The Portland daily press., 1888-04-14
FAMOUS DEAOLOCKS IN THE HOUSE.
Comparison Of the Recent Struggle
With those Of Former Years.
Important Measures Set Aside by
Tactics of Southern Brigadlers.
The Dunn Free Ship Bill to be Fav-
orabIy Reported.

WASHINGTON, April l5.-ltls OF intesest to
note. that the deadlock broken yesterday was
90 down into the history of the House as
having witnessed the longest continuous
session, with one exception, which the rec
ords of the House disclose. That exception
occurred in the deadlock over The Force bill
in the second session of the XLIIId Con-
gress, The House then sat continuously,
without single recess. for three days and
two nights, 70 hours in all. On last Tuesday
beginning at IL AS a. m. the House sat con-
tinuously for 81 IA hours. This is not as
desperate test of physical endurance as
that made in January, 1875, over the Force
bill. But it ought to be remembered that the
Force bill was a great political measure, in
comparision with which the Direct Tax bill
sinks into utter insgnifcance. OF course
there have been deadlocks that lasted longer,
for instance that over the Electoral Count
bill in 1877, but none: was every character
lied bp filiDustering in which handful OF
men from one section finally ~eEcceeded in
coercing majority OF their own party into
adopting their views
Among the notable deadlocks that have
taken place in the House since It's 0rgaulza-
ton are to be mentioned that which grew o9t
of the counting OF the electoral vote In lSOl
deadlock which arose over the Missouri Com
promise and next that growing out OF the
question of .the admission of Kansas and
Nebraska as States into the Union. Other
deadlocks that have taken place are, that IN IN
JAN. 1868 over motion to take up the Dill
to raise additional soldiers for the. service
of the government, reported from the COM
nfttee on ways and means, which passed the
House but died in the Senate; that In the
second session OF the ALIld Congress over
ha nv m location
the Baltimore and Potomac depot In this
city, which lasted four days. that over the
Force bill in the second session OIL the
XLIIId Congress, already referred 70; tnat
in February, 1877, over the electoral count
bill, that in the first session OF the ALVIN
Congress, called on account of the failure OF
the army appropriation bill in the preced-
ing Congress; that in the first session OF the
XLVIth Congress, called because both the
army and legislative appropriation bills mad
failed; that in the first session of the
XLVIIth Congress over the contested cleo
tion case of Mckay against O'Connori that
which took place in the same session OF tne
same Congress over bill extending the life
of the Alabama Court of Claims, and finally
that which was led by Messrs. Springer,
Cox and Townshend, shortly after the one
about the Alabama Court of Claims had been
adjusted, over the tariff bill as it was re-
turned to the House by the Senate .
Important measures affecting the welfare
of the entire country were to have been con-
sidered this week, while 40 Southern Briga-
diers were bulldoZlng the majority Oh tne
House into submission. Thus all measures
in charge of the committee on commerce IN
tended to be presented for the consideration
of the House on April 8 and are now passed
over. All opportunity to consider the f0rtl-
fcation bills reported by the committee on
military affairs was lost. TIE bills reported
from the Pacific Railroad committee were to
have been discussed on April 10, but they
are now set aside. The proposition to amend
the Thurman Act, which was to be debated
on April 8, is lost. The plan to settle the
veXed questions arising out OF the repeated
attempts of squatters to invade the Oklaho-
ma country, by debate on April 10, Is also
abandoned. Several important measures
were to have been considered on April ~
upon the recommendation OF the public lands
committee, but they, too. are now lost sight
of. A similar fate has befallen bills to be
submitted by the committee on territories on
April 10 and II, and the committee on for
eign affairs on April IL. All these were
measures affecting general interest, but all
had to yield to the eXigency of the situation
brought about by 40 brigadiers.
Our Shipping interests.
The House committee on merchant ma
rine and fisheries today by a vote Of five to
four authorized an adverse report on the
Cummings bill providing for the payment of
a bounty of thirty cents per registered ton
for each one thousand miles sailed to all ves-
sells built and owned wholly in the United
States, engaged in foreign trade. The COM
mittee authorized favorable report on the
Dunn bill, making it lawful for citizens OF
the United States ito buy vessels built in
whole or in part in any foreign country.
Postal Changes in Maine.
The name of the post Office at Parsonfeld,
York county today, was changed to Parsons
field. James w. Bunker, was appointed
postmaster at South GouldsDoro, Hancock
county, vice j. X. Sergeant resigned, and
Chas. K Richards of Falmouth, Cumberland
county, vice Susan r.. Colby, resigned.
A Scheme of RaiIroading.
An attempt will probably be made Monday
to call up the $19,o00.000 river aud harbor
bill, which was reported to the House three
weeks ago, and pass it under the thirty-min-
ute rule, if it is practicable. Monday II
suspension day in the House, and under the
suspension rules only thirty minutes are
allowed for debate. If a majority Of che
House is found to favor the passage OF the
bill without amendment, it will be called up
and "railrOaded' through. Heretofore IL
has been the custom to swell the bill by
amendments in the Hous but 1t is large
enough now to suit almost any exacting
member.
Inc PENSION List
The following Maine pensions were
granted today:
ORIGINAL, INVALID.
Isaac Southard, Oldtown.
NAVY.
Cyrus Murasny, Carmel.
Joseph G. Fowler, Togus.
Michael Cain, Togus
Charles H. Mcdonald, East Madison.
VIM. b. Remick Tilden.
REISSUE AND INCREASE.
Hannibal A. Hathorn, North Lincoln.
ORIGINAL.
Ann. widow of Nathan Ferguson. West Gray.
Sarah g., mother of Sidney Spoford, Lyndon.
Annie, mother of Henry @. Hamilton, Jr., East
Perham.
Notes.
Mrs. DeGrasse Bulkley, daughter Of Junge
Hillyer, whose elopement with young Bulk
ley some time ago caused sensation, COM
mitted suiciee by taking poison at her
fathers house Thursday night.
Senator Hale's committee OF investigation
into the civil service will examine the man