New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-20

,h ., ,ba service and constituted than one litn
Of the deficiency y Of to for the
ihird nnarter ws S59l0 and the incidental ,pe re
49, , tnr local hostages only s67s9 showing an e6
SepSt iV expedures Of ssI For the fourth quarter
ihe ot the receipts Of only $500 In Phadepna
ing otj expense for the fourth quarter OF lSSs VIZ"
9So s The sH srnres for Albany showed deficit OF
g i% in salem Mass, OF s1l7i and in Newark I'd"
si Messr, scHENcK. FARNswoRTH. ALLISON, NAY
NfR6 IsTTEVENsON O'NEILL, LAFLIN, and others
SScH%ard in Civilization, aud that the facilities fcr letter
delivery should be enlarged instead OF dmlhsTu e N
vote but there was no quorum sitting Inc IUa ""'
and only % members Der Nm Ronre 20 9 hans taken
the char Speaker pro ten, the names OF INC
were moon TO adjourn was made and rejected. ,
Mr. BEAMAN said was absolutely necessary 20 20 ha en
at every sesSo cam ana Of ~ the House
The motion was agreed to, and count OF the ho"'0
Hfe the doors were closed and the OF
were being called for excuses the usual excuses
made-sone serious and many jOcular. Tho scene
to afford amusement to members and to the nuniou'
spectators in the gallery -, -. ,bo
cares OF State weighing too heavy on nu, ~
the Speaker pro te decided that 1t was not INC o W
Many members having been excused the plea Of III
health Mr. ELDRIDGE moved that al further Puses
sI ss sSowe ee an GS aaTnc health among
members. He afraid il woTld prevent large ~
Mr. RiTi Err Nass1 desired 10 make an appeal TO the
House. and was proceeding to say that pubic OushcsS
Ife Was nterTnpted by Mr. EDRIDGE who objected
ara ns ISL gepemSn from did great
deal talking. while members on the Democratic siuo
go, mo TO eaes 9, N.Y. Sosey having been made
Mr.. ELDRIDGE objected and said that Mr.. M1rrssey
had been very little attendance this session. lie hOpeu
the Sergeant atArms would be sent for nun sut no
thought he had better send two men iGr % us ,S
Mr. MAYNARD moved 10 excuse Mr. Mullins, ~,
Several Members-Oh no! we cannot do without MI
Mr. sCHoFIELD-A pint OF order on that
After some further time spent in calling absentees and
receiving excuses Mr. ELDRDGE moHei n ea omnt rec
on Reconstruction for restoration all, I'm OF IN n
Mr. sH8NRs suggested that the business should be al
lowed 10 30 without the anusenenls lo tiUus ~
the gentleman from Wisconsin had so' III qu''o
The call of absentees being completed Mr. KELSEd
REP n y moved son Una. inc 'e' se'H' ~
M FERRIS moved 10 adopt the proper forms to direct
the sergeanat Arms to take into custody ana DhS DC
fore the bar Of the House, all the aOsentees ,o nation
Mr. KELSEY accepted the mobilization ana the mo'on
Gmember suggested that some members who had an.
swered on the first S ana o @d Ih he csSd again
Mr. sCIIENCK said that was worse than the original
Mr. ELDRIDGE suggested that it was stil worse Of.
Tense for members TO escape out OF the nan oy lnnpns
from 3Tl St o S1S Sad once done that thing
Mr.. sCHENCK-That is not true; not word OF IT,
Nothing OF the kind occurred so far as am con.
cerned The gentleman from Wisconsin s as anciful as
he is witty; he can coin a fact as well as Joke.
The roll of those who had answered was again caled
and il appeared that Mr. Ashley Of Ohio was the only
member who had answered the fret call who was not
now present. The OF Mr. Ashley was then inserted
| in the warrant issued TO the sergeantatArms.
Various motions were made, the object OF which was
that the proceedings under the call should not be dis
pensed with by adjournment but the rules ana the digest
appeared to stand IN the way OF any nHar
hour and puzzled tho minds Of the best
OF the House In the midst of the middle the sergeant
AZ Arms AIRED on the scene with two members In Gus
tody-Messrs Baker Of Illinois, and Ashley oil Oho-And
| presented them AT the bar OF the House; A.,
not suppose he really had any excuse 10 oher TIC was
| however. excused. ~,
had simply walked down TO his committee room To- write
letters House being too noisy ana he had et worn
10 be called II there was vote by yeas aud nays
Mr.. PETERS rep, Me ~ move that he be impeachcd
| Mr. Ashley was excused on the payment Of costa.
Messrs BALDWIN and Tnfie were next presented. Inc
first was excused his representing that II was unsafe
10 ms health attend night sessions ana the latter be-
cause he had been ntteudn the Speakers reception.
Nessrs Mccormick and Banks were next presented,
and excused their statements that they bad been
attending the Speakers reception.
Mr. sCHENCK made several unsuccessful endeavofs 10
have all further proceedings under the call dispensed
WITH
After another fruitloss effort on the part 81 Mr.
SCIESCK 10 eXtrcate the House from iis dimeulty'
another absentee was presented IA tne pesSn %,
tending the Speakers reception He was excused on the
Messrs Lawrence OF Ohio and Wilson Of Ohio next
presented Mr. Wilson said lac lad retired Ia his couch
and partially asleep when he Weakened by the
messenger. Mr. Lawrence said he had been engaged IN
preparing his report the NewYork Election Frauds.
Both were excused. Several other members were pre-
| sented by the Sergeant Arms aud excused Another
hour spent in tedious, weary waiting for the produc
ton OF absentees. IL after midnight when the last
man produced, and the House adjourned.
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