Telegram-herald., 1890-10-09

~ THE CLOAK ROOM
ffth Of those present There were
enoach Democrats 70 secure them and
the clerk began 10 call the roll.
The lrst name upon the roll Is Joe
Abbott OF Texas, and the last Or. Yoder
OF Ohio. At tho end OF the call Mr.
Burrows said: THE clerk will call the
names - those who failed 70 respond
upon the hrst call"
This was done and few more re-
sponses we're made. To waste all the
time possible, Colonel OFerraA de-
man&ed a rec2pitulatiOn OF the vote.
Tho clerk read over the names Of those
who had voted in the Affirmative and
those who had voted in the negative.
The roll e2n thus consumed about
twenty minutes.
All day long similar scenes were en-
acted. A call of the House followed.
IL failed 20 develop quorum Then
motion 70 adjourn was made, with di-
vision and another call Of the yeas and
nays IL developed no quorum. Mean
time. however, the clerk had been keep
ing track OF the members present who
failed 10 vote. lie informed the
Speaker pro tenn. who announced that
there were lT2 members present-more
than 4 quorum. Nils Haugen then
moved 70 dispense with further proceed
ings under the call This brought on
another yea and nay vote in which no
quorum was developed. The Speaker
pro tenn. held that as a quorum had been
developed, the journal could be read.
IL was read. Colonel O'Ferran vainly
protesting.
Judge Payson next moved the approx
al Of the journal and demanded the pre-
vious question There was the usual
division and the yeas and nays were Sc
cured upon the previous question. No
quorum voted. Nils Haugen then again
moved call OF tho House. This brought
out the yeas and nays once moro. The
call was then made and no quorum re-
sponded. Nils Haugen offered the usual
resolution that the Sergeant-at-Arms
should take members into custody and
upon 10 demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Flower moved 10 table the de-
mand. This brought out the yeas and
nays on the motion to table.
The yeas and nays on the demand for
the previous question followed. and it
was ordered.
Then came a yea and nay vote upon
Nils Hargen's resolution. He followed
that with a resolution revoking all
leaves OF absence and demanded the
previous question upon that. The usual
yea and nay vote followed. Mr.. Chcadle
tried 70 amend It, and the Speaker de-
cidcd the amendment out OF order. An
appeal was taken, and tho yeas and nays
were secured on the appeal. Then they
were taken upon the motion to table the
previous question. Finally they were
taken upon the motion Of Nils Haugen.
Then the House cot tired and adjourned.
Thcro were over n dozen roll-calls
during tho afternoon. They grew
wea7isome and monotonous. The ladies
in the galleries yawnod, and most of
them went over TO the staid old Senate
for relief Members made various
efforts to relieve the monotony. Some
read newspapers. Rev. John A. Ander-
son OF Kansas sat IN the Speakers lobby
reading The Cruise or the Arethusa."
General Forney OF Alabama reclined
upon sofa smoking a fragrant Havana.
Richard Vaux shook his leonine name,
and roarcd over the way in which
business was done. Messrs. Crisp,
Davidson. and Marcus Aurelius Smith
drew their chairs together in the cloak
room and told stories. Mr.. Springer
and Bon Buttorworth sauntercd arm in
arm mp aud down the Speakers lobby,
retailing "reminiscences ot tho stump.
Watchdog Holman read ''pub. docs. ="
and Asher G.. Caruth spent the after
noon IN answering letters. Elijah
Adams Morse conducted a prohibition
discussion with Mr.. Lehlbach, chairman
Of the ciyil-service reform committee
There was a steady stream OF visitors TO
the restaurant, and tho game OF blue
Peter" was played in more than ono odd
neck OF tho House wing Of the Capitol
Nor was This tho only day without a
quorum. Tho whole week was spent in
rOil-calls. IL vas not until Saturday
that the iouraal OF Tuesday was ap-
proved It's approval was secured be-
cause hat day had been set down for
tributes 70 the memory of senator Beck.
Fiiihusseriag on such an occasion would
have been entirely out OF place
AMOS CUMMINGS