Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-27
FHE DEADLOCK IN THE HOUSE.
THE STRUGGLE CONTINUED TO-DAY.
THE REPUBLICAN, PROPOSITION REJECTED.
The Contest I'm tho House.


Immediately upon the reading OF the journal in
the House OF Representatives, to-day, Mr. Reed
arose to make a privileged report from the COM
mittee on rules. pending which, Mr.. Kenna
moved that the House take recess; but the clerk
proceeded to read the report, whereupon Mr..
Kenna rose to point Of order that his motion
must first be submitted.
-, The Speaker overruled the point Of order, and
MI: Kenna appealed from the decision.
The Speakfr.-The gentleman cannot have an
appeal pending on this proposition. He Will have
Mr.. Kenna.-I made point of order.
The Speaker.-It was overruled.
Mr. Kenna.-And appeal
The Speaker.-The chair does not entertain the
appeal. and directs the clerk to read.
The clerk then proceeded to read the report OF
the co committee on rules as follows: Amend para
graph OF rule Is so as to read: "Pend1ng
motion to suspend the rules as on any question OF
consideration which may arise on a case involving
penaHs the oog ght for The seat ans
Question, or after it shall have been ordered on
any such case, the Speaker may entertain one mo-
lon TO adJourn but after the result thereon is
nounced he shall not entertain any other motion
until the vote is taken on the pending question;
motion to adjourn or take recess Out not both In
Succession) shall be in order; and such motions
n@ nSt pe PeaSed S Without further nerven
proper and suitable time
Mf kandall-YOu Will not do It to-day.
Mr. Reed.-You attend to your own side today.
-. Mr. Kenna;-We win help the gentleman to at
tend to his side.
MI. Reed---Will your
.. Mr. Randall demand that the report lie over
for one day.
THE REPUBLICAN, PROPOSITION REJECTED.
Three or four dilatory motions were then sub
mitted, pending which Mr.. Calkins asked and OBJ
tained unanimous consent to submit q counter
proposition to that submitted by Mr. Blackburn
yesterday. 1t proposes that the House proceed to
the consideration OF the Mackey-Dibble case: that
after six hours discussion the House shall vote on
the question OF recommittal by a yea and nav
vote, and II 1t be decided in the negative that
tnereupon the House shall continue to consider the
case until finished without fillibusteriAg motions
Mr.. Randall-The proposition is not satisfac-
thereto.
Mr.. Reed.-"oh, yes! we understand the demo-
Graec G position They object to the discussion"
aiDle oy the cries for the regular order from the
Several roll-calls followed on dilatory motions.
winch showed that the republicans lacked two OF
q quorum.
At O'Clock, on a motion to adjourn over, the
republican force fell OF to 1856, while the demo-
Gratis contributed only two votes, MeSSrS Harden
bergh and PhelpsO and call OF the House was or
Capitol Notes.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Circulars from the national republican Congress
sonal campaign committee were received by en-
ployes at the Capitol to-day, in which each en-
ploye is informed that he will be expected to con-
the campaign fund which is to be used during
next fall. These circulars impose an assessment
of s24 on each doorkeeper, and about $40 on the
page boy.