New-York tribune., 1868-09-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

IHe OftAhEh raped Cfle House 10 OIueI dl
precisely and the Rev. Mr. Boynton offered prayer
The reading Of the Journal omitted aud Mr.
SCHENCK Rep. Ohio offered a resolution for adjourn
ment like that which we print IN the Senate
The House agreed To the resolution without dYlson
RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY
Mr. sCHENCK asked leave to offer the following:
inquire Supervisors Of the Internal Revenue
d % 10 the law Of July TO- 1868 have not been spp0ned and Also
been a, any officer the properly administer
The internal Revenue laws attempt the par. Of such ohc
q. q 'p P,p % % Ts ." r. R Ky % SSst By "s s
Mr. sPATBiSG Rep oniof object to the ntroduc
ton o any general business and object to the intro
Mr.. sCHENCK-I move to suspend tho rules, and I
desire to state. Chairman Of the Committee Ways
and Means that there Is good cause for the adoption OF
Mr.. BROOKS Dem, n. Yl-I object to any statement
unless there be AN opportunity given TO reply.
Mr.. sCHENCK-Very well, Sir; then have no state
On a by the Speaker, the vote suspendng the
rules was 81 TO 6-no quorum voting.
Mr. M 6n asReS hs sgeaep se s
senate had been heard from on the matter OF adjourn
The SPEAKER replied that message had been re-
ceved from tile Senate.
Mr sCHENCK then proposed recess for half hour.
Mr.. BROOKS made the point OF order that less than
quorum could not order recess.
The SPEAKER suggested that there might be quorum
present as he had noticed that several gentlemen had
not voted on any division. The gentleman himself (Mr
Mr. WAsHBURNE Rep., Ill suggested that the reso-
luton regard 10 Internal Revenue matters be offered
again, and that vote Dy teller5 Dy taken.
Mr.. SCHENCK thereupon renewed the motion TO sus-
pend the rules.
Mr.. SPAULDING demanded the Yeas and Nays.
Mr. BROOKS made two points OF order In reference 10
doing business without quorum but they were over
ruled by the Speaker IN an elaborate decision
Mr.. RANDALL dem, Penn) inquired OF the Speaker
whether 1t the Of the House TO perform any
legislative act when quorum was not present.
The SPEAKER replied In the negative.
Mr. RANDALL called attention 10 the fact that there
the SPEAKER reussrked would be disclosed by
yeas and nays, and II quorum then appeared OF
Dusiuees could transacted
After discussion this point, at II O'Clock mes
sage received that the Senate had agreed to
current resolution to adjourn until the 10th OF October,
1863 and from then to the 10th OF November 1868 and
from then the first Monday Of December, 1868, and
asking the concurrence OF the House therein
The vote then taken by yeas and nays on the mo-
tiOn TO suspend the rules.
Before the result was announced, Mr. sCHENCK In
quiTed whether a quorum had voted
The SPEAKER replied in the negative. but remarked
that there several gentlemen in their seats who had
not voted.
Mr. sCIIENCK called attention the fact that Messrs
Brooks Eldrdge Randall and Others were IN their seats
declining to vote.
Mr. WAsHBURNE (sep. III inquired Of the Speaker
how many IL required TO constitute quorum.
The SPEAKER replied that Ill constitute quorum.
AT close of last session 224 members were on the roll
since then Messr Stevens and Fnney OF Pennsylvania
and Mann OF Louisiana have died. leaving only 22 mem
bers the roll
The result the vote then announced-Yeas, ss;
Nays, 2Messrs Kellogg rep. Ala and spaldng Rep,
OhiO) quorum voting.
any objection to concurrng IN the resolution OF ad-
jourDment sent from the Senate,
Mr. RANDALL objected
Mr. MULLINS rep, Tenn moved that there he call
OF the House. as TO bring absent members within the
call WAS tl.n ordered and only 100 members An