Telegram-herald., 1888-04-12
AN ALL-MehT SESSION.
Hsw the Members Managed Co Pass A~sy
the Ef1as-

Hs.s tas Members Managed Co Pass Awsy
the fiuas-
WssarxaroS, Acsll il-From 2 until
aavbfsak. tas members OF the House sat
tatlently In their seats or reclined on The
mors easy chairs ia the tear ofths hall.
No motions we're submitted. No points Of
order we're raised. No parliamentary en-
aairiss we're submitted. The House ~az in
q stzs- OF siege. Ine advocates OF the Di-
recE-tax nili. recognizing taeir inability 70
cops sith tAs parliamentary tactics Of their
anz.xonists. refrained from any EFFORT 70 dis
pen-e with further proceeding. under the
Cali os the House. The opp0aents OF the
measure, conscious Og the TACT that they
wOuid 10 outvOted upon any motion 10 adj
iss4rn. deaislsd from Efforts Ia that direction
ao4 Affairs came 10 a c0mplets standstiii.
Now and then = gentleman would make
remark which would arouse tne rlsioilities
~ such oi Tie members Bs we're not asleep,
Bat tarUug50ut the night there were no
scenes of sufficient interest TO awaken the
dozen occupants OF ths galleries Who we're
keacefGlly oozing on ihe benches
Astae early morning lignt oroke through
ths glazed csili8g OF the chamber. sh,srt
informal recess was taken 10 enable the
isniiors 90 clear the nOor of the accumu
lated rubbish Of the ali-night session, but
their duty was very inef1cisnty per-
lormed.
A group Of twenty gathered in the centre
OF the Eepublicsn side teiIng and listening
90 stories aud laughing boistsrously at
unes. Al each more violent outbreak the
zaEel Of the occupant Cf he char rises and
talls In perfunctory way ouE has not ths
sl.xhssst influence upon the gags on he
aoor. A similar gFoep u seen on TIE Dem
ccralic SHE, bat Ia Of n more staid and
sedass cemsanor. and the door Of the ball
- iserec with bits ol paper. The dssx and
tops are covered with miscellaneous piles Of
RUBBISH and the chamber. s5 = whole, has
the ar VI fTovsiness aud fatigue.
Are we still In session queried a new
eor.sr, addressing Mr. Burrows. OF Xicbi-
gan. e.. y0u see ca now IN the very act
81 lsEislating Tor the whole people, was
the reply.
At 10 o'clock. the dnAl business Of the
d8v undertaken, Was q molten by Mr..
Do,<sry that the door keeper De authorized
% Open the doors aud ysnulsts the cham
her. some nsiated Ehbuster objected from
the force Of habit, sad msttsrs relapsed
sgsin.
Ats quartsr past 10 MT. Belmont was
bro1ghf 10 ibe bar under arrest and for
ruailY charged With A0sence without leave.
lie saii that az Was paired yesterday. and
was necessarily absent IN New York. A
motion 10 excuse him Was lost upon viva
roca vote. Bat carried BY sixty-four 70 four
npon division.
A. ~ o'clock Mr. CJwles moved that ths
House adjourn and demanded ths a. es and
nAvs on thc motion. A sufficient number
of Republicans aroused themselves and
v0ted to have ne syss and nays, and the
roll cal vas aboul % eeEin Eaen Nr. Ma
son. Of III. made a point Of order that a
motion % adjourn Vas nos m order. because
~ business had interviewed since TIE last
vote on a similar u10ti0a. The Speaker sas-
taiusd shs ons. aud Ar. Mason. whO Is A
new mem Der. was Immediately surrounded
bg An sdmiring tnrouy 0f older men5ers
Who congratulated him on bis presence of
saind and sCumen iB seizinz upon the
proper parlimsntsry remedy "a head Of the
dreaded test vote.
A noon approached. many members
sapesred on the door who had been absent
AID Mr. Wssvsr moved further proceed
ings nnder t0e call which began a. 5 o clock
isst evening" be dispensed With. The ares
and nays were ordered 0n this propositions a
ard ne roli cail Caught mapping several
mem bsTs Who. relying upon The contila-
ance ef the usarokea nl0not0ay Of the
Ass SIX h0urs. had temporarily sbsented
themselves sor sleep OF other refresh
ment Nr Anderson Vas smong tae first
names called and tnat gentleman was in
vigorsnng himself oy a shave sud sham
POO. k8t be Vas equal % the emergency.
snt Csn<ed much merlmeat among the
observers ~ suideuly emerging ia the
bali str bis iace covered with latheT snd
tosel neatly drawn around bis neck %
arsEer to bis same
The sxtrsordiuarY number Of roll calls and
the cngta Of che session have bsdly dsspor-
atei the reading cierxs aud the various
smNiaTes OF fhe house cave been tried ss
substitutes wiih Indifferent sucress. As one
clefS. With sn insufficient vocal ability,
wss struggling sioux Win The roil call on
the N esver molten. Nr. Docksry ganero1slv
stepfed icrvsra arnid the sDpisuse of the
House snd took up me call "A . sonorcus
rr,ca.
A vote resulted in ne det.st ofs motion
- ,fisreDSs With the cal ~ a vots of avs
-. naTs lsS. ana tae House relspsed into
apstbv
A. D. N. rscsxs vas laken until II. IS
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