The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1884-03-01

WAsHlNeToS' - W w. A'' A
Tho Hall Of the House Tuesday morn
~ presented the appearance Of cham
~ " Il which had been held night Of
..valry. The attendants and clerks
Ssre sleeping in the committee rooms or
moninr around, and no quorum could be
.oIIscted for any Of the committee meet
;rcs This meant that session Of twen-
I lone hours had just come to close, or,
I'M the republican representatives had
.,tampted to evade the Mexican pension
nm by skulking, and The Democratic ma
;o,ity had taken the occasion TO prove
,hat il intended to control the legisla-
tion ot the Forty.eignth Congress. When
tbs bill was about to be made tho spec.
M order for given day, and some hall
dozen motions to adjourn-made by the
Republicans had been voted down, tue
Peusion committee was called, ana Mr.
Hewitt Of Alabama moved to ADOPT a
resolution making the bill special order
ior the twenty-frst inst. A number OF
Republicans had by this time ahsented
themselves, and on vote peiAs takeu,
the House was found without quorum.
A csll Of the House was ordered ana the
Ssrgeant>at,Arms was told to take the
sbsentees into custody and bring them
betore the bar Of the House, This oc-
cured Ut six a'cloci, =, n "ad from that
hour until eight O'Clock the following
morning, Members in charge OF That
oficer were from time to tlme presented
n the bar OF the House, The Speaker ad-
dressing to each the words you Lave
Is en- absent from the sittings of Tie
House without It's leave. What excuse
have YOU to oiier?" Many sid they had
left. thinking, OF course the House would
adjourn about the usual hour, or pleaded
ipnorance Of the fact that the body was
ID session, while among Others sickness
|of themselves or families became 80 pop
ular an excuse that Mr., Townshend sal.
l.we ought to have some medical certiti,
Gates or else we shall never succeed in
estting quorum" Mr.. Blanchard, iu ex>
Blaming his absence, skid if he had
known The bill was up he would have
been willing to remain at the Capitol a
week, in order to pension the Mexican
Veterans. The deputies despatched in
eyery direction by tho Sergeant-atsArms,
ound the truant members variously en-
ragged. Some we're lassooed on the streets,
Eome were at their homes entertaining
invited guests, or in their little beds"
where slumber's chain had bound them,
while others were at theatre, ball recep.
kiop, or tea-patty. Mr. Henley brought
min full eyenldg dress and boutonniere
Isked to be excused on the ground Of
olicitude in regard to an attack of mea-
es in his fsmtiy. A member said show
bout that dress suit that does not look
like YOU had been hunting doctor"
Ar Hen!y said the measles was a fact
Notwithstanding his habiiiments, and Nj.
3ibson moved 10 have him excused on
Condition he would divide his boquet
mong them. Mr.. Lyman said he was
vell stricken in years and requiring peri,
dical refreshments, had retired 4 that
ccount. Mr.. Springer moved tIat he be
Excused, because, he said, Nj. Lyman
had once favored him by LEADING him an
Umbrella. Mr.. Belford naked little
blasphemy with his bufF,onery saying
when u deputy found him he was ION
bis knees between the dividing Of the
lay and nighr, praying that the Lord
would ,urn the surplus revenue into the
channels of trade and business" Propo-
.ltions we're made to fine y number Of
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