New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-12
DEMOCRATS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
,,ryrxrrn ny A PROMPT ADJOURNMENT From
rp1rrrr1NG AWAY THIRD DAY IN TIE
,,o,.sr-N\NY REPUBLICANS ABSENT.


Washington Sept. II (specan.-Tho secessi"nI'tS
in the House were taken by surprise '"'o'N' WV"
voior Mckinley moved adjournment n''i'"
after the sitting began: hut they raiI'e' "'e" W"
motion was carried by the help Of ticr own >"'' 49,
ro % Them clappcd their hands In honor OF 'he
(. victory, They had come to tho House ocV"'
TO waste the day by repetition OF INC 'n''""e
torrorces NJ Yesterday Democrats may try 10 "SAe
/, anncar that they are fighting for so"hu De"'
cratic "primciplc"tha' Is, that r"Iofc" ma" ,,,
w,s elected shall not be admitted to his seat "h'n
", orna, ,v n white man who not elected. II
.,., was time they could Confidently appear " Vic
democratic party throughout the country toF 5! hp'
and encouragement la, ,,o
Bat it Is not true tndcr t"o i"'>''
House can transact no bushes, until the !'"''"' "
.,he p,cylou, DAYS proceedings has been rca" "''.
approyed and the motion 10 approve can"'' w ''
unless a quorum Is present. Now, the Dcn'o 'A''' "
,en,tev tIibu,t..rcd and sneakcd all dav yc'"raV'
AID began the same performances today III "r''' y"
p-cvcn. the approval Of tho Journal III "''ci "',,
they s0urnod and >neak"d, hour after h"of' !" "'"'
70 cxprc,> their dsapproval Of their own p'ce'""t
, tnug witch conscientious is'>iae"' i"'e
well do. lUt which Hob"hy "o"o "''' ~
Aprct Of Democrats. .
The sudden and unexpected adjournment OF u"
House to-day ought IL he loud ana rn'c'Nc WITH
ING TO Republican als"ntcr>. lhHI tHc' re'"'" -
duty the House i helpless: l. at the mercy "i D"'
cratic mob most Of whose nicnluc'N Ni">c '" IV'''
their constitutional duties and Who virtually rpndi
ate the spirit Of the solemn o!th u
which thcv subscribed when they were adm'tt'i
10 the rishts aud privileges Of Representatives
IT the people. The Only rc0rd vote 'Aheh "uAs
showed that no less than 1853 members were absent
or not voting and that eighty five OF them were Hepno
lcans The vote taken carly IN the day th~'
thirty To- forty Republican, who weIc III Washington
about twenty OF whom were III the Capitol, failed I"
be in tho hall enough to vote
Abont A dozen Of the Republican abscntces are III
or are deferred at home by the Hines, or recent death
Of members Of their families. They are HesSr'' bsi
tine. Of Nevada: Browne Indiana; nal1el!. lennSyl
va,j,: Dorsey, Nebraska: Finley, Kentucky circuit
Vermont Hopkins, Illinois Lansing, New YORK: Mill
ken Maine: Taylor. Illinois; Taylor Tennessee; "ad
dell Virginia; Wallace, Mos and Washington Wash
ingtOn.
other Rcrubllcans who were recorded Is absent Of
! not voting to-day were Mcssrs Ahn'"n West WI
rinia: Baker New York Biiis, Massachusetts; ba,hc
| PENNSYLVANIA Bcckuitl, Ncw-Jcr>cy; Bcldcn Ne"
! York; Bergen, NewJer-cy EIss. Michigan i'"neHc'
| Maine Bnwdcn, Virginia: Brewer, Michigan Bro"sr'
| North Carolina; Browne. Virgins: Eut'c""'h
| and Caldwell, ohio; Carter. Montana Coleman
Louisiana Congcr. Iowa Cromwell. Nebraska Cooper
ohio: Craig Pennsy lvania; Cutcheon. Michigan; Oar
| I'm cton Pcnnsyv ana Dcliavcn, California; Delaio.
| New.York; Dolllver Iowa; Ewart North Carolina
rar,uhar, Ncw-York: Flick. Iowa; Flood. New York !:
DAKOTA. ,;ecni,age Ma,sar hnsctt. Hail. MInnc,oia
Uonk, tennessee Kctcham. New York Knapp New
c s%gh M hs,SsS; MeDne AsssHa MeKsnns c
fornia; Miles. Connecticut: Morey ohio; aorrilI.
RANDALL MaSsachnset, Ray; Pcnn,y wanna i.eyburn
scranton. Pcnn,yivania; smith: Illinois smith West
y; sIsr sMsnty I"wa
oH i":' Van Schack, Wisconsin; Wheeler. Michigan
Wilson: Kcucky Wright pennSyiyam,a Mean or
| mtce meeting.