Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-11
The Warning g Congress-. g
STILL CALLING THE ROLL IN THE
 NATIONAL HOUSE.
The Monotony Relieved by Funny Songs and Stories in the Cloak Room-Mr. Lawler is "a Little Short"-A Lively Midnipht Scene.

oAOsSA~ ~SOOANA ~~~S
 Lawler is "a Little short''-A Lively
 Midnight Scene.
 WASHINGTON, April 1.-The house yester- day whiled away the dreary hours with mo- notonous roll calls, the clerks became hoarse, the members lounged about the sofas and re- tiring rooms, and the dull proceedings con- tinued.
 MT. Parker, of New York, claimed atten- tion with parliamentary inquiry. It was, he said, the custom of the house to send out special committees for the purpose of investi- gating the causes and effects of great railroad strikes. He desired to know whether it would be in order for the great railroad companies to create committee to investigate the causes and effect of the strike now existing in the house of representatives.
 The speaker pro tenn was not of the opinion that the inquiry presented was parliamen- tary one and Mr. Parker resumed his seat with his query unanswered.
 A motion to adjourn stood 80 to 146, rela- lively the same as on Monday.
 The sergeant at arms, having been sent after absent members, at 8:30 D. m. brought Mr. Lawler, of Illinois, to the bar of the house.
 MT. Taylor, of Ohio, moved fine of $1o.
 A member suggested that MT. Lawler be fined a barrel of apples
 IAAs 0y AOA AOLlS1lhcu Ull6t Uu6G W&S auOGQ0T of those propositions which had made the house notorious and ridiculous in the eyes of the country.
 MT. Lawlor attempted to ask Mr. Taylor question, but had proceeded no further than "Being 8 little short-" when he was inter- rupted by shout of laughter
 Mir. Taylor said that to remedy that diff culty he would furnish the gentleman with S10, to which Mir. Lawler replied, amid re- newed laughter, that he would accept the donation.
 Finally Mir. Lawler was excused without the imposition of any fine.
 The house then resumed its air of uninter- esting idleness. The only amusement fur nished was in the cloak room in the Demo cratic side, to which some of the more genial spirits among the Republicans had gathered to chat with their Democratic adversaries The doors leading from the cloak room to the hall of the house were closed, so as to prevent the hearty laughter evoked by some good story related by MT. Weaver, of Iowa, or by MT. Burrows, of Michigan, disturbing the rest of the members, who were seeking sleep upon some convenient lounge. Through the cracks of the doors, however, came the strains of college songs and darky melodies the impromptu glee club being under the leadership of MT. Cannon, of Illinois
 Late at night diversion was furnished by the appearance at the ar of the house of MT. Morse, of Mass, in charge of the sergeant-at- arms. His excuse that he went away when the motion to adjourn was being voted upon, under the impression that the motion would prevail, was received with incredulous laugh ter. .... ...-.... ..
 MT. Taylor offered his resolution e1cusing the gentleman upon the payment of fine of $10, and directing the sergeant-at-arms to deduct that sum from the gentleman's salary He said that it was due to the dignity of the house and tho dignity of the country that this matter of absenteeisn should be treated seri- ] ously.
 MT. Cummings, of New York, suggested that it was somewhat of a reflection upon tho gentleman to direct that tho sergeant at arms should deduct the fine from his salary He thought that the gentleman could manage to pay s1O.
 Notwithstanding remark that this was MT. Morse second offense he was excused without fine.
 A motion to adjourn was defeated by a vote of Al to 6S at II :15 p. m.
 At 12:30 this morning the house was awakened from its lethargy in very une1- pected and exciting manner, and at one time l 1t looked as if t!e deadlock would be broken. A motion that the committee rise was | pending when MT. Boutelle> of Maine, rose l and, in order to test the accuracy of the | rulings that motions to excuse members were in order, moved that Mr. Breckenridge, of Arkansas; Mir. Breckenridge, of Kentucky MT. Weaver, of Iowa, and MT. Oates, o1 Alabama, be excused from voting. These gentlemen declared that they were l able to take care of themselves. Mr. Boutelle insisted, however, in the light of recent decisions, that it was not requisite l .or;1,o Ii. k<, to be excused from voting
 r Thereupon Mir. Taulbee, of Kentucky moved as an amendment that Mir. Boutelle | himself be excused from voting, which mo tion the speaker pro tenn. (Mr. McMillin, ot l Tennessee) declared to be carried, notwith | standing vociferous demands for recognition from the Republican side.
 MT. Cannon, of Illinois, then moved tha
 he himself be excused from voting, anc
 further moved that MT. Bayne, of Pennsyl
 vania, be excused from voting upon his mo
 tion. This was supplemented by motion b,
 MT. Bayne that MT. Reed, of Maine, be ex
 GUS d from voting upon the motion to excus
 him (Bayne).
 } Several other Republicans were on thei l feet desirous of piling motion upon motion il ) order to show the danger resulting from motion to excuse member from voting, hu ! the speaker pro tenn, refused to recognize an } motion except that of Mr. Cannon to excus , himself, which he declared to be carrie against the protests of the Republicans At this moment motion came from tn Democratic side that the house adjourn, an , after a chorus of yeas from the Democrat and shout of nays from the Republicans the gavel of the speaker hung in midair. f The Republicans, fearful that the gay, ] would fall and the house be declared at journed, rose as one man to their feet ane
 led by Messrs. Reed, Taylor and Rowe
 rushed to the front row of desks shouting an
 crying for the yeas and nays.
 The confusion was too great to be quelle 8 by the speakers gavel, and the services of u j. sergeant-atrarms and his mace of office W. n called in, but it was some time before u a officer of the house, armed with his emblel '- of authority, could quiet the now thorough e excited members.
 }, Mir. Reed stood directly in front of u d speakers desk reiterating his demand for u $ yeas and nays, bearing his position throug y all the turmoil, and when comparative qui @ had been obtained the speaker pro tenn. re }. Ognized his demand. and the yeas and na,