New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-19
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

osual holiday recess, and adopted ie9'''
e,;no anv member absent without lea'c vi
.aaaonoble excuse. The Lowell Bankruptcy
t;u somewhat modified, was repoi'e"
~ the Senate from the comn''ee
Tbe House Ways and Mears Committee con
,;nred the consideration of the tarih on
nnntals Yesterday. The Supreme Court leii,
de,ed n decision in the political assessinen'
ease of y. NJ. Curtis, affirming the CONSUL"
,;ooo,;t, of the law under which he was con-
victed.
VOTE AGAINST A HOLIDAY RECESS. pr
DECISION OF THE HOUSE TO PROCEED WIN n,.n,rCr
MEMBERS ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE
TO FINE. -Sr,
my TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRl"uSD s
-. .....cro, Dac 1S-rhe House made an oS
,o,sihIe Iecision to-day against holiday I'll
The Ways and Means Committee IL Sco."o' ,on
ot ,,ns,er M courage 10 express any OPIUM noJ
Mr.. Hiscocks resolution for recess iioi" i,bont
,as, ,o Ianuary g. and reported Dach "'A'
recommendation. c +bo com-
Messrs. Kelley, Kasson and HASKELL ol 'n' .o''
o,ttee declared that they we're oPP0s ~
,ocoss and III response 70 question o9 4
la E.lloy said that in his opinion the pun
Ic business would be promoted DV reih'tnnk
49,, Car be feared that if recess should We iaA'n
b,c
ST;ce,ce would b. left without quorum u" "i'o
49,, nor,ce OF hls iuten ion to press the looacco
TsI a. soop as ne Post Ohce bill should De "lSpo9'"
Nd reminded the House thdt until thai measure
~t.ou bo acted upon the tobacco INDUSTRY
,tI remain paralyzcd. The same IDEA was eiioi'ou
by Messrs Reed, kassol, Cdikihs anu H"N
mi ois. not only in regard TO t1e Tobacco """0
o,i.a. branches of industry, which are IN s'"'' -
expectuncy rs to legislation .5
n urmnhrer advocated a recess on the eEouhu
that the less Congress does the better "h '''0
conntry vi,l be. Mr.. Mills took the same e'ou"'
Mes.rs. Connor and :. 5. Cox appealeI 20 S"V''"
nrece lent IN favor of recess ana they' as "o''
otiers declared that even if formal recess sno"''
not he taken, the House Will not nave q"o'""'
and they will be unable to 90 anytn'ne'
MIR Robinson, of Massachusetts,, said; l H'"i
~.n,lemen all about ne saying they VIII vote
-, tre reces, but they will spend the holI-
d1ys at home all tn, same" Mr.. Roheson niauo
co... ohserv,t,ons that would have done honor 10
Contojn lack Bunsby, and cOnciuied By reading
resolution which he proposed 10 o.
Cor IN case the House should decide
AGAINST q recess, providing that any mehloel
vii, shall be absent curing the holiday peIiou
"v,thout leave OF "A Ydid excuse" " shall DC hhed
S5O for each and every day of such aoSence' 'ho
same 70 be deducted from his salary by the ser
o.ant.at Arms. The reading of this resolution was
received with applause.
I'm a division lie advocates Of q recess nae
handsome majority: but the yeas and nays were "e-
,panded and ordered, and the resolution was was
defeated by majority Oh ~ %
pepubhcans and 60 Democrats voting
in the affirmative and 90 Republicans ana %
Democrats in the negative. Oi the 80 hepuo'io""'
o1 will not be members of the Forty-eighth Con-
Eress. ,,o
MIR Robssop's resolution was then adopted by Io
w,ior,tv. An ANALYSIS of thus vote shows that ~
p.rresenta,ives-lG 6 Republicans and 13 Democrats
who vi:ttfGGsly voed against tie recess, voted
osaiust the resolution designed to prevent
them from running away from thelr
duties during the ordinary recess peflou'
The names of these gentlemen are as IoIoWS'
Briggs. Caswen, Chace, Craven, CuDerson' Duh-
mel. F,mey, Hall, Harris Mass, Harris W. J'l'
Xii Horr. Ja,iwiu, McLane. Manning, Marsh Kan
dali. Ranney. Ray, Smonton, Stone, Talbot, up
degraf. Upson. Urner Waite, Whttthorne, Nlllams
tAla. Wise (Ya.l
Messrs. :. = Cox. Carlisle and Blackburn were
orouo those who voted for a recess and against the
R,beson resou ion while Mr.. Springer Vo'ed ior
botu six Republicans and % Democrats who
voted for recess voted also for the RoDeson reso-
lution. and IS Republicans and 40 Democrats VINO
voted for a recess voted against tie resolution.
These ANALYSES indicate q strong probability that,
despite the adoption of the Robson resoution-at
best hardly less than an absurdity
which very few members expect to
zee enforced-there will be no quorum in the House
dudng next week. Many Representatives cane 70
Washington without their families and Wlth the
expectation of bringing them mere alier tne non
da's That arrangenent most OF them Will carry
out. Some Representatives will leave sooner than thar
they would ii the Kobeson resolution 1ad not been
aooyted MIR Bowman, of Massachusetts,, said Inn
menIateiy after the House adjourned that, as the
resolution would not take effect until next FRIDAY
aud ~ The iionse would on that day undoubtedly
adjourn until the following Tuesday, Now
is good time for a leLOw 70
skedaddle" and it is probable that the same idea
Will occur to others. -.
good many Representatives express the opinion
that a resolution Tor a regular recess VIII NOT nc
adopted unless the action of to-day shall elcl'
strong expressions of dissent from the newspapers
II j. interesting 10 observe the anxiety not to excite
adverse newspaper criticism evnced by SO many
statesmen who take advantage OF every oppor
tumty 10 sueer at the newspapers ana Cec4dIe tna
they misrcpresent public opinion.