, 1888-04-12

Dakota and for the organization OF the ter:
litory of north Dakota and was addressed
by Mr.. Davis. He said the senator from
south Carolina (Butler) Is Of the opinion
that the admission Of the state is purely
MED that proposition. He denied It from,
the light ofiaw and from the light OF
history. As TO the claim Of the sen ator from
South Carolina that there WAS great opposi-
tion in Dakota to the bill, he asked what
petitions Of dissent mi had O, come .,,,tns to the
he said, contained some 6Oo, 900
inhabitants, OF which about $50, 900 are In
southern Dakota. OF the latter 70, 600 are
ex-union soldiers who are denied enfran:
chisement by the country which they bad
fought to save. why. delay longer that
should be stripped Of all .pretense, evasion
and sham, and II should be plainly ad-
nitted that the commonwealth OF South
Dakota had been denied admission az q
state for the sole reason that the party IL,
power with solid south was determined
not to lose its political sscendancy.
Turpie obtained the floor and the bill was
laid aside until TO morrow.
RUSHING BILLS THROUGH.
The following bills were taken from the
calendar and passed: House bill to pur-
chase of the widow OF the late General JAS.
Shields certain swords at cost not to ex-
ceed $1,000; for the erection OF monu-
ment to the memory OF General Joseph
Warren, who fell at Bunker Hill; author
across the Snake river by the Oregon Rail
way Il Navigation company; appro.
priating $40, 900 for q monument to Briga-
dier General VIM. Lee Davidson, who fell
in the battle of Governs Ford In February,
1881.
The bill for the purchase from Miss Tay.
lor Lewis of sword of Washington for
$40, 900 was taken up and read. A long
debate followed, but the matter went over
without action, and the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 11.-Notwith-
standing an all night session the deadlock
in the house OF representatives was this
morning still unbroken. From 2 o'clock
until day break the members of the house
sat patiently in their seats, or reClined on
the more easy sofas N the rear of the hall.
No motions were submitted, no points of
order raised, no parliamentary inquiries
submitted. The house was in q state OF
siege. The advocates of the direct bill,
recognizing their inability to cope with the
parliamentary tactics Of their antagonists,
ref iained from any effort to dispense with
further proceedings under the call of the
house. The opponents OF the measure,
conscious Of the fact that they would be
outvoted upon any motion to adjourn, de-
sisted from their efforts In that direction,
and affairs came to complete standstill.
Now and then gentleman would make q
remark which would arouse the risi5ilit ties
of such members as were not asleep, but
throughout the night there were no scenes
of sufficient interest TO awaken the dozen
occupants of the galleries who were peace.
morning light broke through the glazed |
ceiling of the chamber a short informal re-
cess was taken, to enable the janitors to
clear the floor of the accumulated rubbish
OF an all night session, but the duty was
very inefiiciently performed. The day be.-
gan with the house still constructively in
session. The loungers of the night gradu-
ally sought the shelter of the cloak and
committee rooms, or escaped the vigilance
OF the sergeant. alarms and went home to
breakfast. About 100 members, whose
bright faces and general appearance gave
rise to suspicion that they were not at their
posts during the entire night, were scattered
about the hall, attending to whatever pri-
vate duty or personal fancy might suggest
as a pastime.
EQUAL TO THE OCCASION.
About IL o'clock Cowles, Of North Caro-
lima, moved that the house adjourn and de-
manded ayes and nays on the HiotiOn.
Roll call was about to begin when Mas Oh,
Of Illinois, made a point of order that the
motion was not in order, because no bust.
ness had intervened since the last vote on q
similar motion. The speaker sustained the
Iblnt and declared that q test vote was shut
OIL. AS noon approached many members
appeared on the floor who had been absent,
Weaver, of Iowa, moved that further pro-
ceedings under the call which began at
O'Clock last evening be dispensed with. The
ayes and nays were ordered on this propo-
sitio0, and roll call caught mapping
Eeveral members, who relied on a
continuance nj fha sIphrn xap mi nfl
the last six hours, had temporarily absented
themselves for sleep or other refresh ments.
Anderson, of Kansas, was among the first
names called, and that gentleman was in
vigorating himself by shave and shampoo
but he was equal to the emergency and
caused much merriment among the obsery-
ers by suddenly emerging into the hall
with his face coverd with lather and q
towel neatly drawn around his neck to
answer to his name. His vote resulted in
the call by q vote of "a yeas to 1873 nays |
and the house relapsed into apathy.
The daily test vote taken at 4 p. nj. This
motion was defeated by vote of yeas 76
nays 1872 A falling off of A votes from
the opposition and IA advocates of the
mitted bv Oates to take recess until 4: As
tomorrow was objected to by Reed.
Roll call about :46 p III. on McCreary's
motion to dispense with further proct ed
ings under calls, years "a, nays ll9.
Shortly after the vote mad been an
nounced, Cox proposed to the house to
take recess until tomorrow, the objec-
ton was made and Cox put his request in
the form of q motion, which he Withdrew
on seeing q formidable opposition. At |
p. m. Talbee asked unanimous consent for
q reCesss until IL As tomorrow and there
being no objection, a recess was taken.
Damage by Flood.
ST. PAUL, April 1.-THE Eau Claire and |
Chippewa rivers are up to the eight foot |
mark and are still rising. About 100, 900 |
feet of lumber worth nj least xl0N NQl the