Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-24
FOOLISH FILlBUSTERING.
VALUABLE TIME FRITTERED
AWAY BY THE HOUSE.

Efforts to Continue the Debate on the
Proposed Amendment to the Rules
Defeated by Parliamentary Tactics
Motions Even Made to Adjourn for the
Rest of the Week.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-In the House
to-day Mr.. Morrison called up the report
of the Committee on Rules amending the
rules of the House, upon which the debate
occurred yesterday.
Mr.. Reed raised question Of consid-
GRAFTON aud Mr.. Hiscock expressed his de-
sire to go on with the sundry civil bill.
Mr.. Randall remarked that he could
take care of that measure.
On standing vote the House refused,
by 50 60 81, to consider the report, and the
result was received with applause rom
the Republicans, but on yea and nay
vote the House determined, by 1873 yeas to
115 nays, to consider the report, Mr.. Reed
changing his vote at the last moment to
enable him to move to reconsider. HaY-
ing made that motion be yielded to Mr..
Hiscock to move to adjourn, and this mo-
tiOn he supplemented with another that
when the House adjourn to-day it be to
meet on Friday next.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, ironically
suggesting that Friday was too early a
day, moved to substitute Saturday.
ADAY OF FILIBUsTERING.
Thus, having laid the foundation for
day OF nnbustering, the Republicans re-
Trained from voting, and left the House
without aquOrum.
Mr.. Morrison moved call of the House.
Mr.. Reed suggested that the House
might consider the sundry civil bill.
uyiIl 70 nf ri
bill" remarked MIR. Morrison.
"YOu, teop exclaimed Mr.. Reed, in
affected surprises: Il am afraid the sun
dry civil bill is being taken too much
care Of"
ROLL CALL AFTER ROLL CALL.
A call of the House was ordered and
the doors Of the chamber were closed.
Then roll call followed roll call with mo-
notonous regularity, while members
lounged in their seats reading and writ
ing, or retired to the cloak rooms for a
smoke and talk. Both sides were deter
mined in their course, but little attention
WAS paid to tn proceedings. which were
unattended by any occurrences to break
their unlnteresting character.
A resolution was adopted directing the
Sergeant-at-arms to arrest the absent
members and bring them to the bar of the
House.
IAe house remained, as one meDDeF
characterized it, in a state of ''iunOcuOus
desuetude." until quarter past four,
when further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with, and the question re-
| Cured on Mr.. Burrows motion to adjourn
| until Saturday. This was voted down by
yeas to 14j nays. The vote showed no
! quorum, and another roll call consumed
the time TO O'Clock, when The House
adjourned.
1t is understood that the proposed
change of the rules will not be called up
for consideration tomorrow, but the sum
dry civil appropriation bill will be ac-
corded the right Of way.
MR.. MoRRIsoN's PROGRAMME.
MIR. Morrison said tonight that he did
not propose to 20 on with the attempt 30
amend the rules in this regard unless the
| absent Democrats returned, so as to make
quorum. The Republicans have
wasted one day on the flibustering
against it. II they showed signs
of wasting another tomorrow
in the same way he would withdraw the
proposition for the present. A caucus Of
the Democrats Of the House is TO be held
tomorrow night to consider the order of
business, and particularly whether the
Democrats cannot be induced to attend
and make a quorum so as 10 carry Mr..
Morrison's proposition. The Republicans
will fiIibuster against it as long as possi-
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