Show I In the House Ii r Washington April 7The house was I in session an hour today in which time it passed a joint resolution appropriating I appropriat-ing 200000 for the relief of the Hood sufferers suf-ferers In the Mississippi valley and enjoyed I en-joyed a little sensation sprung by Mr Simpson Pop Kan The resolution was introduced by Mr Catchings Dem Miss and agreed to unanimously Mr Walker Rep Mass and Mr Cannon Rep 111 criticized the action however the latter hoping that it was the last that would be necessary fcause of the failure of those states U ut themselves into a position where they could constitutionally con-stitutionally take care of their own people peo-ple Mr Walker gave notice that ho would in future object to the passage of any similar resolution believing it to be debasing In Its effect upon the recipients recipi-ents Mr Simpson Pop Kan lur i nished the sensation pf the day by following fol-lowing the example of Mr Earle of South Carolini in the senate yesterday and protesting > against the failure to appoint committees to proceed to the consideration of legislative business In the regular and orderly way He spoke of the power exerclsed by the speaker as authority and described present conditions con-ditions as revolution and anarchy Speaker Reed responded at some length stating that It was not the first time this condition of affairs had existed Mr Elaine In the Fortysecond congress having failed to appoint committees promptly at the beginning of congress He had supposed until today that there was unanimous concurrence of opinion that public business did not require the complete organization of the house at this time He regretted that any member mem-ber should lend himself to the criticism made outside the house as to the lower of the chair That was conferred by the house for its purpose and that only and he said the present occupant of the chair would welcome any action the house mIght see fit to take At 120 on motion of Mr Dingley Rep Maine the house adjourned until Saturday Sat-urday next |