The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-09

when only one-Third OF the bill had been
considered, and the Republicans saw that
It would take at least two years to get
through the whole bill at the rate Of prog
ress then being made, they temporarily sur
rendered, Later Speaker Keifer made some
arbitrary rulings which permitted the Re
publicans to pass the bill. The struggle
ended in tragedy, for Representative Has
kell, the Republican leader, smoked so
much and talked so much during its con-
tinuance that he died soon afterward.
Mr.. w. A. Croffut Of the geological survey
calls attention to a remarkable contest of en-
durance made in the Legislative assembly Of
Australia a few years ago, which also result
ed in tragedy. A factious minority had
carried on its opposition with such ferocity
and passion that a member, who had just
made speech "A hours in length, fell to the
floor with bursted blood vessel and died
in few minutes in the legislative cham
Der. Mr.. Croffut also cites n case in which
a majority of the cortes in old Spain found
a way in which to rule the majority. There
was a long and wearisome debate, some
what like that which we have had in the
senate, and when fatigue had become I'M
endurable and the minority still persisted
a wild bull was led into the hall by the To-
appearance caused was at its height the
majority passed the bill
A Night of Combat.
One of the most remarkable deadlocks
and night sessions known in the house was
that over the bill to refund the direct tax
few years ago 1t grew out of the refusal
of the majority to give General Oates, the
one armed fighter from Alabama, and his
H.. i \ =
Assisted by General Weaver of Iowa and
Clifton Breckenridge of Arkansas, General
Oates fought one of the bravest and most
successful fights ever seen in the house.
For three days and nights they held up the
house, and the deadlock was at last brok en-
by the action of Democratic caucus.
Oates had originally asked for only six
hours of debate. The majority gladly gave
him three days. 1t was n notable victory.
Ben: Perley Poore gives an account Of a
night session which occurred during the
Van Buren, administration: "As midnight
approached 1t was curious to watch the
various effects produced by the scene on
different temperaments. Some yawned
fearfully; Others cursed and swore; others
shook their sides with merriment; others
reasoned and demonstrated with their
neighbors; some very composedly stretched
themselves upon the sofas, having first Dor
rowed chair cushions enough to support
their somnolent heads; others bivouacked
on three chairs while some, not finding
other convenient couch, stretched them
selves fiat on the floor of the house, with
perhaps a volume of the laws Of the United
States rs their pillow. Thus rolled away
the hours Candles burned down to their
sockets, forming picturesque grottos of
spermaceti as they declined; lamps went
out in suffocating fumes. Some insisted
on having window up; others on having
1t down"
A Fruitless Night.
memorable all night session was that
| held just before the war when n. p. Banks
was finally elected speaker. Its Mr.. Poore
| who describes that scene in his usual hap.
Ply manner; EARLY in January an attempt
was made to sit it OUT and all night the
house seethed like a boiling caldron. Yer.