Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-05-26
Refunding Certificates.
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS,
Extra Session.
WAsHiNGToN, May "a.
House.

! The usual scenes attending night sessions
occurred. When it became evident that the
session would be prolonged the members be-
gan to make themselves as comfortable as
possible.
As a rule everyb body was in good humor,
and enjoyed the mock compromise which now
and then prevailed. At one o'clock the ser
geant -at-arms was ordered to arrest absen-
tees.
At 3 no report was made by him, which
called forth the remark from Conger that per-
haps the absentees had captured the SER
geant, and it might be well to call out the
troops.
At 3.20 the Speaker stated that the SER
geant had visited the residences of twenty
eight absentees. The most could not be
found. Some were sick and the rest not in.
Laughter.
Hatch asked leave to offer a resolution re-
voking all pairs, but Van Voorhees, object
ed.
At4l report was received from the ser
geant communicating the names of the alb
scntees who were too sick to be present.
A motion that all proceedings under the
call be suspended in order that Il new call
might be ordered, was agreed to- also that
there be new call of the House.
! fIurd, rising to a question of privilege,
said he had been charged by his colleague,
Mcmahon, with making a misstatement when
he said there were twenty hard money demo-
Gratis in the House. He desired to say he
/ had spoken the truth
Cries of regular order from the demo-
cratic side prevented Hurd from continuing.
| Hurds purpose on rising to question of
privilege was to verify his statement in re-
gard to the number of hard money demo
crats. For that purpose he had prepared a
| list of members, which he read.
| The call of the House was proceeded with,
| and at the conclusion the doors were again
! closed.
ed to take the absentees into custody; agreed
| to.
Nurch moved that the sergeant be directed
to bring absentees before the bar OF the
House at II Monday; defeated by three
| votes.
The sergeant at $50 appeared, having New
| bury and McGowan, who were immediately
discharged.
A motion to adjourn was defeated by 10
votes
At 6 propositions were made by White OF
Pennsylvania, that Warner of Ohio proceed
now and close debate on his silver bill. The
Speaker informed him that debate was not in
order.
question, and then the bill could be passed ir
ID minutes.
Hurd-You will not pass it in fifteen days
The assistant sergeant appeared at the bar,
having Hazleton, who explained that he haC
gone out for couple OF hours, because h,
thought his presence of no great account
He was excused.
Hurd renewed his efforts to get a hearing
bun without avail.
Springer made motion for the arrest o
members who since the call commenced, LET
the hall without leave; rejected.
Another interval of waiting till Z.
The deputy sergeant appeared with Nc
Cook. He was greeted with the usual pleas
antry. McCook proceeded to make his ex
cuse. He said that he had sat there for owe
two weeks, listening to wild and insane pro
positions, many of which had been incorpo
rated in the silver bill, and he had not though
it necessary ~ stay up all night engaged i
any movement either towards obstructin
legislation or aiding the passage of the bill
He therefore had gone home to bed. He at
mitted that he might be technically in col
! tempt of the House, and confessed he had