The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-03
THE CLOSING HOURS
In the House Witnessed a RailrOading
Of Measures.
BAILEY MADE OBJECTION
To the Node Of Procedure and an
Exciting Time Ensued.
HE WAS REFUSED RECOGNITION
By the Speaker and Was Then 0bdurate
Ia His Demands.
MADE A POINT OF NO QUORUM
Sergeant at Arms Hustled in the Alb
scntces. but the Bill Met
Defeat
MADE A POINT or NO QUORUM
Sergeant at Arms Hustled in the Alb
scntees. but the Bill Met
Defeat.

Washington, March ., Throughout the
day the house was In the throcs Of the
closing hours of the session with many
measures clamoring for attention and with
crowded galleries looking down on the
weary legislators. Work began nj . n. m
and proceeded until : In the afternoon
when recess was taken until 0;30 n. IN.
to permit conference reports TO he framed
Under suspension of the rules number
of important bills were passed, Including
Que for National standardizing bureau,
for comforting bronze medals ON the en-.
listed men OF the navy and marine corps
for distinguished hcrolsm; to amend the
Chinese exclusion laws. and what Is known
as the omnibus public building hill. on
larglng the appropriations for some public
buildings. Tho legislative appropriation bill
was finally disposed of and many con
ferences were advanced TO stage which
gave promise that there would be no fail.
ure OF important legislation.
The house reconvcncd mt . o'clock this
morning. after the recess taken last night.
IT had been agreed that two hours. from
0:30, should be devoted to unanimous con
sent legislation. After bills had been
passed TO amend the Chinese exclusion act,
TO authorize the striking Of mcdnls for
the Spanish war heroes to authorize the
deposit Of moneys collected from customs
in authorized government repositories and
to authorize the appointment of Thomas
Stats as an officer of the navy. SIR.
Railey (TeSas) objected to action upon all
| Ills by unanimous consent lie was ap-
pcnlcd 70 ON all sides not to block the
ip hut hn M.
speaker had refused him recognition and
he was ohdurate Tho speaker then rec
ognized Mr.. Spcryy iConnl 10 p,ovo the
passage under suspension OF the rules OF
tho senate bill to prohibit the sale OF fire
arms, opium and Intoxicating liquors In
certain islands OF the Pacific Mr. Bailey
demanded second reading and then
brought matters 20 complete stnndstll
by making the point OF no quorum. call
OF the house was ordered and the sergeant
alarms was instructed to bring In nh
sentees.
1t was 1920 before enough member,
we're brought In 10 make up the quorum
MIR. Spcrry then proceeded to explain that
the bin was designed to prevent the sal,
by Americans of firearms and intoNicant.
TO the aborlglnes of New Hebcrides Mr.
Bailey declared that the men behind Tn,
pending bin were not entirely sincere IN
trying to protect satagc- from the hnnefu
Influences Of Intoxicating liquors VIII,
were not the Fillplnos and the Hawaiian
islands includedf He understood that sinc,
the Americans went 10 Manila 1900 saloon,
had sprung mp, In Hawaii, where saloon,
We're unknown until we "bencvoleutly as
simulated them" there were now over 4Ol
saloons Mr.. Bailey contended that of
Tenders under the bill could not be nun
ished. They could not he tried in an,
J Federal court In America, In spite of III,
fiction In the bin that such offenscs shout,
he considered 10 have been committed or
the high seas.
Mr.. Gillett (Anss.), In reply to Mr.
Bailey's suggestion regarding the lega
| phase of the bill. said that the Fiction
was copied from a law applying to III,
Guano islands. which had been sustaIhe,
| by the supreme court
The bill was dcfcated-1i7 to ~. IL wa
| 1l:10 when the roll call was completed
and the result was announced. As In,
/ hour for the closing Of the meeting q
o'clocl0 had already passed the hous,
I could not adjourn, the legislative day o
/ Friday continued. AS the house was no
1 adjourned until the sine die adJournmcn
/ at noon Monday, there was no Saturday II
the house proceedings.
/ Mr.. Mercer (Nebl moved the passage I'm
( der suspension of the rules Of the omnibu
puDlic building bill. The bill carried In
creascs for forty buildings. Mr.. Bale
demanded second reading, which was OF
dered-11O to 75-whereupon lie remarke
If be had known how widely and judlciou,
ly the PORK" In this barrel had been Dis
tribuied. he would not have attempted t
head It of.
Mr. Mercer explained that the iacreas
In the hill had been recommended by tn
secretary of the treasury mainly to provid
for the rising cost Of building material.
Mr.. sulzor said the bin was another I
lustratIon Of the cohesive force OF publ
pIuudcr" The bill was passed withou
division.
Messrs. Cannon, Moody and Money weT
made conferees on the sundry civil NJ
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