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Show IN THE HOUSE. Wanted to Adjourn on Account of Russian Outbreak. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23". Tho session of tho House today was devoted entirely to consideration of bills relating to tho District Dis-trict of Columbia. There was an echo of the disturbances In St. Petersburg yesterday, yester-day, when Mr. Baker of Now York, In an oxclted manner. Jumped up and moved that tho House adjourn, "in order that we may express our indescribable horror at the wanton massacre thnt has taken place in Russia." Speaker Cannon "put'tho question to the House. Tho only vote In favor of adjournment ad-journment was that of Mr. Baker. Seeing that his motion was lost, Mr. Bolter shaking his linger nt tho Republican side of tho House, exclaimed- "That Is tho Interest In-terest you people havo in humanity," and In an undertone said that If it had been a King or an Emperor who had boon shot down tho Houso Immediately would have adjourned. No sooner had the House resumed Its comp08ura than It was thrown Into a stato of excitement by Representative Poarro of Maryland being stricken with nervous convulsions. He received Immediate Imme-diate treatment from Dr. Hunter, a member mem-ber from Kentucky, tho Speaker In tho meantime announcing that a tcn-ralnuto recess would be taken. Mr Pcarro ro-'rlved ro-'rlved rapidly and was taken to his homo. Upon resuming tho seplon tho District of Columbia appropriation bill was taken up In commltteo of tho whole. Under latltudo of general debate, Mr. Burgess of Texas dlscusGcd at length tho question of rates charged by tho railroads, Ho compared the utterances of Theodore Itoosevelt3 message to the Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eighth Congresses on that subject sub-ject and said It was a notable fact that not until after election did tho President como out clearly for legislation- which would meet tho present condition of af--fairs. The President In that message had with ability and marked clearness discussed dis-cussed the duty of the Government and he pointed out that tho President's position posi-tion admitted of no sort of question. Summing up his remarks. Mr. Burgess said that an opportunity was now presented pre-sented for members of tho House to rise tibovo party and vote for legislation which will restrict the railroads. Tho -matter, ho said, resolved Itself Into the question, "are you with Roosevelt or aro you with the railroads." Criticising tho Houso for Its refusal to .adjourn In respect to tho momory of tho persons killed in St. Petersburg yesterday, Mr. Baker of New York said ho could not conceive how the Houso could remain Indifferent In-different to such a condition of affairs Tho House, ho yald, had devoted the day to "tho little, paltry, potty District squab-Ues squab-Ues In tho city of Washington," while It had Ignored, ho termed the Russian horror, hor-ror, "a crime so unprovoked, so wanton and so shameless and cruel that the whole civilized world stands aghast." Mr Hepburn of Iowa took Issuo with Mr. Burgess regarding a portion of his remarks of a railroad control. Ho ilrst congratulated Mr. Burgess for pledging Democratic support to such a measure, but said that all through the remarks of Mr Burgess thero had been an attempt to make a partisan question out of 1L Mr. Hepburn vigorously asserted that ovcry nhred of legislation now on the st.atuto books regarding tho control of railroads camo frotn Republicans and Republican bodies. Mr. Llttlcflcld of Malno said Congress must do one of two things reduce appropriations appro-priations or increaso the revenues. Consideration of tho bill had not been concluded when It was lnld nsldo and the Houso concurred In the Seriato amendments amend-ments to tho omnibus claims bjll and sent It to conference. |