Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-02
Fifty-Seyenth Congress.
Washington, D. c., Mar. 2.

this morning the credentials of Levi An
' keny, Senator-elect from Washington
E were presented and placed on file.
The general deficiency appropriation
. bill was Immediately taken up.
During the consideration of this meas
ure the omnibus public building bill
was sent to conference and the conference
report on the Notifications appropriation
bill agreed to.
AT one o'clock the regular business,
the Aldrich financial bill, was laid before
the Senate.
. Mr.. Aldrich asked that il might be
temporarily laid aside SO that the pend
ing measure might be completed. This
was done.
There was not word skipped in read.
ing this bill of 1873 pages. This was on
account of the democrats opposition to
the Aldrich financial bill. The more
time thus occupied the less effort required
on their part, and the closer to the final
adjournment.
Among the amendments agreed to
were the following: Appropriating
| So, 900, 900 to carry out the provisions of
the omnibus public building bill fix
ing April LIST, 1903, as the limit of time
for the filing of claims for drawbacks on
tobacco, and snuff.
Out of order, the immigration bill
was sent TO conference.
HOUSE.
When the House resumed its session
at IL o'clock today the democratic fill
buster continued and the republicans
we're as determined as ever TO transact
business with dispatch.
This is continuation of the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, February 26, when
the ilibuster began. The roll has been
called forty-ive times. During the first
session of Congress the roll was called
only fifty-seven times in the session of
seven months. When the House was
called to order Mr.. Henderson made the
point of no quorum.
Simultaneously Mr.. Payne, the re-
publican floor leader, asked for the yeas
and nays on the pending question be-
fore the House. When recess was had
yesterday the previous question had been
ordered on adopting the conference re-
port on the Alaskan homestead bill.
The question Of adoption of the report
wa therefore the unfinished business.
Mr. Richardson contended that the
House could not transact business with
out quorum.
Mr.. Payne: "a quorum is not neces-
sary if the yeas and nays are ordered"
The Speaker: Speakers Carlisle and
Randall have held that quorum is not
necessary for roll call to be taken.
The chair oyer-rules the point"
The yeas and nays were ordered, and
at 1l:O5 the first roll-call OF the day was
begun.
The result of the roll-call, 232 to 7,
was announced and the conference re-
port was agreed to-
Mr. Grosyenor from the committee on
rules reported rule for the consider
alton of the immigration bill and for the
further consideration of conference re-
ports, shutting off roll call on the
demand for the previous question, and
debate to ten minutes.
Mr.. Bartholdt said it was a hardship
to vote on the amendments to the immi-
grafton bill without knowing what they
were.
Mr.. Williams said that in justice to
he democrats the country should be
made to understand that the democratic
ilibuster is not one of revenge, but to
how the republicans that the rights of
he minority must be respected. {
He quoted from the "Wolfyille" Tales
o make some ofhis points, and told of the {
Zero of the Wolfyille funeral who spoke
veil of the "stilf," but could not refrain J
rom remarking that whenever the de- 5
eased did play, he "always wanted to 9
hange the rules of the game to suit his
Iand." q
CHATS what the republicans are do s
n.y." declared the speaker, changing n
he rules to suit their hand. But we / L
ill teach them now, and teach them O
GREATER, that we have some rights" He 8
reused considerable amusement by mar il
lting an imaginable colloquy showing a
nc meaning of the rule providing for a a
Ote zen bloc" on Senate amendments. i,
.ccording to his story, said Uncle Joe Il
annon to Speaker Henderson, 81 am ii
illing to stand by the party, but what Of
Des en- b-l-o-c mean?" Speaker Hen N
erson: "On my soul, Joe, don't al
now. Well ask DalzeIl. Dalzell: 81 OF
)n't know what it means, but Babcock. Il
lairman of the republican Congressional bi
said it has to do with putting
nendments through in blocks of fve." V,
Judge De Almond scored the repub- bi
IAN majority for having transacted ps
Isiness on the Sabbath. de
Mr.. Grosvenor said the republicans gu
I'd been delegated to keep running the A
situations of the country and "we will tn
it," "We will stay here all night" da
said. eve will see it through" ST.
"Why don't you call an extra session da
d pass the Littlefeld bill and the da
tariff bill?" asked Mr.. Will m,
ms. "If were to be the democratic BIZ
der in the next Congress, / would" op
'lied Mr.. Grosyenor, and every one ca
Ighed. ter
Mr.. Grosvenor demanded the previ-
s question. att
This caused the second roll-cal of the mi
y. The previous question was Or Tut
red, 1852 to l03, and the third roIl-call eve
the adoption of the rule was begun. bill
e rule was adopted. l54 to l0l, Mr..