The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-03
What Ought to Have Been
Done with Them.
The Few Members Left Adjourn III
Monday Evening.
The Senate Orders the Police Justices Bill
to Third Reading.
TEN OF THE WAREHOUSE BILL.

Oly to such rigid accountability for their acts as
iegislatops will doubtless 60 into ecsacies OF de-
light over the vote this afternoon by which the
House, for the FIRST time this session, resolved to
held sitting on Saturday; although OF course
shat delight must be somewhat tempered down
when they become aware that later in the day,
when these same virtuOus members had scampered
away, 1t found necessary to adhere to the plan
hitherto pursued during tho session, OF adjourning
over from Friday till Monday evening.
1t is true that the motion hold until to-mor
row was carried by one vote only. Ont OF the fifty
votes by which 1t was carried only two were from
city districts--the Speaker and Mr. Clark. Still it
must not be taken for granted that the country
members alone are anxious to work hard in the
Legislative vineyard every week day simply because
they vote in majority OF instances in the negative
on Q question to adjourn from Friday to Monday
evening. The country members, as q rule, have
great faith in their record, made up by ayes and
noes. and regularly published in the rural papers,
ON all questions deemed to be important. They are
GREAT sTICKLERs FOR ECONOMY
and know right well that their hay NOV and
cheese press constituencies look upon every Al al.
journment that jumps SATURDAY q "a an under.
hand way Of getting Al the surplus earnings they
seHay IN their spare stockings. But 1t must
Ne confessed that the country members know that
and can be easily sent woo-gatherng. So
the 'recsrdn with them is always a strong
point. They vote, as o rule, against all adjourn
ments and make long speeches against the disre-
gard OF city members for the peoples welfare, and
Ill that sort OF thing, and yet never fail when an
adjournment is carried to go home, or, to be more
precise, go to New York or elsewhere, to enjoy
themselves, while their admiring constituents are
left to exult over the "record" received by
the first mail showing how boldly they
stood up against the willy city men,
Nay, more; these honest, upright countrymen
often have their carpet-bags packed on Fridays
and slowed away under their desks, so that the
last train can be reached in time, and when the
question to adjourn comes up never refuse to vote
sNo." This hypocritical way OF becoming
POPULAR AS AN EcONoMIzER
has prevailed to a wonderful extent among the
c0untrymen this session, and though all the
members from the cities have voted for
Friday adjournments Us stubbernly rs though 1t
was duty they owed to their families and their
1elatives generally, they have always voted
sQuarely and openly. But the vote to-day-5o to 40
I'D not settle the thing as pcaceably as II was at
urst supposed IL would. 0Brien OF Buffalo, about
twenty minutes after the vote, made motion to
question was called, and the ayes ana noes also
called. Alberger Griffin and BatclelIer,
DETERMINED TO DEFEAT THE woULDBE GO H0MERS,
excused rom voting 80 ana or at ,,s two sao min.
ment the roll call had been ended and q call
Tor the absentees was made. Prime was selected
the To to aHns os
In particular until the hands OF the orr
cial timepisce pointed oo to ., quarter ats to
J0urned, notwithstanding the loud protestatons
made by Mr.. Weed that House could not adjourn
question was in force. There was great deal OF
excitement over the Speakers decision, and the
members who wanted to go home went to their
dinners muttering vengeance at
THE NIGHT SESSION.
When the House reassembled In the evening 1t
became evident that there was not quorum pres
ent and that many OF those present were deter
mined to prevent any business being done, mem
hers who had voted to stay over, and who had thus
placed themselves all right on the record, having
afterwards gone home. Roche, OF Kings, started
order OF business to be General orders Of the
day. by expressing desire to know whether
there was quorum present. count was called
sor, but there was not q quorum. Finally the roll
call was inished amid much CONFUSION, and II was
announced that there were sixty-hve members
Mr.. Roche then moved that the House adjourn
tiii Monday evening, and proceeded 70 say that
upon the majority OF this House rested the respon.
sibtlty OF the condition Of affairs here tonight.
Members OF that majority had by hlibustering
to-day, prevented majority OF members rom vot-
ing for an adjournment. 1t was well known that
y majority were In favor OF the adjournment, and
were II ho' 'or TIE r1rprsrEnrso
to-day, which prevented vote. from being taken,
u would have been shown.
The question was taken and there were 90 yeas
20 80 nays The Chair decided the motion lost.
Mr.. Roche rose TO point OF order and called
attention to the fact that q quorum had not voted,
there being only sixty-twogotes. and insisted that
no business could he transacted.
taken. 'AA'' 's''''' VIC po'A' y o''o' NOV We"
MT. Roche appealed from the decision OF the
Cnair, and repeated that quorum not having
voted no business could be transacted until II was
made TO appear that there was o quorum present.
The Chair stated that on the roll call had lew
a Al fhnHn ttsnv Am
present and put the question TO the House whct
the decision should stand rs the decision Of the
Mr.. Roche said THAT the Chair might as well base
hfs decision on the number present yesterday or
The decision was, declared sustained.by 81 to 8.
MI. Roche rose too point OF order that quorum
The Chair decided that the point OF order was not
0ell taken, the record having shown that there
mas quorum present.
Mr.. Roche said II weuld be useless for him to
appeal from the decision and took his seat.
LEAVE or ABSENCE,
ON account OF sickness aid other causes, was asked
uor large number OF members and granted.
MOTIONS TO ADJOURN.
Mr Hustled said 1t was evident that ne business
COuia De transacted this evening. Points or orser
CouId pe raised every moment with such thin
. present He would. therefore. move 10 ad-
yo nd w 9all Monaay evening Cries OF "Nc. nom
MT r. Fort move to amend by moving to adjourn
Mr. patcheller said that IL was evident that the
nouse Wouu pe 70 better OF tomorrow than IL
was to1,gns ~ Iue gentleman from 0swego tMr.
Fort, who was the presumed leader of the House
Rad the courage to face the emergency let hin,
move call OF the Houae. - - ~
Mr.. Hustled said he wished TO place the respons,.
billy OF the condition OF affairs prevailing here
where IL belonged, ana said II was owing 10 tho
factious opposition OF the minority through its
representative from Kings (Mr. Rochej.
Ihe motion to adjourn was then declared lost by
vete OF IL to A.
MI. Hustled then withdrew his motion to adjourn
ninth Monday evening,
Mr.. Hill renewed It.
Mr.. Person declared that to adjourn now until
Gonoay night was to supinely submit to faction
he proposed 10 die game. lie would never, so long
~ ne nved, adjourn under such circumstances. lie
would adjourn I'LL tomorrow morning and then
again for longer or shorter time but TO tamely
submit at this stage OF the proceedings was some
ming ne would never do. The motion to adjourn
0ll Monday evening was declared lost-22 to 49,
THE QUESTION or CONTEMPT
Mr.. PfersOn moved that all members not present