Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
Conclusion or Ytsterday's Proossas.

Il UVO0oO<NQ8s
SENATE.-After our report closed
The bill to incorporate the Suburban Rail
road Company of the District of Columbia was
passed, after being amended so as to forbid
tae use OF steam in propelling cars through the
streets of the city.
The Senate then adjourned until Monday.
HOGSE.-After our report closed
MIR. Potter at o'clock moved to dispense
with all further proceedings under the cali
soatlng that he had been informed that every
member who could be reached by the Sci
geant- at Arms to-day was now in the Capitsl,
Agreed to-yeas A2, nays 10.
. Inc question again required on Seconding
NE mess demand for the previous question, and
MeSSrs. Hale and Potter resumed their places
as tellers. AS the one hundred and forty sew.
enth man voting in the affirmative passed be-
Tween ds@ tne teierS, applause broke out on the
The negative vote being asked for, Mr.. Har.
rlS0n passed between the tellerS.
&. me vote was finally announced to be yeas
tfelr pleasure by applause.
the table. '''
=, This motion was .defeated-yeas lis, nays
?, Before the announcement of the vote Mr.
Banks objected to the vote of the gentleman
from Virginia tMr. Goode) on the ground that
that gentleman was paired with MI Loring.
MI Goode.-l deny it.
The Speaker.-The Chair has nothing to do
with the subject of pairs.
to the duty of the Chair. NV objection is TO the
vote OF the gentleman from Virginia on the
ground that he is paired with my colleague
Mr.. Goode-ThP gentleman from MaSSachu-
sets is mistaken. 1 desire to be heard a mo-
ment on this subject.
Leave being granted. Mr. Goode stated that
some ten days ago he had paired with Mr.. Lor-
ing, at that gentleman's request. That pair
had continued for several days and until Mr..
LOring returned to the House That same al
teIno9n he had met Mr.. Loring on the floor,
ana ana, mat gentleman stating that he was un-
Wen, had asked that the pair should continue
1or that day. To this he (Mr. GoOde) had as
sSemIeG; ana the following day he had gone to
Norfolk with the Secretary of the Navy. On
MS return ne had found the House in a dead
JOCK, ana (thOugh not feeling himself bound
oy MS pair out OF extreme courtesy and eau
Noon me h az sent note to Mr.. Lorng an
his intention of violating To that note he had
received no answer. but still he had refrained
from voting, though not feeling bound by the
par, until the action of the republican mem
bers in preventing a quorum had made il his
duty, as Representative to cast his vote, and
he had so notified Mr.. Lorng.
Mr. BankS.-Cpon the statement that the
gentleman from Virginia has made. have no
desire to press the matter further
The vote was then taken on ordering the
nam question, and, the republicans refraining
NON '"t vi IL reSuted-yeas III, nays l. (Mr.
Inc question then recurring on the adoption
OF the preamble and resolution. MIR. Mills. of
lex, texas, rose and asked leave to be heard for
ten minutes. iShOutS of Regular Orde,.'.
from The democrats, and Leave No OBJ
1ecti0n' from the republicans
Mr.. fotter-lt is with extreme regret that 7
from Texas
AS the vote progressed it was seen that the
repuollcans had again resolved to abstain
from Young, and therefore the question was
decided without single republican vote being
caSt. Two democrats, MeSSrs Mills, of Texas,
and Morse, OF Massachusetts, voted i'm the neg
awe MI. Harrison, of Illinois, was the last
TO vote, and as he voted yea lin opposition to
the views imputed to him. his tardy act of al
ieglance was greeted with laughter. Finally
the vote was announced as AS to 2
A motion to reconsider and lay on the table
was made by MI Potter, but subsequently,
WlthdraWn, and the House, at 5:15, adjourned.
mere was hardly demonstration made at
struggle. is