, 1890-09-25
FRIDAY.
A Good Campaign Document In the
way of . Photograph.

n Go0d Campaign DOcumsnt IN tne
Way of Photograph.
WAsHISoToS, Sept lo.-In the house
to-day there was another prolonged
farce OF roll calls and flibustering.
The first thing, MIR. Crisp moved that
yesterdays journal be corrected. This
was laid on tho table--ayes i+0, noes 2.
But Mr.. Crisp raised the point Of no
quorum.
The speaker counted l6i members
present, n quorum.
MIR. Crisp challenged the correctness
of the count, and the speaker said that,
having taken great pains, ho had no
doubt about his correctness. He was
informed by the doorkeeper that there
were dozen democrats in the lobby.
Mr.. Crisp's motion was laid on the
table, but the gentleman from Georgia
still protested that tellers should be ap-
pointed.
The speaker stated that the question
was on the approval of the journal, and
u vote was taken, which resulted: Ayes,
162; noes, q
Mr.. Crisp raised tho point of no
quorum.
The speaker replied that Mr.. De
Haven, OF California, was present, but
had not voted. He, together with the
speaker made 1865 mem bers present, al
though the speaker was of opinion tina,
lGi members constituted a quorum.
Mr. Crisp again challenged the cor.
rectness OF the count, and the speaker
said that no matter what the conduct OF
the gentlemen who were obstructing
legislation might be. 1t was desirable
that no mistake should be made, and
therefore ordered tellers, appointing
Messrs. Mckinley and Crisp. ...
Mr.. Holman, Of Indiana, was about 10
leave the hall, when the speaker espied
him and ordered the tellers to count
him.
Mr.. Holman then, amid much laugh
ter, passed between the tellers, who fn-
ally announced the presence Of 16i
members.
Mr. Crisp made point Of order that
notwithstanding the four vacancies ex-
isting In the membership OF the house
by reason Of deaths, 164 members did
not constitute quorum. This point
was discussed at much length, and the
speaker decided to adhere to the rule
that 106 members constituted quo
rum.
A call of the house was therefore or
dered, and as q few democrats entered
tho chamber, the presence of l70 mem.
bers was disclosed.
The speaker announced the question
to be on the approval of the Journal,
and 1t was approved.
| The question then recurred on the or
dering Of the previous question on the
Langston-V Venable case. Most of the
democrats again retired, but the pre-.
vious question was ordered-ayes 147,
noes z, the clerk noting n quorum.
Messrs. Cheadle, OF Indiana, and Cole.
man, OF Louisiana (republicansl, voted
in the negative.
Mr.. Cheadlos moved to recommit the
case; lost, 7 to las.
The question recurring ON the minority
resolution declaring Langston not
elected, the quorum disappeared, and a
call of the house was ordered, disclosin q
the presence of l67 mem bers.
Tho minority resolution was then re-
Jectcd, and vote was taken ON the
second minority resolution declarin z
Venablc duly elected lost, 4 to 1856, the
speaker counting quorum.
The first majority resolution, dcclar-
ing Nenable not elected, was next in
/ O''N'' uhu uBuiu tuo ulSun-
peafed, making a call of the house
necessary. One more than a quorum
responded on this call, and again did
the quorum disappear on the pending
resolution, the vote standing l45 TO 4
and once more was call ordered, and
l6i members responded to the call.
Inc republican absentees were
Messrs. Biggs, Browne, Of Indi ana; But.
terworth, Connell. Dorsey, Ewart, Fin
Flood
Peters, Sweeney and Wilson.
There being no quorum, the house, by
unanimous consent, took recess, the
evening session TO be for the considera.
tion of private. pension bills.
Representative Walker, of Massachu.
sets believed that picture of the
house In its present condition of demo
cratic depletion would form good 70.
publican campaign document, and to-
day secured the services of two photog.
raphers to reproduce in counterfeit pre-
sentiment both sides of the chamber
The photographer in the gallery ON the
democratic side looked down on nm
array of empty seats, while the artist on
the majority side directed his camera
upon goodly proportion of republican
representatives. The halfa dozen demo.
Gratis present were unaware that their
portraits wero being taken and the re-
publicans were careful to withdraw from
tho democratic side all the pages and
doorkeepers who might tend to swell the
democratic side.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session tile house post.
poned until Wednesday next the bill
granting pensions to the widows of
Generals Mcclellan, Fremont and
Crook. Seventy-fve private pension
bills were passed and the house ad
journed,