Show A Broad 1Ige9tiou Washington 20After tho call of states was concluded Kingof Louisiana endeavored to secure the adoption under n suspension of the rules of a resolution calling upon the secretary of the navy to explain his failure to apply the appropriations appropri-ations of 2000000 called for by the act of March 3d 1881 providing for the establishment of coaling stations on the Isthmus to the purchase of what is known as the Chiriqui land grant and communicate to the tIouse the reason which influenced him against making the purchase Randall during the reading of the resolution came forward to where he could get the Speakers eye and aj soon as the clerk had reached the end of the page objected H > then withdrew his objection and asked to have the resolution rend again He said it was better to have it read twice than rush it through and thus facilitate the expenditure of such a largo sum of money for nothing j adding add-ing OVA can get coaling stations for nothing He finally consented to withdraw with-draw his demand for the second reading but Page of California objected and thu resolutions went over King tried to convince members that it was simply a roaO uti n of inquiry Ail seemed to be afraid of it thinking it might conceil something objectionable s |