Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-28
SENT TO C0NFERENC E
HOUSE ACTS ON THREE APPRo-
PRIATION BILLS.
Indian Bill Goes Through-Tumultuous
Scenes-Recess Taken Until IL
O'Clock This Morning.

The democrats Of the House yesterday
afternoon carried out their threat. that If
Mr.. Butler was unseated they would do
everything in their power to block legisla-
ton from now until Congress expires March
A. The result was another stormy session,
prolonged until almost Z o'clock in the
evening. 1t was agreed on both sides that
the present situation sounded the death
knell Of practically everything except the
appropriation bills. Even with the special
rules in operation getting appropriation
bills into conference was a tedious and Ia
borious process an eight-hour session and
thirteen roll calls being necessary to get
the agricultural, sundry civil, Military
Academy and post office appropriation bills
into conference and to adopt the confer
ence report on the Indian appropria ton
bill. All overtures from the republican
side to the democrats to induce the latter
to abandon their filibuster were fruitless.
Mr.. Grosvenor declared. in reply to the
democratic taunt that the republicans were
abandoning the Reed rules. that the ma
jority was not abandoning the Reed rules.
1t was simply doing its duty. The other
side, he said, had nothing at stake. 1t could
proceed heedlessly and recklessly to at
tempt to force an extra session-to disturb
business and to entail enormous expense on
the treasury. It had no responsibility.
With the minority, he said, 1t was anything
to bring disaster He appealed to his side
OF the House to stand fast
Democrats Applaud De Almond.
Mr.. De Almond (Mo.) was given five
minutes and the entire democratic side
broke into tumultuous applause when he
arose. In bitterly sarcastic terms he ar
raigned the other side, ridiculing the pa
tbos" in the voice Of Mr.. Grosvenor and ex-
coriating Mr.. Dalzell for his action while
in the chair Thursday night, declaring that
the majority now had one who could always
be relied upon to do that which no one else
would do.
Mr. Williams Oll.) was even more Sc
we're than Mr.. De Almond In his denun-
citation of the action Of the majority Thurs
day. He pointed out that on all the roll
calls the highest number of republicans
who voted was 165. and that when Mr.. But
Ter was unseated there were but eight dem
ocrats in the hall, so that by no possible
count could there have been more than 113
members. five less than a quorum in the
hall, admitting that all the republicans who
voted during the day were present.
Mr.. Cannon Loudly Cheered.
Mr.. Richardson closed for his side in a
brief but energetic speech, and Mr.. Cannon
closed for the majority. The appearance
of Mr.. Cannon was greeted, as that of Mr..
De Almond had been, with tremendous ap-
plause from his side of the House. The
democrats, he said, in fit Of piaue because
Butler had been unseated, refused to
play" and in revengeful retaliation pro-
posed that Congress should end In nothing.
But his side of the House, he said, proposed
to move on Fepublican applause) and do
their duty.
In conclusion, he smilingly expressed the
hope that the other side would sleep over
the matter and decide to quit" IF you
do not" said he, you will punish your
selves along with us. for we have the power
and we will exercise it."
Mr.. Dalzell then demanded the previous
question. which was ordered-169 to lila
party vote. The vote was then taken on
the adoption Of the rule.
Bills Sent to Conference.
The rule was adopted-153 to 1O4. The
Speaker then laid before the House the
agricultural appropriation bill, with Senate
amendments. Under the operation of the
rule the question was put as to whether
the House would disagree to the Senate
amendments en- bloc.
The motion was agreed TOGO to land
the bill was sent to conference. MessrS.
WadsWorth (New York;, Henry Comm and
Williams (Miss) were appointed conferees.
The post office appropriation bill, with
Senate amendments, was then laid before
the House, and similar proceeding fol-
lowed.
The bill was sent to conference.-the to
0-and the Speaker appointed Messrs. Loud
(Cal). Smith Qll) and Swanson Va) con-
ferees.
By similar course Of procedure the sun
dry civil appropriation bill was sent to con-
ference-253 to 0-and the Speaker appointed
as conferees Messrs Cannon, Hemenway
Qnd) and McRae (Ark)
Mr.. Underwood (Ala.) attempted to make
a motion to instruct the conferees to accept
the Senate amendment for the purchase of
bronze bust of the late President McKin-
ley, but the chair ruled that the special rule
did not permit him to entertain the motion
Thereupon Mr.. Underwood attempted to an
peal, but the Speaker, with the statement
that time could not be wasted, declined to
entertain the appeal on the ground that it
was dilatory.
Indian Bill Goes Through.
Mr.. Sherman presented the conference re-
port upon the Indian appropriation bill "a
complete agreemenD. Upon Mr.. Richard
sons demand the report was read in full
Mr. sherman, after brief explanation, de-
manded the previous question, upon which
the democrats forced roll call
Two Toll calls We're necessary to adopt the
conference report. 'S
The Military Academy appropriation bill.
with Senate amendments then was laid he
Iore the House, and under the operation of
the special rule 1t was sent to conference
208 to 6-and then by a vote of l52 10 81 tho
House. at $40 pm. took a recess untiI ~
o'clock this morning 1890