Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-24
CAhL OF THE HOUSE
lrcceeding That Seems To Be
a Barren Ideality.
A PLAN TO MAKE 1T EFFECTIVE.

The Republicans Finally Get q Quorum
into the Chamber and Unseat Two
Democrats-rhe Bones of Contention
with the Tariff Bill Conferrees-Su-
gar and binding Irvine Are Sticking
Points-A Misty View of Adjournment
Capital City Items.
WASHINGTON CITY. Sept. 24-Payne of
New York introduced in the house yes
terday resolution amending Rule IS by
adding the following clause: whenever
on vote of yeas and nays quorum fails
to appear on the record made under
clause three of this rule, there shall be
call of the house, and the order for the
yeas and nays on the pending question
shall at the same time be operative The
clerk snail call the roll. aud each mem
Der as he answers to his name, voluntar-
lily, appears. or is brought before the
house, shall vote on the pending question.
IL those voting on the question and those
who are present and fail to vote. shall to.
gether make a majority of the house, the
speaker shall declare that quorum is
constituted. and the pending question
shall be decided rs the majority of those
voting shall appear. The resolution was
referred to the committee on rules
What Call Means Now.
The past week has shown what call of
the house amounts to as now used, even if
it had not been frequently shown for
years. But the new "Billy" Mason tactics
Of being present at the call and absent at
the vote makpS itS uttar psalaSopaSS v,pcb
palmer. so far as obtaining vote on any
question is concerned, if the party in
power does not have a quorum present
for any reason. After the call has been
made and quorum of members shown to
be in the city and able to attend the ses-
sion, all the filibusters have to do is to
walk out of the chamber and presto bust
ness is at standstill In fact, as it now
stands, the call is simple waste of time,
and might as well be abolished.
Kisses for Tardy Republicans.
The proceedings yesterday were decid
eddy interesting, and feature of them
were the Kisses that greeted Millken of
Maine and Mudd of Maryland whe n they
tardily appeared at time when they were
just needed to make a quorum. Then
Cheadle of Indiana went out, and it took
the united efforts of half a dozen of his
Republican friends to get him back again.
He finally went back to make quorum
and the Republicans were at last success
full, but only because it was necessary for
O'Ferrall, Democrat, to remain in the
hall to watch his party's interests. All
the actors in yesterdays events were
fairly good natured and calm. Even
O'Ferrall took his defeat like philoso-
pher, and smiled when the final vote was
taken that told him that the end of the
battle had come.
Prospects for the Future.
Many Democratic members are advo-
eating the policy of preventing the pass
sage of the tariff bill by the same means
employed to postpone the election cases.
The Republicans have bare quorum of
one, and number of them are so anx-
ious to get away from Washington City
that it seems almost impossible that they
can be kept here except by force. The
managers do not wish to resort TO arrests,
but say they are ready to do so if any of
their members desert their colors now 1t
is probable. however, that the Democrats
will determine that they would not be
justified in tilibustering against the tariff
bill, measure in the preparation of
which they have participated, and that
they will be content by registering their
votes against if