York was elected speaker pro tenn.
amid an outourSt of applause.
Dtsirict DAY was postponed until Tues
day on motion of Cannon; then the house
went into committee Of the whole, Hop
kns OF Illinois in the chair. and resumed
consideration x the gurdry ciyl blu.
Cannon asked unanimous consent that
Hepburn be allowed 20 offer the Nicaragua
canal bill amendment ~ such point IN the
bill as he should see 1T. all points 81 order
to he reserved. He made the request. he
said. in order that there might he a full
house when the amendrnent YVES conSld-
cred.
Corliss made similar request regarding
he Pacific cable b.r. wheTeupou Cannon
withdrew II.
= resumption % The discussion OF the re-
cfipis and expenditures ~ the treasury,
which attracted considers Die attention last
week was again preciptateJ by Sulzer.
wbo offered some figures as to the cost q
the steamship subsidy bin
Cannon reiterated his statement az last
week Tegar4ig the steamship subsidy bill
ard the Nicaragua canal bin
PayEe. chairman - che con- rn3ttse which
reported she subsiay Bin. said ne welcomed
ary Information that would throw light up
1n the bill. bat Re pra.este e! against alarm
ine statements IS - deficiencies ia ai
vance Estimates did rot always COIN
eide With appropriations. AS an ilustra-
ton he cited t6e fact thai the estimates
for ThA army Bill rad ranged high
$lta.fs@.gg whereas the military cemmitses
has prepared a h.N carrying less than So
ssf.isz'. lie aske3 Cannon Why he had NOT
,1ruH1 hs4 Influence agssrst the public
5Ul]i1~E bills a rs days azo, These b.iis.
he sai3. W39i3 take more MONEY from the
treasury lU , year TRAN bgEb the subsidy
and canal a5ls tsgelher.
Cannon ts@s sar@3 tr4f Z Sire army bill
carried boss $sa go -. tasrr would t~s Il d.
hc..Hcy oa nat account - -. aof9.
BERRY - ksf.t8esg made ssee"cs Scor
l9s some uf tl@' economists OF the house
Rh1 epfe Stl1ttsI-. foT economy and yesgf.
ing tae r hands t1to {fe treasury AZ every
rfss+srttr5.v he alta. kes{ taV steamship
n4nsi1y oil, charging tha' she decay % our
usa7cnant marine was attribute bic - ire
rg.0o4s protective taF~ ~ the Republican
parts
Williams e II 81 sstppi declared ttr@t the
1rearT ~ 11e Eastern empire was already
ID fa5u-e N;r1 tn~ ratification OF the
,ss.stts treaty psar-s and commercial exrHzH-
z.ou wfre es Gene is<fea1 there was
= ze ere - zre-es a. iapE n,o0.1v aa3 *
rsrs.re wzr NJ cu TX - tae great
orrss ',treas s1Fe5ges5 l1 tAe E-2ss tSe cesa~
sfr3rf4"e e 1hr Mr. g8s canal wash
R.tsf5 f:rrsah rea5 basis for essrnfy e-c. al
exHafs@ser 0a4 g. De tpaDe4
Atser having competed ufyy-Cl7e pas
g+arns ~ she brs5. tae c1rnG7ittae rose and
~ I I. y So. - ao-see a1l@nrnEs.