, 1881-02-26
fiIibuster!ng session OF twenty hours, took u
recess until 10 10 this morning.
Ar II D'CtDCK

tho House adopted tho Carpenter resolutions
aila adjnurNctl. hut Instantly rccttlyG!iei ti'e
sssn fsss" Il" ts s Gxs M tc ny apyr1et Go't
question Is saih tn lave agreed IL the fnflow-
ing propositions: That eacl' party slIn!t pre-
sent three numbers To be yoted ,'ta,l! Ill the
Iintlst rs T. G1m1alttctn ta a. t'!s sshsI: !: that
given number. tie Com,nittct sl'nll rise md
consider tho lfl iii tic House, Gacll party r.,
serving It's right tn 1llibuster nRnlnst tho
number which received tho nln(ori'y.< Th!s
so" s s Sly w eS Cv b sn'i ve eSs ee
day.
THE REPUBLICANS
will probably present tho numbers 3ai, 81,
3lo t9 be yotet! for. and t!lo Democrats tho
grcatest advantage. Tlc Republican sclcc-
t!ons Gn mt rive Tie South tho nnduly-in-
creasGtl representation WHICH the ilree mum.
%o ifrs fsns BY oass The 0fE,ti bsyn % wo'' M
hf tl!ls cn'ntrn1ntse, s0mG adjustment hf tho
w1iuc subject will be nIatte.. It Is difficult to
sec upon what RrnllEl ttl!s expectation ls
hnspA, unless the Uelincrnts expect tic Re-
pliblIcais tn abandon their entire position.
THE COMMITTEE or REPRESENTATIVES,
tive from each party) 10 conGer on TIM ap-
port!0nu,cnt question hnve thus far failed tu
rclch al, agreement. at the session tttday
several propositions were submitted. On tho
l,art Of !he Helilocrats it was proposed TINT
bu submitted altertlately to tic House, with
All understanding that they be voted uIMn
without iilltus!erlng or debate. and thht,
when .nny number shall be accepted by II
majority, Instructions shall bs given Tie Cen.
70 thu l[otsse MI Apportiolltncnt bill on the
basis Of the nu1nber ngreeh llpnn; that tho
previous question he ordered, aild ulo blll ut
once put upon Its passage.
THE REPUBLICANS
proposed the following: THAT the House pro-
eyed 10 vote upon q number OF Represents.
tlves, 1cEtn,iing will, t.3 and voting down
until the 1.alUrlty voting shall nrriye nt u
conclusion: 1T wl,c! ttnlc It shall bo recG.tl-
mit.ed 10 the Committee on tile CensAs,. with
cooperating tic saiti nunber. Of Representa-.
tlycA. wftli the secnl1d mid tlirtl sucttoIls 0l
tho Sflerwin substitute. 0li WHICH bill nlll
wltlinat drbate Il demand for tie pTeyl0ns
question shall be considered cal!ea. The
osit!ons.
Thp Republicans express confidence that n
compromise will bc effected. and ttlnt II ayote
CAN be reached IN THO House upon 3lD It will
fact tint, al $40, Ohio, Pennsylvania. and
New York each gain one Representative. and
TINT n sufficient humber Of Democrats froln
these States will vote with them tU Mlopt It.
~ pIUI1IBlFnL 1JE3llUElNk l1lHl IL III
tho ConsnIttce, said tlIs evening, TINT he ,|ld
not tcllcse any co1nprDnisn would by ef-
fectctl ,to-,norrow. Speaklng for himself ilo
never would Eonsent to the Republican
propnsi' n1Yl y; w?ad . st " Ills Seat ;' W.,
Republicans prnruscd. compromise that
gatMrt everything for themselves. and
yielded nothing. TN tho. contrary, Repre-
sentative Cox tauthor Of tho bill y confident
alt agreement will be reachc,i,. md thnt :p7,
fhA nttYT,hpr t,rnBnprt1 hV him. 1Xn111H hf4
adopted. lie thought the recent co,nruta-
tion Of the Censts-Uillce established tho fact
that ut :l0i, almost absolute Justice would bE
attained, as between tho North and tl!o
tho event Of future to ugrec IN the CDlnln!t-
tcp, tho Democrats will permit tho FunlIing
bill to be taken from tho Speakers table
nlld be acted ullUn,
REPRESENTATIVE cox
said: "Thc Apportionment bill has prcce-
1ySr ,;,';d 7; a'd will not bo put aside Tor any
r1soM "TItE nECoNp."
1b Tho 1tt1ttrn Alsoetattd I'rtss.
WAsu1S0TuS, u. e.. Feb. :5.--.'rho House
was IN scssloll all night, the KepMl''ca,s
hours rolled BY without business Of any kind
hcIng transacted, and no Incidents worthy Of
sreriHl nu.u OCCURRED.
,Mr. Cox nEai,, tenderel tho Republican
SIllE IL fUlE EFEIf UUHIUEl tl 1tEEiESGuL-
atiycs they desired. lie knrw men IN !.ls
side Of thu lluslst had been p:ltneA ut learing
tlle sud news Of tile death Of Senator Car
penteF. !le proposed i,oW to take Il vote on
Gacli 1llinher from BID stUwn. or from MEt upt
md, IN addition, he stated tie athe.tlnent
fixing tho basis If representation at I'LL would
be withdrawn.
Mr. Co,lgur declined to agree to the propo-
sltion unless Mr. Cox should agree to with
druw tho previous question.
At t3ti1 mint fhA AnrrpHnf-At.h rmQ mn
thittenlen. This gcntleninM stated hu had
ITO exc!lso 10 0iFer. lle llad. never played
fHol day H. his llte lIn la'l meysr i, III nl
night rnly Of this llousr. wien Brotilor cox
or some other brDtl!gr undertook tU force Il
piece Ut important legislation by II process
Which cohtralicted all culnnoil sense, which
proper Legislation, lnl whicl, i,eyer resulted
III anything but faligue a!I death.
III. HAD NO APOLOGY To MAKE.
Mr.. lIunton thought the gcntlcmnn's
speech an insult to tlle liuuse.
Mr. AtkiHs-r ;, lis speaks of fools. Whom
proper word take IL haek."
Mr.. 1lnnton Insisted tllut tho objectionable
words SHOULD be- taken down n1ul ,read ut tho
Clerks desk: II tug gentleman l'ad been NIB
right to colne here all4 Insult 1t.
1flo words l,nviuy been read. Mr.. Carlisle
offered IL resolution censurtng Alr. Chiitmlea
for using language highly dlsrcspectful to
9tr. ChEttentcn stated that lie had llo moro
thought Of speaking MI otfcnstyu word abput
my ineitber than tlu Ind Of shooting HIN,
MD liz without tflo least hesitation Withdrew
every, oifenslye word. llo had never ,con!o
heart, .at,d hv lad nut lal tho slightest it!cn
Of saying Woru offending tho dignity VI tho