Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-11
NO SLEEP FOR SENATORS
A Remarkable All Night Ses-
sion at Albany.
THEDEADLOcK OVER RULETnREE.


IT Has BECOME More Formidable than
Ever-Both Parties Are Determined and
Victory Seems Pledged to the sIen who
Can Remain Awake the Longer.
ALBANY, March II Yesterday afternoon
and last night the senate held an extraor-
dinary session. The deadlock over the con
sideration Of the proposed amendment to
rule frightened both parties were obsti-
nate and the bnttle became waiting came.
The senators held down their seats IN the
senate chamber all night and until late
hour this morning. At haif-past O'Clock
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Fassett moved a
call of the house. The call was suspended.
the chair deciding that the call was ont Of
order unless there failed Of being anofnns.
Inc decision was appealed from by Mr..
Fassett and the chair then reversed the
decision and called attention TO the weak.
ness OF the rules. Mr.. Ives moved sus-
pension Of the open call and The oriarinr
Of a close call The senate galleries and
floor were cleared of all but the senator's.
officers and reporters. The absentees were
Senators Brown, Dean, Donaldson and
Robertson
They Made Themselves Comfortable.
As soon as the public WAS excluded the
senator's began to make themselves com
Portable. Senator Fassett bought cigars
and passed them around Then Mr. Ives
discovered that he had a roast turkey IN q
closet in the clerks room. A few minutes
uff a !. Il.
as many more Of lager appeared. and the
temperance advocates were given milk.
Later Mr. Sloan bought a roast turkey,
and there were sandwiches OF all kinds.
The senator's got better natured after
lunch, and there was general discussion,
interspersed with funny stories. The chair
announced that the sergeant-at-arIns had
gone TO Saratoga after Senator Donaldson,
while another had gone to New Yors after
Senator Brown. Then they sat around In
the chamber, smoked, chatted and slept.
Couldn't suspend the Call.
AZ 5;20 Mr. McCarren moved suspen-
sion Of the call for the purpose OF referring
1t 20 a special committee consisting Of the
lieutenant governor and Mr. Fasaett. Lost.
Mr.. McCarren at S.15 moved suspen-
sion Of the call in order to move a recess
until y O'Clock today. The motion was
not put, the Republicans refusing TO listen
to IL. At S.25 Mr. Cantor movea 10 sus-
pend the call of the house The motion
was defeated. lie repeated the motion at
$40 with the same result Atg15 Ar Can
tor varied proceedings by moving to ad-
iourn. The motion was voted down. About
this time Mr. Ives discovered that the Re-
puhlicaus did not have votes euoigh to
adopt the amendment 20 the rules. seven
teen votes being required. lie therefore
moved 10 suspend the call for the purpose
Of taking vote on the main question. on
COURSE the majority refused 70 suspend the
call Or to adjourn.
Mr. Cantor Awoke to Reply.
At 9:30 Mr.. Vedder moved to suspend the
call for the purpose Of taking recess. He
said the commNtee consisting OF Senators
Jacobs and Robertson might agree. SEN
ators were lying around asleep IN corners.
but Mr. Cantor awoke TO say that he un-
derstood that Mr.. Robertson was ill al hi-
home. Mr.. Vedder replied that Mr.. Rob
ertson was in Albany, but too in 70 attend.
He could, however, confer Mr. Ives
moved TO adjourn, and in voting on that
the other motion was lost sight Of. Atm
p m the senators were sitting around
smoking, chatting and playing cards.
hh All Nikht nthntDn.
Senator Jones and his stenographeK
amused themselves with closely contested
game Of chess in the clerks room. while
the Others in the inclosure attended 10
private correspondence. At midnight Mr..
Cantor said that as the legislative dav
having ended, he thought that in accord
ance with General Husted's ruling last
year the session should be closed. Mr..
Fassett said the precedent had been badly
established, for Gen. nusted himself had
announced thas If the assembly had de-
sired they could have put new speaker in
the chair.
Mr., Sloan said that The house had never
had chance to protest but he desired a
protest Of the majority Of the senate be
entered on the journal at once AGAINST a
legislative day ending at midnight. The
chair openly denounced the action Of Cen
eral Hustled and ruled the motion Of Sena-
tor Cantor out Of order There was no end
TO the Legislative day.
The senate was still in session AZ O'Clock
this morning, No business was being
transacted, the call Of the senate SIN be-
ing in operation. Senator Shearl. who
was sick all last year, left for his hotel
about 10 o'clock, but the others, the news
paper men and some Of the employees re-
mained on watch.