Telegram-herald., 1890-10-09
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n tRs seek tsllszlng ths Aains slec-
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lshing querun. A qasran Eas freqneat-
ty laFei1sed sa cali of TIE Hs1se. oas
Is tlsap appsaret saen "a sfert % % sasi-
aess sas nAds william u M4soa had
ses = I'D example Ia aIi5asssrins
sgzinss the lard kiIL The aog h4d
nAallT swallowed ths negro, and IA
s~4llosiag hin aad ss2iiossa tae
ths special oz4ef setting dssn TAO
eafs ter tas consideration ot the
Hatlsrusr1h apsioa bilL OF course shoss
opposed - she latter blil we're delighted
Nr hasan's example sas followed
b geaslsmea Interested IN de-
fealins ether measures. Monday,
Eopsen Ser 3. vas bissEiet % Cslumbla
day. A bAl Eiylaz tas Baltimore &
Potomac Railroad Company frcight
facilities ia WAshinzten was bitterly
opposed Ths majority of sho Housa IA
vored Il It's opponents, however, H'ent
e. far ~ 70 leave tas House without =
quorum when the hill Nas reported hack
from tha commltsee OF the whole and
the previous question moved This
threw it over antii the next district day,
= sortnlg ght afterwards
On tho next day Nils p HAugen, o,
Wisconsin, called up tAs contested else
ton case OF Langston sgaiast Venable.
Langsson is ths wsll-kaown eolorod
professor. Who doNned Malone. lie
somewhat resembles Herman, the pres
tiligita.euF. C0lonel O'Farrali. ot Nir-
ginia, promptly ralsed the question of
confederation Ouly los Representa-
tives veted A call ~ the House devel-
oped a quorum 100 members being
present Up0n q motion 20 adjourn inn
mcdiately afterwsrd only "a members
voted. The quorum bad vanished. IL
was evidently somewhere about the
Capitol. bat not 20 be seen by the
Speaker. Thsn another call OF the
House was ordered. and the day was
saent Ia a vain effort 10 do busi-
ness Day after day followed In
vain efforts 20 secure q quorum Tho
Journal Of Tuesday could not be ap-
proved without one. Even bills that
were engrossed. including the river and
harbor bill. could not 20 20 the Presi-
den without being presented 70 a House
with a quorum present Scores Of bills
that had passed both branches OF Con-
gress were thas blockadsd.
The scene on September 10 is worth
sepicting. IL will give those who have
never visited Washington some idea OF
day in the House without quorum.
Mombers began 70 appear as early as
1880 a N. Some answered their morn
ing mails. Others stood a. their desks
or strayed around the chamber, with
their hats oh, discussing the Maine
election. and chatting with visiting con
stitueass. About half past eleven floral
tributes were placed upon the Speakers
desk. Ono was small pine tree, ornat
nented By the American flag. Another
was huge floral gaycl. adorned With
tho word Business" In Wow Of what
followed. IL w7s out OF place. Speaker
Reed had returned 70 the Capitol that
morning. fresh from his triumph in
Maine. His admirers had banked his
desk with flowers. evidently fancying
that he would enter tho House in state.
His modestv stood in tho way. Ho re-
naincd in his private room and did not
appear upon the door during TIE day.
Az lt;45 q. n. tho one-armcd horo,
Captain J. W. White. stood at tho
clcrk's desk and shouted: "Gcntlemen,
ara requested by the doorkeeper to ask
all persons TO. mcmbers or employees OF
the House % Withdraw from the floor.
score OF ladies, correspondents and
other visitors moved towards the main
entrance. By 1855 none but members
and employees was on the floor.
The blind chaplain's substitute en-
tered from tho Speakers lobby and sat
down at tho clerks desk. Moantima
a man o. fine Prescncs, with smiling