The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-01

| Ws. lngton, February 2S.-The demo-
 tuck to their filibustering pro- @ in the house today. and even he operation of the special ules 5 \ Fed yesterday by the majority, lro- q gress with appropriation bills and 'on- fere..ce reports was exceedingly slow md laborious The democrats forced roll call on every proposition and compelled the reading in extenso of everything pre- sented. Every parliamentary expedient was seized to delay matters and at the end of a session of over nine hours, the house, completely worn o',t, at S:O5 o'clock tonight, took recess until noon tomor- row (sunday)
 There was no sign of the democrats abandoning their opposition. The reading clerks tonight were exhausted by the days strain of trying to make themselves heard above the ceaseiess din and con fusion on the floor. There were fifteen roll calls and two calls of the house. The feature of the day was the passage of the senate omnibus public building bill with house amendments. which later increased | the total carried by the bill to h- GOO. The leaders whu opr ill did not attempt to defeat ,s, 'as passed 205 to 26 under suspension the | discussion of conference report, bitterly arraigned the~authorities for selling the sacred relics of the White House, inelud- ing he said, a sideboard which had been presented to Mrs Hayes by the w. C. f'r. U., and which, he declared, was now reposing in q Washington brewery. Mr. Grosvenor, republican, of Ohio, denied these charges saying that nothing but ''second-bhnd furniture" had been sold. The net ttresult of the days session was the sending to conference of the naval and fertilization appropriation bills, the | adoption of the conference reports on the railroad safety appliance bill and the 1 military aoademy appropriation bill. the postonice, the omnibus public building bill and the bin to settle the accounts of l officers during the Spanish period and the l adoption of the senate amendments to two other comparatively unimnortanE measures. Al
 MT. Gaines Starts a Rueas. Il
 Mir Gaines of Tennessee presentedlA privileged matter his resolution directing 1 the officer in charge of public buildings | and grounds in conformity with the act of April 2, 1900. to prepare an inventory of the public property at the White House. the cost if still in use, the price received if sold, to whom, etc. The reso- lution was introduced over a week ago and not having been reported, became privileged.
 MT. Payne cut off debate with motion to lay the resolution on the table. This excited the Ire of MT. Gaines and amid great confusion he shouted his denuucia- ton of the other side for letting this robbery go on" The republicans jeered his remarks. He demanded the aye and nay vote.
 "I'll put you on record he cried. T want to show where that Lucy Webb 1 Hayes sideboard went"
 | The resolution was laid on the table Later on MT. Gaines of Tennessee secured the floor and referred to the recent sale in this city of articles in use in the White l House before 1t was remodeled. The side 1 board given to Mrs. Hayes by the W. c. r T. U., he said. had been sold and was now in 8 Washington brewery, where, he un- derstood. 1t had been identified by Col Webb Hayes. Attempts to buy it. he l said. had been unsuccessful. The man who had the sideboard, he said had se- l cured other sacred relics sold as junk and intended to fit up a White House Sa- l loon at the St. Louis exposition. 1 Mir. Gaines said that other valuable mementoes of other days including a mirror presented by Count Rochambeau l and bronzes by General Patterson to President Jackson had been sold as junk l He declared that this sale was illegal and
 
 be repurchased and placed in the Smith sonian institute.
 Grosvenor Wants No Investigation.
 MT. Grosvenor, in reply, said the pend- ing bill related to fine breeding animals. not bar fixtures. but he said he did not believe the stories in circulation about the sale of relics at the White House. He did not believe that such thing could have occurred without the knowledge of the present occupant of the White House.
 will you agree to an investigation?' asked Mr. Padgett, Tennessee. i'I will not" replied MT. Grosvenor amid republican laughter. T do not be- lieve in descending to the diminutive and tracing the whereabouts of secondhand 1 furniture"
 When Madison was President" inter- rupted MT. Cannon. Tit was related that the washing hung in the east room" My God" he calculated with mock gravity, what has become of the clothes lne2'
 Amid peals of laughter the debate ceased and the vote was taken, --'-,
 The senate amendments wepr agreed to 232 to ?.
 Mir. Hull was then recognized and moved to pass under suspension.
 MT Mercer republican) from Nebraska moved the passage under suspension of the rules of the senate omnibus public building bill with the house amendments, He made a speech in support of the meas ure.
 The bill was passed, 205 to 26. MT. Payne, the majority leader. then moved that the house take recess until noon tomorrow Sunday.
 MT. Richardson attempted to amend the motion and insert Monday.
 Mir. Payne's motion prevailed and at S:O5 D. m. the house took a recess untli noon tomorrow.