Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-06

r. This was District Of Columbia day in
Ethe House Some routine business was
transacted before the consideration OF
bills relating to the district was taken up.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was reported.
The first sharp parliamentary fight of
the session arose between Speaker Hen
derson and Bailey, Tex. during the con
Frederick Douglass Memorial Associl-
ton. Bailey opposed a section of the bill
which authorized the association to es-
I'tablish branches in the various states and
territories for the purpose Of soliciting
funds in behalf of the memorial.
At this point question arose as to
who had the floor, the Chair ruling that
Babcock chairman Of the district com
mttce had control of the floor. Bailey
was still on the floor and there was con-
siderable confusion. The Speaker and
The Speaker appealed to Bailey TO keep
cool. to which the latter replied that he
was as cool as the Speaker. Being then
recognized. Bailey was proceeding 70
comment on the Chairs ruling when the
Speaker called him to order
Bailey declared that he had the. right to
unless ruled out of order. The Speaker
promptly ruled that he must contine his
remarks to the bill whereupon Bailey as
promptly appealed from the decision OF
Payne moved to lay the appeal upon
the table. Upon a rising vote the yeas
were IS and the nays 81. Bailey made the
point that no Quorum was present. The
Speaker was unable to count more than
163 and ordered the doors closed and
call of the House. Pending this Bailey
moved an adjournment. but the Speaker
declined to entertain the motion on the
ground that it was dilatory. The appeal
was laid on the table. l23 TO S.
Bailey then declined to proceed and
Pabcock demanded the previous question
upon the bill, declining the request q
Cowherd Mo. to strike out the section
to which objection had been raised
Bailey tnereupon inaugurated ilibuS-
ter to prevent the passage Of the Dill
When the vote of the motion of the pre-
vious question was announced, Il to 81,
Bailey again adopted the point OF no quo
The Speaker counted $50 members pres
emit whereupon Bailey demanded and OBJ
tanned a roll call on the notion Inc
yeas and nays were ordered, resulting l0l
to %. Bailey did not pursue the matter
further. but when the vote came 70 be
taken upon the passage 81 the M. bap-
cock himself demanded roll call on the
third reading of the bill. The motion was
carried 101 to so. Thercupon Bailey de
manded the reading OF the engrosSed blli.
further progress with it was impossible
and it went over. the Speaker stating
that the bill would be unfinished business,
the first thing. tomorrow.
81 The conclusion Of the district bust
ness the committees We're called. The
Senate bill to extend the time for com
pleting the bridge across the Fast river
between Long Island and New York, was
passed.
following: To ratify a treaty with the
Comanche. Kiowa and Apache Indians
and open their lands for settlement, and
to authorize the secretary OF the interior
to negotiate with the kloWas ana
Comanches for neutral strip in Okla
homa.
"A bill to create 4 commission consisting
Of the secretary Of the treasury, ne seq
rctarv Of the interior ana the attorney
general. to settled the Indebtedness of the
Sioux city x Pacific Railroad, was con-
sidercd for sorne time but opposition de
veloued and il was Enacted upon. The
Speaker announced the appointment OF
Underwood Ala. to the vacancy on the
WAYS ana means committee. The House
then adjourned.