Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-11
The House Deadlock.

compromising the ueaulOCk LII III
House of Representatives has ceased
The belief generally expressed thi
afternoon is that the present condition
OF affairs will continue until Tuesda..
next, the day when it is intended t
call the Tariff Bill, when a determine,
effort will be made to break the dead
lock. There is desire on the part Q
the Democratic advocates Of the Direc
Tax Bill to have caucus called 70
the purpose of determining wha
course shall be pursued to put an enc
to the present stagnation of business
but while the opponents indicate {
willingness to have caucus callet
for consultation, they decline to bt
bound by the caucus action. The
hours wore away without being mark
ed by a single incident OF interest
Late in the afternoon the vote was
taken upon the motion to adjourn
The affirmative vote was 80, exact,
the number who voted in similar
manner yesterday.
THE NEGATIVE VOTE
Fell off from 156 yesterday to 14(
to-day, the falling off being accounted
for by the fact that a number oi
leaves of absence were granted main
ly from the ranks of the supporters OF
the bill. AT $50 the Sar-
geant-at-Arms appeared at the
bar of the House, having in
custody Lawton, of Illinois, who was
subjected to good deal of badinage
by his fellow-members as he formu-
lated his excuse for having been alb
sent. He had been at home answer
ing his correspondence. E. 5. Tay-
lor moved to excuse the gentleman on
the payment of a fine of $40. He said
the time had arrived when the House
should assert its power to have its
members present whenever necessary.
On motion of Wheeler, of Alabama,
Lawler was excused without imposing
a fine.
The House then resumed its air of
uninteresting idleness. At I1:15
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, moved
that the House adjourn. Defeated ;
yeas 6S, nays 141.
At IL 80, while the motion that the
committee rise was pending, Boutelle
moved that Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, Breckenridge, OF Arkansas,
Weaver and Oates be excused from
voting. These gentlemen declared
that they could take care of
themselves. Boutelle insisted that it
was not requisite that member
give his consent to a motion to be ex-
cused, Thereupon Taulbee moved as
an amendment that Mr.. Boutelle,
himself, be excused from voting,
which motion, the Speaker pro. tenn.
(Mc MILAN, Of Tennessee declared
to bs carried. Cannon, of Illinois, then
moved that he, himself, be excused
from voting, and moved that Bayne,
OF Pennsylvania, be excused. This
was supplemented by motion by
Bayne that Reed, of Maine, be ex-
cused from voting. Several other Re-
publicans were upon their
feet but the Speaker pro. tenn.
REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE
Any motion except that of Cannon to
excuse himself, which he declared to
be carried against the pr tests of the
Republicans. At this moment a
motion came from the Democrats that
the House adjourn, and after chorus
OF yeas from the Democrats side
and shouts Of nays from the Repub-
Leans, the gavel OF the Speaker hung
in mid-air. The Republicans,
fearful that the House he de-
clared adjourned, rushed to the front
shouting for yeas and nays. The con-
fusion was SO great that the services
of the Sergeant alarms and his mace
of office were called in and order fin
ally restored. Reed entered his de-
mand for yeas and nays, and when
quiet had been restored the Speaker
pro tenn. recognized his demand and
yeas and nays were ordered. The
motion to adjourn was defeated; yeas
65, nays 121. At this hour / :45)
there is no prospect OF an adjourn
ment and recess. A motion to sus-
pend further proceedings under the
call of the House has just been lost.