The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-02

phrase zen bloc" much to the amuse-
ment of the house. S
Mr.. De Almond attributed the phrase
to Mr.. Grosvenor, who. he said sarcasti-
cally, had recently had much experience
in authorship. He denounced the repub-
cans for doing business on the sabbath.
Mr.. Grosvenor's Warm Close.
Mr. Grosvenor, in closing the debate on
the rule. said facetiously that when the
Lord said, six days shalt thou labor and
do all thy work" perhaps he did not
foresee the presence on earth of the
democratic party (Republican applause)
STILL he added, he might have done So.
The Injunction about reScuing the OK or
ass on Sunday if it fell into the pit, he
said certainly foreshadowed the coming
of the democratic party.
Mr.. GrosvenOr then compared the pres
ent situation with that when the demo-
Gratis in the fifty-third congress brought
in a rule to concur in the 500 senate
amendments to the Wilson bill sin gross
The pretext of the democrats for their
present course, he said, a flimsy ex-
cuse. The minority, he said, was trying
| to paralyze the government, but the ma
| jority would not allow it to do so.z I'VE
are going to meet every necessary con-
tingency," said he. "It is our duty to do
| so and the country expects us to do so.
The fiiibuster will come out where revo--:
luton. insurrection, mobocracy and dis
L.
1--WE are not paraIyzing the govern
ment," interposed Mr. Williams (Miss.)
| "An extra session could be called and
such session would give congress an
opportunity to pass the Littlefeld bill.
/ "H were a candidate for speaker
replied Mr.. Grosvenor, smiling .:or a
candidate for the minority leadership
perhaps I might favor an extra session.
But being neither the one nor the other,
think we should allow our democratic
friends to go home and return in Deem
Der after the reconcentrado spirit has died
i out. He then demanded the previous
i question.
The previous question was ordered 162
to 103, and the rule was adopted, 154 to
l01. On the latter vote Mr.. Loud (rep,
i CaL) voted with the democrats.
Mr.. Hemenway Gnd-) then presented
the conference report on the fortifications
u Iapnrcpriation bill.
Mr. Underwood asked if under The rules
I be ninnasit was be- l,apg
of the time tten nlinutes) given under the
rule just adopted. -
Mr. Hemenway replied in the affirma-
tive and yielded five minutes to Mr.. IN
derwood. The latter. however: could not
: find any one ,on his side who desired to
speak and yielded back the five minutes
. amid the ieers of the republican side.
:. The vote was then taken on the adoption
! of the report.
= WASHINGTON NOTES.
n Representatives elect Davis was to-day admit
= ted TO practice before the supreme court ON mo-
e ltion of Senator Clapp.
sstaSSWflliam r. Day. the associate Justice OF
the United States supreme court sat with the
court for the first time to-day.
- President Roosevelt has decided to appoint
~ George G. Holt United States district Judge
VI in the district recently created in southern New
l. York. He is a well-known lawyer. L
l. The house committee on rules has agreed to a
6 resolution providing for rule to pass a joint
,esolution to extend current appropriations to
1904 in case any general appropriation shall fell
y 1t will mot be presented unless it becomes ap
IS parent that some of the bills pass.
leI An effort made to-day to secure an
j., agreement to vote the Aldrich bill, but sev
! eral democratic senator's refused TO conside,
- the proposition and it was stated by some mem
II bers of the minority that there would be sat
1T hcient debate on the measure to prevent vott
- during this session.
l. The republican managers in the house hay.
), devised another rule to still further reduce th,
: minority's power to fiIibuster and this mornin,
IN it was ordered favorably reported by the com
at mittee rules. 1t adopts senate methods O.
he sending to conference general bills with senat
n amendments, thus cutting off several roll call
!. and by further provision cuts out the deman,
IL for the previous question conference reports
IN thus eliminating roll call each report. 81