Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-19
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
ALL NIGHT SESSION OF THE HOUSE,
EXCITING SCENES VARY THE M0N0ToNY.
WHAT THE SENATE Is DOING.
MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES, ETC
The Senate.

The chair laid before the Senate messape from
The President transmitting the report OF the board
OF oh1cers appointed to examine and report which
OF the navy yards arsenals OF the government is
DeSt adapted for the establishment of government
foundry.
Also, communication from the Postmaster
General, transmitting In response to Senate reso-
iutlon, the opinion OF the Attorney General relat-
!ng 10 postmasters @ salaries affected by the act of
The following bills were reported favorably from
committees and placed on the calendar:
BY Mr.. Cockrell, from the committee on military
aHalrs.To provide for the disposal OF abandoned
ana useless military reservations.
by MI. Dawes, from the committee on Indian
anairs-Amending the Revised Statutes relating to
timber depredatiOns
,aAl Also to amend the provisions relating to tres
paSSerS On Indian lands.
By Mr Logan-TO define the title and duties OF
certain officers OF the medical department OF the
army.
Mr.. Morrill,. from the committee on finance. re-
ported adversely the BIN authorizing the payment
oI customs duties in .egaltender notes. but asked
that IN difference to the wish OF another senator,
IL pe placed on the calendar. 1t was so placed.
Also: adversely the bill providing for the retire
ment OF small legal tender notes.
Also, adversely the bill authorizing the Secretary
.! the treasury to make final adjustment OF claims
OF foreign steamship companies arising from the
legal eXactiOn of tonnage dues.
Inc Two laSt-mentiOneG bills were Indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. Mcmillan, from the committee on the 1u
dietary, reported favoraby an act to fix the times
for holding the terms OF the circuit and district
OF Iowa
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced and appro-
pr1ately referred:
by Mr. 1ngalls-To amend the homestead laws
and classify the public lands.
By Mr.. Bair-Io increase the pensions Of soldiers
and sailors Tor certain specific disabilities and for
ulSdDllltIeS equivalent thereto
he Senate then proceeded to the consideration
hve-mnute rule
me Dill TO Increase the endowment of the Uni
Verslty OF Alabama from the pubic lands in said
state was read three times and passed.
a bill reported by Mr.. Van Wyck from the COM
mlttee on pensions, granting a pension to Sally
Mallory, widow of a soldier Of the revolutionary
VIII, ana OF the war OF 1919, was passed.
THE SPECIAL ORDER.
Ihe chair at o'clock laid before the Senate the
unfinished business OF yesterday, being the bill to
provide for the issue OF circulation to national
banks.
Mr.. Hale asked and received unanimous consent
TO make the bill providing steel cruisers for the
navy the special order for Monday next at 2 o'clock
MI. Bayard then addressed the Senate in opposi-
ZION TO Mr. plumb's amendment on the currency
Exciting All-Night Session Of the
House.
After the report OF House proceedings in yester-
DAYS STAR closed a resolution was adopted making
the bill for the retirement OF the trade dollar spe-
clitl oruer 1or 1 ueSday, 11th March. Agreed to
yeas JAG. nayS6.
TO RELIEVE CERTAIN SoIDIERs OF THE Cyl aRGE OF
DESEKTION.
Dill was passed to relieve certain soldiers the
charge of deserton. ut removes the charge of de-
sertion against any soldier who served In the late
war In volunteer service when it shall be made to
appear tat such soldier served faithfully until the
expiration OF his term OF enlistment or until ISt OF
May, 1865. or was prevented from completing his
who by reason OF absence from his command at the
tme was mustered out, failed TO receive an hon
Orable discharged
CHEAP POSTAGE ON SECOND CLASS NATTER
Dill was passed fixing at one cent for each four
ounces the rate OF postage second class mail mat
ter when sent by persons other than publishers or
newspaper agents
A NIGHTS FILLIBUSTERING ON THE MEXICAN PENSION
BILL.
