The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-12
STILL THE DEADLOCK.
The House of Representatives
at a StandStill.
SENATORS WORKING AWAY
Morrill, on the Presidents MessSge-
The Bah fer the Admission OF
DakOta-Other Notes.
The House.

WASHINGTON. April IL, - Notwith-
standing an all night session, the dead
lock in the House of Represent atives
was this, morning, still unbroken. From
o'clock until daybreas, the members
of the House sat patiently in their
seats or reclined on the more easy sofas
in the rear of the hall. No motions
were submitted, no points of order
raised, and no parliamentary inquiries
vere submitted. The House was in
state of siege. The advocates Of the
direct tax bill, recognizing their lnabll-
ity to cope with the parliamentary
tactics OF their antagonists, refrained
from any effort to dispense with further
proceedings under the call of tbs
House. Opponents of the measure,
conscious Of the fact that they would
be out-voted upon any motion to ad-
iourD, desisted from their efforts IN
that direction, and affairs came to
complete standstili. Now and then
gentleman would make remark which
would arouse the risibllitles of such
mem GERS as were not asleep, but
throughout the night there were no
scenes of sufficient interest to awaken
the dozen occupants OF the galleries.
who vera peacefully doing on the
benches. as the early morning light
Lroke through the glazed ceiling of the
chamber, a short informal recess was
taken to enable the janitors 10 clear the
floor of the accumulated rubbish of the
all-night session, but the duty was very
ineffeciently performed. Day began
with tho House still constructlVely In
session for Wednesday OF last week;
Ioungers Of the night gradually sought
the shelter of the cloak and committee
rooms or escaped the vigilance OF the
sergeant-at-arms, and went home to
breakfast. About hundred members
whose bright faces and general appear
ance gave rise to the suspicion that they
were not at their posts during the en-
tire night, were sea tered about the hall
attending to whatever private duty or
personal fancy might suggest as pas
time.
About IL O'Clock, Cowles, of North
Carolina, moved that the House ad-
iourn, and demanded the ayes and noes
on the motion. The roll call was about
to begin, when Mason, of Illinois, made
q point of order that the motion was
not in order, because no business had
interviewed since the last vote on
liz L
the point, aud the dreaded test vote
was put off. As noon approached,
many members appeared on the floor
wko had been absent, and Weaver, OF
Iowa, moved that further proceedings
under the call, which began at
5 o'clock last evening. be dis
pensed with. The ayes and noes
were ordered on this proposition,
and the roll call caught mapping several
members, who, relying upon the con-
tinuance of the unhroken monotony of
the last six hours, had temporarily alb
sented themselves for sleep and other
refreshments. Anderson, of Kansas,
was among the first names called and
that gentleman was inVigorating him
self with a shave and shampoo. But he
was equal to the emergency, and
caused much merriment among the OBJ
servers by suddenly emerging in the
hall with his face covered with lather
and q towel neatly drawn around his
neck to answer to his name. The vote
resulted in the defeat OF the motion to
dispense with the call by vote of
yeas 70, nays 1873, and the Aouse re-
lapsed into apathy.
The daily test vote was taken at
nm. This emotion was defeated by
of four votes from the opposition and
fourteen from the advocates of the
measure since yesterday.
A proposition submitted by Oates, to
take a recess until 1l.45 tomorrow,
was objected to by Reed.
Roll cali was ordered about 4.45 p m,
on McCreary's motion to dispense with
further proceedings under the call.
Yeas "a, NAYS 119.
Shortly after the vote had been an
nounced Cox appealed tosthe House
to take a recess until tomorrow.
Objection was made, and Cox put his
request in the form of motion, which
he Withdrew, however, upon seeing the
formidable opposition.
at pm, Mr.. Taulbee asked I'M
animous consent for recess until
1I.45 tomorrow, and there being no
objection, recess was taken.
The clerk announced call for
Democratic caucus at s O'Clock.