Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-13
A B0ISTER0US WIND-UP.
THE ElGHT-DAf DEADLOCK CLOSED
WITH GREAT UPRoAR.

/
Members Make the End of the Struggle
something To he Remembcrsd-Tardy
Democrats Give the Republicans Chance
to Have a Time of It and IA Time Is Had
| Notes from the Capital.
| WASHINGTON CITY, April l3,-The histori-
| cal dead lock of the first session of the
/ Fiftietn congress, came to an end Thursday
with scene of disorder and season Of
noise that has hardly ever had parallel in
chamber of the house. For eight days
| the legislation had been stopped by a rather
small minority, and when the Democrats
| finally concluded to compromise the diff
Guilty, the Republicans, though not at all in
harmony with that conclusion, and willing
nay, anxious-for an opportunity to get
"the fat in the fire" again, expected that the
opportunity would not occur, and We're bring
ing their minds into state Of proper resig-
nation. When, therefore, an unexpected vote
made an opening for "A diversion they were not
slow to see it, and the result was that the
deadlock went into history with a whoop
and n roar.
As soon as the house met Thursday, at
II AS, Reed demanded the regular order
Then Randall of Pennsylvania asked unani-
NOUS COllSenU 10 make u slhbeinenJ, DuI WIS
shut off by shouts for the regular order from
the Republican side. Cox moved TO ad-
journ. At the demand of Reed the yeas and
nays were ordered ON the motion, and the
house by vote of 1870 to 1873, refused to adj
journ, and the legislative day of Wednesday
continued. The announcement of the result
on Coxs motion was received with thunders
Of applause on the Republican side, for the
unexpected hap happened, sure enough. For
a moment the Democrats were taken aback,
but McMilin of Tennessee soon moved a call
Of the house to compel the attendance of alb
sentees Reed attempted to made point of
order against the motion, but the speaker de
cided against him. On viva voce vote the
demand for call was defeated, and right
acre the Democrats executed brilliant par
liamentary manpuvre, for ON the standing
vote they suddenly changed their tactics and
voted against their own motion in order to
allow another vote ON adjournment, which
was moved by Cox in the hope that stragglerS
enough had come into the house since the
first vote 30 change the result.
But the manpuvre was failure. The roll
call was watched with intense interest, many
members having tally-lists before them and
keeping n record of the vote, and although it |
soon became apparent that strict party lines
were to be drawn, the strength of the two
parties was equal that the result was in |
doubt from the beginning to the end Sow
den of Pennsylvania was the only Democratic |
member who bolted the caucus decree and |
voted in the negative with the Republic
ans, and as he stood in the open space in |
front of the speakers desk, and in an EN- |
phatic voice voted "no, lie was given II round |
of applause by the Republicans just before |
the vote was announced the speaker directed |
that his name be called and in clear tone |
he voted Yea" When the speaker announced |
that the motion had been defeated by IA vote |
of yeas, 1870; nays, 131, the Republicans rose
to their feet and fell to cheering and shouting
vociferously. For some moments there was
wild confusion i'll the hall, the speakers gavel
and the sergeant-at arms nave being alike
powerless to prevent the Republicans from
giving expression to their joy.
Above the turmoil could be heard Reed de-
the regular order, and Mcmillan of
Tennessee moving for call of the house,
which was another trial of the former tao
tics, the rules requiring that other business
must intervene between two motions t. adj
journ This motion having been put, the
speaker declared, upon "A viva vOCe vote, that
the noes seemed to have it, which elected an
other outbreak from the Republicans. A
division was demanded, but, as the motion
had merely been made in order that another
motion to ADJOURN might be IN order, 1t was
voted down, almost unanimously, amid such
jeering laughter and applause that the
speaker felt called upon to remind the gentle
men that this was the house of representa-
lives of the United States, and not public
meeting. Randall again ondeavored to make
his statement, but his voice was drowned in
demands foI'the regular order, Townshend
IF Illinois remarked to the jubilant Repub-
leans that "he laughs best who laughs last"
but this remark only called forth louder