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Show POKING t'P THE HOUSE. Cannon I. Getting Tired of Waiting and Want, a Report. Washington, Jan. 22. Representative Representa-tive Cannon yesterday introduced a resolution in the house providing that Saturday next at i o'clock, unless the legislative appropriation bills were reported re-ported to the house by the committee of the whole, the committee shall be discharged from its further consideration considera-tion with all amendments pending thereto, and the previous question be considered as ordered, The resolution also provides that oh Wednesday next unless the naval appropriation ap-propriation bill shall be reported to the house and previous questions be considered con-sidered as ordered at 4 o'clock- The same rule is to apply also to the consular and diplomatic appropriations bill, Friday, January ilOth, and to the military academy bill Tuesday, February Febru-ary 8d. The resolution was referred to the committee on rules. The journal has been approved and the District of Columbia appropriation bill passed. The house has gone into committee of the whole on the naval appropriation bill. The general debate is being limited to four hours. |