The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-06
NO QUORUM.
How 1t Embarrasses Legislation,
The Bill to Incorporates tho Mari
time Canal Company.
Mr., Pholnn ClIera Some I,nportant
Mr.. Phelan CiIers Some Importan
Amendments Thereto.
The Bill Fails Because Only Forty
Members Were Present.
Tho House Adopts a Motion to Adjourn
from Yesterday Until Mon
day as Nothing Can
Be Done.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Thc point Of no
quorum was raised against the first bill
called up, and for thrcc-quartcrs OF an
hour the business OF the House was at a
standstill. However. motion was agreed
TO for an adjournment from today until
| Monday.
Subsequently Mr.. Allen, Of Mississippi,
who had raised the point Of no quorum,
paid u tribute to his own amiablity OF dis
position and withdrew the point, and the
wheels OF legislation were once more put
in motion and rcyolved without friction
until Mr.. kilgorc, of Texas, called up for
consideration the House bill TO incorpor-
ate the Maritime Canal company Of
Nicaragua
by the rule under which the House Is
acting, five objections are sufficient to pro-
vent the consideration of any measure, and
rs Mcssrs. Martin, Lanham, and Culber.
son, Of Texas lAwlcr, OF Illinois; Fuller,
Of Iowa, and Butler, of Tennessee, object
ed the bill was not placed before the
House.
Mr.. LaFollettc, Of Wisconsin, called up
bill TO authorize the Sioux x Southwestern
Railway company 10 construct bridge
across tho Mississippi river between the
states Of Wisconsin and Minnesota, at
Wilma.
Mr.. Nelson, Of Minnesota, offered an
amendment Ia the bill authorizing the city
OF Duluth 10 construct u bridge over the
Lar 4. - Al L.,
done safely 80 ~ not Ia injun navigation.
Mr.. lAfollctto raised point OF order
against the amendment aud IL WIS ruled
out
ON the question Of reporting the bin Ia
the House the vote stood yeas 30, NAYS /.
aud the point Of no quorum was raised.
In order not 10 ubstruct legislation Mr..
lllollctto Withdrew the bill
Several private bills hayingb been disposed
Of ia committee Of the whole, Mr. McRac,
oi Arkansas, called up the Senate bill to
incorporate the Maritime Canal company,
Of Nicaragua, and this time the measure
was taken up Tor consideration.
Mr. CulbcrHOn, of Texas, offered nm
amendment providing that nothing IN this
act shall Ice held or construed in any man.
ncr Ia Involve tho United States IN any
pccuniary obligation whatever, other than
In respect Ia the payment oi tolls.
MIR rhrlun, Ol Tennessee, offered
amendments providing that the canal shall
bc under the control and protection IT the
United states In order that the represent
atiycs Of all the North and South Amer.
can people may be- guarded against In.
iflngcmcnt or aggression ON the part Of
foreign natiunA Also that tolls shall be-
equal ON the same cln-H 1T tonnage Tor yes.
sells Of all nations, except us provided in
Article ~, Of thc concessions aud lrrrpps
oi the Republic u Nicaragua Co the Near
aqua Canal association Ji New York. Also,
that the United States government binds
itself to protect all the rights ui the citizens
acquired under said concessions aud dc.
crccs, ami guarantees the neutrality ui the
said canal aud ils operation under the
terms If said concessions aud DEGREES, sub.
icct to consent aud approval by treaty ~
Otherwise, Oi the countries through which
the canal may be- constructed.
Mr. Culbur'sou opposed Mr. fhclu's
amendments. II they were adopted the
government would have tukccp astaudIna
army in Nicaragua 10 protect thc rights Ul
the corporation.
Mr. fholln replied that the gentleman
radically mislpprhcndui thr tenn. of the
purpose ui preventing ihu result which the
gentleman was adpwhynsiyc might ousuo
They had been drawn in careful conform
It's with the uitrmnccs ui thr state dee
ulflmpnt from Grants administration tu
the present time.
Mr. Fuller, ul Iowa, said tic bill WIS
piece ol gigantic legislation. II b. so ben.
porllnt that ID should not br considered
uu nday, when it wlgpNppyi,d chat only
private bills would Lr called up. aud uf 10
time when there were only about sixty
members present llu did not iUipul tp
permit the bill 10 10 through without %
quorum.
Mr. rhrlan, In order not 10 impnril the
passage Of the bin, Withdrew bis amend
mpnts and Mr.. Culborson'B amendment
was agreed 10.
Tho bin being IN committee of the
whole the question vgs put ON reporting
Che bin iayombIy tO thn House. The vote
resulted 3J ~ u and Mr. Fuller made iho
point Ol no quorum. The committee thcu
49,
Mr.. Buruca. n Missouri, offered o. ruu-
current resolution, which was agreed to,
iUf the appointment of select joint com.
millvr Ol three senator's and three repre-.
s0naiiyys 30 investigate thu work done Un
the Washington auurIurl tunnel, 600 cone
tracts mldu iur the mur, the bidding lUr
and the letting Of thr cun'mciH and the
compensation paid iur lHr work.
Mr. C1ichiuw, of Mississippi, from the
committee on riyur md hHrhur reported
the bin npp0pualing tl-i,2jD for com.
plotting the Improvement aud dredging ul
The ~ Clair ilat slip canal. Referred 10
the committee II 'hc whole.
Tho House then took recess. Tho
evening session wis devoted 90 lho cUnE.l.
omtion oi private pension bills.
a Jury Dcnouurcd.
! CwciSEAti, o., oct b.-An unusual
scene WIS enacted in tho United States
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