The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-26
HOUSE FILlBU5TERING.
Mr.. Bland Sets the Ball Rolling at the

Opening of the Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-ln the House
the last week of the Fiftieth CO gress was
ushered in by flibustering set in motion by
Mr.. Bland of Missouri, who raised the
point of no quorum upon the approval of
the journal. After delay of a few NUN
utes Mr.. Bland withdrew his point
of order in order to enable G. f.
Booher of Missouri to qualify as sue
cessor to the late James n. Burnes. Mr..
Boo er having qualified aud the journal
having been approved, M. Bland resumed
his dilatory tactics and moved a recess for
thirty minutes. At IL o'clock the tellers
were still at their posts and then Mr.. Bland,
having accomplished his objsct in nulllfy-
ing the order assigning one hour to consld-
GRAFTON of measures called up by unanl-
nous consent, withdrew his motion and per-
mitted the cog wheels of legislation to re-
volve
AGRICULTURAL APP ROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. Hatch of Missouri asked unanimous
consent to non-concur in the Senate amend
ments to the agricultural appropriation bill,
but Mr.. Sherman of New York objected.
Mr.. Peel of Arkansas submitted the con-
ference report on the bill authorizing the
Leavan worth and Rio .Grande Railroad
Company to construct road across In
dian territory.
the California contested election case,
raised the question Of consideration.
THE MACHINERY coNGEsTED.
Again the machinery of the House be-
came congested. The House, on vote by
tellers, decided, by 127 to A. TO consider
the conference report. Mr.. O'Neall of In-
diana demanded the yeas and nays, but not
being able to muster sufficient strength to
support his demand resorted to filibustering
methods and moved an adjournment. In
these methods he was ably seconded by Mr..
Bland, who interiected motion that when
the House adjourn to-day it be to meet on
Wednesday next. After some time the mo-
tlons were withdrawn and the conference
report was agreed to. The Senate amend
ments to agricultural appropriation bill
were non-concurred IN.
ANOTHER VOTE.
Mr. Crisp then called up the contested
election case and Mr. Savers of Texas, in
the interest of the deficiency Appropriation
bill, raised the question OF consideration.
The ayes and nays having been ordered, the
mass of the republicans abstained from
voting in order to break the quorum,
but subsequently when it was mani
fest that this object had not been ac-
complished the republicans recorded their
votes in the negative. The House decided
by lis yeas to 102 nays to consider the cleo
tion case, but Mr.. Mckenna OF California,
who had voted in the affirmative for this
purpose, moved reconsideration. Mr. Crisp
moved t. ia le that motion. This time the
edict of "don't vote" went FORTH and the
republicans withheld their votes.
FADED AWAY.
The vote resulted-yeas 124, nays none
no quorum-and a call of the House was
ordered. The 25l members who responded
to their names faded away when the vote
recurred on a motion to table the motion to
reconsider, and only 124 were recorded in
the aft NATIVE, while a cipher represented
the negative vote. Again call Of the
House was ordered.
NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION.
The hours passed and there was no change
in the situation. Time and again Mr..
Sayres called attention to the fact that it
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 republicans expressed their
assent to this proposition, but demand for
the regular order from Mr.. Crisp operated
in each case as an objection. Ol one occa-
sion Mr.. Crisp expressed his determination
to keep the House in continuous session
until the election case was taken up il he
could receive the support Of his side OF the
House, but at 5 :15 o'clock the House, wearied
| of its own inactivity, adjourned.