The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-02
HOUSE DOES BUSINESS SrNDiY.
The journal WIN show, However. That u
Was SIN In the Legislative DaN Of Feb. 10.

WAsHINGroN March The House was in
session for four hours to-day. and for tho
first time during the life Of this Congr ess
transacted legislative business on Sunday.
Neither the record nor The journal will
show, however that business was done on
Sunday as the House is still in the legislative
day of Feb. 20, and will so continue until the
hour Of final ad tournament on "Wednesday.
The Democrats continued their filibustering,
inaugurated as a preliminary 10 the ,mseat-
ing Of Repres M alive Butler. and the net
result Of the days. proceedings, after seven
roll calls was to agree TO the conference
report on the bill making appropriations
for he q overnmcnt of the District Of Column
bia, and the ordering Of the previous ques-
ton on the conference report on the Alaskan
Homestead bill. There was practically no
debate on either report.
when the Speakers gavel fell at !? O'Clock
the galleries were crowded. and there was
apparently much activity about the Capitol,
but there was less than quorum OF mem
bers on the floor Of the House. This faS
was Immediately brought 10 the attention
of the Speaker by Mr.. Richardson, tho
minority leader The doors were closed
and call of the House was ordered. The
roll call disclosed quorum OF members,
each dressed in his Sunday best.
The doors were then thrown open and
Mr.. McCIeary (Rep. Mimi presented the
conference rep,.-t on the District Of Column
bia Appropriation bill. He asked unani-
NOUS consent that the reading OF the report
he dispensed with, but a. neither had been
printed ia the record Mr.. Richardson
oh eci-d and both we're read
Mhie the reading vas III progress Mr..
Underwood dem. Ala made the point
that the proceedings under the call of the
House had not been dispensed with, and
accordingly. the doors should NOT have beeii
opened. The { hair war forced To acknowl-
edge the point and the doom were again
ordered closed.
Mr. Covherd IDn,n., MOI made a point
~ order against two provisions IN the con
ference report, contending that they were
both MAJ terS Of legislation added by the
confercas and dad not APPEAR IN he bill a.
II pa-~"d either Hou%r.
The hair ovrrrllled the point, and Mr..
Cowherd app'aled. but tho Speaker de
c!ined 10 entertain The appeal.
NJ. Fitzgerald Dem. y. ' ., asked FOR
two minutes IN which to make some re-
mark concerning the increase 81 the salary
- the Superintendent 81 Police, which
he had stricken Oui on point OF order
when the hill vac in the House. but which
tho senate restored, Dut Mr. MctlearN
declined To- yield Nj Fitzgerald has n
personal grievance against Mayor sylvester
The Superintendent Of Polio"
The previous question Wa ordered on
coil call. l5S t. a. On another roll cal
tho conference rtpoT NdN huoI'tn. w
a. 50 Tie roll wa again called on n motion
lu d. Js.n-e with furtucs IIfp'r"dinss und"l
= call Of he Hou-"
NJ I.areN tRsp ia tn.u called up Dh'
conference r-puit "u ne" Alaskan Home
.'"ad hll
NJ Richardson tDeu l"uul pIotests,
Nth q point oi urirr tpal o. wa- improper
ip "Dns,drr genera i"sislailN" matter
uu Sunaal bii was oNeifultd bN Nj si"i
msr, NJ. Sli.aAsi piu tom
la" pTrNiuu. question 90 ,h. Adoption
- ti,. pssIisp.uo urpor Ma ordered att"
a.pfUai rtll ,all Pending motion g.
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