The morning call., 1890-09-20
NO COMPROMISE.
Democratic Members Continue
to FilibuSter.
An Offer From The Republican Representa-
tiVeS Rejected.
4 Good Campaign Document Secured at the
Expense Of the Minority Of
the House.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The filibuster-
ing by the Democrats of the House was
continued to-day. The action of the Repub-
lican caucus yesterday in sending peremptory
orders to absentee Republicans to return
had the effect of bringing within six of a
quorum.
The attempt of the Speaker to count a
quorum proved disastrous the test by tellers
showing that his count had been wrong.
He retrieved this by ruling that 166 was
a quorum, after he had himself at first
thought that 164 was enough, that number
being present.
The Democrats had expected that an at
tempt would be made to cOntine them in the
House by closing the doors, which would
have resulted in trouble, but this was not
done. All the Democrats except two or
three were out of the House. and many of
them were in the corridors, consumed
with curiosity, but they were afraid to poke
their noses within the hall, lest they be
counted for quorum. Mr.. Holman peeped
in once and the Speaker saw him and called
him in, amid the applause of the Republic
cans. This was warning to the rest, and
they kept ont of sight.
REFUSED To COMPROMISE.
Now and then Mr.. 0'Ferrall came out to
report. but most of the time the Democrats
outside were ignorant Of what was going on
within. About o'clock Mr.. O'Ferrall came
out with proposition which had been made
to him by the Republicans. 1t was that if
the Democrats would yield now no more
Democrats would be unseated. Many were
willing to accept this, but Mr.. Mcmillan adj
vised earnestly against it, and the filibuster
ing continued.
Members who have not felt it safe to
come into the House have been having
their hats handed out 10 them through
glass door leading to the corridor from the
barber shop. To-day paddock and chain
were placed on this door.
BILL FOR FELToN's RELIEF.
Tho Senate to-day passed bill for the
relief of Charles n. Felton, in the sum of
S995O, which amount was lost by him
through the forgery of his clerks while
Assistant Treasurer at San Francisco.
This mornings Post has an editorial
favoring pension for Mrs. John G. FREE
mont.
The Senate Committee on Printing has
reported back favorably tho resolution of
Senator Stewart providing for the printing
of 1900 extra copies of the report and
testimony of the Committee on Irrigation,
and it was agreed TO by the Senate.
II it is left to Superintendent Porter. re-
count of the census will not be made in Ore
gon, but the Secretary Of tue Interior may
order it, if he is appealed 10.
Drs. Laine, Gardner and Wither have
been appointed members of the Pension Ex-
amining Board at Sacramento.
LAND RULINGS.
In the case of A. w. Stenehfield VS..
Llewellyn Pierce, on appeal from the Com
missioner of the General Land Office, the
Secretary Of the Interior to-day denied the
application for hearing to determine the
character of the land embraced in the min
eral entry and in the homestead entry Of
Pierce in the Stockton Land District. A
special agent of the department is assigned
to investigate the case and report. In the
case of the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany VS.. Robert Turner, wherein the South
ern Pacific Company appeals from the Land
Commissioner ruling, the Secretary of the
Interior says a reheariug before the local
Office should be had, after due notice to all
interested parties, and at which Turner
may have an opportunity to testify in sup
port of his statement that he was an actual
settler on the land when it was restored
that he established permanent improve
ments with the company's permission and
in expectation of purchasing the land.
The Senate to-day passed the bill providing
for designs for United States coins and dis
continuing the coinage of the 81 gold-piece
and the Scent piece.
Senator Stewart objected to the bill au-
thOrzng the Board of Supervisors of Mari
c0pa County, AriZ., TO issue bonds in aid Of
the construction of certain railroads.
California pensions: IncreaSe-Theodore
c. Brattan. Selma; Andrew ID. Van Buren,,
Dow1ey; Charles r. Thompson, San Diego
JamN Lindsay, West Oakland; Green A.
Smith, Pasadena.