The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-13
IN CONGRESS YESTERDAY.
The Deadlock FINALLY Broken and the
House AdJourns Amid Wild Confusion.

House AdJourns Amid Wild Confusion.
WAsuISGToy. April Ii In the Senate
10 day Mr. Stewart presented resolu.
iion Of inquiry as 10 the action Of the
State Department in the case of John
Fuuchier. naturslized American citi.
zen. impressed lato the military service
OF France.
Mr Stewart said The French Govern
meat hal ignored the request Of this
Government for The relief Of paiuralized
American citizens who have returned 10
France and been forced into the army.
The matter has been left to judicial
determination I'm France and the courts
fail 90 act, thus denying justice 10 Ameri-
can citizens. lie believed the action Of
the French Government to be uniusti
fable, and . proper subject for action by
Congress. The resolution was adopted.
The Senate adopted resolution au-
thorizing the employment of an addi-
lional assistant engineer of the Senate.
Al tho conclusion Of morning business,
and afler lhs passage Of several bridge
bills, Mr Coke took The floor for speech
on HE Presidents tariff message
Dir, Coke's remarks continued beyond
? o'clock. aud the Dakota bill was tempo
rarily laid aside to allow the speeCn to
continue. Messrs. Turpie and CuliOm
eXpec, 10 discuss the bill, and Mr Piatt
desires to bring the bill to vote.
THE House.
When lie House met at ll45 this
morning il WAS evident that the Repub-
licaus were prepared 10 fibusler against
tie action OF the Dem mJcratic Caucus held
last might, and when Mr.. Randall arose
in ii's seat with paper which he desired
to submit, Mr. Reed, leading the Repub
lica4s, dem ludci the regular order
Mr randall requested the demand to
be Withdrawn, but the Republicans
would Mt yield, ,aud amid general con
fusion lr COx'of New York made a
motion TO adjourn, on which the yeas
and nays were ordered by an almost
uuaoimDus vote During the roll call
the confusion was so great at times that
tle reading Of abe names had 20 be sus-
pended while the Speaker raped for or.
DER. The motion 10 adjourn was lost by
three votes, the vote being 1870 to 1873
The scene which folloYei The an
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failure % adjourn, the House was the
mos, exciting that has taken place during
the long deadlock. Naturally the Re.
pubhctns expected defeat after the eau
Gus ac ion ot last night, and the refusal Of
ins House 10 adjourn was a great sur-
prise. As one man, l32 Republicans be-
gan TO applaud, while their soars OF
laughter, intermingled with yells, rang
out into the corridors like "a storm.
When order had been restored, Mr.
McMiilen demanded a call Of the House,
bui before ne question could be put the
noise and confusion were such that not "A
word could be distinctly heard IN
the press gallery.
IL was q scene fl for Bedlam. There
vas o crowd about VI Sowden of Penn
syyania, the only Democrat who refused |
to stand by the caucus action. and he
was ,mpllIed 10 move reconsideration !
OF the vote by which the House refused
10 adjourn. This he would not DO.
The motion for a call 0t the House was
voted down by the Democrats and Re /
puhlicaus alike, and now that some busi /
ness had iutervened since the motion to /
ha been made, MIR. Cox Of New /
YORK renewed the moiou 10 adjourn. and /
without division the motion prevailed by /
q vote OF liS to 1877.
When the yOt, was announced both |
sides began an almost deaiening applause |
Members rose amt hurled docu uncuts, let
lers and scraps OF p per in the air and |
screamed with delight. The Republicans
seemed to enjoy The occasion quite as
mgcA as tie vict0rs, and amid the noise
which prevailed hurled good-natured
taunls at heir opponents aero the hall.
The Speakers declaration that the
House stood adjourned until l2 O'Clock
10 morrow could not be heard twenty
feat u di-t4ut