New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-23
A TOUCH OF ANGLopHoBIA.
MUCH CRY AND LITTLE WOOL.
woRDY EVENING MEETING OF THE HOUSE
OF DEPUTIES

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OF DEPUTIES
The House Of Deputies for the first time In the
present session. held an evening meeting There was
fair attendance. The Rev. DR.. Dix could not be
present and the Rev. DR.. Elliott Of aryland, pre-
sided. So far the furtherance OF the business oi
tho convention concerned. the meeting was futile
1t spent two hours in getting into series of extra
ordinary muddlcs and trying get out of them, and
In that respect certainly the most remarkable
meeting Of the present convention. Upward Of 10000
words were uttered by tho members who did tho talk
Ing
The meeting began by threshing old straw. The
Row. DR.. Hart introduced reports Of the Committee
OF Conference the disagccing action Of the two
houses in regard 10 certain matters OF Lturgical re-
vision. ono Of the committees recommendations was
10 adopt the resolution in regard to the proposed
exhortation in the marriage office, provided the OK
preston, (which holy estate Christ adorned AMI
beaulhed by His presence originally pro-
posed by the Committee Llurclcal Revision, were
substituted for which holy estate Christ adorned and
ha.lowcd By His presence" TO t Is the House agreed
Another report of the Committee Of Conc eDce re-
Introduced lie pl aver OF humble to the
ton of the House. The deputies began another
vigorous debate on the subject, which Joseph
Faohad r, of Maryland, arrested by questioning the
right Of the committee report on IT, This turned
tho eOcutiOn of members INTO another channel. and
after much argument whether tho matter had
been referred Committee Of Confereno, or whether
It was before the House, or whether anything was
before tho House. and after much reference TO minutes
and messages, It was resolved to postpone the whole
question until this morning at IL O'Clock.
The Rev. Mr.. Dumbel, Of Tennessee, at 80, moved
THAT this night not bearing the fruit that It
was hoped # would, the House do now adjourn This
motion lost. Then deputy moved 70 reconsider
the resolution In regard TO the prayer Of humble
access The Rev. Harry Cassl with the
generous offer to straighten matters out. "Order!
The gentleman is out of ordcr' shouted a number Of
his neghbOis. "soms gentlemen have downed me
several times on this hoor,' said Mr. Cassil.
and I'm going to have my say out II
It takes all night7 Then he explained
that the ollercr of the outon to reconsider had
the morning the question of consideration OF tho
motion. The MOTION tnus explained, post
poncd until IL O'Clock this morning
On the motion of Dr. Hart It was resolved also
postpone the remaining part Of the report of the
Committee Of Conference. At . 40 another division
taken a motion to adjourn, AID the motion
lost. The resolution Of tho Rov. Mr.. Old, on tho
calendar to tho manner OF printing family prayer
was referred 70 the committee the standard Prayer
Book.
The secretary discovered that there he'd been
mistake in c:oIdiug the the resolution about
the eXhOrtaton in the marriage Office. After grIaI
deal Of Argument, II was found that the changes
necessary in the vote did not affect the result About
10 o'clock a third motion to adjourn made ard
was successful, being car led by large majority.
The House of Bishops yesterday postponed the
question Of prOpOTiOnate representation and tho clec
ton Of Bishop for Alaska was held over until the
next General COny enon.
The House refused concur with the House OF
Deputies In inserting In the Prayer Book the short
Office OF prayer introduced by nr Huntington, about
which there has been so much discussion.