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Show iPIIKKS SHOVTHIS IS mm Mechanisms Stop Fhile Work of Lawmakers Goes On; Will Adjourn at Noon Last Day of Week IT IS still 11:55 Thursday 1 morning in the two branches - -.he-pinlHturtrrHh- Tinr.lfoii the lock pointing to th.it hour, aji buNim'KH continues to ho transacted under that date and so continues con-tinues nil of today nnd will in all probability prob-ability extnU over until tomorrow noon. The butty place in both houses in In the rooms of the enrolling and engross-injr engross-injr committee, where the long leprls-latlve leprls-latlve bill that have paased the scrutiny scru-tiny of the membera are beina; engrossed en-grossed for the sisjnature of the presiding- officer, preparatory to Bending them to the executive for his approval or rejertion. Out of town membera are anxious to iret awny. In fact, three of tha mem -bera bade rood bye to the house Thursday Thurs-day and left for their home. Others, 4 Will probably leave lonighW-aothat iwhen the final roundup occura minor- J row noon there will be Jusi about a! quorum present. I j BANKING BILL. j The entire morn In In the house was devoted to th consideration of the om-j om-j nfbua bank i tig bill of Henator Tebbs. The bill came from "the senate on' j March 4. State Bank Commissioner N. T. Porter explained the merits of the bill. He said that twenty of the 1S .state banks wonldbenef ilbylheiru- -visions i t the bill. I Afier many questions had been asked of the commissioner and a ureal dal of time had been devoted to the measure meas-ure it ma placed upon It final passua and was pushed by a vote of 3 ft aye. -3 nays and 9 absent and not voting. TO REVISE JOURNAL. j During the esfon this morning, on motion of Representative Knight, the chief clerk, the docket and the minute ( I clerks were designated, with one mem-! I 1-er of the house, to revise the Journal and make It In readiness for the print- ' ' er. The amount appropriated for this purpose was fixed at S.S00, although the original motion of Mr. Knight placed I the figure at f 1000. , |