Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-25
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS-.
SATURDAY, May %.

MIR. West moved as an amendment TO a III the
bill dividing the state of Louisiana into two ju-
%, noes 80.
Mr.. Clayton moved to amend by adding the
bill TO establish a court in the Indian territory
The discussion continued until the expiration
of the morning hour, when il went over
On motion OF Mr.. Sherman, the tariff and tax
bill was taken up, so as to be the regular order
Ihe Senate then went into executive session.
DISTRICT BILLS PASSED
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
our report closed yesterday
The bill to authorize the Orange and AIexan-
dria and Manassas railroad company TO eros,
the Long bridge and through the District OF Co
lumbla was passed, with amendments, Requiring
the track TO be under or ID street south anC
I'd or Sd street east.
Mr.. Poland, (vt.) from the District commit
tee, reported bin supplementary to the act O.
February 3, ls2l, incorporating the Columbian
Coilege, confirming i'm part the action of the leg
lslature OF the District with a substitute, whicl
was adopted and the bill passed.
MI Garfield, (Ohio) by unanimous consent
introduced resolution, which was agreed to
authorizing the dOorkeeper TO retain in the sm
pIoy of the House during the recess the crippleu
and disabled soldiers now employed,
MT. Poland reported bin authorizing tn
Secretary of the Interior TO adjust and settl,
the claims of Elizabeth s. Brewer, executrix o.
John Brewer, for services rendered by saio
Brewer on the Washington aIueduct. Passed
,bnri. EluItuge WIS., reported Senate bill an
thoriZng the sale OF the lot, corner OF 18th anc
u streets, and the reinvestment Of the proceed
in lot to be used for school PURPOSES wit!
amendments, which were agreedto, and the bn
passed.
Mr.. Poland reported Senate bill directing the
conveyance OF certain lots OF ground with IN
improvements thereon, fer the use OF the publ,
schools OF the city OF Washing ton, with am end
passed.
Mr.. Palmer, Iowa. from the committee
conference on
THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION ELL,
submitted report recommending that N,
House concur in the Senate amendment {,
pay Augustine Bacon, of Georgia, for ser
vices as post route agent, $500. and in IN,
amendment providing for the payment for car
rying free mail matter, with further provs.
that hereafter provision for carving free ma
matter shah be made in the annual approprIa-
ton. Concurrence was also recon nended in
the amendment relative to eN-emplOyes prac-
ticing in the departments, after modification
to prevent them only from 80 acting upon claim
that were pending while they were employed in
the departments. On the eighth amendInen
tne committee were unable 70 agree, and re
ported il back to the HOnse for other action.
The report of the committee was ad9pted.
AT $40 p m. the House took recess till hal.
past seven O'Clock.
ALI NIGHT SESSION.
The House reassembled at 7:39 p. m. 70 heaT
and consider reports from the committee o;
claims clam among g, ths bills reported and a:te'
gruder the sum OF 81 30, that being the amoln-
OF which he was robbed when diSbursiay Off ,er
OIL the Washington aqUednct in 1853, and whc}
passed.
Mr.. Frye (Me) reported a bill to pay John
w. Phelps, OF Vermont, the sum OF 1858 Tor rem
OF the property Of claimants in Alexandria Va
which was used as bakery; passed. Also re-
ported bill for the relief of jos. Segar, of Viz
glnla; passed. a large number OF other bills u.
a private nature having been reported on An.
passed, under suspension OF the rules,
MIR. Farnsworth asked if it would be in ord
to suspend the rules and pass AL the bills in IN
hands of the committee on claims. The Speake
I. lrg to- \ Fftl Id "a a
have the floor for that purpose.
Mr.. Foster (Dhio) reported bill - paV IA.
Sam Sam OF Thomas NJ. Wallace, Of LeSingf1a
missouri, for property destroy ed during tn war
Pending it, consideration, the House iJau i.,...
WITHOUT A QUORUM.
anu eau OF the House was ordered. The r0'
was called, and 100 members answered 70 thsi
names. Mr.. Hoar moved thIt further pro:esd-
ings under the call be dispensed with; rejected
Al one O'Clock the House was still engage
with the call, and all sorts OF d.lat,r
motions were piled one upon the other
AT fifteen minutes past 5 o'clock, after liz
hours spent IN call OF the House, quorum
was found 70 he present, when further pro
ceedtngs under the call were dispensed with
and the doors were reOpened, and the House re
sumed consideration OF the pending bill whc
was a bill for the relief of Thos IL W .Ilaee
On the passage of the bill there wers yeas .
and nays 20. This was not a quorum AMI NJ
Moore CID imm sdiltcly moved a call of "a,
House again. The yeas and NAYS were called
and the call OF the House was ordered by A yor
OF - TO SO. Pending the call OF the House Mr
Willard moved to adjourn; which was rejected
The call OF the House was then proceeded with
and l32 members answered to their names TIL
question then required again upon passing ia
bill for the relief of Mr.. Wallace aud the yea
and nays were ordered, and the vote again stool
yeas y; nays 2G-no quorum. The Speaker pr.
tens. (Mr. Potter called attention TO the fac
that there were members in the House who had
not voted. Mr.. Sessions On. W asked IL gem
tiemen were not compelled to vote if present
MI. Banks said that if gentlemen did not vote
they were
IN CONTEMPT OF THE HOUSE.
Inc Speaker pro tenn. suggested that the
names OF those who had not answered be called
TO give them an opportunity to vote Mr. Conger
tAich.l protested against this as an unusual
proceeding and one entirely out OF the ordinary
course of business. MIR. Banks said 1t was the
duty of all to vote unless excused. He under
stood that Mr. Donnan (Iowa) was i'm the House
and had not voted. Mr. Donnan all this time
in not voting Mr.. Moore again moved a call
OF the House, and the roll being called lbs mem
bers answered to their names, which was more
than, fhan quorum. Mr.. Beck then offered reso-
luton that the rules be suspended, and that the
House roceed without further dilatory motions
TO order the arrest of all members now absent
without the leave of the House. Mr.. Garfield
made point Of order that the rules could not be
suspended with closed doors. The chair sus-
tanned the point of order. Mr.. Moore then
moved that the sergeant-at arms proceed forth
with to take in custody the absent members,
and bring them to the bar of the House, which
was adopted almost UNANIMOUSLY Members
tnen commenced TO 0ffer
EXCUSES
Tor their absent colleagues, and. judging from
tire excuses offered, Washington must be very
unhealthy now, especially for congressman.
While the order was being executed, as usual,
all sorts OF good-humored resolutions were Of
fered, and those who were present were in great
good humor. Mr.. Roosevelt asked leave to
make speech. He said he was chuck full of a
speech on
TIE FRAUDS IN THIS DISTRICT.
Several members objected, and a motion was
made, among others, that the officers OF the
House furnish refreshments. Mr.. Roosevelt
said, while talking of refreshments, he would
read from the testimony before the District
committee the style of refreshments furnished
the board of registration. Mr.. Garfield called
gentlemens attention to the fact that all they
said and did would 60 into the papers, and they
might not like to see what they said and did re-
produced. The members continued to indulge
In q good deal of
FUN AND LBvITY
when Mr.. Swami protested against such con-
duct. He wanted members to remember that
they had the dignity OF the House to maintain
and should behave in Q more soemly manner
This rebuke quieted the members for time,
and after awhile the delinquent members began
to be brought in, and excuses were offered by
them and generally accepted. Messrs. Rice
(Ky.), Sloss (Ala.,, Speer (Ga.) and Tuthill IN.
W were among the first brought in. Nearly all
the members felt unwell. Others lett because