Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-08
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Minority Tactics I'm the House to De.
feat Legislation.

CoUNCIL.-Yesterday afternoon, House bill to
provide for the appointment of justices Of the peace
ior the DISTRICT OF Columbia was read second time
and referred to the Committee on judiciary.
Nh Mt ie9nek moved reconsdersticn of the vote By
s9reed to He also moved to reconsider the vote by
moved to withdraw the amendment; which was also
House bill for exempting from sale the wearing
apparel Of deceased persons read and laid over
under the rules. Also, the House bill in relation TO
u for such Offence; read and laid over. Bill Grant
ing licenses to intelligence offices was read and laid
Mr.. Gray presented petition from freehoIders of
the northern portion Of the CITY, asking that fire
Mr.. Eaton inquired If the removal of the engine
rem the central portion Of the city to the northern
sired 20 join his voice with the prayer Of the petit
tloneTs as large amount Of property was uDpro-
:, The bill was referred to the Committee on Fire
Department. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-At twenty minutes
past three o'clock yesterday afternoon Messrs.
Moore; Lloyd; Hardness and Csssin were present
Cassin was called 10 the chair whereupcn Mr. Moore
moved to ADJOURN; Mr. Cassin stated the question,
others entered the hail and Mr. Hal held that tia
motion to adjourn could not be entertained there
ment was, however, taken by yeas and nays; Messrs
eessin and Hardness voting aye and Messrs. Bos-
well, Carroll, Hall; Hunt and Nc knight, nay. The
chair Mr. CassinD thereupon declared that as no
quorum had voted the House stood adjourned. At
Hulse arrived with other members and called The
House 10 order, and Rev. Mr. Hartsock opened with
pray er, in which he implorei the Almighty to i'm
press the members with the preciousness of time and
THE IAIoRrANcE OF PUNcTUALIrY.
MEETING be read when Mr.. Moore protested that the
House had adjourned in consequence of no quorum
Messrs. Hall and others inquired by what author
ity an adjournment was effected.
some Of the members were present, and after waiting
tSer mnqss theg by calling one Of
sSa!Gn5n, and no quorum voting the House was de-
Mr.: Boswell. How do yOu know that there was
Mr. h sRd SC, Ssd
Mr. Moore said that he and his friends w0uIi re-
icaI measures after having had a caucus on them,
,ss ne had learned when hey should have been in
were enlained in the courts '
Mr.. BosEel replied that they willing to take
were sposed TO leave be would say to t them go ror
they had been nothing but
since they had been here
,,r Messrs LLOYD Sa1sn Harkness aud Dixon re,
Longer At the scat Of Nj Hogan, and tlen left the
minutes the Speaker ordered the CLERK 10 proceed
with the reading.
Mr; BursIey moved that the House ADJOURN but
tt,se MINUTES which Vas agreed to-yeas II, nay /,
At s.I5 the House resumed its session and after a
call Of the House Mr. Hall offered resolution order
Eg the Sergeant at Arms to compel the attendance
=, NJ. Mex night moved to amend, by inserting that
the Sergeant rms be directed to bring the absent
msnibers before the bar Of the House.
Mr.. Hall inquired to whether quorum was
present, ard another call of the House ordered
After the roll had been called he asked a vote on
his resolution saying that the majority should show
THE INSIGNIFICANT MINORITY
that they could not rule.
Speaker Hulss took the floor CMr. Campbell in the
al shs to f S hat az IN hag a9Fy
to continue the session several hours and perhaps
but little business would be done after all. He
therefcIe moved TO adjourn, which was agreed to-
Yeas, Messrs Browne, Bursley, Campbell, Cox,
Davis. SOlomons, and the Speaker, T. nays, Messrs
Boswell, Burgess, Carroll, Hall, Hunt, and Nc