Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-17

from all sides ana noise In tho chamber, ~.
Morgan raised laugh IN the galleries .sas
remark that a. the Chair did not Know " ne 80
sure that he Morgan did not Atsr n was
confusion vote VISA taken and the appear "s'
laid on the table-yeas, 81 nays, ID
BUTIRR's AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
Tho question was then taken on Mr. hoaIs
motion TO lay Mr. Buffers smendmens on ~, III
table that supervisors, canvassers, a.
election officers shall be regarded as minlsIerlas
and not as judicial of1icersl, aud II was agree"
to-yeas, 30; nays, 90
PAULKl;ER's AMENDMENT.
The amendment offered BY Mr. Faulkner on
the 18th Of December was stated py INC Wv"
President 20 be the next question ID orooi.
proposes a substitute for section "a sna 70 p.ra
vide for the appointment by the court OF Doe
OF three persons in each congressional uisr r
to be known as the United states Board Oh jan
vasserh
1HE RADICAL MASK DISCARDED.
In the course OF colloquy between hesssS S
Faulkner, Gray, and Spooner the last nemeo
stated AZ an Illustration Of what the bill meant
that II he had boil on the back OF MS hocA ~
would not thipk Of placing pouitlee ose $3.50 as
whole back. The illustration was mken ,d-
tage OF by Mr. Faulkner. who saw In IL olscsr ~,
ing Of the mask and an admission ihaI INC VI,
was partisan and sectional measure 70 20 Pu'
In force only in one part OF the country
FAULKNER STILL TALKING.
Mr. Faulkner Is still addressing the Senate on
his amend msnt and has now been spesklns
about an hour. He seems good Tor eeverai no ~,
vet and Il IL pretty evident that the oDlecI On w
democratic side is % occupy time. There ars
not more than a dozen senators on each siuo "
the chamber but there are large reserves IN tr y,
cloak-rooms and committee-rootns reeuy
inset any phase Of the question mat may piV
sent itself
AFTER sPooNEB.
Various efforts have been made BY Mr.. reuIh'
ner but without success, TO goad MI. opoonel,
whom, be said, Mr.. Hoar had left In his place
while he himself retired for reiresnmen',. ~
take part ia the discussion. Mr. spooneI
claimed having been left By Mr.. Hoar anu nc
clare1 that he was present ION his own NOOK,
but he declined 10 walk into the trap WHICH H''
Faulkner had prepared for him.
AN ALL-NIGHT SESSION.
The galleries, which earlier In the night Eere
oyercrOwded, are now nearly empty. 1hete 70
general air OF WEAKNESS about all VINO az Pryv'1
emit but the prospect at this moment SIz'oo ~ ~
IA that the session will continue through VIZ
watches Of the night, and perhaps Gil usy W
morrow. .,
Mr. Pasco a short time ago directed the atten-
ton Of the Chair 70 the absence OF quorum,
and as the call Is being made senators troop lnto
the chan Der and prove that there are Anew more
present than are needed 10 constitute aquoIuni'
no QUORUM AGAIN.
Mr. Faulkner continued speaking till l:2V.
whom the absence OF a quorum was again
brought 10 the attention OF the CHAIR ~ M.
Sanders. call OF the roll showed tlat IhsIo
were only thirty-stx senators present. only i've
OF that number being Democrats-yiz., messrs'
Cockrell, Faulkner German, bartis' ana raeo''
HUNT FOR ABsESTEEs.
motion was made by Mr.. Hoar 70 compel the
attendance Of Bbsentees, but Mr.. Hnrrls M
the point of order that the hrst motion uhusl .lo
rules was 10 direct the bergeant-at-Arms W VIZ ro-
quest the attendance OF absent senator's. INC
presiding officer (hlr. Washburne) sustained the
point Of order, and Mr.. Hosr changed MS Inotlon
accordingly. The motion was agreed 70 anu d
list Of Ine sbsentees was furnished TO the ser
geant-atArms, who dispatched messengers "
carry out the order oil the Senate.
NO QUORUM AT 2 A. NJ.
