Morning journal and courier., 1881-02-25
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| Robson demanded further debate. Mr.
Cox offered to give the other side an hour,
4 to which he would be entitled after the pre-
vious question was seconded; but MIR. Con.
ger refused that. proposition was made
to give the Republicans two hours for discus
| sion, provided they would agree to vote upon
the bill and amendments at the expiration OF
| that time, but that was not consented to.
Mr.. Cox insisted upon his demand. for the
| previous question, and on vote by tellers
| it was seconded by vote of l36 to I'll,
which was quorum. The Republicans
| with the exception of three or four declined
| to vote. The Greenbackers voted with the
Democrats to make quorum. MIR. CoHger
then moved to adjourn, and pending that mo-
| ton he moved to adjourn until Saturday.
The latter motion required quorum and
the Republicans prevented one by declining
to vote. call of the House was
ordered and the Speaker was directed to
issue his warrant for the arrest Of
absentees. Mr.. Camp, of New York, was
brought in and was excused. Nothing fur
Their was done until fifteen minutes of
O'Clock, when Mr.. Conger moved to dispense
with all further proceedings under call
The Republicans had remained in their seats
while the Democrats had gone into the cloak
rooms, and it was evidently thought ON the
Republican side that their opponents had
been caught mapping. On the division the
motion to dispense with further proceedings
was carried by So to 81
Tellers were demanded and ordered, when
Mr.. Keifer said that the gentlemen would
not object to the motion when they were
informed that the object was to pay the usu-
| al courtesies to the memory of a deceased
Senator. Mr.. Keifer's voice was drowned
with demands for the regular order. The
Democrats were sent for and the motion to
dispense was defeated by one vote, yeas ITO,
nays Ill.
Mr.. Springer, with view of solving the
difficulty, suggested that the subject be post
poned until after the morning hour, and that
then two hours debate shall be allowed, after
which vote should be taken. Mr.. Conger
said this would. come up anyhow as unfin-
ished business.
The Speaker said, referring to the sugges-
i ton of a two hours debate, that the main
question had been ordered Mr. Conger dis
puted the statement, and said he would ap-
peal to the reporters to show he was right
and that the motion was on seconding the
demand for the previous question. The
regular order was then loudly demanded.
The roll was called and the House, by 121
yeas to 1876 nays, refused to dispense with
the proceedings. While the roll was being
called ON a motion to adjourn, efforts were
submitted by Mr.. Calkins, on behalf of
number of Republicans, to appoint conferees
of the two parties to determine
upon two numbers to be voted
on, but Mr. Cox and other Demo=
Gratis to whom it was submitted
said they could not accept it, for the Repub-
1icans had said they would have nothing but
322 or 319. Mr.. Morrison and other Demo-
Gratis declared in conversation that if the Re-
publicans prevented the passage of the bill at
this Congress that they would flibuster all
through the Forty-seventh Congress before a
bill should be passed on apportionment.
Shortly after o'clock (only one member
haxyi hoa11 fQEa enSfo vA Mr.
inquired why the order was not enforced, and
it was stated that many of those absent
were out of the city. The fact was there
were over 260 members present the whole
afternoon, but the Democrats announced
their purpose not to let the call be sus-
leave had been brought in, or it was re-
ported that they could not be found. At
$50 p m. proposition that the House
should commence to vote for 319 members
was voted down.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi, said that the
Wisconsin delegation had hoped to obtain
the adoption of the customary resolu-
tions of. respect to their dead
Senator. He was here interrupted by calls
of order, but continued to demand that he
be heard, ssand added that they made no COM
plant because they saw the House in an un-
fortunate condition and they would therefore
not offer the resolutions until the next legis-
The next hour was consumed in roll calls
on motions to adjourn and dispense with the
proceedings Under the call the last vote
yeas 80, nays 116-showed the presence of
2o6 members or So more than quorum
At o'clock Mr.. Weaver asked to make
proposition that three votes be taken, viz,
on 322, then 319, then 81 respectively. The
proposition was not agreed to. i.
Demands for the regular order coming
from both sides of the hall, after pro-
longed interval and great confusion, Mr..
Robson made proposition that the roll be
called Informally and each member name the
number he desired as the number of repre-
sentatives. Objection was made.
Mr.. Conger again moved to dispense with
the proceedings. Rejected yeas, 90, nays,
1913. This and other calls demonstrated the
fact that number of members who had an
swered the original call had subsequently left
without leave. Mr.. McLane then offered
resolution to have all such arrested, and in
order to ascertain who they were the original
roll was called over. After the list had been
read a number of gentlemen were excused.
Mr.. Atkins protested against granting any
more applications to be excused.
Under the above order a warrant was is
sued for Messrs. Converse of Ohio, Della
matyr of Indiana, Dwight of New York,
Hutchinson of New York, Miller of New York,
Morse of Massachusetts. Newberry of Michi-
gan, Richardson of New York, Pound of Wis
consin, Thompson of Kentucky, Wise of
Pennsylvania, Yocum of Pennsylvania and
Young of Ohio. At 10 o'clock the members
began to look very weary and the Democratic
adjournment, but they refused. Although
dissatisfied, the Democrats agreed to stand
together.
Mr., Morse, of Massachusetts,, who had an
swered to the first call and had left without
leave, having been brought in, and it being
known that he had attended the Presidents
reception, there was disposition to impose
penalty, but many members wanted to make
the proceedings farce as usual Messrs.
Anterior, Atkins and some of the members
insisted that the question should be treated
seriously, and large majority voted against
excusing him, and long discussion ensued
on the motion to excuse him upon the pay
ment of five cents The question being
whether the House could impose money
penalty. Mr.. Harris, of Virginia, made a
point of order that it could not. Mr.. Cox
argued that penalty could and should be
imposed.
Mr. Robson took Mr.. Cox's view and
Messrs. Warner, Bowman and others OPP
posed it, The discussion was conducted in
perfect uproar and confusion, and the spec
tacle was not at all edifying to the many Wis
itors in the gallery. It was decided that the
House could impose penalty. Then Mr..
Atherton moved to make the fine $25 instead
of five cents. Mr.. morse MADE q statement
that he had gone away to fulfill an. engage
ment previously made and he had returned
voluntarily and was not arrested until he had
reached the door of the hall. The House
voted against both motions to fine and Mr..
Morse was excused.
Mr.. Baker moved that further proceed
ings under the call be dispensed
with. and that the farce be stopped so that
the House should not make laughing stock
of itself any longer. The motion was de-
feated.
At / a. m. Mr.. Cox himself moved to dis
pense with all further proceedings under
the call. and it was agreed to, and the doors
were reopened after having been closed
eleven hours. The House then proceeded to
vote on Mr.. Conger's motion to adjourn
over to Saturday, upon which there was no
quorum by reason of the Republicans re-
fusing to vote. The roll was again called,
and the Republicans renewed their tactics,
all declining to vote except Messrs. Hawley,
Sherwin and White, and as only 136 MEM
bers voted, the point of no quorum was,
again made. and then again at 1870 a. m. Mr..
Cox moved another adjournment of the
House.
At p a. M. the House is wrangling over an