Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-29

| hour lthirty-five minutes past one
/ O'Clock is still engaged in fillibusteIing,
with no prospect OF an adjournment.
WAsHINGTON, January 2S.-The
house was still in session at seven
: o'clock this morning.
Nine am.-IhsTe is no change in the
situation in the house.
Ten a. m.-SituatiOn in the house un-
changed. Three dilstOry motions are
pending, which will he renewed indeti-
nitely.
The Republicans express their deter
minatiOn to hold out until Monday,
when the rules may he suspended. They
hope, however, that before that time
the thirteen refractory Republicans will
come into line. The house has not been
without quorum since the contest be-
gan. The Democrats can spare about
One-half their number for rest.
Noon-The house has now been
in continuous session twenty-fOur hours
and still the monOtonOus cali of the roll
goes on. Already the voices of half a
dozen reading clerks have been used up,
and several substitutes have been intro
duced. There has been no attempt on
either side to come to any understand
ing. The floor of the chamber is strewn
with torn and crumpled paper, and is
badly in need OF cleaning, and the at
mOsphere is in need of purifying. AS a
rule the members are bright and alert,
and show little signs Of WEAKNESS and
symptoms of tagging. One hundred
and ninety members voted on the last
rOll-call, just finished.
The house continued its do-nothing
policy throughout the afternoon. In
the course of q long discussion about
amending the rules and breaking the
dead lock,
Mr.. M'Crary said-May l ask the
chair when it will be in order to move
to amend the rules?
The Speaker-It will be ia order Mon
day morning under the call of the
States.
Mr.. Albright Pa. But not if there
be no adjournment before Monday?
The Speaker-It is question in the
power of the majority if it wants to
change the rules to defeat adjournment.
MI. M'Crary-I desire now to give no.
tlce that on Monday l will submit
motion to amend the rules.
Mr.. Randall make point OF order
that you can't give that notice now.
Mr.. HOtchkiss-CaD the committee
on rules report at any time?
The Speaker-UndOubtedly loud calls
for regular oTdeTl, and the clerk there
upon proceeded with the call of the
roll.
The significance Of the discussion is
that il indicates the policy of the ma
jority to be renewed next Monday on
the motion, which was made and de-
feated last Monday, to amend rules so
as to prohibit for the remainder of this
session only the speaker from enter
tanning dilatOry motions whenever a
public measure is before the house. Un-
der the operation Of such rule the pas
sage of the civil rights bill and other
measures, having the support Of ma
jOrity OF the members, would be plain
sailing.
Midnight-The call of the roll on
dilstOry motions proceeds without varia-
ton, and although the members gen.
orally, appear to be pretty thoroughly
wearied ont and disgusted, it is not un-
likely that the proceedings may run all
through the night. Ihe last call showed
the presence Of one hundred and fifty
members.
The solution of the question which
has led to fillibustering proceedings in
the house over the civil rights bill is
plished on Monday by simple majority.
The speaker gave the key to the situa-
ton in the discussion that took place to-
day; that is, that under the call OF
States on Monday for bills for reference,
resolutions to amend the rules may be
presented and referred. The committee
on rules has the right to report at any
time, and its report is a privileged lEIes-
ton OF such high chaEScter
that dilatOry motions to prevtat a
vote upon it need not be entertained.
Then it requires but simple majority
vote to change rule or to establIA a
new one. This mode of operation is
plain aud easy. The next question is,
what shall be the character OF the new
rule? There has been good deal OF
consultation to-day among leading
Republicans, and the result of it may
be briefly stated: The rule proposed by
Mr.. Cessna last Monday has been sub
stantialIy modified, aud those Republi-
cans who voted against it can, with
out inconsistency, vote for one
that is to take its place. Mr..
Cessna's was to be applicable only to
remainder of the present session. This
is to be a general rule for all future time
until changed or repealed. 1t provides
that when any question is pending be-
fore the house there shall be but two
dilatOry motions entertained-One to
adjourn, and one fixing the time to
which it shall adjourn; but the previous
question is not to be seconded on the
same day that a proposition is introduced
or reported, unless by 3 majority of
three fOurths. Ia other words, the new
rule is designed TO prevent filibustering,
while at the same time it furnishes an
additional guard to the minority. The
next question is whether, even after the
proposed rule is established, advantage
will be taken Of it to press the civil
rights bill. 1t is not very certain that it
will be, there being many who express
the opinion that the urgent advocacy Of
that measure is more apparent than real,
and that parliamentary means will be
found to let it escape becoming law.
The last question is, why the solution OF
the problem, being so easy on Monday,
this long, tiresome struggle in the house
has been continued aud is persisted in.
Inquiries on both sides of the house have
not elected any satisfactory explanation
on that head. The general impression
is that it has come now to mere point
OF Obstinacy, neither party being willing
to cOncede that it is tired of fruitless
strife. Only five weeks remain of the
present congress, and owing to the large
number of measures of public character
pending, some persons apprehend that
an extra session OF congress will become
necessary, unless filiOustering shall be
abandoned and night sessions held ex-
clusively for the consideration Of bust.
ness. Others, however, are Of the opin-
ion that there will be no necessity for an
extra session if the members closely
apply themselves to work. Few, if any,
of the members deserve an extra ses-
sion.