New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-23
ONE MORE DAY WASTED.
THE HOUSE AT TIE MERCY OF THE DEMO
CRATIC MINORITY.
uvr rwr1vr REPUBLICANS WHOSE ABSENCE
pprvEyrs oroRuM-THE LANGsToS'
vENABLE CASE TO BF PUSHED
AT ALL HAZARDS.
AT ALL HAZARDS.
r,x r,,rcxArn TO TIE TRIBUHE.I

rpY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRiBCHAj
vshiroto Sent o3-The Democratic mhor'.J III
,,o House continues 20 Obstruct the puuhc pusiD
hv refusing 10 occupy its seats ana 40 tie WV" ~
II was paid TO perform. Among 'he nepu. w. .. -.
,uswercd TO a roll call to-day. ana Twelve isosN " t
in AN appearance. OF these twelve men "his "nI ,.,
ya,id excuse for being absent THIS j. "o,'"0'
-. 30 Indiana who is lying dangerously Ill ~
hi home The rest are forgetful VI the u"S 'ne'
QUO their constituents. their party ana 'heir eo"" ,
The;r names arc: Broslus. liansbroueh, Mo. W.
u,.,orn.ortb Connen Ewart. Finley. MilliKeh re.er'
Sveeney and Wilson. Of KENTUCKY. Mc's,'
worth and Peters arc TO leave public iiie =. '"e I've
the List Congress, and they don't see" " '"'e ,
much now whether they attend to their ou''cS v. ~.
and nc for southern abscntecs like Messrs' E"a'
rr,sv and Wilson, who leave the field IN inc 'sTo Vi
=, att.n,pt by the Democratic minority 10 A''No p''
monently upon the House ana upo' ''o ', ~
penrescntativc whose title TO his sea icsVe ""A"''
frand and perjury it would be hare ihoeeo " u.,''
ih their present attitude Of indifference from ',a'
NJ scheming bushwhackcrs IL Is 10 Dc h'PoA ~, ~
,:;, which they now refuse 10 represent VIII hiu
other men in the future TO look after thei' in'eros''
Mr. O.Fcrrall Of Virginia and Mt. smith, VI ar
zona were the only Democrats III .he ~. ~" w"
Uou.c waa called to order this morning. Nv '' WV
of the PRAYER the clerk under direction OF INC opa
proceeded to call the roll on the Sppro'a' VI
journal. 1890 = M ororum
and a call of the House was ordered. l..
one hundred and ifty-nine msmUors 'e'p'N
their namc,-st no quorum
Wr Mckinney Of Ohio. moved an Adjournment put
nere were n number OF Republican meinbers WHO WIN
in tvor Of remaining in session Ut being Understood
that Messrs. BroSus. Mccormick bW'er"or'n '."
sweeney would return III the afterho"h anu WV "e
n.pdcd and secured the yeas and nay,. Inc mo''on
was carried-vcas co. nays 20 aud RepuDilfah 'au'
on, WAS announced to H. held Immediately
About the only conclusion reached by the caucus
was to 80 on with the the Lang''"n e'ao'' CIV Wv"
case AT all hazards. There was long discussion" AZ"
sone members who have been lukcwarm IN the,f sup
mort OF the Elections Committee. ana DINERS WIN NJ"
,,roue,v anxious TO get away to attend to priVa"
hr.,ncsx or political matters sought TO escape ''o
necessity for remaining in the city There WOW H''
several members who had been induced I" r'"'~'" "
sunday by the promise that the elccu'" 'A'e 49,
he DISPOSED OF to-day. and they "Apre>sch go"s u'
Of disappointment at the failure OF quorum " "p
near today But the large majority OF the mehocrS
nr.cnt too the ground that II would Be bad poli'''
70 retreat and they succeeded In getting the cAuc"' "
arrive at the determination above no'oo'
There was soue lively dcnunciation NJ tno M n'o.'
Who by their absence. II was alleged rcIA"'' Wv
nubI,c business and postponed an early Adjournment
and there wa, some talk Of timing them heavily II inc!
failed 10 appcar. But nothing Of this KIM was at'e"
mon and the caucus after going over IN" l't "i Az
.,cc and receiving statements from tn" stat" d'e
cations satisfied itself that quorum r"ui" NC w
tanned bv moral suasion and did not ADOPT n'''c e
orous measures than could he containcn III aPP'"S
telegram, to sh,cntccs. 49,. ,,,.,., N dav
Rrpn.~eutaiivc Moore. ~ New -llampshr, ou"s
int .i,r,~, IN the House the following r'"iu,i"n.
That the Committee on Rules DC ihs'"'"" W. -
mort AN add tional rule. towt v.., . coll
KuIr XLNI-Con,"mpt II III" House Mnrn NV
Of the House disclose, the presence OF G,'',i' all
ncnh.r al,.cntIg himself Oh III" Nur'"nl,s "ii ''.'
for the purpose Of breaking quorum; ma" ~,
IA c,cd "A, the bar OF the House. ana hhcd IN '"n NV
exceeding 800.