Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-26


% more, the roll eau tsoEeftnes discloe
I:lS p. N, 1t beeouine APPARENT tia
the bill e0uld MOI Be disposed Of toaighi
the senate adiOcrned-
HoCsz-
HAsRMoToz, Feb. &.-On motion @
Giaseoek the Senate bill was passed 70.
the erection Of public kuildinR at Sac
c0.
The HOUSE proceeded Riah the COG
sideEatisn Of the River and HArboF bill
upon the third reading Of which shs
previous question vas operating. Tha
House proceeded 30 vote on the amend
ments reported from the Committee oil
the whole. Tso hours verH CONSUMED
In voting on the amendments separate
iy. a. tue question Of no quorum va,
raised IN nearly every instance, asoessi
tatinR tedious vote by telIers In eaat
case. The amendments vefe adopt.C
sithsut yea and nay vote. until tn
amsndmeos was reached striking oui
the clause appfopFiatinQ for the i'm
provement Of the Mississippi River &c
mouth Of the Ohio River, and recon
mending that the PresidSnt appoint
james b. Eads a. advisory engineer O.
the Mississippi River Commission.
This was stricken ont in COMMITTEES,
with the assent Of the Committee ou
Rivers and Hafbors, IN order 10 fseili-
tate the consideration of the bill In
committee, the intention being TO REIN
state the clause In the House. II kav-
ina been agreed By the River and Har-
Dor Committee 10 strike from the bill
the paragraph for the appointment Of
an advisory engineer, Willis asked
unanimous eOsseRt that the Mississippi
River clause be again placed in the bill,
and She portion referring TO Capt. EAAs
should be eliminated.
Hiscock objected, aud the yeas and
nays were called amid mach confusion,
upon the amendment Of the commit
tee. When the roll call was completed,
the amendment to strike out tue clause
was carried by small majority, bot it
was stated in private con Tersation that
q motion would be made to recommit
the bill, With instructions 10 the Com
mittse on Rivers and Harbors to report
Il back with the Eaas elanse stricken
out, and this caused several members 10
change their votes fsom the Affirmative
10 the negative, and the vote was de-
elared 20 be, yeas l37, nays lis9. This
reiested the amendment Of the COM
mittee of the Whole and restored the
Mississippi river provision 70 the bill.
Willis then asked that the Eads pro-
position be stricken out, but White OBJ
jecsed.
The opponsnts of the bill then resort
cd TO dilibustering attacks, and several
a. Ill -
down. Then q motion was made for q
recess, and no quofum having voted a
call of the House was ordered, and the
sergeant at arms having been dispatch
ed In quest Of the absent members, the
House lapsed into eoInatOse state. So
far al business was concerned the great
est listlessness was manifested By she
members, and tbs proceedings Of the
call were not even marked by the hilar-
ity that usually oharactsrizes them.
This continued until $50 when White
of Kentucky secured the fo0r on mo-
ton connected With the call of the
House. His presence was the signal for
cries of Loader" Leave 20 print, I"
"vote,r and 10 fsrth and general
shouts Of confusion, while Weaver, 10
the guies OF a parliamentary inquiry,
asked whether the man With the most
mouth was entitled 10 all the time Of
the house.
Amid shouts Of approving laughter
White called the attention of the House
10 the fact that the gentleman who was
issrine at him was openly violating the
rules OF the House by smoking on the
floor. This turned the laugh against
Weaver. who quickly returned that il
vas necessary for man to do some
thing 10 keep from being bored 10
death
Waite was not to be diverted from
bis purpose Of making q sp, sch, which
be continued to do TO the intense enjoy
ment OF the Hous3 at large bat TO the
manifest annoyanos of the friends
OF the River and Hsrbor bill.
Jeers, laughter and shouts greeted him
ON all sides and confusion reigned So
preme.
Finally Van Eaton rising TO what he
stated vas qae stion OF the highest
privilege stated that the successor to
the gentleman from he ltucky was pres
ant, and he moved that be hs nov sworn
whi,e--"I win say TO the gentleman
that IL there had been fair election in
his district, his successor would have
bean here too"
Van Eaton AND IL there bad been
an intelligent election In the Rsntle-
snan's district, he never would have
been here"
white ives then interrupted by q
point of order that he was not speaking
10 the question under discussion.
Mhise--"I did not digress uatil
was interrupted by the gentleman. IL
the House viii permit me 20 call him
80, from Nebraska and the member
from Mississippi"
Hammond demanded thai the words
be takes. whsreupoa White Withdrew
them.
Hammond said be would ask fer no
action, because though the remarks Of
the gentleman from Kentucky we're out
of order, be bad been greatly provoked.
White then proceeded With bis speech
and amid misses from the Democratic
side he referred to President elect
Cleveland a. being 10 q aaioen In Baf.
falo With the boys.
aOh I" said Gibson. " this is Disgrace
fsl. The gentleman shall not utter
fAlsehoods on tins hoor."
Brown II Indiana, demanded that the
wsris be taken down
Several Democratic members With
No" replied Gibson. " l do no. take
them back. bot / repsat them"
The language was read al the clerk
desk a. given above.
BFpwn eaid he was nat saEpsissd thai
| In the oonfuaion the reporter lad not
taken down accurately the resaark OF