motion from the democratic side to SUSPEND
the rules and adopt resolution making the Mex1-
can pension bill special order for the 21st instant
caused flibustering on the part OF the republicans
many OF them refraining from voting, leaving the
House without a quorum. \ call Of the House was
ordered and the Sergeant-at-arms was ordered to
take the abenteeS into custody and bring them be-
lore the bar OF the House From time to time the
Sergeant-atarInS presented members at the bar and
they were excused for nom attendance. AS usual
on such occasions. there a good deal OF merrl-
ment, but the emphatic request OF the Speaker
early In the evening that the proceedings Should
not be permitted to degenerate into a farce pre-
vented much OF the hilarity which frequently at
tends the call Of the House.
The opposition on the republican side to the reso-
tfOn reported by Mr.. Hewitt was based upon what
they considered the broad provisions OF the bill 1t
OF those who served thirty days in the Creek wal:
or disturbance of 1875 and 1896 or in the Seminole
or Black Hawk, well as OF those who served sixty
days In the war with Mexico.
- Mr.; Hlscock, at 915 p M, suggested to Mr..
Hewitt OF Alabama, who reported the bill from the
pensions committee, that Ii he would agree to
amend the Dill so that IT. would tn
survivors OF the Mexican war, there would be no
objection to the resolution on the republican side
This proposition, however, Mr.. Hewitt declined to
accede TO and the monOtOny OF the call was con-
tinued At Gas further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with and the question REQUIRED on
majority OF the republicans refrained from voting
ana the House was left without quorum and
again call was ordered
AN EXCITING AND ANGRY SCENE
ensued at two O'Clock upon the question of excus-
ing MIR. Brumm, OF Pennsylvania, who admitted
that he had left the House after the contest had
begun. Upon this showing the democrats voted
against excusing him, and Mr.. Lamb, of Indiana
moved that he be fined s..
Mr.. Browne Qnd.) opposed the notion It was
fact within the observation OF every gentleman
VINO VINO had witnessed the proceedings OF the House
thiS evening that the whole matter had degenA
ated into farce. He then made strong arraigll
ment OF the conduct OF the members In cases OF
cais OF Inc Rouse declaring that they were dis
bers the deserved contempt OF the country
Mr. LAMB replied that every word which his col
league had said In explanation OF his motion was
word which showed that the motion ought to be
carried. It was because
THIS THING HAD BECOMR'A FARCE
and for that reason Alone that he made the'motion
which he had. For more than seven hours the
minority had been attempting not to prevent the
recognition OF the rights OF the soldiers of the Mex
lean war, but to prevent day being fixed for the
consideration % OF bin for their relief: And the
gentleman from Indiana tBrowne) was the man, of
all others, VINO led the movement on this floor to
defraud these men OF the rights they ought to have
That gentleman was the first Of all others to cause
these farcical proceedings which he now attempted
to foist on the shoulders of somebody else He
TO these 1arccal proceedings which, as the gentle
man said, had so long disgraced the House and
brought 1t In contempt before the country. He
hoped that the democratic side would set an ex-
ample and teach members that their place was
here, unless under the rules they were excused.
Mr. Hiscock IN. W, rising to reply said that he
wished to discuss the bill to which the resolution
referred; but he was Immediately INTERRUPTED by
Mr.. Tucker Va) with point OF order that the dis
cussion OF the bill was not in order.
LIVELY CoLLoQUY.
The Speaker stated that the subject OF discussion
was the proposition to fine MI. Brumm S..
Mr.. HiscocK said that the minority was told that
It was In contempt because 1t had dared to resist
the passage OF this bill.
NJ hs8e asaeS IT, m
20 over quorum. You have control of legislation"
Mr. Robinson Ga.}-'And you attempt to pre-
vent it."
Mr. Hiscock.-"And you now try to nne the gen.
tleman from Pennsylvania because he was derelict
Where are your Is members more than quorum"
Mir. Morrison.-"They have not been here and
skulked away.n