Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-05

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The report was agreed TO and q
further conference ordered.
The election case was then resumed,
Mr.. Richardson submitting his claim
In brief speech.
A vote was taken on the minority
resolutions as substitute for the ma.
iority resolution declaring Mr.. Lee en-.
titled to seat, and they were adopted
yeas 1874, nays la.
The vote then recurred on the ma
jority report, as amended BY the mi
nority, and the democrats refueipg to
vote, the house was left without a
quorum, the vote standing yeas l2o,
nays 6.
A call OF the house was ordered.
The call disclosed the presence of
$50 members. Further proceedings
were dispened with, but on the ques.
tion of the election case again, no quo
rum voted.
Another call was had once more,
no quorum voted.
At 1890 motion for recess until
10 o'clock tomorrow was lost.
At 1:50 In order to get the house
out of the deadlock, MIR. Kasson
moved to reconsider the vote by
which tho previous question was
ordered on the election csse.
Mr.. Desendorf moved to lay the
motion on the table, saying that no
bills should be passed until the mat
ters was disposed Of, a declaration
which was early assented to BY the
democratic side.
At 2:5O the speaker announced the
enrolment of the tariff biz and affixed
his signature thereto.
No quorum voted on tabliDg the
motion to reconsider, another call
being made.
Mr., Page moved non-concurrencs
to the senate amendments to the ship.
ping bill. No quorum voted.
At $3.50 Mr.. Bisbee, from the com
mittee, reported a resolution stating
that the charges made against Clerk
Bailey were not proven. Laid on the
table.
Then the deadlock on the election
case continued until 4 o'clock, when
MIR. Hiscook presented o conference
report on the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill. House recedes from Its dis.
agreement to the senate amend
ment which strikes from the bill the
provisions for the repeal OF the pre-
emption laws and the ratification Of
the Sioux treaty. The report was
agreed to.
Senator Hiscock introduced joint
resolution appropriating 100000 fol
alteration of internal revenue dies
plates and stamps and for providing
blanks for claims for rebates. Passed
At 4:30 a. m. motion was made
for recess but friends of the bonded
extension bill opposed 1t and raised
point of no quorum. For half q,
hour the tellers stood in their place
aud became the butt Of jocular rs
marks and suggestions on the psrt 0
members who were in the best @
humor. The usual scones attendan
on sail night session" were enacted
Though the galleries were PRACTICAL
vacant the attendance on the floor wa
good and members lounged In thei
chairs, smoked, told stories an
laughed to their nearts content.
| At s o'clock Mr. Butteryerth move
to proceed to busine{f q Qs speaker
| table. The notion, NhicM SIlcite
shouts of laughter, was ruled out {
| ovdov hxy tho unookop
The speaker suggested there Ner
upon his table q number of unimpol
tant house bills with senate amend
ments, which should be considered
He asked unanimous consent for ths
purpose.
Mr.. Butterworth objected, whic
led to the remark frem Mr.. Steel
that ''the whisky bill was standing i
the way OF other business.
i Mr.. Butterworth replied that th
whisky bill was as much entitled t
consideration as any other measure.
Mr.. White vshemently declare
the whisky bill should never be cor
sidered on Sunday. Such q propos
tion was unworthy of the democrat
, party, and much less worthy q men
Der Of the republican party.
After another unsuccessful roll-ca
on the election case the members se
, tied down to "fun." Sleeping men
bers became targets for paper bal
and copies of old bills which wei
thrown from all directions. Many
> nap was unoeremoniously disturbed
but many snip" was taken. As th
. morning approached, however, slee
t departed, and the members appeare
, as bright as In the early hours of Il
. evening. Shortly before dawn M
l Young suggested compromise prop
sition that at IL o'clock the houl
!, should vote upon the whisky bill ar
election case.
Mr.. Randall objected.
r "Do you PROPOSE" querled M
White, "to swap off a colored repr'
i sentative for whisky
n IT do" replied Mr.. Young (wil
9 frankness which was relished by Il
It house and greeted with roara of laug
d ter.) "But l am unwilling to swl
of colored representative for
!. crank. Does the gentleman kno
what q crank is2" Laughter.)
n "Before trade Is closed" shout'
Mr. Bragg, I want to know how mue
h whiskey has been drank"
Is Mr.. White-"Whisky will con
g up perhaps when this case Ia owe
1t but not now
"I don't want to hear from
q crank" retorted Mr.. Yoang.
l. "1he river and harbor bill has n
the stuffing knocked out of it," ejac
st lated Mr.. VanVo oorhis, somewhat irr'
4. evantly. -.
m Then in the lull in the proceedi
g. Mr.. Walker made an earnest effort
n. pass the French spoliation claims bi
te but Mr.. Holman demanded the res
c- lar ordar and preyented its DAsBaQe.