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NJ Beesl1s pa demanded the
regular ordsr. and eoatsude4 tbEt TIE
unfinished business was ths Conger lard
blll shs vote apon The passage of which
Saturday VAS inc9acl -slEe owing - t1e
absence ~ . qlgrua.
Mr. B-zer -. ~. Who was interested
IA Senate ban ca tie Speakers table,
argued that business on TIE Speaaer's
tabl9 aust first te disposed o.
Aa ex.saded discussion followed, the
Speaker daally rGling that the lard bill
took precedence.
Ar Mason I'M appealed from the
decisioa
On sustaining the decision the vote
stood yeas, rs, nays, - mo quorual,
and a call Of the House was ordered
One hundred and eighty-tWo membe
having responded 20 their names, Mr.
B-osias moved 10 dispense with further
proceedings under the call, upon which
motion the opponents OK the lard bill,
IN order % consume time, ordered the
yeas and nays
A motion 70 dispense with further
/ proceedings VAS agreed to-yeas, 121,
nays, Zl-aa1 the vote REQUIRED on sus-
tanning the decision OF the Speaker.
But the quorum had vanished and tue
vote resultsd-ye 40, nays, 1.-THE
clerk being unable 20 note quorum.
Another cali Of the House vas there
upon ordered
one hundred and ffty-nine members
having answered 70 their names and
nineteen nom ders having reported their
I presence 70 tAe clerk. the Speaker pro
TEN. ar. Paysonl announced that there
Was a quorum present
Mr.. Cannon (Ill.l then offered a reso-
/ luton directing the sergeant-at-arms
/ % NOTIFY absent members TO return to
Washington without delay and revok-
I ing al leaves Of absence excepting those
! granted on account Of illness.
Tho resolution recites that twice the
I legislative proceedings were Interrupted
by want OF a quorum; that certain
members mentioned by name) an
swered 20 their names under tho calls,
but did not respond on the regular
roll-calls, many of them leaving the
hall so that they could not be counted.
The following are the members named
in the resolution;
Andrew. Baker. Beckwith. Boatner Carle-
ton. Carckings, Chapman. Coleman. Covert.
/ Grain, Crisp. Cummings Enloe Flower. Grimes.
/ HAYES. Kinsey. LAWYER. Lchlbach, Lester Ca,
Mutehler O'Ferran, Osborne. Pugs!ey,
RGiacs Robertson, Rowland, Seney. Shively,
/ Skinner SpoOaer Tillmaa, Turner (Gal.
Turner N. ". Wallace. Washington. Wheeler
(Ala). Whiting. Wilkinson, Wilcox, aud VIII
Jams GlL).
Messrs Blount, Grain, Wheeler. Os-
borne, Hatch and others protested
against the resolution, saying that it
was an unjust arrsignment OF
every member mentioned in il,
and its adoption would DO q CEN
sure of those members There was
great confusion in the House Fully
I a dozen meul bers were on their feet de-
handing recognition on a question Of
/ personal privilege, and their efforts TO
secure such recognition were heartily
seconded by their friends.
When the House adjourned the lard
! bill stood Just where the House left it
on Saturday. and under Speaker Reeds
new ruling found il to-day with tho
roll-call ordered on the previous qucS-
ton.
WAsHISGToS, Aug. 27.-There were
but eighty-fve members present when
the House met. The opponents OF the
lard bill, led by Mr. Mason Ill) at
once inaugurated hlibustering tactics,
with calls for yea and nay votes, etc.
/ A. 1870 2. N. the journal OF Tuesday
had not been approved and the prospects
were good for spending tho days ses-
sion idly, using up the last day set
apart for consideration of the Butter
worth options bill and not reaching a
vote on the lard bill.
SENATE.
WAsHINGToN. Aug. 27.-In the Senate
( Tuesday the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill was pre-
sentsd and after long discussion
/ agreed 70
Senator Plumb (Kan.) gave notice
Of an amendment 20 the tariff
bill which he would offer a. tho
appropriate time. The amendment
was read. It IS with some few
modifcationsl the bill for reciprocity
+ with Canada introduced by Mr.. Butter
worth in the House Of Representatives,.
Senator Plumb proposes to restrict the
F operation o. ths reciprocal arrangement
. % manufactured articles and minerals.
WAsHiSGroS. Aug. SIN the SEN
+ aie az the morning session the resolu-
F tion offered ~ Senator Plumb (Kan)
several days ago. instruoting the com
mittee on rules 70 issue orders 20 pre-
vent che sale Of all kinds Of liquors in
the Senate wing Of the Capitol was
taken up
Senator Butlsr's r. c. proposed
amendment directing - serreant-at-
arms 90 nate daily INSPECTIONS Of the
+ conn tt+7c-r7ous Cd see II liquors were
used there. vas relected
Afte- discussion. Senator Biair's n
. Id amendment 10 p-obl5it the use OF
. liquors in the Capitol as beverage. ~
the resolution and amendment. on mo-
ron ~ senator Sherman COZ vas TO-
ferred 20 tae committee ca rules
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