The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-22
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HOUSE................ .WAsHTNGToN. Sept. q.
The House was called to order
at II o'clock. ruaao
Prayer, By Rev. Mr.. Boynton.
The Speaker then announced
that the recess having expired, the
House resumed its session - Af4N
The reading of the Journal was dis
peused with. EIIW ~ tI 3
Mr. Schenck offered a resolu-
ton of adjournment. the same as
the one offered by Mr. Anthony,
in the Senate. The resolution was
agreed to without division Messrs.
Brooks, Eldridge and Randall de-
clined voting. .o' l.ti -
MIR. Schenck asked leave TO offer
resolution providing that during the
remainder OF the session it shall be in
order to suspend the rules at any
time.
Mr.. Schenck moved to suspend the
rules, butsubsequentiy withdrew his
motion.
Al count sbyg the Speaker showed
only 105 members present.
Mr.. Schenck then asked leave to
offer a resolution, as follows:
ReSolce9, That the Committee on
Public Expenditures be directed to
iDquire toto the reasons why the
supervisors of Internal Revenue, pro-
vided rim the law of j uly 20, 1868,
have not been appointed; also, to
ascertain whether or not since the
passage of said law, there has been
any failure of any officer Of the Gov
ernment properly TO. administer the
Internal Revenue laws, or Byattempt
on the part of such officer or Of any
person to defeat, embarrass, prevent,
or improperly interfere with the
prompt administration of such laws,
with the power to appoint sub-cOm-
mittees to sit during recess, and to
| send for persons and papers. OBJ
| Schenck moved a suspension Of the
rules, stating that there was good
cause for the resolution.
| Brooks objected to any statement,
unless an opportunity was given for a
Schenekr said he then had no state
| ment to make. .sef
On the count on suspending the
rules the vote stood 90 to 8. No
4 quorum.
y Schenck then withdrew his motion.
Schenek proposed a recess of half an
Brooks made a point of order that
Hess than a quorum could not order a
recess.
t The Speaker suggested that there
might be a quorum present, as he
tnOticed several gentlemen not voting,
Including Brooks. -ofl
On a suggestion of Washburne, OF
Illinois, Schenck renewed his urotion
to suspend the rules so as to admit
his resolution about Internal Revenue
kmatters. s Il w L~a -
I Brooks made two points Of order
but was overruled by the Speaker.
Spalding demanded the yeas and
nays. "a message was received from
the Senate that they had adopted a
resolution of adjournment.) The vote
on the motion to suspend the rules
resulted 9S yeas, 2 nays.
In response to a question, the
Speaker stated that one hundred and
seven constituted quorum. At the
close of the session there were d
members on the rolls, but Steven:
and Fenny, of Pennsylvania, ant
Mann, of Louisiana, had since died
I leaving only 221 on the ROLL.
Washburne, of Illinois, moved to
concur in the Senate resolution OF ad
iournment.
Randall objected.
Mullins move call of the House
(which was made, only one hundred
members answering to their names
The Democratic mem bers present a NJ
not answering, were Brooks, Eidridge
, BOYER, Phelps, Haight, and Randall
: Excuses ON account of sickness wer
mode for Beaman. Ferry, Hunter
Shellabarger and Epson. F7
i During the call Of ihe House an
s before its conclusion, Schenek re
: marked that message was waltIn
f delivery from the Senate.
Paine moved q suspension Of a