BEFORE the list had been handed 70 the SER
geant-atArms, i've more senators, all hepuo-
leans, had answered, making the whole mum
Der present fOrty-one, or four less THAN quo
rum. Up to O'Clock no senator had presehteu
himself In compliance with the request, anu Il
looked as If a quorum might not DO secured-
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
During the time that tho messengers OF the
sergeant-at-Arms we're calling nj the hotels and
residences OF the absentsee all business was
suspended. At a quarter past Mr.. hoer askeu
the presiding officer Of the senate (hf. wash
burn) whether any report h4d been inaae ~ VIC
Sergeant-at Arms and was informed mat one
senator had been seen and had said tnet no was
too III 10 be present ana another who had SAID
that he was too faugued.
TO COMPEL ATTENDANCE.
motion was then made by MI. Edmunos'
and was agreed 10, directing the sergeant-aI-
Arms 70 use all necessary means 10 compel the
attendance Of all members sbsent except those
who are III.
WITHIN ONE or A QUORUM.
The first OF the absentees TO obey the man
date Of the Senate was Mr.. Call, who came In at
2:4O He was followed soon after by Mr.. Daniel.
who attributed his absence 10 the Tact mat ne
WAS paired Then Mr.. Jones. OF Arkansas, pre-
sented himself and the quorum lacked put one
senator.
THE QUORUM COMPLETED.
The quorum was completed by the appear
ance Of Mr.. Dawes at $50 A. NJ, and Mr. Cor
man moved TO dispense with further proceedings
under the call Rejected. 10,
Asve 20 70 press at A. NJ. the Senate Is still
in session, 80 far al We are informed, with pros
poets Of all-niEht session in fact.-Bditor.
House of Representatives.
Mfr. Dingley, from the Silver Pool Committee,
reported resolution giving that committee
leave 10 sit during the session OF the House, and
granting IL power TO conduct Its investigation
outside Of Washington II deemed desirable.
Adopted.
DISTRICT DAY.
Mr.. NcComas OF Maryland, moved TO take up
the District Of Columbia appropriation Dill,
which motion was opposed by those who desired
10 secure a private-bill day The motion, now
ever, preyailed-l22 to 49, motion 70 recon
slider was made and tabled-l2S TO lS3-and the
House went into Committee Of the Whole (hr.
Allen, OF Michigan, IN the chair on the DlstrlcI
OF Columbia appropriation bill.
ROGERS FOR FREK COINAGE.
Mr.. Rogers, OF Arkansas, after paying his re-
apects 70 parliamentary law as recognized by
the Sneaker, addressed himself 10 the free-coin-
age bill, making political free-coinaee speech.
sHIvELY AGAINST THE SHIPPING BILL.
MIR. shiVely, Of Indiana, spoke In opposition 10
the shipping bill. which he characterized as le-
gal grand larceny OF the peoples money. Re-
ferring TO the reciprocity features OF the Mckin-
lev bill he criticised them as propositions which
would narrow instead Of broaden our CON-
mercial trail The subsidy tshIpping1 bill was a
proper complement 70 that measure.
LANasToN FOR TIE FORCE BILL.
Mr.. Langston, of Virginia, made a speech In
support OF The elections bill
Then the appropriation bill under considera-
ton ,Aboutwhich nothing had been said, was reed
by paragraphs for amendment; but no progress
Wan made and the committee having arisen,
theHouse took q recess until O'Clock, tho eve
ming session TO DO for the consideration OF pri-
vate pension DIS.
EVENING SESSION.
The House at its evening session passed
seventy private pension bills. including one
granting q pension OF $50 a month to General
Franz Sigel, one granting a pension of 500 to
General Isaac Quinby. of Rochester; one in
creasing TO $40 month the pension OF Joseph
j. Bartlett, OF New York, and one granting a
pension OF 500 a month 10 General N. r. Banks.
The passage Of the last-1amed bill was greeted
with general applause on both sides OF the
House, where General Banks now sits as a mem
Der.
The calendar having been cleared Of bills
unobiected 10 the House adjourned.
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Latest from the Wires.
A resolution has been adopted by the
Michigan Salt Association that the organi-
zation shall cease to exist March 3lst. The
cause is said to be the competition in salt