Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-17
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
HOW THE HOUSE, ESCAPED ANOTHER
DEADLOCK.
What Mr.. Cox Asseried-An Indignant
Denial-The Bill Fails to
Pass.
From our Regular Corrs.nnnhnn,.

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Washington, ID. c., April let
looked at one time to-day as if the tactics
OF last week were TO be resumed. and all
legislation stopped by another deadlock.
The Committee on Rivers and Harbors.
realizing the fact that the tariff report of
the Committee on WAYS and Means was
to be taken up tomorrow, and that a
long discussion of that measure would
follow, and that all OF the appropriation
bills except that for tho Military Acade-
my were yet to he considered. made an
effort TO pass their bill to-day under q
suspension Of the rules. Mr.. Blanchard.
the chairman, moved TO suspend the
rules and pass the bill. This was the
signal for the opposition to the
bill, and MIR. Sowden of Penn
sylvania, the same gentleman who
refused TO abide the decision of
the Democratic caucus on the direct
tax bill, and voted with the Republicans
IN opposition to the COMPROMISE adopted
by the caucus, moved % adjourn. That
motion having been voted down. the de-
bate on the bill proceeded, and in the
course of it Mr.. Cox, who with all tho
New York city delegates opposed the
bill, made the extraordinary assertion
that if this bill passed the House the
Senate would have to correct it or the
President would have TO veto it. Mr..
Cox did not give his authority for this
statement, and the Democratic friends
OF the bill Indignantly assert that he had
none. After the debate the motion to
suspend the rules aud pass the bill was
declared to be in order. whereupon Mr..
Brumm, OF Kansas, started q fihbuster
movement by rising to q parliamentary
inquiry and then moved that his col
league, Mr. Darlington, be excused from
voting. Just at that moment Speaker
Carlisle resumed the chair and said ::
&" The gentlcman's motion is not in or
der This is a motion to suspend all
rules But in addition TO that the mo-
ton ls contrary to the rule of the House,
which the Clerk will now read" The
Clerk read the rule: " Pending motion
to suspend the rules the Speaker may
entertain one motion to adjourn, but no
other dilstory motions shall be IN order
MIR. Brumm subsidized and the vote was
taken, resulting-ayes, l31 nays, 1O2
So the bill notreceiying two-thirds vote
was rejected All the Virginia repre-
sentatiyes present -Nessrs. Wise, Lee,
Hopkins, T. Ii. b. Browne, and Bowden-
voted for the bill. The failure to pass
the bill under a suspension Of the rules
only postpones seton on 1t. The com
mittee thought it very important that
the bill should pass at once. SO that the
appropriation might 90 into effect and
he available at once, in order that the
work that has already been commenced
and suspended because of the failure Of
the appropriation bill last Congress
might be resumed at the earliest posi-
bic moment. 1t is probable that the bill
will pass some time later in the session
unless a deadlock on the tariff should
supervene.
Quite lively debate ensued over the
resolution introduced by Mr. Wilkius,
also under q suspension Of the rifles,
the purchase Of bonds by
the Secretary Of the Treasury, and de-
claring it to he the opinion OF tue House
that the law Of 1881 on that subject was
still in force.
The vote on the resolution is now
being taken.