The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-10
lHB GREAT DEADLOCK
Sill Going on in the House OF
Representatives.
THE END IS NOT IN SIGHT.
, ,,,ocratio Fillibustcrcrs as Stub
D' ''".n ,s They We're ut the Beginning,
While the Public suncrs-Mr.
Faulkner Makes a Speech.

w,,,,iyoroy, April "a demand for
.,o rerpIar order from Mr.. Reed, Of
'rO 1goine we opened the six days contest
s,ar a tbe Direct Tax bill when the House
,.at this morning at :46, in continual
,;on ,aI, oi the session Of last Wednesday.
VII The e speaker stated the regular order
,.Ln tbe vote on the motion submitted
5y I Mr. f. B. Taylor, of Ohio, that the
" pon.s @ 90 into Committee Of the Whole
mon the Direct Tax bill.
Dr TbprenpOn Mr.. Breckenridge, of Ar
,,n,,s. and MI. Weaver, of Iowa, made
Gil,tory @ motions, and the first roll call
oftbe calendar day proceeded with.
Tho onnopents of the direct tariff bill
,,n"Sr r~S 10 be growing stronger. In ad.
,Rtion J to Messrs. Oates, Rogers and
stewart OF Georgia, who signed the mi:
TOri,v TS report, Messrs. Buckalew, OF
Penn PPanSsylyapia, aud Henderson, OF North
CoroIi6a, o Of the committee are opposed
10 the bill. ,..;..,,.
betwecn the North and South. All OF
The Pennsylvania Democrats, except
WSssrs NJ Randall and Sowden, are under
stool 10 be opposed to the bill, as are
some oi the Ohio Democrats, while the
Virripians and nearly every South Caro-
,ina member are in favor OF its pass
age. ,,..
;wous consent to have n resolution read
ior information, but he was promptly
met with objections from the Republi:
can side. The following is the text OF
the resolution: :,
WHEREAS, 1t is alleged by persons oi
this city, that there are large numbers OF
attorneys, lobbyists, claim agents and
State agents who arc covertly using every
means within their power to secure the
passage OF Senate bill l39, which is now
nndeT consideration in this House; and
WHEREAS, 1t is alleged that millions
ei the moucy which would be appropri-
ated by this bill, il it should become a
law. will, under existing contracts, pass
into the haudsO said lawyers, Lobbyists,
e'lI,. p..is'J JSs''T TS"t a committcc 10 consist
=, ",o, 'oUo,, ,romSers of the Honse be an
pointed by the Speaker, whose duties it
Shall be to investigate such allegations,
and ascertain and report TO the House
within thirty days what contracts or
agreements may exist between any ut
t0mcv.Iobbyists, claim agents or State
acrnts and the bereliciaries under the
oioresaI bill, and that such committee
have power to send for persons and pa
pcrs and administer oaths; and that the
further consideration OF the bill with its
existing status be postponed until such
committee reports.
Subsequently Mr.. Wheeler, OF Ala
bama, asked consent to offer q resolu-
,ioa ior the appointment OF a committee
TO ascertain what amount OF the sum
proposed to be paid out will inure to
The benefit OF the people and how much
is to be paid to claim agents. Objection
wasmade.
M7IOthe Scrgeant.at-Armsappeare
and reported that OF the twenty-five
members absent without leave twenty
were out Of the city and the other five
could not he found. He was directed
to continue his search.
II was the intention to have held n
Democratic conrns Ills eveninc INT the
RSnrsssnto,iyes I"T onnosed to lie direct
tax iii Jcfeotcd ' thc nnrnose by con.
tinuinD thc Ii0nse session tbrorISh the
eycniny Wv
4 ie1 minutcs beiore q further pro-
reelin"s nnJcr Tho c0il were iispensed
With anJ Mr. / C,mheIl of New York
moved os an amendment tn the two
peuiin| motions for sSort recesses that
ibc H"1sr take 'r recess nntii II :45 TO-
morrow morning In order IN prevent
n vote brinc TAKEN m This motion Mr.
Brcckcnr;5Se % "f rSansaS revived the