St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-13
The Long Continued Deadlock
in the House Broken
At Last.
Party Lines Strictly Drawn in
the Final Vote for
Adjournment.
Both Sides Get a Chance to
Exercise Their Pent
Up Lungs.
Republicans Greatly Disap-
pointed and Democrats
Happy.

WASHINGTON, April 12.-The house
met at 11:45 this morning in continu-
alton of the session of Wednesday, the
4th of April. Mr.. Reed. of Maine, in
stantly demanded the regular order.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, asked
unanimous consent to make state
ment, but was shut off by shouts for the
regular order from the Republican side.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, moved to ad-
journ. AT the demand of Mr.. Reed the
yeas and nays were ordered on this
motion. The roll call was watched
with intense interest by gentlemen on
both sides, many members having tally
lists before them and keeping record
of the vote, and although it became ap-
parent that strict party lines were to be
drawn, the strength of the two parties
was so equel that the result was in
doubt from the beginning to the end.
Mr.. Sowden, of Pennsylvania, was the
only Democrat who bOlted the caucu
decree and voted in the negative with
the Republicans, and as he stood in the
open space in front of the speakers
desk, and in an emphatic voice voted
NO." he was given round of applause
by the Republicans. Just before the
vote was announced the speaker di-
rected that his name be called. and in
clear tone he voted "Yea." When the
speaker announced that the motion had
been defeated by vote of yeas 13O, nays
131, the Republicans rose to their feet
and fell to cheering and shouting bois-
terously. For some moments there was
WILD CONFUSION IN THE HALL,
the speakers gavel and the sergeant at
arms mace being alike powerless to
prevent the Republicans from giving
to their joy. Above the tur-
moil could be heard Mr.. Reed demand
ing the regular order. land Mr.. Mcmillan.
of Tennessee, moving for call of the
house. This motion having been put.
the speaker declared upon viva voce
vote the nays seemed to have It;
which elected another outbreak from
the Republicans. A division was de-
manded, but as the motion was merely
made in order that another motion to
adjourn might be in order, it was voted
down, almost unanimously, amid such
speaker felt called upon to remind the
gentlemen that this was the house of
of the United States
and not public meeting. Mr.. Randall
again endeavOred to make his statement,
but his voice was drowned in demands
for the regular order. Mr.. Townshend,
of Illinois, remarked to the jubilant Re
publicanS that ''he laughs best who
laughs last" but this remark only called
forth louder laughter. Mr.. Cox again
made motion to adjourn, and the yeas
and nays were ordered. The vote re-
suited: Yeas 143. nays 137. Then it was
the opportunity of the Democrats, and
they were not backward in availing
themselves of it.
CHEER FOLLOWED CHEER
in quick succession, while Mr.. Springer
and Mr.. Townshend, in the eXuberance
of their joy, leaped to their seats, and
waving copies of the Congressional
Record, cheered and shouted and
taunted their adversaries. Everybody
was in perfect good nature, and the Re
publicans accepted their defeat smil-
ingly, shouting back repartees to the
humorous slings of the yictors. 1t was
three or four minutes before the con-
fusion ceased, a triumphant Democrat
in the meantime securing piece of rag
and pinning it to stick and planting it
on the Republican main aisle. So the
long-continued deadlock was at last
opened with the key of caucus action,
and the legislative day of Wednesday,
April 4, came to close on the calender
day of Thursday, April IL. The adj
iournment is until tomorrow Friday)
at noon. Mr.. kandalPs purpose in seek
ing the floor was to present the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That Thursday, Dec. 6,
Saturday. Dec. s, and Tuesday, Dec. II,
1888, Immediately after the reading of
the journal, be and are hereby set aside
for the consideration OF senate bill 139,
entitled, "An act to credit and pay to
the several states and territories and the
District of Columbia, all the moneys
collected under the direct tax levied by
act of congress, approved Aug. 5, 1851"
now in the committee of the whole on
the state of the Union, and at 4 p. m.
Tuesday, Dec. 11th, the same shall be
reported to the house with such amend
ments as may have been agreed upon in
the committee, and the previous ques-
ton shall then be considered as ordered
on all such amendments and ordering
the said bill to be engrOSsed and read
third time, and on the passage of the
bill. and the votes thereon shall then be
taken by the house.
1t is stated that this resolution will be
reported to the house tomorrow by the
committee on rules.
THE SWAMP INDEMNITY BILL.
There was good deal of speculation
among the members of the house after
adjournment to-day as to the probable
course of business in the immediate
future. A few members were congrat-
ulating themselves OH the fact that the
swamp indemnity bill, which was the
special order for to-day, had been sent
back to its remote place for calendar.
A strong opposition had been worked
I'D against this particular measure, and
it was feared that an inSiStance upon
its consideration would result in repe-
tition of the events of the past week.
1t was broadly hiuted that the Obstruct-
i've tactics ostensibly against the direct
tax bill were really in large part
directed against the swamp land
ders made by the house upon the
recommendation of the committee on
rules, covering the present and last
week, have all been swept aside, and
although some of the chairmen of COM
mitteeS thereby deprived Of designated
days, express an intention to make re-
neWed efforts to secure other assign
ments of special dates for the consider
alton of their bills, it is the general inn
preston that few will succeed, but that
appropriation bills and the tariff bill
will consume the time of the house for
long time to come.
GREATLY DISAPPOINTED
The friends of the direct tax bill are
good deal disappointed at the turn af-
fairs have taken, and regard action Oh