Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-10
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The Usual Rush and merrimenE
During the Last Hours OF Com
greAstOnn1 Session.

rhe Usual Rush and merrimenE
During ahe Last Hours OF q Com
gressional Session.
The scenes in the House were exciting
and amusing TO the crowds that filed the
galleries. Members anxious to 8, cure
the passage Of favorite measures crowded
the area In front OF the clerks desk, and
shouted in chorus at the speaker for REQ.
IGNITION. Unanimous consent was neoes-
sary to have any measure considered,
owing to the fact that Mr.. Cassidy Of
Nevada, had moved to suspend the rules
and pass q bill TO construct . public
building at Carson City, upon which q
quorum failed to vote. There was de-
cided majority In favor Of Csssidy's
bill, but the point OF no
quorum was raised by Mr..
Geunther Of Wisconsin, and persistently
adhered to because he could not have An
opportunity to pass q bill to construct a
building at Oshkosh. While the tellers
were patiently waiting for members to
come forward and BIZ count d,Mr. Holman
asked unanimous consent to pass bill
pensioning the widow Of soldier, who,
he said, was So years old and In distress.
A score Of objections were interposed, but
Mr.. Holman succeeded in having his
appeal heard, and the bill was passed.
Mr.. White of Kentucky, tried to push
through pension bill by making plea
similar to that 30 successfully used by
Mr.. Holman, but the members suspected
that their Bympathies were being
trihed with, and White was howled
down. Similar efforts 10 obtain unAni-
mons consent were made by other ~ EN-.
bers for local measures, but fatal obieo-
lions were interposed in every instance.
| These scenes Of confusion and fruitless
effort continued until the clock indicated
So. The secretary of the Senate hur.
risdly entered with small piece Of paper
in his hard, ard when his presence wss
announced, ths members turned to hear
thu communication he had to make. AT
this instant this minute hand sfthe clock
over the main entrance TO the hall Of the
HSuse was seen TO move backward five
minutes, which caused great merriment.
When order was restored the secretary
announced the passage Of resolution
by the Seuate extending the time for
6ual adjournment until 3 O'Clock. Mr..
Weller Of Iowa shouted protest against
turning back the hands Of the clock, but
tn" speaker pro. tenn, Mr.. ckburn,
paid no attention to this, and putting the
Senate resolution to vote 1t was con-
ourred in with hurrah that effsctuAlly
settled Wellsr's protest. Mr.. White Of
Kentucky at this point attempted tt
raise point of order touching the re-
quiremeut OF the rules In reference to the
presence of quorum, and wanted coz
tain sections OF tue constitution read
bearing on this question The speaker
said the time of the session was too shor,
for constitutional argument, and raised q
shout OF laughter at Whites expense by
promptly overriding his point.
A report from the telleis az TO the
number of members who passed between
them was now demanded, and as this
showed no quorum voting call of the
IIouse was ordered. THIS call occupied
the time until 2 45, when, by unanimous
consent, the hour fixed for adjourumeui
was declared to have arrived, and the
speaker pro tenn, declared the House ad.
jouned without day.