The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-04

started out to annihilate the octopus. but
they concluded by inviting J; Pierpont
Morsan to the White House and holding q
love feast. Hanna and Morgan were
gratifed and the whole thing made SAILS AIS
tscto,y to the n. %bie House has lost
his spurs said Mr.. Little, .and has put on
the habits of Hanna and Morgan. The
situation, he said, reminded him OF the
prophecy Of Isaiah. that the VOL aiso
shaii lie down with the kid; and the calf
and the young lion and the failing together,
and a little child shall lead them; the COW
and, the bear shall feed and their young
onet shell play together and th ss G SIa
eat Ts S,Ft s mss psssad on fol call cal
Mr.. Latimer Dem, s. c. moved to sts-
pend the rules and pass bill to enable the
Thomas jefferson Memorial Association 70
have made at the Philadelphia Mint medal
lions Of Thomas Jefferson.
On roll call the bill was passed; isI TO D.
Mr. Mercer (Rep.. Neb), called up the
conference report on the omnibus PUBIC
Buildings bill. and IL was adopted zo2 TO D.
Mr. Hill rep, Conn., called up a confer
ence report on bill affecting national banks
a vote on the report, Mr.. Payne moved
recess until 10 o'clock.
Pending the roll call on this motion. a
little excitement occurred, recalling the
outbreak on the night that war was de-
clared to exist with Spain, when Mr. Bart
lett OF Georgia and Mr.. Brumm of Penn
sylvania engaged in book throwing cpl
sode Mr.. Bartlett was making objection
TO the proceedings, and much turbulence
ensued Some one on the Republican side
shouted TO Bartlett 70 sit down coupled
with an irritating epithet. Bartlett was
up in the air at once. Thinking the re-
mark came from Mr.. Reeder OF Kansas. he
angrily retorted in highly supplementary
language and was only RESTRAIN ned from
r,.shing over to the Republican side by the
eYertions Of Mr.. Williams OF Mississippi.
While all this was going on. Mr.. Reeder
was in good humor. laughing at the fracas.
but when he learned that Bartlett's out
burst was against him he lost his temper
and wanted revenge However, nothing
more serious than lingual assaults occurred.
and the vote being taken on the motion for
a recess, II was agreed to.
When the House came to order at 10
o'clock the galleries were filed with spec
tators to witness the last night session OF
the Fifty seventh Congress. The east
gallery, reserved for members families,
resembled theatre dress circle at fashion
able and popular performance.
The pending question was the conference
report on the bill providing for the estab-
lishment Of national banks in cities OF not
less than IS 900 inhabitants, and It was agreed
to, 10 to is.
rules and pass his bill to give preference
In the appointment to civil positions in the
Government service to persons discharged
for disability from the military and naval
service. or who served in the Union army
from 1891 to 1885.
Tho bill was passed ITO TO "a.
The Sonata bill giving a pension OF SIPS
a month to the widow Of Major Walter Reed,
the eminent yellow fever expert and the
Senate bill increasing the pensions Of Mexi-
can War veterans from s. to SIP a month
and making service a basis for granting
tho pension, were passed.