The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-03-05
A SUNDAY SESSION.
Congress too Busy TO "Renlembs,
the Sabbath Dav."

Congress too Busy TO s'Renlembsi
the Sabbath Day"
The House held q four-hour session
Sunday and put the District of Colum-
bia bill through its last parliamentary
stage, in the face OF the Democratic
filibuster. The previous question on
the conference report On the Alaskan
homestead bill was ordered and the
vote on its adoption will be taken
when the House reconvenes at II
O'Clock tomorrow morning. That was
the net result of the Sunday session.
Although it was Sunday by the cal
endar. it was still Thursday, FeDru-
ary 26th, according to parliamentary
fiction. The Democrats put a block in
the legislative wheel at every oppor-
tunity and it required six roll-calls to
accomplish what was done. Large
crowds watched the proceedings from
the galleries.
When Speaker Henderson dropped
the gavel at noon, Mr.. Richardson' the
minority leader, was on his feet He
announced that there was evidently
no quorum present and that the House
could do no business on Sunday with
of Mr.. Payne, the majority leader, a
call of the House was ordered The
doors were closed and the sergeant-at-
aims was Instructed to bring in absen-
tees. At the conclusion Of the call Al
members had appeared, more than a
quorum. and Mr.. McCleary, of Min
nesota, called UP the conference re-
port on the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill. Mr.. Underwood, of
Alabama, undertook to interpose the
point OF order that the bill had not
been completed, but the speaker ruled
that a quorum having appeared, bust
ness would proceed The doors which
meantime had been opened however,
were again closed by the direction Of
the speaker Oh Mr.. Underwoods point
OF order that further proceedings TN
| Ger the call had not been dispensed
with by the action of the House. After
| a brief explanation of the report
against the protests Of various Demo
Gratis who desired to be heard, it was
adopted, IA to SO. There was another
| 1ollcan On ordering the previous
question on the Alaskan homestead
bill, which was presented to Mr..
Lacey, Republican, of Iowa. A half
| dozen points OF order raised by the
Democrats were ruled out and the
chair declined to entertain all ap-
peals on the ground that they were
diiatory. At 1856 p. m, the House re
Cessed until II o'clock tomorrow, with
the motion to adopt the conference re-
port On the Alaskan bill.
The House committee on banking
and currency by strict party vote,
authorized a favorable report on the
currency bill introduced by Represen-
tatiye Fowler, chairman Of the COM
mittee. IN reporting the bill the com.
mittee says: 'In addition to prOvid.
ing for the issue and circulation of ma
tiOnal bank notes the object of this
measure is to Immediately put back
into circulation any money the govern
ment may collect through it's customs
receipts as we'll as through its collec-
ton from internal revenue The avail
able cash balance now in the Treas
= ury is $622,667,S82. To this amount
there is now in national bank de-
p0sitaries S47,755,3OO, leaving a net
| balance in the Treasury of 1894
454 If we deduct s5O,OOO,OOO as a
necessary working balance for the
Treasury, we shall have only $21,-
994,454 to meet the demand on the
Treasury growing out of the Panama
transaction, which will call for $50
100000. 1t is evident that the govern
ment will not have any additional
money to deposit with national banks
for the next six or eight months. The
effect of this will be to release the
total amount of bonds now deposited
t. secure government deposits, viz:
| Sl25, 100000 Of government bonds and
S22, 100000 of State and other bonds.
now held by the Treasury in addition
thereto, as security for such deposits
The bonds so released may then be
used by the banks Ior further increas-
ing their bond-secured circulation,
which will undoubtedly be much
needed during the coming fall
months"
The Senate spent three hours Sun
day in eulogies Of four deceased mem
bers of the House. Messrs. Martin, OF
Virginia.; Gallinger, of New Hamp
shire; Perkins of, California; Clay. of
Georgia, and Daniel, of Virginia
spoke Of the late Peter J. Otey, of Vir.
slnia. Messrs. Pritchard, of North
Carolina, and Mallory, of Florida
spoke of the late James Moody, OF
North Carolina. others spoke of the
late James Tongue, Of Oregon. At the
conclusion of the addresses the several
resolutions of regret were adopted
and as a further mark of respect, the
Senate at o'clock adjourned until to-
morrow at II o'clock.