The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-24
FROM TWILIGHT TO DAYLIGHT
4 Desperate Dead Lock and an All
Night Session.

SbuOndi y bSSOcltteN Pfeee TO the Star
WASHINGTON, May A-At l:40 q m, the dead
lock IN the House on seconding the demand fo
lne previous question on engr0ssing and the tbir
reading Of the Warner Silver Bill continued. N
Daslness had been transacted since the call Of tn
Some Of the members were asleep on lounges
scattered about the hail. others were d0zing ii
their chairs, and Others yet were stretched ou
upon their desks fast asleep. There was no pros
declaring the other must yield.
At0N O. M the Speaker stated that the Ser
geant TAI, Arms had made return; that he hat
and could not find any Of them at home. (Grea
Aughter)
number Of members wanted to know vha,
W0nid De done under the circumstances
Inc Speaker replied ttat the Sergeant at 4 I'm,
had been directed to seek further
Mr. Young, of Ohio, suggested that the posse
sommitstus % or the army had better be EN-.
motion to dispense with further proceedings
ander Q call was rejected at O'Clock a. m.
Futher proceedings were dispensed with but
me house was again very shortly left without a
quorum, and at 5 o'clock another cali Of the
House WAS ordered and the doors were closed for
Me third time.
Mr.. Hurd, Of Ohio, asked leave To make state
.;I meni put Was met with loud objections. He per
nsted in talking however and said that a state.
ment made by him in the early part OF last even
ing that there were twenty hard money Demo
sla@ mere who would vote against the bill had
SsSAA aihpusSNs 1lt now nuu q llSL OF the twenty
bcratc side,
Mr.. MacMahon said the trouble with his COL
Wsny TSgue Tss ina. ne had been trying 70 deliver the
not do 80. Mr.. MacMahon was in turn called to
order by the Republicans.
At5:3Oa a number of members were brought in
py the sergeantat' A ms, and their absence ex-
tuseu Another motion to adjourn was made and
neieated and there was about the same vote as on
ali other roll-calls no member on either side
yielding.
At7:.O Mr.. McCook was brought in by the Den
hty Sergeant t-at-Arms
MT Blackburn. who was in the chair, asked the
Sstt question, what excuse he had 10 offer for
his absence wi h0ut leave?
mr. McCo0k said he was perhaps technically
IN contempt for being absent without leave of
ABSENCE, Dut he desired to say that he had good
deal Of con empt for this House, and that con
empt rs INDUCED in by the whole country.
As THIS remark was uttered with good deal of
hde. '' ''s''.' ~'''
Nj Nj, Cotiroth, Of Pennsylvania, moved that Mr.
the hne be 800. Mr. McCook, however. made an
tx3ial'atloit which was satisfactory TO the House.
and the motions to fine him were Withdrawn.
several propositions were made at 75O and re-
Then recess of two hours for breakfast was sue
ger and This was rejected. Finally motion
was made to adjourn, and that was carried at 9:O5
= m. by vote OF SO TO TO- leaving the situation
lust as ~ was when the fight commenced yester-
aay. Ihere was continuous session of twenty
one hours and seventeen of them were devoted 10
Improbable tllibusterng. 1t is not unlikely that
thc 1ght Will be reopened this evening in all ix
bitterness
To-DAY's SESSION.
The bill relative TO the removal OF cases from
eatc Courts came up but the Republicans flipus.
tered through the morning hour, and nothing was
done with it. At the expiration of the morning
ss hn'lr the House resumed consideration of the
Warner Silver Bill,
1t was then agreed that Ryan's substitute be
voted on, after which vote should be taken on |
the bill without opposition.
MT. Ryan,s substitute was then voted on, and |
was rejected by vote of 60 yeas to 1877 nays
The Warner Bill was then passed as amended by |
4 vote Of ia yeas TO 81 nays.