New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-02
ABSENTEEISM IN TIE HOUSE.
BUSINESS DRAGGING As NEVER BEFORE-A LIST
OF REPUBLICAN DELINQUENTS IN
PREPARATION

Washington. Aug. ! DepecialJ.-T. is time for some
plain ,al about Republican al~cutcel>m IN the House
For week, tho minority, which l. responsible Tor
legislation Ia, done all that 1t has done by the suf
icraucc The Democratic minority. Nearly half ~
tho Republican members absent paired with
absent Democrats. and the remaining Democrats can
break the quorum by unostcntatousN leaving tie
hall and ,tayns away. Moreover, Democrats who
feel no sense Of responsibility for pending lcsis
lnton AZ, leaving Washington daily without taking the
trouble 10 obtain pairs. The Republican majority IS
becoming oomplctcly dcmogalh"d. Men who have been
constant IN tler attendance since thc first Monday iu
December a.c angry b.cgusc 4 the iueNcu''hlc ah
eucc 81 score, their party associates, who, Instead
Of attending 10 their legislative duties, are enjoying
the pl,a.urc, Il sea side and mouut'in resorts or who
N, dcvotlac - thcr private affair, the time which
belong. 10 the public and for which tie country pa}s
them.
some n them appear % think that their rc,pons
bnry ended whom certain measure. IN which they
were deeply interested passed the House. They
.cem 10 mink that proper AMI sac
scrutiny 81 other by the Republican majority
Of the House Is unnecessary that Democrats may be
cft 10 shape Appropriation bills which carry tens OF
millions q the public money that election cases 40
not need % be- reviewed by full bench II judges
that the fnte If such the S"uate bill u in
crea., me efficiency OF tie foreign mail service tA'
Anti Lottery ull aud dozen other important meas
mr., may he safely left 10 the Who'll" II the Democratic
minority
More than score Of Republican member
from New England. N~w-NOrk ani iennsyi
vania have boon sbscn; f.r MANY days-som'
y them f1r works. They NAV he plird with p"Ino
cnts but what II that long as Democrats who arr
present in the resh and not paired. demand quorum
on nearly every motioni by abSentee!sm the Ike
publican majority In tho House BE- II repeated IS be
coming demorafed and Is In danger Of losing all the
prestige f. salncd by is magnificent work during the
Ar,t i've cr six months of the session Business dras-
- II never dragged before. even With an Incapable
Democratic majority In control II the House
A list Of Republican absent~es Will bc compiled and
published within tho next two three days whlch
viii show how long each one has been absent with
or without lenvc Of tho House, and whether su'h
absence has been due TO illness or other causes be
vond the the control OF each absentee. The pub
caon Of this list help tho Republicans OF some
districts 10 decide whether It will be wise or cNpedlen
70 return their present representatives TO the next
Congress.
II f, understood TINT In Of The failure OF the
quorum tomorrow Chairman Cannon. OF the Ap
propriations Committee. Will move 10 revoke all
Leaves Of ana compel the attendance OF all
atscntees who arc not detained by Illness
on the call OF the House today, the following
members failed to respond 10 their names:
Messrs. Anderson. Allen, Of Mississippi; Anderson,
~ Ms,i,,ppi Andrew. Atkinson. Of Pennsylvania
Baker, Hanlihcah, barnes Bartine Bcckwith. Bcden'
Bires Blanchard. Bland, Bli,-. Blount. BOatncr,
Bowden, Brewer Browne of virginia; T. VI. Browne,
Of Indiana: Bullock. Buttcrwoth, Caldwell. Campbell
Gambler Of Georgia Gambler, of Mas,lcms tits, Carl
ton CasNcll. Cheatham, Clancy, Clarke. Of
Alabaml; Clark, Of Wisconsin, Clements,
Clnnie. Cobb C0gswell. Cornell. Cothrn,
Cowlcs ClubctSon, OF Texas: Culbcrson,
If PENNSYLVANIA Cutcheon, Da1cll, Dargau. Darling
ION Davidson, De Haven. DeanO, Dibbe. pckerSon.
Dngley Dunphy, Evans. Ewart, Fitch Flood. Flower.
Funston Gear Gessenhancr, Gibson. Clifford, Green
halgc Grimes, Grosvcnor, Grout, Hansbrough, Hare.
Henderson, Of North CarOuna; Herbert Hermann,
Hooker, Hopkins, IlOuk, Kennedy. Kerr Of Penn
sylyania Kechsm. kilgore, knapp. Ladlaw, Lansing
Lester OF Georgia Lind, Lodge, MaRner Malisur,
Martin, Of Texas; Mason, McComas. Mccormick. Nc
Crcary McDunc, Mckinley Miles, Million, Mills.
Moore Of Texas; Morcy, Mudd. Mutohlcr, Ncidring-
hnu, Norton, Nmt, ONeil, OF Indiana; owen, Of In
diana owens of ohio; Farrett, Payne Payner Perry
Phrlan Pierce. Quackcubush, QUINN NaHdI hey
burn Rife, Robertson, kuSk. scranton, Sehey, Sheg
man ShilcloN skinner, SpinOla - ne, kcr' stewart
n Vermont Stochdale, stone OF Missouri, stump,
sweeney Tarsney, Taylor Of Tennessee J. d. Taylor
AZ ohio. Townsend OF Pcnusy lvania, Tucker, Turner
~ Ncv Yorh. Naux Ncnabc, Waddlu, Wade. Waller,
Wallace of New York Washington, Wheeler. OF Ala
hama: Wheeler of Michigan: Whithorne Wlckha1,
Wiley wilkinson Wilcox. Wilson, Of Missouri VII
s.n ~ West virginia Yardley aud NOder-l5S