Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-25
The Dead Lock I'm the House.


The new dead lock in the House of Repre-
sentatives was brought about in the follow
ing manner: When the House took a recess
yesterday afternoon until 7:3O o'clock last
night il was with the understanding that the
House should resolve itself into Committee
OF the Whole for the consideration Of the
pending SundTy civil appropriation bill Gen,
Garfield. when he arrived. made the nee aS-
Sary motion TO carry out the understanding.
but Gen, CObarn at once anita gOniZed it by
presenting from the Alabama committee of
which he is chairman, the caucus bill usually
designated as the force bill. II seems that 4
secret understanding between the friends q"
this measure had been previously arranged,
and they Wee out in fun force. The demo-
Gratis were not generally in their seats. but
they had a sufficient number pre- sent TO in
terpoSe, under the new rule recently estab
llShed, the two dilatOry motions allowed.
After those two motions were negative1. Mr.
Hereford, of West Virginia, raised the point
of order that the Alabama committee, when
constituted, was not given authority by the
House to report a bill, and hence any bill
reported from that committee was not i'm
order Speaker Blaine held that it was
within thel, power to repOiS a remedial bill
10 correct the condition of affairs. which the
result OF their investigation might have
deyeleloped, and Ovcrruled the point OF
order Mr.. randall appealed from this de
cisiOH of the chair and republican mem
beT moved 10 lay the appeal on the table.
new kind of tillibusterng was then
developed by the democrats, they refusing 10
vote. which of course left the House. as far
as the record showed, without a quorum,
although more than Quorum was actually
in attendance. This brought on a series OF
administering motions, involving q call of
the House, &c. There was but one way in
which the appeal could be disposed of so long
as the democrat TefTained from voting. and
that was by an actual majority of the re-
publican members. This was not secured
until today at ten minutes past one o'clock.
when the appeal from the decision OF the
chair was laid on the table by republican
vote. Upon the announcement of the vote
Mr.. Randall took advantage of the two
remaining dillitOry motions, one to adjourn
and one To adjourn until a fixed day. Tna;e
two roll calls resulted in the House refusing
to adjourn.
AT zen minutes past 2o'clOck Mr. Hereford
offered a reSO utiOn that the two Houses of
Congress adjourn March 1St. but Speaker
Blaine declined 10 entertain il.
THE BILL TAKEN Up At LAST.
At halt-paSt two o'clock q direct vote %
take mp the bill was reached, which rpEultaI
yeas 40, nays -. Mr.. EldTidge, VINO voted
with the majority 10 take it up. entered
motion 10 reconsider. After this is disposed
OF a mo ajOrity can pass the bill, but not before.
tomorrow. Speaker Blaine has, it is said
prepared Il speech, which he will deliver in
opposition TO il.
Ger. Butler this morning looked worn and
Meary. He took occasional CatnapS in his
chair. Mr. Randall. who leads the OppOsi-
uon. did not show any outward evidence of
fatigue. although he had not slept a wink
since the trouble began. When SPEAK
Blaine was sent for last night. ne was at q
dinner party. He came at once to the House
and Is presiding i'll the dress suit he put on
To attend the dinner