The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-26
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a warrant was issued FOR IRWIN, charging MI
with cmbezzlemeDt
The House spent an all night session in
fruitless attempt, on the part of tn Reput
licaus, to get up the Caucus Forcejbill, a.
Though by the new rule dilatory motions ar
forbidden.
A means was discovered and put in prac
tice by tue Democra to circumvent tina rul
and make it entirely futile The plan wa
for the Democrats to abstain from voting OF
the main proposition, and as the Republi
cans could not keep together majority of tn
House from their own ranks. the vote woult
reveal the absence Of IA quorum then thu
tedious process of call of the House woulG
be proceeded with, and when it was finished
and the vote came to be taken on the maiL
proposition, the Democrats would resort tc
the same tactics-re.rain from voting reveal
the absence OF a quorum, and necessltate a
new call and in this circle the House has
been going round and round from last even
ing until noon to-day.
At II A. M. the House is still IN session
and precisely where it was at 3 o'clock ills
morning, so far as business Is concerned
Most of the members are completely worn
out Butler is asleep in his seat and score
Of members are stretched on sofas in the
cloak rooms and around the chamber. The
Clerk is calling the roll in reamy'tone.
the session, decidin promptly many difficult
points constantly arising.
Butler of Massachusetts, is the leader OF
the Republican side, but while the roll was
being called, Cessna, his first lieutenant,
took his place, rallying and strengthening his
forces. The opposition was led by Randall
seconded by Speer.
Noon.-At this hour the House seems no
nearer ont of its difficulty than at midnight.
l,.,. H.,
present. then there would be call of the
House, with all the tedious prospects con
nected. When these were all over and fur
ther proceedings under the call dispensed
with, the House would come back
to the real question of consideration
Of the bill, and again the Democrats
would refrain from voting, and again |
in absence of a quorum, another call Of the
House would be entered on, and SO on to the
point Of beginning. With all this, aud not
withstanding the disgust of the leaders at
being thus tbwarted, in spite Of the new rule
prohibiting diatory motions there was no
exhibition of i'll temper on either side. But
Ter took supper at his desk.
Mr.. Coburn then moved to take up the
Force bill, upon which MIR. Eldridge raised
the question of consideration, and demanded
the yeas and nays, which We're again ordered.
The vote stood yeas 40, nays 80.
Mr. Eldridge then moved to reconsider the
vote by which the House agreed to consider,
and demanded the yeas and nays. which we've
ordered
l p. M.-At this hour the deadlock con-
tnucs. The time is consumed mainly in
C ding the roll on motions to appeal, lay on
the table, rec onsider, etc.
A motion to ad ourn having been made by
a member on the Democratic side, Gen. But
Ter raised the point of order, it was diatory
motion. The Speaker ruled it was not, and S
the yeas and nays were taken on the question 8
of adjournment. The vote resulted yeas g. v
nays l5l. So the motion to adjourn was de- =
'eated
1t vas not until o'clock z. NJ. to-day that |
he Caucus bill was fairly launched on the d
urbid and stormy waters of the House. d
The entire time between o'clock last night
md 4 o'clock this evening had been con- b
umed by the parliamentary maneuyres of "
he Democrats, notwithstanding the new rule
galnst dllatory motions, and it was only Il
vhen the Republicans got an absolute ma IL
ority of the House in their own ranks that o
hey were masters of the situation, and it was a.
hen too late to go on with the discussion in ii
he demoraliZed condition Of the members
fter continuous session of twenty nine b
ours, and the Republicans themselves de- a
ided on an adjournment.
What new tactics the Democrats may have II
reserve for to morrow remain to be seen; I'll
ut at least they have it in their power to al
)nsume large part Of the day in having the N
'urnal of the last days session read NJ
Mr.. Hereford then offered the following: is
ReSolced the Senate concurring, That the m
ouse adjourn to the first of March. Ok
The Speaker decided it out Of order, re in
sed to eatortan an appeal from his de-
sion, and ruled that, pending the motion to NJ
tl,n |, lad T.
)burn, only two motions could be enter OF
med, viz: q motion to adjourn, and mo lie
III to adjourn to fixed date.
Mr.. Edridge then moved to adjourn to til
turdev: upon which the yeas and nays were ira
dered
motion was defeated and the
Il was then taken up and read. .o
After the bill had been read, Mr. Niblack t:'
,de point of order, that, iuasmueh rs it w
divided tor the creation OF new officers, it
ould first be considered in Committee OF
e Whole. no
The Speaker refused to entertain the point to
order and Niblack appealed. to
Mr. Conger moved to lay the appeal on the Ian
Die, upon which the yeas and nays We're de-
snded. Carried yeas l42. nays 56.
Mr. Coburn rose mt clock to open debate,
t remarked that the time which had been of
cupied in getting ready had been so long, lie!
d every one was SD worn out that it seemed Go
most impossible to go on with the work In
cessary tor the bill this evening lie would bel
Id to have some amendments offered
Amendments We're thereupon offered, sug-
sted 10y Butler of Massachusetts Cannon,
wiley. of Illinois, and L. J. Uoar. The .nt
lendment of the latter was to strike out ~,
(, first, second and fourth sections, and of
mon TO strike out the thirteenth section. COZ
MIR. Congtr then moved an adjournment :
lting that he did so ut the leque t of many
'mb rs who had been sitting III the hall for
err twenty nine hours, without sleep and
thout regular meals. Adjourned. res
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