Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-03
Mr. Mills, OF Texas, moved 70 suspend the

Mr.. Mills, of Texas, moved TO suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution:
The committee appointed to arrange the
inaugural ceremonies having declined TO give
the representatives in Congress their proper
places, We will decline to take any part in
said ceremonies at the capitol
/ The resolution, said Mr.. Mills. reflected on
large number of members.
| Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia, dumantied a
seconded, and the motion WAS seconded, lSS
toS
Mr.. Hammond felt that the House was
about to do, under passion. a very silly
thing. The House was about to engage in a
personal, childish freak: to decline to be
present because somebody had offered il an
insult. He denied that an insult had been
offered. The Senate had had no such inten-
tion. Ifthe House believed there had been
such intention there was dignified way of
sustaining the dignity of this body. True
dignity consists in taking the seats offered
and IT was childish quarrel about the ioca-
ton. Ehe House of Representatives, instead
OF maintaining Its digniry, was losing its dig
nifty. 1t was Offering intentially what seemed
to be an insult to q committee which had
never intended to insult or infiict on it an af-
front of any sort.
The amendment was non-concurred in.
Mr.. Bennett of North Carolina called up
the Iowa contested election case OF Freder.
ick VS.. Wilson and tte House voted, l9I to ?,
to consider it,
Pending the vote Mr.. Adams of New York
gave notice that at the conclusion of the
election case he would move to suspend the
rules and pass the bankruptcy bill and upon
announcement of the vote immediately made
a motion to adjourn. The motion was lost,
III to 1876.
Then motions to take a recess to s, Q and
10 o'clock. respectively, were offered
at the suggestion of Mr. Randall, who
stated that the House would be compelled to
sit late tonight perhaps till tomorrow morn
ing.
The first named motion was agreed to and
at 5.25 the House took a recess utuil eight
Immediately on the assembling of the
House the conflict over the contested election
case of Frederick VS.. Wilson was resumed
and the large audience in the gallery were
treated to a number of dilatory motions to
take recess until s, ., 10 and till tomorrow
morning.
The republicans refrained from voting
thus leaving the House without a quorum,
and after two or three Intellectual roll calls a
call of the House was ordered
At 10 30 the proceedings under the call
7.
Holman to submit conference report on the
legislative bill.
The report announced an agreement on all
points OF difference, except on the Senate
amendments allowing a clerk to each sena-
tor who Is not chairman of a committee.
MIR. Connor of Ills, moved that the House
recede from its disagreement to this amend
ment The next House would either put an
end to the claims CT the Senate or maintain
its right as a coordinate branch of the legis-
lative branch of the government and claim
an equal privilege on the subject.
Mr., Cannon's motion was lost and the SEN
timent was expressed by several members
that they would prefer to have an extra ses-
sion to yielding a point to the Senate. A
further conference was ordered and the
House then resumed consideration of filibust-
erlng motions.
WASHINGTON, March 3.
AT 2 A. M. both houses of Congress were
still in session with no i'm mediate prospect of
adjournment.