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Youag Ladies Academy Burned.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May l6th.-At
six o'clock this morning the st.
Agnes Academy, on Vance street,
was destroyed by fire, together
with its valuable library and all the
clothing of the pupils and the larger
portion of the furniture.
The Mem phis and Ell PAso n. Il.
WASHINGTON, May 16th.-The
SUBJ of the House Ju-
dietary Committee, to whom was
referred the claim of the French
bondholders to the ownership of
the Memphis and Ell Paso Railroad,
has reported to the full mittee
declaring the title of the road in
question to rest in the Texas and
Pacific Railroad Company. The
full Committee has yet to act on
the report.
Another bay On P0tter's ResOlu-
sion without Result.
WASHINGTON, May 49, HOUSE.
After the reading of the journal of
yesterday Potter rose and demand.
ed the regular order of business,
which was Oh seconding the de-
mand for the previous question on
the resolution for special COM
mittee. Eighty-nine voted in the
affirmative, none in the negative,
whereupen the usual objection was
made. No quorum voting, tell
ers were ordered. Their report was
9S in the affirmative and 2 two in
the negative.
Potter then moved call of the
House.
Page--Is it in order to move to
postpone this matter indefinltel y
so that the House may proceed to
the transaction of public business?
Speaker (severely)-If gentle
men will vote and help to make up
a quorum then that motion can
be made.
Page (angrily)-That was not the
question asked. Calls for the reg
ular order from the Democratic
side.
Conger-I rise to make a par.
Iiamentary inquiry. CONTINUED
demands for the regular order
A parliamentary enquiry is al
ways in order, said the Speaker,
the gentleman will state it.
Conger-I ask whether 1t is in
order at this time to raise a ques-
ton of consideration?
Snaakor-Tt ia mt
Sayler-The gentleman certainly
knows that when no quorum is
voting there are but two motions
in order and one of them has just
been made.
Conger-I addressed the Chair
and not the distinguished gentle.
man from Ohio.
Sayler-I addressed myselfto the
chair and also to the distinguished
gentleman from Michigan.
Potter moved that the House ad-
journ. Agreed to; yeas 14l, nays
116.
Before the announcement of the
vote the Speaker submitted the re-
quests of three members for leave
of absence, but Hooker. objected
unless coupled with q Sondition
that that the absence was not to
operate against obtaining a quo.
rum.
The Speaker withdrew the re-
quests.
The reporter ascertained that the
suggestion, which Stephens de-
sired to make to the House was
that the demand for the previous
question should be voted down and
that all amendments proposing to
carry out the proposed investiga-
ton in the fullest extent should be
admitted.
1t will be observed that on
the last vote the Democrats num-
bered al and as Morse is on
the other side they have thus l42
members present, within 5 of q
quorum. On the announcement of
the vote Banks said: / propose to
the gentleman from New York,
Potter that we shall suspend ac-
ton en- the resolution until Satur-
day In order to go on with the APP
preparation bills. A quorum, l am
informed, will then be present and
the resolution can be disposed of.
Potter--Let me ask the gentle
men from Massachusetts, whether,
If we do as he proposes and go on
with other business, his side of the
House will be prepared to vote on
this question when it comes up on
Saturday.
Banks-I am unable to answer
that question. 1 make the prepsi-
tion on my own responsibility be-
cause the country requires that the
public business should be attended
to.
Potter-This call disclosed the
fact that there were 263 members
present and 20 absentees.
The question again required on Sec
onding the demand for the previous
question. The tellers reported 1876
in the affirmative and one in the
negative. During the voting Con-
ger stationed himself close to the
tellers with slip of paper in his
hand for the purpose, as he stated,
of making note of such Demo-
Gratis as voted.
The call Of the roll was proceeded
with and PAT members answered to
their names, there being but 45 abb
sentees. Even Ste phens, who got