Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-03
REPORTS AGREED TO
Conferees' Work Endorsed by
Both Houses,
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
POLICY OF DELAY GUIDED HOUSE
DEMOCRATS.
Measure to Protect the President En-
countered opposition-Mr. Quay
Proposes Vote on Five Bills.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL

When the House reconvened at II D clock
this morning the prospect was tnat IL
might remain in continuous session until
tomorrow noon--Despite the fact that the
session last night was prolonged until mid
night. there was "a fairly large attendance
on the floor and the galleries were we'll
filled.
AS soon as Speaker Henderson called the
House to order. Mr.. Richardson, the mi
nority leader, attempted to make the point
of no quorum, but the Speaker recognized
Mr. Payne to demand the ayes and noes on
the pending question coming over from the
last night-the adoption of the conference
report on the immigration bill.
Conference Report Adopted.
Mr. Richardson insisted that his point was
good. but the Speaker overruled him. and
when the democratic leader appealed from
the decision he declined to entertain the
appeal on the ground that 1t was dilatory.
The report adopted 1877 to II.
The pr. sentation of conference report
on a private pension bill was made the oc-
casion for some good-natured political
chatting. Mr.. Mers tInd.) said IL the repub-
lican party was the good friend of the old
soldiers il professed to be, the House man
ayers would bring in rule to adopt con-
ference reports on the remaining pension
bills zen bloc"
The report was adopted 211 to 6.
Mr.. Cannon presented the conference re-
port on the sundry civil bill. He pleaded
with the minority to dispense with the
reading of the report in extenso. but Mr..
Richardson was obdurate and refused con-
sent.
An Amusing Scene.
A very amusing scene followed. The voices
OF the reading clerks who officiated yester-
day having been worn out by the ceaseless
calling of the roll, q member Of the Capitol
police force was drafted today. He had at
one time been reading clerk of the Mary
land house of delegates and later an auc-
tioneer. lie had a fog-horn voice, and in
reading figures his tones generally ascend
ed like an auctioneer in the exercise of his
profession knocking down goods to the
highest bidder. The members of the House.
as well as the spectators in the galleries,
We're corvulsed with uncomfortable laugh
ter, which changed suddenly to hand-clap-
ping.
The new clerk, believing that some ac-
Acknowledgement of this demonstration was
due. suspended the reading to bow right and
left. This grotesque proceeding only in
storm of applause sThe confusion became
so great that Mr.. Goldfogle IN. " pro-
tested against the clerks action as I'M
seemly. and the chair was obliged to ad-
monish members to preserve order.
The Report Adopted
The 10 minutes debate allowed on the
bill was entirely consumed in the discus
sion of the action of the conferees in strik-
Ing out the appropriation of 81 600 900 for
New York post Office site. Mr.. Cannon,
IN charge of the report, explained that the
House conferees had no information on the
subject, and ascertainng that nothing
could be done until the converting of the
next Congress. they had insisted on the
Item going out.
No ri
fierce, assumed his full share of RESPONSE
biiity for the rejection of the item He
SAID the appropriation was in the interest
OF one railroad terminal in New York
Where less than ~ per cent of the mail was
received. He did not believe the selection
or the post office site in New York should
De question between railroad terminals
MI. sulzer IN y declared that the demo-
Gratis OF New York city had employed every
means for six years to get new post Of
nee for New York. to which Mr. Cannon
replied that Mr.. Suffers form had never
oarkeneo the door of the appropriations
committee in connection with the matter
Mr.. Sulzer retorted by saving that the
subject had been before the public build
inss ana grounds committee and not before
the appropriations committee until II vas
inserted In the bill by the Senate
The report was adopted, 211-11
Presidential Veto Considered.
The chair then laid before the House the
Presidents veto of the bill for the allow
ance OF claims of certain citizens of Vir-
ginia for damages to their property incident
TO the encampment at Manassas and the
march from Camp Alger to Thoroughfare
Gap, Va, as recommended by a board of
onicers appointed for the consideration of
GAINS Tor damages to property by volun.
teer soldiers during the war with Spain"
Inc ground of the Presidents veto was
mat many of the claims already had been
paid.
Mr. Payne moved to refer the veto mes
sage To the committee on war claims and
upon that question demanded the previous
Question. which was ordered and the mos
sage was referred-1SJ to q
A joint resolution to correct some c-ar;c.,
errors In the immigration bill required two
roh calls to secure it's adoption.