The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-26
day OF EILIBUSTHRING,
No Business Done in the Lower
House Of Congress,
THE FIGHT FOR ADVANTAGE
Ends In Fruitlcss sesslon-BusI-
ness In the senate-The PresI.
dent Us a HumorIst = Other
Washington Intelligence.

WASHINGTON, d, o., Feb, 25.-The last
week Of the Fiftieth Congress was ush-
cred in by fllibusteripg, set in motion by
Mr.. Bland, OF Missouri, who raised the
point Of no quorum upon the approval
Of the journal. Alter delay oi few
minutes, Mr., Bland withdrew his point
OF order in order TO enable O, +, BOsher,
OF Missouri, 10 qualify as the successor of
the late James N, Burnes,
Mr.. Booher having qualified and the
Journal having been approved, Mr..
Bland resumed his dilatory tactics and
moved q recess for thirty minutes. The
hour Of lliound them still at their posts
and, then Mr., Bland, having accom-
plished his object in multiplying the order
assigning one hour to the consideration
OF measures called up by unanimous
consent, withdrew his motion and per-
mitted the cog-whGels OF legislation to
revolve.
Mr.. Hatch, OF Missouri, asked unan-
imOus consent 10 non.Concur in the SEN
ate amendments to the Agricultural APP
preparation bill, but Mr., Sherman, OF
New York, objected,
Mr., Peel, OF Arkansas, submitted the
conference report on the bill authoriz-
Ing the LeavGnworth & Rio Grande
Railroad Company to construct road
across the Indian Territory.
Mr.. Crisp, OF Georgia, in the interest
Of the California contested election case,
raised the question Of consideration,
Then again the machinery OF the
House became congested. The House,
on a vote by tellers, deCided-l27 to 43-
to consider the conference report,
Mr.. 0'Neal, OF Pennsylvania, demand
ed the yeas and nays, but not being able
10 muster sufficient strength to support
his demand, resorted to fllibustering
methods and moved an adjournment.
In these methods he was ably seconded
by Mr.. Bland, who interjeCted a motion
that when the House adjourn to-day it
be to meet on Wednesday next. Alter
some time the motions were withdrawn
and the conference report was agreed to.
Mr.. Peel also made conference report
on the bill granting right Of way
through the Indian Territory to the st.
Louis 4 San Francisco Railroad Com
pany. Agreed to.
The Senate amendments wero non-
ConCurred in to the agricultural appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Crisp then called up the contested
election case OF Mr.. Sayres, OF Texas, In
the interest OF the deficiency appropria.
tion bill, raised the question Of consider.
alton. The yeas and nays being ordered,
the mass OF Republicans refrained from
voting in order TO break q quorum, but
subsequently, when it was manifest that
this object had not been accomplished,
the Republicans recorded their votes in
the negative,
The House deCided-yeas, 1l5; nays,
102-to consider the election case, but Mr..
McKenna, OF California, who had voted
in the ailirmatiye. for this purpose,
moved reconsideration.
Mr.. Crisp moved to table the motion.
This time the edict OF don't vote" went
forth, and the Republicans withheld
their votes, The vote resulted-yeas,
124; nays, none-no quorum, and call
OF the House was ordered. The 25l
members who responded to their names
faded away when the vote reCurred on
the motion to table the motion to recon-
slider, and only l24 were found recorded
in the affirmative, while cipher repre-.
sented the negative vote. Again call
OF the House was ordered.
The hours passed and there was no
change in the situation. Time and again
Mr.. Sayers called attention to the fact
that 1t was impossible for the House to
proceed to-day with the election case,
and appealed to the House to allow the
deficiency bill to be taken up, The Re-
publicans expressed their assent to this
proposition, but there was demand for
the regular order from Mr.. Crisp. Final
ly the House, wearied OF It's own inaCtiyi-
", adjourned. :.