The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-12
ONE MANS POWER.
Gen. Weaver Clogs the
Wheels of Congress.
RANDALL To THE RESCUE.
Fresh Fish Taken from the Free
List-Inrestigztioz Of the
samoan Trouble

N&sRISsToS, jan. H.--S9n The Sssembl
/ Ing OF the hoass, Weaver as lawa a: oaee
moved that wheu the hoHSe adjourned Il
- 10 meet Monday After the cennt had
proeevded half sn hour without q quorum
making its appearance. Randall demanded
the yeas and HSys, and they were ordered.
7 Ee motion having been dsfeafea-yeas >
nays E2s-wosver. who had voted IN the
negative. Haoye ed a reconsideration Ran
da.l made the point that il was not in or
Ger % move 20 reconsider a vote apon e
melton 20 ad5oura 20 aaF certain The
point was sustained By TIE speaker
Weaver moved 70 take recess until %
but was again blocked BY Randall with a
point tnss IL wEs ous 0f arSier He held
that Tie motion MAS in tas nature Of bust
hess. and Therefore Hof in order until the
journal had basen Rad The speaker de-
cieed the point well taken.
Tbs journal vas then resd, and Weaver
again began dilaiory fneiioRs These were
finally interrupted by Dikble. who came
tprward wita the conference report upon
the senate bill for the erection OF the pub
lie hhrsrs Al Milwaukee, which n0twi.h-
standing weayeF's protest, the speaker
rlles OF higher privilege than motion 70
acgosrn. The report having been read
and the previous question demanded by
Dibbie. Weaver moved 10 AdjoHrn. The
speaker decided that Is the rules gave a
conference report precedence over a mo-
ton TO adjourn. q subsequent motion TO
adjourn could not deprive il of preoe-
dense
Weaver took advantage OF the half hours
debate upon The Milwaukee bill to deliver
a speech in favor of the Oklahoma bill. in
behalf Of which hs has been making I'LL
clustering fight for some days past Mason.
OF Illinois made the point Of order that the
gentleman was not speaking on the subject
he
(AcCreadyl sustained ii.
NO quorum voting on ordering the yeas
and nays on the adoption Of the conference
report, Weaver again raised his point of or
der that quorum was necessary. The
speaker oyorTuied the point and the con
ference report was agreed to-yeas i79. nays
Dibb,e then presented the conference re-
port on the bin fer the erection OF public
building at Omaha Weaver permitted the
report 70 be agreed 10 without forcing yes.
and-nay vote. bat when Dibble presented
another conference report he raised the
question OF consideration, and pending
this moved 20 adjourn.
Dibble raised the point OF order that the
latter motion was not in order, but the
point was 0verruled by the speaker. who
held that pending decision of the question
Of consideration IL was competent for the
house 10 adjourn. He also held in order
motion that when the house
adjourned to day 1t be TO meet on Monday.
The latter motion having been defeated,
Weaver withdrew his motion 20 adjourn,
and on his motion the house took a recess
till evening".
Weaver OF lows was not present when
the house met this evening, but kilgore of
Texas was on hand 10 block legislation BY
raising the point of no quorum upon the
motion TO go into committee of the whole
for consideration Of private pension bills,
4 soNf ff.f ftasa h..Hs =
until $50, when the house ad-
iourued until morning