The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-14
Of delay whose history has been already out

Of delay whose history has been already out
lined.
BY this time tho chamber held moro than tho
House; senator Conkling mad come In and
stoud leaning over tho rail behind tho seats.
swinging his soft hat 10y the crown. Herman
New York : other Senator. OF different senti-
incntS on this and other subjects. was on the
oth"r side talking with Ben Willis, who lodged
an important tcs, volo an hour latcr, and who,
Ills brother Dcm1rrats, went 10 New York to-
night on The ilmsy excuse that hr had an en-
Engement to dino with somebody tomorrow
night Ben Hill had como over, and SO had
Blaine. the last sitting in a familiar chair, civ.
INK running advice to Hale and Garfield ana
For thirty or forty minutes the debate rnn
along the party line, Then Mills o. T9xns g9t
up. both hands holding somewhat firmly rcd-
bound copy Of tho Constitution. tightly closed
IA WAS natural. Mills has spoken before when
z great Issue, and that issue rGihlinG To- .he
count WIS completed. when n betrayed cause
and an unconstitutional statute leit Democrats
no digninrd course but a decent suhmisslon,
Mills di-graccd the OCCASION, himself md
his party by believing incoherrnt opposi-
%n e 6 ITt oa sGa' 6rd@ r%m wg" ross s 'ey todSy
from the same scat To pursue the sniuc course
He lacked his earlier and complete success. lie
was unable 10 disgrace either thr ngcHsioh or
his pnrty. II whs enough Tor him, sitting IA the
representative from % state which had not lost
itS sovereignty hy joining union IT entered as
"A sovereign nation. to deny the right pt meme
Der To secure for state the, assertion OF i's
rights. Nills hal whni he sought the applause
OF g pnrtv which IN power did its best To dis
frnnrhs' him and his.
There were o. f'w more words from Potter.
nnd then Randall read his a." 'sion-somcwhnt
nervous. as is his wont nt such times. twisting
one corner of the silvCrnk stand on his desk
with ono hand as he held tho edge of each sue
ces~ive sheet IN the othcr From his decision
Cong"r appealed. and In q vote upon notion
L. lay ihat hpp'Hi upun Tn" t,hi" the party line
WAS s,nrpiy drawn. party iino which the un-
skiliul management of the R'pubcun case em-
phasiId With one exception already noird.
every Democrat in or around New York voted or
had apair Eickhnf WIS paired. So wns Covert
who took orcH-iOu to say. somewhat fcllritOu-y.
in announcing his mir, that he looked upon the
question as one Of law und constitutional right.
but he yielded to Republican suGgrstion in
treating II ns party issue and rccognizng his
pair Nrcdcr WAS absent but pair,d uud 50
was kirke Hart. "a was. In fact. every Demo-
crat from the Sifte,
| contest. Another began In an attempt 10y Hale
! e. graa upon an inquiry into accomplished
| fraud an invc.iigation into suspected intent
| 10 do wrong. Hale was somewhat Noriicrous:
| the is a very little man who does great
deal Of talkingl until Potter turned tho
! edge OF h.s demand for swecpin:
| investigation by. the suggestion. " Iet tho
| member from Maine sweep then. Garfield
! came just after. but it WAS n curious fact that
| Pottor's welcome To- him ns Waiting statcs-
| man .lrcw no declaration that hc challenged
| inquiry INTO his coudu"t rs Wis tnG siut"s-
! boisterou-. Souc Implement references wore
made e. Cart. .ld : CONNIE ton with the commits
/ : ON. tp WEI h. too, hr had no ready nuswor.
B4t ihu' ,rc drrlns npplau-e WIS the only
| other sign q un--iu excitement.
INltrf 100 last refused liIN, amendment, ana
| G lrilrd rrtou1d hy threat ming to lnavr the
| House without % quorum. \ vote wis taken,
| Guril ld hall rising an waving his arms over
| his Nrpui.l ttn ir.fu.s TO Keep their s"uts
! Thor Wa a laugh when the speaker told of u
! Vote all oN' way. Another whom n vote hy
t"ller- followed. in which only Democrats
| dNided. Then ramr a call ~ the House. prud-
| ing that the Repuli ANS refused 10 ahids IN
good iaiih low q vote on their uWrudm,nt mt. r. ius-
| INK 10 promise that. ~ it Wao voted down. th"y
| would vote ON the main qutt f'ou. II became
| plnin thni the Demo 'rnis must wat Until q quo
| rum made up of Dcmo rats. could bee had.
Tonight one hundred and thirty two Demo.
crau' memh"rS are IN town. II Is believed
lowing y morraiir K"ur's nt!iiNrs from III,
State oi NV York are wanted here tl-morruw
or n soon thereafter us uos-ihle Ia give theil
party "a quorum ani max" sure Of the ua-snst
HART and w. -. Vecder. Hart aud Needer ar,
| absent by leav' Of the House. Mr. Hart won't
nome several dMyS nEo to nitrn1 to important
! business. and Mr.. Vccdrr hus been sick. Mr.
! with somebody IN New York tomorrow night
4 session oi the Joint committee has been
/ hc!i TINS cNrning, principally 70 N'riutn'
up"n IA" names ut th" sp"Hnl committee. lts
composition rrmuins stIll unl"'idHd. although
some OF tn nlincs are q ,trrmiued upon. Clsrk-
ron Potter Will, of course. hr Chairman. and lt is
| gru 'rally understood tnnt Muhon oi ONO Nun
| Morrison oi liinO = VIII u.-o b" members. In
| represented. probably hv Cobb. Springer
| Sirn-"r. Bi1chburn. luni'n. nnl Money OF
Mit- less ilpl luNu been fOusIi ret IA ii|lu. tut
| rrumlnlns places. some objection has zen
made o. giving two J. laos to liNnois hut ln 2
| matter of this Importance. II - nlt considered
| tliut mere gcoEfapli AT rnusonS should W iLh
| Ia "a cpntn - r'uu ilu- mon thuruN-nly ma earn
c-t fr'm the E'punHcHn Side Butler VIII be
ono s.o ton, lHI lam oi Now York nnuthor
nnd Kelley and Monroe are two more men