The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-06

the pdTU VI M6mU6IS, WIZ were II
| the best of humor. The usua
scenes attendant on an all nigh
session were enacted. Though tn,
galleries were practically vacant
| the attendance on the floor wa
good, and members lounged back il
chairs and smoked, told stories anC
laughed to their hearts content.
| At 5 o'clock Butterworth moved
to proceed to business on the speak
er's table, a motion which eliciteC
a shout of laughter. Ruled out Of
order by the speaker. The speaker
suggested there were upon his table
a number of important House bills
with Senate amendments which
| should be considered. He asked I'M
auimous consent for that purpose.
Butterworth objected which led
to a remark from Steel that the
whiskey bill was standing in the
way of other business.
ButterWorth replied with some
warmth that the whisky bill was
entitled to as much consideration
as any other measure while he We
hemently declared that the whisky
bill should never be considered on
Sunday. Such a proposition is un
worthy the democratic party, and
much less a member of the repub-
lican party. After al other unsutcess
full roll call on the election case
members settled down to fun and
sleeping. Members became targets
for paper balls and copies of ole
bills which were thrown at them
from all directions and many q mai
was unceremoniously distuIbe AS
the morning approached, however
sleep departed and members ap
peared as bright as in the early
hours of the evening.
Shortly before dawn Young sug.
gested as compromise proposition
| that at IL o'clock the House should
vote upon the whisky bill and elec
ton case.
Randall objected.
Do you propose, queried White
to swap off the colored represent
a tive for whisky?
81 do replied Young, with frank
ness relished by the House anC
greeted with roaIs of laughter.
Shortly after o'clock am. Rob
insen rose and called attention L
this Congress making a record be
fole the country and a record il
history. He thought everybody
would agree with him that too mueE
whisky was taken out of bond al
ready. Shouts of laughter.) 1t wa
in the interest of good order anC
good government for the House tt
take recess for three hours in ordel
to avoid any difficulty or any per-
sonal controversy, and in order tt
avoid any false attitude before the
country. Let every man have time
to cool and reflect; let member!
come back in three hours and try Il
do their duty according to theil
convictions. He asked unanimoui
consent for a recess of three hours
Objection was made and AGAR
the monotonous roll call was pro-
ceeded with. At its conclusion a
500 the House took recess until 9.3(
am.
After recess, Huffman protested
in the name of the religious senti
ment of the country against attend
ing to anything but Indispensable
public business.
The chair being temporarily oc.
cupid by Blackburn, the usual com
plimentary resolution to the Speake
for the ability and courtesy will
which he presided was offered b.
Randall.
Blanchard inquired whether on
objection would prevent the presen
consideration of the resolution. 1
so he would object.
| The Speaker pro tenn. said il
would not. The question was theI
put. Blanchard and several other
insisting on count, and the resolu
ton was adopted, SO to 8.
In the course of the forenoon
| Knott, stating that his congressional
career would in an hour and a hal
close forever, appealed to the cour
tesy and magnimity of the member
to let him have the poor privilege
Of voting on the bill, in which thC
people of his own congressional dis
trict and state were profoundly in
terested.
"What bill is it?" asked his col
league White.
at is the bill, - such a number
l., Knot replied.
"Whatl exclaimed White, in +;
tone of surprise and horror. Thl
whisky bill. and on Sundayp never
never Cloud laughter). I call for tn,
Irregular order"
An effort was then made to ge
the Lee and Richardson case out o
the way of other business, by q me
ton to lay it on the table, but tn
motion was voted down.
| Att .30ReeSe offered the followin
resolution which was unanimousl,
adopted:
Il ResolUed, That the House has jus
learned with the deepest sorrow 0
: the death of Hon. Alex. II. ST.
phens, Governor Of Georgia, and s
long q useful and distinguishe
member Of this House, that tn
House expresses heartfelt sympG
thy with the people, not only {
B. Georgia, but with the people of th
whole country, over the loss of tn
3 statesman and patriot.
On motion, committee to wa
On tha President and inform hil