New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-12
a STRANGLED MAJORITY.
WEAVER STILL CONTROLS THE HOUSE.
eprAKER CARLIsLE's FACILITATING CONDUCT
DAY OF MEAGRE. RESULTS.

A DAY OF MEAGRE. RESULTS
icy TELEGRAPH THE TKIBuNE.r
washington, Jan. l1.-Filibustcring 80 the House
ortinues To-day, however, Speaker Carlisle, under
,he urompting of exSpeaker Randall discovered that
a report from committee Of conference might DO
presented at any time, pending motion 10 aa-
,ourn The conference with Mr.. Randall suhened the
sneakers backbone considerably and he sustained TWO
successive points Of order made against dilatory mo-
Mons offered by Weaver. Re went even further ana
ropounced decision which he felt compelled to re-
s.,se later in the day. In the last eight days tho
sneaker has aboxed the compass so TO speak, more
IRAN once and his vacIllatng course to-day ala not
.a,rse much surprise. Among other things he re
rsed two important decisions OF one OF his ostln-
suished prcdecessors-a Kentuchan also-speaRer
INN Boyd in the xxxIId Congress Appeal was
taken from both decisions. and in both cases une
House sustained Speaker Boyd.
Weaver unmasked his first battery this morning as
soon as the Chaplain had uttered Amen at the close
~ The morning PRAYER by moving adjournment.
THAT had To DO decided before the Journal could DO
,eas and t. showed that the Oklahoma boomer was
as fuu Of eight as ever While tho tellefs STOOD III
the,r ulaces and waited for the quorum which never
came Randall Mills, Dockery, McCreary anu o'hol
democratic leaders gathered about s'o op''.ei :
choir and held ouIon Of war, the rcsu' =, W.. w.
was a demand by Randall for the yeas anu nay o.
a
mr. with tho powerful aid Of Mr. Randall ofueaed tnc
Journal no be read and Weaver insisted that every
thing should be read, including the yea and nay 'aly
sbcets Al last, Chairman Dfooie, Oh the fupno
buildings COMMITTEE, succeeded In onoring the CON
t.,eucs report ON the Milwaukee Building bin, and
a,er q weary parliamentary fight 1t was adopted, as
also was a report ON the Omaha Building Dill Tnen
Ar Dbbie tried to offer third conference report and
weaver moved that the House adjourn and that "nen
II adjourn IL be to meet on Monday.
Here the Speaker boxed the compass again. anu
LID both motions to be in order despite the excited
arguments and fiery appeals of DibDle VINO evil
Any felt that the presiding officer had again begun
~ wobble IN the wrong direction. The result was
snotsr failure to obtain quorum, except by yea
and nav vote and after hour or two more had peeh
vasted the House. weaver's motion, took re
esss until this evening" when private pension Diiis
we're special order. The Democratic leaders are, or
-s,sss To be. greatly exasperated at weaver's OBJ
s,aacy. and some of them now probably regret tnat
he last caucus formally resolved in favor OF INDUS
tering. In
The ruling of the Speaker to-day. II adhered TO- WAN
nable tie House to upon tho reports OF conierenee
fommitees on the bill to raise the Commissioner %
Agriculture to tho rank of Cabinet oncen inc Dih0o
tx bill. the Nicaragua Canal bill, the Land efan'
rociture BILL bill 10 amend the interstate ~o'
usyce lav and several other measures OF genera VI
-, rnsr,ance which are in conference. but 1t VIII
MT ,oossr Wcarer's grip the Territorial phis' .o
GENERAL Appropriation bill and the contested eieSuo ~
eases Just now everything except the hnu ~
business mentioned seems to be at the hioreS Va
wsavsrs obstnacy and powers Of physical endurance
disrpsted Democrat said to-day nrge me-
so,;tv of the House, believe, favoIs the ohia.ona
XII and the Pacific Refundng bill. but the maoilS
4, hound Ard gagged first, by the rules OF the housS
escond by the rulings of the Speaker thereou anu
fbird by The obstnacy of single member wh1 aoss
,ba poxer which he Is able to exercise hnoer INC rS
md decisions Such rules ought not 10 stand snsle
dar This performance Will fully lustus, nIo ne
r,in,an majority In the next House 10 mahhe ru.s
xhirh viii enable the majority to conarl inc puonc
business g. -. ,x.~.r. ,rhen the
ro,,se met this evening. but Mr. kilgorc OF IeAss
vas on hand 10 blockade legislation by raising tnc
,olnt Of no quorum upon the motion 10 20 Ih.o
ommtee of the Whole for the considerauon OF prisale
t1js MIR Kilgore said that IL had become eNluens
tss1 one man In the House could prevent the uansac
sor ~ pbllc business; he now wished u 10 ne unusr
sfood that as long this state OF anafs eNis,i ~
private bills should be passed. eau oil me HOUSE,
was ordered. A.. III ,h..rtose
10 excused with tho exception OF Mr.. weaver, OF
iowa. and that that gentleman be compelled 70 DO
= zoh.. no: we don't want him. said several mem
hers Mr. Mason said that he would yield 20 the
desire OF the House TO dispense win McdVers
r,escnce. and he withdrew the motion. The call
continued until $40. when the House ADJOURNED
Until to MORROW.