Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-24
TELE.G a APHIC.
8 O'CLOCK p. M.
the J : NEWS
An All Night Session Of the
House Adjourns With.
out Issue.
A ei,l Outraged And Her Father
Murdered ~ . william iii
Missouri.

Missouri.
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.
IS Washington, May 24.-The usual scenes
attending an ell night session were enacted
last night. At O'Clock the sergeant al.
arms was ordered to arrest absences, but
at 8 no report had been made bv him,
which called forth the remark from Copger
that perhaps the absentees had captured
the sergeant-at-arms. and it might be we'll
to call out the troops,
AZ 3:20 the speaker stated that he had
received report Of the. sergeant alarms
that that officer had visited the residences
OF ~ absentees, most of whom could not be
found, some sick and the remainder were
in the city. Laugater.] ei.
Atkins inquired if there was any rule of
the house which conld revoke all pairs The
speaker replied there was not, inasmuch as
no rule recognized pair.
Hatch asked leave to offer resolution re-
voking all pairs, but Van voorhees, objected.
At4 Weaver, speaking for the centre,
proposed a vote now be permitted upon the
Ryan amendment, and that then the prev
lous question be undertaken las seconded
upon the bill. Hurd objected.
At 4:l5 report was received from the
serk e+nt-at-arms communicating the names Of
.absentees whe were too sick to be present.
Sparks moved that all proceedings under the
call be dispensed with that new call might
be had. This motion being agreed TO-,
Sparks moved that there be new call of
the house. Agreed to.
Call of the house proceeded, and at its
conclusion the doors were again closed.
A motion was made that the assistant
sergeant-at.arms be directed to take absent
ees into custody. Agreed to.
Murch moved that the sergeant. at. arms
be directed to bring absentees before the bar
of the house at IL O'clock Monday. Defeat
ed-yess 73, nays rs.
The sergeant-at.arms at $50 appeared at
the bar of the house having in his custody
Newberry and McGowen, who were imme-
diately discharged, and motion to adjourn
was defeated-yeas II, nays 81.
AT after long lull 10 the proceedings,
q proposition was made by White that
Warner proceed now and close the debate
on the silver bill. The speaker Informed
him the debate was not in order.
Mr.. Springer suggested that this was
good time for seconding the previous aues-
tioD. AS the house had now been lS hours
10 session. II the other side would abandon
factious opposition aud allow the previous
question to be seconded, the bill could he
passed in Is minutes.
MI: Hurd d-You Will no, pass. 1t in is
days. Idosire. TO make. one point against
the silver bill-[Calls of regular order"l
propose to show that the honest dollar
has It's friends on this side. Continued
calls to order and suggestions 10 Hu.d to
print his speech. After some further de-
lay an assistant sergean,-at-arms appeared
at the bar, having 10 custody Hazelton, who
explained that be had gone out for couple
OF hours because he thought bis presence
was Of no great account, He was, e1oass1.
Then Hurd renewed bis efforts to get
hearing under the pretence Of personal
explanation. but without avail.
= Then Nj. Springer made L motion look.
since the call commenced left the hall with.
out leave. Rejected-yeas AZ, nsvs 81.
Then there was an interval of waiting untii
about 2 o'clock, when 1 deputy seree.nt.
alarms appeared with Mr.. McCSok in Gus
tody. Mr.. McCook said he had sat here
for over two weeks iisteaine % Wild and. in
sane propoSitions, many 81 which had been
incorporated in the silver bill, and he had
not thought it necessary to stay up all night
engaged in any movement either toward
obstructing legislation Or aiding in the pas
sage o. the bill. he said thersfote he had
gone home and to bed. He admitted he |
might be technically 10 contsmpt of the
house, and ~ contessed 10 hsd agood deal
OF contempt for it, and thought that con-
tempt xaa INDUCED in BY the whole country.
Mr. Cofin moved that the member be fined
20, and Mr.. Herman moved to make the
hne $lOO.
So rMr.-AcCook Afterwards withdrew the re-
marks, saying he had meant the min Pick.
wickian sense. He was discharged.
At Regan made an offer Of comprs.
mise which seemed to be satisfactory to both
sides: \ was that the amepdnent Of Re-