The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-17
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WARDS THE DANUBE, &C., &C.
From Washington.
MR.. PoTTER'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II
/ REGARD TO THE DEAD-L0cK-THE RIVER AM
HARB0R BILL--T0BACCo AND RESUMPTION i,
/ THE SENATE-RAILROAB DISCRIMINATION
+ &C. .l>t e -s.,g.s II. r & II ~ l>..ss 49,
1 GFrom Our Regular CORRESPONDENCE +.
! WASHINGTON, May 16.-There was no di
minution Of visitors to the Capitol to-day
and at an early hour the galleries of tht
House were filled with deeply-interestet
spectators. Dir. Haleagain led on the Re
publican side, and Mr.. Congcr looked as
! jealous as a child is OF playmate at whose
house there is funeral. On the first VOTE
on Mr.. Potter's demand for the previous
question there were only 81 ayes. Mr.. Hale
said there was no quorum, and Mr.. Potter
moved call Of the House, when PAT mem.
bers answered to, their names. AS here,
/ tofore, proceedings under the call were
dispensed with, on motion Of MIR. Potter.
Here Mr.. Fort Republican,, OF Illinois,
said he had "a proposition TO make
to Mr.. Potter, and it was that the regular
order be laid aside in order that the pension
bill should be taken up. There was quo
rum present, he said. Mr.. Potter replied
that it was very evident that there was a
quorum present, and the House ought to
proceed with the regular business. There
were cries OF :. Regular ORDER" and upon a
vote by tellers 12G Democrats were found
present. On the second vote on the demand
for the previous question 1873 Democrats
voted 'tAye." The roll was again called, and
263 answered to their names. The next
vote by tellers showed 131 Democrats, and
the next after that 1856 Democrats as pres
emf, Just IL short OF . quorum. Mr.. Banks
now asked Mr. Potter to postpone the reg
ular order. until Saturday, by which time
he understood the Democrats expected to
have q quorum, so that the House could
take up and consider one OF the appropria-
ton bills. This was part Of the tactics
agreed upon by the Republicans, so as
| to make the record show that they
were apparently anxious to proceed
to business, while in fact they
were, by refusing TO vote, obstructing the
regular business. Mr.. Potter replied that
| il Mr.. Banks would give assurance that his
party on Saturday would aid in making a
quorum he would grant bis request, and
postpone the regular order until that day.
Mr.. Banks, OF course, declined to do any
such thing, and there were cries Of "Reg-
uiar oTder."' Here Mr.. Stephens, Of
Georgia, asked to be heard for three minutes,
and the Republicans were evidently willing
that he should speak, but the Democrats
cried Regular order" The understand
ing was that Mr.. Stephens wanted to move
the Hale amendment to the Potter resolu-
ton. The fact is, whenever your CORE
spondent sees the bland face OF Mr.. Charley
Foster on the Democratic side talking to
Mr. Stephens he expects the ex-Vice-Presi-
| dent OF the Confederate States to do some
thing in Il spirit or magnanimity and con-
Citation which will please the Republicans
and displease the Democrats. Mr.. Potter
said to Mr.. Stephens that his instructions
were to yield to no one, and he thereupon
moved to djourn at 1880, and the motion
prevailed. . \,
sPECULAT1ONs IN REGARD; TO THE DEADLOCK.
The prevailing idea Mt the Capitol to-day
was that quorum will be obtained by Sat-
urday, but there = Were those, however,
! among the Republicans, who said that they
did not believe the Democrats would get a
quorum at all. Some Of these asserted that
this was Mr.. Potter's, opinion. I asked
| well-lniormed parliamentarians how long
1.-the Republicans could filibuster after a
| quorum was Obtained, and he said, by mo-
| tions, to adjourn, motions to adjourn toa
| certain day, points OF order, amendments,
demands for ayes and noes, and appeals from
the decision OF the Chair, they could pre-
vent direct vote on the resolution
| for, DAYS. I then asked one OF the
/ best parliamentariaus among the Demo
cratic members OF the House, and he re.
piled that il the Speaker ruled as sharply
1 as hes did when an attempt was made by
/ some OF the Democrats to ilibuster on the
electoral count the Republicans could not
/ flibuster for over fourteen hours. Leading
! Democratic members are under the lmpres.
sion that the Republicans will not flibustel
after quorum shall have been obtained,
but will content themselves with protest,
/ MANY OF them are already tired Of the pro.
! ceeding, and nothing but strong party
fealty makes them. submit to the die.
'Etation of Hale and Garfield. They con,
tinue. to. say that il there is nothing
/ in the charges why fear aa ;investiga
ton, which can only hurt the Democrats
and yindicate the Republicans. Aiwell-in
formed Democrat says tonight the dead
Hook will have o first-rate feet, because i
willadyeEtise TO- The people the develop,
!. ments they may anticipate. When, there
fore, the investigation isa made, and thu
| frauds are proven, the honest voters every
|lwhere will BE. In a condition to appreciate
the outrages. Ina: gRepub licans, he says
by resisting an invests cation, tell the conn
4 try that they are asra;d Of i, because 1t vii
damage their party. ,s-sss.5 4. /
Il THE RIVER AND HARB0R BILL.
4 The Senate Gommitte on eomnlcf cor
i tinues the consid erasiollso The; House rive
4 and barbor bin, and A has stricken
II out sssje anpSsp riatto number
Il snall fiys,iss d have foriasio,
4 fhktfhs. ommit zee has spfaset deter
,6n sdssosentsd bHsni'aii the op,fiasiDn
4 over $3.50, 900, SO as to reduce the. aggregat
- ~. en- nm non nss,as 3,ii u J,