The morning call., 1892-07-09
NOT A QUORUM PRESENT TO VOTE
The Bill Gees Over Until NEXT Suspension Day
The Failure Laid to the
Democrats.
Special TO THE MORNING CALI.

crat objected and, backed ND by a few
others Of his party. made it impossible to
put through the measure that meant so
much for the California hydraulic mine
owners.
The House took no intermission and the
session had been prolonged by those who
had pet bills to get through under the rule,
so that after the gas had been lighted and
the mining bill had been read every man in
The hall was hungry and worn out Mr..
Cowles OF North Carolina had special
charge Of the BILL being chairman of the
Committee on Mines and Mining but long
before he had succeeded in attracting the
Speakers attention that little matter had
Deen previously arranged. The California
uelesatl0n, without exception, had labOTed
with every Congressman within reach to
put down any opposition that might creep
up, and on every side assurances of friend
ship were offered.
Objected To by n Texan.
When the bill had been read, however,
ana before any remarks upon it could be
made, Bailey of Texas arose and put in his
accustomed objection. lie demanded
second, which meant that majority of the
whole House must vote in favor of the ques-
tlon In an Indirect way before a direct vote
upon the bill could be taken. Not enough
votes could be mustered to accomplish this,
and upon the suggestion of D0ckery of
MISSOURI the Speaker announced that the
blli would go over TO the next suspension
day as unfinished business. The vote on
ordering second was 1872 TO 8. Numerous
Democrats refrained from voting, but every
Republican on the floor went through the
tellers In favor of the bill. The appropria-
ton carried in the bill as Ii now stands is
$4,000.
Csminetti Explains His Defeat.
Caminetti said tonight: Had we sue
cRPQpU
would have passed the bill, but many men,
bers were so tired that they went home. 1t
was impossible to hold them. l knew that
there would be an objection from Bailey,
but did not mind that, as with a quorum
the objection would have been futile. just
before Mr.. Cowles was recognized the
Speaker sent for me and said that in his
opinion / would be beaten on account of
the lack of quorum and told me
TO use my own Judgment in the case.
l consulted with several men on the
floor aud arrived at the conclusion that
II was best 10 have the bill come
up, aud theu, if beaten. an adjournment
could be taken before tue vote was an
nounced, and we would hold first place on
the list on next suspension day. which will
probably be next Wednesday. | am sure
We will pass 1t them" Caminetti denies
THAT all the Republicans present voted on
the demand for the second. I'm fact" he
says, only about third of them did sO.'
Mr. Bowers on the contrary says uneqUiyo-
cally that every Republican On the floor left
his seat and passed through the tellers.
having made 1t his business TO see that they
did so. This statement was confirmed bv
persons In the galleries, and IL puts on the
Democrats the responsibility of temporarily,
If not permanently. defeating the bill
Irrigation In Washington.
The census bulletin issued to-day saws that
In the State of Washington crops were raised
by irrigation in the census year ending May
81, 1890. on 1879 acres. or 1926 square
miles, about IL of ! per cent of the entire
land surface Of the State. The enumerators'
schedules indicate that little over one-haif
of this crop area was devoted to the raising
OF various kinds of forage. The irrigated
areas were cOn6ned TO 13 counties out OF
the "a, comprising nearly one-half of the
area OF the State. The aggregate number
OF farms In these 13 counties on June l.
1890. was 1l,231, very nearly two-thirdS of
the whole Dumber III the State. or these
irrigated areas. The total crop area irri-
gated on the 1916 farms was only II per
cent OF the total area of lands owned by
lrrigators.
The Investigation of Trusts.
The majority of the trust subcommittee
of the House Committee on Manufactures
has made report TO the full committee.
The report says; The subcommittee finds
that trusts. com binations and associations
control the production, distribution and
prices of many of the most important arti-
eies oil general consumption in the United
States. The consequences are wholly bad
ana absolutely with0uta redeemlng feature.
Prices TO the consumer have increased
while the wages of persons employed by the
trusts have decreased" Condemning all
the past and existing legislation in regard
TO trusts as insufficient and impractlcable
the subcommittee recommends and requests
the full committee to petition the House ITO
take such prompt action as Will result in
placing on the free list without delay and
permitting their impOrtations without tariff
tax ali articles manufactured, the price,
sale or distribution OF which is or may come
under the control of any trust or combina-
tion whatever" Representative ReybuTn
of Pennsylvania, member of the sub-com-
mittee, dissents from the report.
Deadlock on Free Silver.
The Senate silver bill was taken up by
the House Coinage Committee to-day, but
before action the hour for the meeting of
the House arrived and the committee ad-
Journed until 6:30 o'clock in the evening.
Onlv III OF the IL members of the committee
were present, six being free-silver men and
the remaining ants. The free-silver men,
although in the majority of the COMMITTEES
lacked one OF quorum. When vote was
taken on the motion TO lay tie bill on the
table The anti free-silver men declined to
vote, thwariing any attempt to reach final
vote at the meeting. &. w. Stone of Penn
the House with the recommends alton that it
be laid on the table. A vote WAS taken on
Inc motion and resulted in TO 6, the anti
Iree-sllver men declining TO vote. The
House was still in session at 80 clock,
the time set for the adjourned meeting, and
the meeting was vacated. another call being
MADE Tor y o'clock tomorrow morning.
Army Changes.
BY direction of the acting Secretary of
war the following changes in the stations
and assignments to duty of commissary SER
geants are made: Commssary Sergeant
racks. Cal, will proceed TO Fort Reno, Okla
homa Territory; CommiSsary Sergeant Emil
Miller, now at sunny View, East Portland,
oregon, having relinquished the unexpired
portion OF the furlOugh granted him, will
proceed without delay TO Fort Keogh, Mont,
reporting upon his arrival 10 the command
Ing officer to relieve Commissary Sergeant
Elihu j. Carpenter.
Registration of Chinese.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has issued
regulations TO the Government officials con-
corning the issue OF the certificates of resi-
dence to Chinese laborers and Chinese per-
sons other than labOrers under the pro-
visions of the act of May 5. 1892. They are
full and complete and prescribe to the
minutest detail the requirements exacted of
the officers of the law in enforcing its pro-
visions.
Land Cases Decided.
Assistant Secretary Of the Interior Chand-
ler has affirmed the decision of the General
Land Commissioner in the case of Kendall
X. Taylor versus Robert Strathearn in
reversing the judgment of the local officers
holding for cancellation the entry of Strath-
earn OF land in section Is, Los Angeles dis
trict, Cal.
Pensions Granted.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original-ThomAs III, Akins
| christopher Thompson. Samuel Wilson.
Frede rick Haver. Benjamin +. Cook. Louis
| Blanc, Albion Leavitt Additional-John
| +. Martin. lncrease-George b. Carter.