Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-19

In the House to-day Mr.. Hunt, OF Lou.
isiana, asked leave to offer a resolution
making the bill to encourage the Ameri-
can merchant marine the special order
for the 2lth inst. Mr.. Hewitt, of Ala
bama, objected. Under call of the States
the following bills, etc, were introduced
and referred:
BY Mr.. Peel, of Arkansas Granting 32C
acres of public lands to each of the sur.
ViYOrs of the Mountain Meadow massacre
by Mr.. Beliord, of COlOradO-A resolu.
tIOn calling on the Secretary of State tc
inform the House whether Prince Bis
marck has sent to his department any let
ter touching the resolution recently passed
by this House concerning the death OF
Herr Lasker, and if so to transmit COPY
of the same and inform the House Of anv
advlces that he may have on this subject
either by telegraph or letter.
by Mr.. King, of Observation-Disclosures
ing 5000, 900 for the relief of sufferers from
the floods in the Lower Mississippi val.
ley; also, for the distribution of seeds
among the sufferers from the floods.
The Speaker then proceeded to call the
committees for motions to suspend the
rules.
Mr.. Dorsheimer endeavored to secure
the passage of a resolution making copv-
right bills the special order for the 21th
inst, but failed tor lack of the necessary
twO-tbirds vote.
Mr.. DOwd, of North Carolina, from the
Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures, moved to suspend the rules and
adopt resolution making the bill for the
retirement of the trade dollar the special
order for Tuesday, the 18th of March.
Ihls was agreed to, after a brief debate,
by l44 to s.
A bill was passed fixing at / cent for
zach ho 70 <F,
second class mail matter when sent bv
persons other than a publisher or news
paper agent.
The rules were suspended and a resO-
luton adopted providing for night ses-
sions Friday evenings for consideration
of pension bills.
Three motions to adjourn were voted
down.
The Pension Committee was called and
Mr.. Hewitt, OF Alabama, moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt a resolution
making the Mexican pension bill the
special order for the DIST inst. On this
motion many Republicans refrained from
voting, thus leaving the House without
quorum. 4 call of the House was or
dered and the Sergeant-at-Arms was or
dered to take absentees into custody and
bring them before the bar of the House.
From time to time between the hours of
and O'Clock the Sergeant-at-Arms pre-
sented members at the bar, and they were
excused for nOn-attendance, as usual on
such occasions. There was a good deal
of merriment, but the emphatic request of
the Speaker early in the evening that the
proceedings should not be permitted to
degenerate into farce, prevented much
OF the hIlarity which frequently attends
the call of the House. The opposition of
the Republican side to the resolution re-
ported by Mr.. Hewitt was based upon
what they considered the broad provisions
OF the bill. 1t was proposed to make it
the special order. 1t provides for placing
on the pension rolls the names of those
who served thirty days in the Creek war
or the disturbance of 1885 and 1886, or in
the Seminole or Black Hawk wars, as
well as of those who served sixty days in
the war with Mexico.
At 9:l5 O'Clock Mr.. Hiscook suggested
to Mr.. Hewitt that if he would agree TO
amend the bill so that it would merely an
ply to survivors of the Mexican war.
there would be no objection to the resolu-
ton on the Republican side. This propo-
sitiOn, however, Mr.. Hewitt declined to
accede to, and the mOnOtOny of the call
was continued. At 9:35 O'Clock further
proceedings under the call was dispensed
with, and the question recurred on Sec
onding the motion made by Mr.. Hewitt.
A majority Of the Republicans refrained
from voting, and the House was left with
out quorum, and again a call was or
dered.
At midnight the House was still en-
deayoring to secure n quorum, with no
better prospects than at the beginning.
AN ALL NIGHT SESSION.
WAsHINGTON, Feb. 19, 9 A. NAT
As O'Clock this morning the House was
still engaged calling the roll, and bring
ing in absent members, with every pros
pect that daylight will find it similarly
employed.