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For McMillin-Beltzhoover, Boatner
Bunting, Chapman, Covert, Cox, Tenn.
Enloe. Goodnight, Kyle, Logan, Patter
son, Pierce, Price, Richardson, Snod
grass, Stockdale, Stone, KY. and Wash
ington-18.
For Syringe Bryan, Busey
Gable, Durbrow, Giants, German, Hol
man, Honk, Ohio; Lawson, Va. Linch
Martin, Mcclellan, McCann, Miller
Newberry, Page, r. L.; Patton, Reilly
Scott, shively, Snow; Stevens, Stewart
ILL.,; Stout, Terry, Weadock, Wheeler
Mich; Whiting, Wike, Williams, Ill.
Youmans-32.
Cobb, Mo-. Dearmond, Dockery, Halo
well, Heard, Mansur, Norton, Riley
Shell. Tarsney. Wilson, Mo.-14.
For Stevens, Mass. .-O'Neill, Mass.-1
WEARY ROLL CALLS.
In the next two ballots, Lawson, Pell
Smell, sStevens and Weadock broke tc
Crisp; Mansur and Williams, to Mills.
The Illinois desc, tions handicapped
Springer at once. Fithian, Forman and
Lane were subsequently joined by Wike,
Scott and Williams, who also deserted
their candidate and voted steadily for
Mills. During all the time, however,
Springer received the constant support
of the Michigan delegation and por-
ton OF the Indiana and Wisconsin
delegations, and his local followers,
in Illinois, for long time felt
encouraged that the outside support
would ultimately rally the deserting Illi-
nois members to the solid support of
Sn~ipuor IN tho r,i,fh ballot
changed from Springer to Crisp in order,
some of Springer's Illinois supporters
who deserted to Mr.. Mills.
1t was after 8 O'Clock this evening
when the tenth ballot was concluded,
and the members began to get weary
as ballot after ballot passed with
out showing any material change.
During all these six hours con-
slant pressure was being exerted by
the various leaders to scatter the forces
of Springer, McMillin and Hatch, but
the hardy followers of these gentlemen
etood resolute. On the twelfth ballot
Crisp and McMillin lost one each, while
Springer showed gain of three. Bull
lock of Florida and Weadock of Massa-
chusetts concluded to support Springer,
while Gantz of Ohio returned to his first
choice.
The secretary YEARLY drawled through
the seventeenth ballot, and Springer's
seventeen votes showed an apparent
gain of three votes over the preceding,
but Holman announced that through an
error in computation Springer was cred
tied with fourteen votes in the previous
ballot, whereas the Illinois candidate had
a. cf,,o1lu racaix,ad oouanfoov, uotaa Tho
record was accordingly ordered cor
rected.
ADJOURNMENT Till MONDAY.
After seventeen ballots. which showed
no change in the situation, the caucus,
on motion of O'Neill, of Massachusetts,
adjourned till 10 O'Clock Monday.
The molten was unanimously carried.
Those in favor of fighting, being in
hopeless minority, offered no opposition.
The decision to adjourn was
the result of prior understanding on
the part of all five candidates, who be-
ing unable to see whether there would
not be any advantage in holding the
caucus together, agreed to adjourn and
take their chances. The members
quickly dispersed to seek much needed
rest before beginning the difficult task
of breaking the deadlock, for which a
number of gentlemen think themselves
eminently fitted.
The Republican members of the house
this evening held caucus, presided
over by Congressman Henderson of Illi-
nois. Mr.. Burrows of Michigan, in pre-
senting the name of Thomas B. Reed
for speaker, briefly but warmly eulogized
Reed and the work of the fifty first con-
gress, and said: "The time is
near when the work of that con.
gress will meet the endorsement
and approval of the American people,"
The nomination was agreed to by ac-
clamation.
In brief speech in recognition OF the
honor Mr.. Reed said: "The Republican
party is suffering from temporary set
back only, and will soon resume it's
place in the affections OF the people,"
All the minor officers OF the last con-
gress were renominated.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The president is still at work on his
message. It will not be sent to con-
gress before Tuesday noon.
The annual report of the secretary of
the treasury will be sent to congress at
noon Wednesday.
Secretary Proctor severed his connec-
tion with the war department this
afternoon and took official leave of all
the officers of that department. He
will take his seat in the senate Monday,
and soon thereafter will be called to act
on the nomination of his successor.