Show HOUSE WITHOUT A QUORUM discussion of the Post 1 lion bill no bills passed washington march 2 j the lack of a quorum today prevented the passage of a number of bills for which anani moue consent was asked the beni into committee of the whole and with only about fifty members present took up the appropriation bill long of california a minority report against the item of ISO for necessary and special facilities on trunk lines cannon of criticized criticised some reductions made by the bill the amount appropriated for railroad trana por less than alie estimates he predicted would be inadequate and would have to bo met next year by a deficiency appropriation pria tion kyle of took alio floor in opposition to the proposition prop bowers of california moved to the appropriation for rent fuel and light in arst and second class offices from to it was defeated as was also his amendment to reduce the appropriation for miscellaneous from to morse of massachusetts offered an amendment of for the of free delivery experiments in rural districts other than towns and villages to an amendment by was also adopted directing the postmaster beneral to report to the next coneless Con eress buch measures as may deem practicable for extending the mail service to the rural districts and their probable cost the committee rose and the bouse adjourned jour ned |