The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-05
MEMBERS SMILE In MERGER CHS.
Ex'AUCTIoNEER WITH FoeHoRN
VOICE ACTS AS HOUSE
READING CLERK.
HIS TONES ROSE AND FELL

In Eead;ng Figures He Spoke as
Though Knocking Down Goods t.
the Highest eidder-conferees Una.
BILE to Agree on Naval Appropriation
Bill and an Extra House Session
May Also Be Called.
Washington, March 4.-The house
reconvened at II o'clock. Despite the
fact that the session the previous
night was prolonged till midnight
the floor and the galleries were we'll
filled. AS soon as Speaker Henderson
called the house to order Mr. Richard
son, the minority leader, attempted to
make the point of no quorum, but the
speaker recognized Mr.. Payne to de-
mand the ayes and noes on the pend
ing question coming over from the
night before-the adoption of the con-
ference report on the immigration bill.
Mr.. Richardson insisted that his
point was good, but the speaker over
ruled him, and when the Democratic
leader appealed from the decision he
declined to entertain the appeal on the
ground that it was dilatory. The re-
port was adopted, 1877 to II. The
presentation of conference report on
a private pension bill was made the
occasion for some good natured polit-
ical chatting. The report was adopted,
211 TO g.
Mr.. Cannon presented the confer
ence report on the sundry civil bill.
pleaded with the minority to dispense
with the reading of the report in ex-
tense, but Mr.. Richardson was obdu-
rate and refused consent. A very
amusing scene followed. The voices
of the reading clerks, having been
worn out by the ceaseless calling Of
the roll, a member Of the capitol po-
lice force was drafted. He had at one
time been reading clerk of the Mary
land house of delegates and later an
auctioneer.
He Had Foghorn Voice
and in reading figures his tones grad
ually assembled like an auctioneer in
the exercise of his profession, knock
ing down goods to the highest bidder.
The members of the house, as we'll
as the spectators in the galleries,
were convuised with uncomfortable
laughter, which changed suddenly to
handclapping.
The new clerk, believing that some
acknowledgment OF this demonstra-
ton was due, suspended the reading
to bow right and left. This grotesQue
proceeding only increased the merri-
ment and brought down storm of ap-
plause. The confusion became SO
great that Mr.. Goldfogle On. W pro-
tested against the clerks action as
unseemly and the chair was obliged
to admonish members to preserve Or
der.
The ten minutes debate allowed on
the bill was entirely consumed in the
discussion of the action of the confer
ees in striking out the appropriation
of S2,O00,00O for New York pcstoGce
site. Mr.. Cannon, in charge of the lC-
port, explained that the house con-
ferees had no information on the sub
ject and, ascertaining that nothing
could be done until the converting of
the next congress, they had insisted
on the item going out. The report was
adopted, 211 to II.
The chair then laid before the house
the presidents veto of the bill ''for
the allowance of claims of certain cit
izens of Virginia for damages to
their property incident to the encamp-
ment at Manassas and the march from
Camp Alger to Thoroughfare Gap, Va,
as recommended by a baord of officers
appointed for the consideration of
claims for damages to property by
volunteer soldiers during the war with
Spain"
The ground of the presidents veto
was that many of the claims already
had been paid. The veto was re-
ferred, 1856 to 2.
A Joint resolution to correct some
clerical errors in the immigration BIZ
required two roll calls to secure its
adoption.
cCpInuc SAHPEEMENT