Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-08
Lrm. coNCREss-stcoND SESSION.
WASHINGTON. January Z. 1889.
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wss referred 10 the Committee on Contingent
Expenses) instructing the committee on the
Mississippi river 10 continue its iDvestika-
tiOa into the existing and proposed methods
81 work, including the whole subject OF the
Mississippi.
The resolution reported from the Commit
Ice on Foreign Relations IN reference 10 the
Panama canal Was then taken up, and Mr..
Gray rose 10 make some remarks, hut was
interrupted by a motion made hY Sir. 3D.
muuds and ecOuded by MIR. HoaT That IN
consideration Of that subject the doors be
closed. The galleries we're accordingly
cleared, the doors closed, and the Senate, at
1895, proceeded to the discussion OF the
subject IN secret session.
The secret session continued till $40,
when the doors were %te0pencd. TIE dis
cussion was carried on by Messrs. Edmunds,
sherman, Morgan, Gray, and Jones Of Ar
kansas, aud the Joint resolution was
adopted yeas, 80; nays, Shaving been
notified so ~ 10 read:
Resolved bV the Senate and House Of Re-
personalities Of the Unitci states Of Ameri-
ca. IN Congress assembled, That the Govern
ment Of the United States will look with Sc.
Ti0us concern and disappr0val upon any
connection OF any European Government
with the construction or control OF any ship
canal across the Islbmus ~ Darien or across
Central America, and must regard any such
connection or control rs injurious TO the lust
rights and interests OF the United States and
as a menace to their welfare.
Section ,. That the President be, and he l.
hereby. requested 10 communicate this eX-
preston Of the views OF the Government Of
the United sites 10 the Government, OF the
countries Of Europe.
The vote IN detail f. as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Bate,
Berry, Brown, Chandler, Cockrell, Coke.
Colquitt, CullOm, DAVIS, Dawes. Dolph. Ed
munds, Epstis, EyaTts, Farwell. Faulkner,
Frye, George. Gibson, German. Hale. llaw-
ley. HOar. Ingalls,, Jones OF Arkansas, Man.
dersOn, Mitchell. MORAN. Morrill,, Paddock,
Palmer, Payne. Plat, Plumb, Pugh, Quay,
Ransom, salisbury. SAWYER, sherman.
Spooner. Stewart, Teller, vest. WsiIngll.
Wilson Of Iowa, and Wilson Of Maryland
40.
NAYs.-Messrs. Blackburn, Hampton. ana
Vance,.
On motion Of Mr.. Allison the existing or.
der 10 vote on the tarid bill was extended
for one day in consequence Of this day
having been occupied ny the Panama camel
resolution, 30 that The vote on the iardT bin
is to be taken on The 22d OF January ut 1
O'Clock.
The Senate then adjourned.
House Of Representative.
Immediately after the toading OF the Jour-
nal the contest over the proposed change Of
the rules abOlishing the coll OF states or sus-
pension Mondays was resumed, Mr.. Reed,
Of Maine, calling up the resolution reported
from the Co nmittce on Rules, the pending
question being on ordering the previous
question.
The Clerk proceeded 10 call the roll. The
vote resulted: Yeas. ll2; NAYS, 22-29 less
than a quorum. and a cal Of the House was
ordered. The clii developed The presence OF
22G members, aud further proceedings under
the call having been dispensed with The vote
was again taken on ordering the previous
question upon the resolution.
Again the quorum faded away, the vote
standinq-yCas. 1876; NAYS, l5-tweIye y0tes
beng still lacking TO enable the House to
proceed to business.
Mr.. Reed moved 4 call Of the House;
pending which Mr.. Cox. OF New York,
moved adjournment, his object being to
enable the Democrats TO hold a caucus im-
mediately.
The motion was defeated-ycas, =; nays,
13S. with few exceptions the Republicans
ANANN 0NNAAhf N-tiiHA Ah' ht'AtWhF go AHNfN
was a division among the Democrats.
Mr.. Reeds motion prevailed, and another
call OF the House wss ordered. Two hun.
dred and twenty-siX members once more
responded 10 their names, and hr. BlOuut,
Of Georgia, moved TO adjourn. But the
Democrats remained divided, ami the motion
was deioated-yeas, -; nays, l3S.
Then Mr.. Anderson, Of Kansas, entered
a dilatOry motion that when the House
adjourn to-day, It be to meet on Wcdue,d.y
next, aud the speaker entertained the motion,
rot Nitustlndlng the point OF order raised
by Mr.. Reed that Il was not in order.
No quorum appeared on The vote by teliegs
and the yeas and nays were ordered.
The motion having been dt~leated-yeas,
,; nays, I7i-Mr. Cheldle, OF Indiana,
moved to adjourn. Lost-yeas, Il; nays,
12J.
Mr. Anderson, Of Iowa, then came for.
ward 90 reinforce his namesake from Kansas
with a fiiiDustcriug motion for an adjourn
ment until Wednesday, which was promptly
voted down-yeas, T.; nays, ljJ-and a
motion by Air. Blount 10 adjourn met With
the fate Of its predecessors. Another roll
call on the motion TO adi0uTnuutil Thursday
consumed the time until 8 O'Clock, when,
uuder the rules, the session ended by lim,ta.
ton.
Thus ended a day Of monotonous and
dreary roll-calIs, the weary reading-clerks
mechanically running over the names.
Throughout the day SIR. Reed was con-
stanlly in the House, determined that no
sltckncss on his part should permit The reso.
luton TO change the rules or 10 escape the
attention OF TIE House; aud the Mes>r,.
Anderson, from Kansas and Iowa, wearily
watched every roll-call in order to lose 40
parliamentary vantage groilud given them
under the rules. The AndcrsOns, with Mr..
Chtadle, OF Indiana; Mr. Lind, OF Mime
sofa, and Mr.. Lehlbach, OF New Jersey, were
the only Republicans who voted with two
thirds OF the Democrats Tor adjournment.
The other one third Of the Democrats, con-
sisting OF special friends aud advocates Of
the Oklahoma and Union Pacific funding
bills, voted with the almost solid Republican
side against adjournment. A Democratic
caucus was announced to be held at 1880 this
evening.