Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-01
HOW TARSNEY ILLUSTRATED Ir.
He Says He Has Found Missouri Pre-
cedent for Mr.. Reeds Ruling.

Tarsney, the new Representative in Congress
from Missouri, is proving one Of the greatest
| ways in the House. He is fuller of stories.
jokes-practcal and oral-and general wit and
good humor than even his brother. who WAS in
| the last House. He is heavy-set man. with a
big head and overhanging brows which give
him serious expression. He moves among
the other members great deal. never staying
long in one place. He stops for moment near a
group Of members and then passes on with q
solemn look and manner, while the group is left
In most mrthful mood. During the hottest
OF the light in the House Thursday, after Nc
Kinley had been quoting bad precedence on
the democrats. Tarsney walked up to a repub-
ilcan In a solemn and confidential manner and
SAID: II guess your Speaker must be right in
MS s, ruling; there is precedence for it."
What is it?' asked the eager republican
why" said the Missouri member some
years ago the Missouri legislature had an able
freshman for speaker. There was q measure
that was very popular with the speaker, but
which had little support on the floor. The
| sembly and one day he got it up for a vote.
"'All those in favour of the bill will please
say yes when their names air called he said.
Half dozen men responded. Those agnst it
Will say naw.' Nearly hundred men voted no.
i ne yeas have 1t! the speaker declared. Then
there was tumult-like this-and several
members appealed from the decision of the
chair.
Its appals We does,' cried the speaker;
thin oy will pot the question. All in favor of
appalln from the chair will say yes Nearly
the whole house responded. Those opposed
say nawn About six men voted no.
The chair looked at the house for moment
and then spoke: 1t takes two-thirds ov yez to
appal from the chair and it is the opinion ov
the chair that there aren't two-thirds ov yez
present at all. The bill ia OaSSed "
Transfers of Real Estate.
Deeds in fee have been filed as follows:
J. W. Keyser to Henry Reuter- lot 125, Long
Meadows; 6. ]. Henry Gulick to 8. T. G.
Morsell, sub %, SO. S33; $. Annie NJ. Carpen-
ter ct al to James F. Dart. part OF Girls Por-
ton, sos acres; 5000. JEANNE A. c. Prentiss
to R. J. Earnshaw, part Z, SO. 81; 800. 1. s.
Lyon to Jos. II. Awkward, lot ID, 50. 637:
Sl,2S960. W. J. Fitzgerald to Theodore Balts-
ter, sub A, So 638; $3.50. ]. H. c. Wilson to
Sallie W. Curtis, sub 80, So. 1857; $S51.75. Mary
=. Burrows to Robt. w. Pherson, pit 249, b. l.
HIS ad to WV; S1,1OO. NJ. REM to L. ].
Williamson, sub So. So 926; $3.50. Jennie
Marche to David Lescallet, sub 49, so. 1876;
$4,000. j. T. Given ct al to T. B. Ferguson,
lot 10, So. 2l2; s.. Emma NJ. Gillett to r. J.
jackson, sub rs, SO 1858; S1,O5O. Mary f. Hoff-
S466. 66. L. Taylor to Isaac Frohman, part
Fletchal's Chance; s.. II. C. Borden to q. J.
Johnson. Z to 10, 50. 114l; 8. Lots to IA,
50. 114; $. c. A. McEuen to G. j. johnson,
lots IL and IA, SO. 1885, s.. 3 to 6, SO. 1l33;
to 8, SO. 1143 s.. F. ]. Dieudonne to H. G.
Borden, lot l, So. 1916; 1888 H. C. Borden
to W. p. Lyons, lot /, So 1916; S3,38OlO.