New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-20
HOLIDAY RECESS VOTED.

THE ACTION OF MONDAY REsCiNDhp %
HOUSE YEsTERDAY-A FARClCAL sOh-
,sY TELEGRAPH THE TRlsUNE|
xveu,xcroN Dec 10. The House waSteu ,"o
rors to.dav in farcical proceedings reia'lng
"a n holiday recess, and then paJoiity "
-, yea and nav vote stultifed itself by auopu'ns
o-oros;tion which it rejected yesterday oy
,.;ority os 90 ON a yea and nay vote Inc vote Oh
octord.v ,ras not taken until after discussion Oh
Toora than two hours, while hat OF to-day sue
cosded discussion of ten minutes IN winch n'V :"
single new argument was used; ana yet t"eu'S
49,. ,oep,hers who showed their patrl0uc
sn5 ,,dustrions ipclinations yesterday bV votlhg
oos;nst n recess voted for one today Ihelf names
ara Messrs Caswell. Chace, DeMotte, Dunh0ii
Grentber. Harris iMassJ. Hazleton' henueiSo"
J,dwin. Smalls, SpoOner. Uyner, van Ae'hain an"
W,llets. Republicans; and Forney, hoge' jones
urkl Lefeyre, Manning, McLane, Talbot ana
Wise (Ya1. Democrats.
Nessrs Buckner and Davis tof Missouri, Hammond
.,s Nor.york, Hiscock and Latham, who voted for
ibe resolution yesterday. voted against 1t to-day
The votes of IA Democrats and 53 Republicans
carriei the resolution TO-DAY; 73 Republicans ana
% Democrats ONLY voted against it. Enough ne
nuhlicans lfourteen) changed from the negative 10
The Affirmative to carry the resolution without any
additional help from the Democrats; 80 'ha' 'no
resnonsibility for recess clearly rests upon the
sboullers of the Republican majority CHAIRMAN
Keljev plainly warned the House yesterday 'nai Il
a racess sbould be taken it would be Impossible
% kaan n quorum of the Ways and
Means I,ommittee in Washington during that pc
Rod Five of the thirteen members 0l tnau ; Du,i,
,nttaa- Nessrs Carlisle Duunell Hubbeii. Morrison
and Russell-voted to day for the recess ana lhIee
otkers-Messrs Errett, Kelley and lueAeI-aMlu M uco h
vote The prospect IN therefore sim ihueeu tiaV i
W. and Mans Committee will do anything on the
arI Hill during the If one be had, or ndeeu
even IL the Senate should refuse 10 concur Saio %
tnl Inspecton OF the vote shows that nearly ai Ino
Free ra 1e-me,nbers favored recess aud uootltss
n h"ne that ecess would imperl tarln legsia'lu1
nt this session inspired their action Mr. MliS oiu
moi hesitate to avow that such was MS nope A.,
The Appropr aUlOus COMMITTEES, upon wuich 'no
hns,nass ~ the session greatly depends is composer
of fifteen nembers and eight or thcnTMessIs Ae-
kins ButterwOrth, Cannon, taSwell, Ellis EoIuoy;
Estcham and Lefeyro-voted for the recess, ana
MIR BLACK bnrn who did vote ~ all to-day, vOtbd
for it Yesterday. OF course therefore no quorum VI
that committee be mustered during the recess;
and the work Of the various subcommittee Will ho'
be prosecuted with much diligence ,.,,
It was apparent when the House asssmbied tiIs
morning that recess or no recres Wouu hn hoIoTs liz
When the Speaker entered his desk he iounu %
reouesis for leave of absence from twenty-iour
Representatives; and by tne tl.f0 n,mo ,o,ortv tIe
proceedings had become dsgraceInl farce. uieae
confnson prevailed and several representatives
were on their feet demanding that the farce snOuii
,on aud declaring that everybody must be satisfied
that the House was shamnlng Yesterday "non
yirtuously decided against holiday recess MI.
Ro,eson iumped up waving papei ana SHOUTING
that h. desired TO offer a resolution for rrcess tou
Uecember % to January 2. BY stralnlng ths rules
conslderably the Speaker admitted the Tesointion'
which adopted after very short dlsGuss':n
The Republican Senators have reached an fhior-
NAL understanding among themselves tha' Ihey
will oppose any resolution for adjournment Oyer
Nh, holiday recess. This will make IL lmnosslDle
for the House TO adjourn for more than three days
without violating the Constitution