Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-08

man, OF Indiana, acting In pursuance OF the
caucus action last night, moved to recommit
the resolution, and upon that motion. de-
manded the previous question.
MR. PAYsoN's MOTION.
Mr.. Payson Ul.) desired to move to recon-
committee on rules how to act in the premises,
but the Speaker ruled that one motion to re-
commit having been made and the previous
question demanded, another motion to recon-
init, even though coupled with instructions,
was not in order unless the demand for the
previous question was voted down.
The following is the motion which Mr.. Pay
son proposed to submit:
That the resolution be recommitted to the
committee on rules, with instructions to that
committee to report the same back tomorrow
or the next Legislative day with this amend
ment, and Immediately after the reading of
the journal on said days (suspension Mondays)
the House shall proceed as in committee of
the whole to the consideration of the bill,
Senate bill 1S1. entitled IAN act granting pen
sions to ex-soldiers and sailors who are inca
pacitated for the performance of manual labor,
and providing for pensions to dependent rela-
tives of deceased soldiers and sailors" until its
consideration is concluded.1
''No QUORUM"
On a division on the question of ordering the
previous question the vote stood: ayes: 1872;
noes, 8; and Mr.. Cheadle, of Indiana, raised
the point of no quorum.
The yeas and nays were ordered and the
previous question was ordered Yeas, 2ls;
nays, 4.
INTEREST IN A CLOSE VOTE.
As the roll-call on Mr.. Holman's motion pro-
gressed, and the vote promised to be close
one, much interest was manifested by members,
who crowded in the space in front of the
Speakers desk and eagerly listened to the re-
sponses with intense interest. Mr.. Reed circu-
lated around the republican side of the House,
endeavoring to persuade his colleagues who
had voted with the democrats to change their
votes. while Mr.. Springer Oils. did missionary
work among his political friends to induce
them to vote in the negative.
The friends of the Holman motion were not
idle, and the democrats who have previously
voted for the resolution were vigorously argued
with The efforts on each side were partially sue
cessful. MIR. Nelson (Minn.) Mr.. Perkins (Kan. },
and Mr.. Thomas wis }, yielding to the solicita-
tions of Mr.. Reed, backedb by the argument of the
necessity of the republicans solidifying against
the edict of a democratic caucus, and changing
their votes from the affirmative to the mega
tive. On the other side Mr. Landes Qll-) MIR.
Lawler Oil }, and Mr.. Taulbee (Ky.), who had
voted in the negative, changed their votes to
the affirmative, under the pressure brought to
bear upon them.
THE DEADLOCK BROKEN.
The vote resulted-yeas, 120; nays, 117-and
the resolution was recommitted.
The following republicans voted in the af-
firmative: Messrs. Anderson, of Iowa; Ander-
son, of Kansas; Cheadle, Finley, Fuller, Gest,
Lehlback, and Turner, of Kansas, and the fol-
lowing democrats in the negative: Messrs.
French, Hayes, Hopkins, of Virginia, Outh-
waite, Springer, Tarsney, Townshend, and Mr..
Weaver.
PRINTING OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.
The floor was then accorded to the commit
tee on printing, and its chairman, Mr.. Rich
ardson, of Tennessee. called up bill provid-
ing for the printing of government publca-
tions on private orders.
Mr.. Farquhar On. Y.) opposed the bill on the
ground that it was an abuse for the govern
ment to enter into competition with private
printing establishments. The bill was with
drawn.
Measures were passed for printing $4,000
copies of the report of the commissioner OF
education for 1SS7-'Ss, for printing the annual
volumes OF the astronomical observations OF
the Naval observatory, to print additional
copies of the United States map Of the edition
of 1887, and for the printing of 10000 copies
of the third annual report of the commissioner
of labor, giving statistics relative to strikes
and lockouts