The National tribune., 1893-12-14
FRIDAY. DEC. 8.

In the House, about 100 members were pres
emit at the opening.
Mr.. Kilgore TEX, d., from the Committee
on Territories, called up the bill for the admis-
sion of Utah. A fiibuster against the bill was
Immediately made by Mr.. Dingley me, r. J,
supported by almost the entire Republican side.
On Mr.. Kilgore's motion to go into Committee
of the Whole to consider the bill-which re-
suited ayes 90, nays 3-Mr. Kilgore demanded
the ayes and nays. and the roll was called.
The Republicans refraned from voting, in
order 10 break a quorum. The vote resulted
145 to 6. Mr. Dingley made the point of no
quorum, and Mr.. Kilgore moved for a call of
the House. Mr.. Dingley followed up the OBJ
structive program by demanding the ayes and
nays on Mr.. KilgOre's motion, his object being
TO consume the hour in roll calls. The mott on
was carried 156 to 80. The morning hour in the
meantime had expired, SO the Utah bill went
over, and quorum of the House having de-
veloped, by unanimous consent the call of the
House was dispensed with.
Mr.. Oates then moved TO go into Committee
of the Whole for the consideration OF the bank
ruptcy bill under the fve-minute rule.
Pending this motion, Mr. Bailey Tex, d.
tried to induce Mr.. Oates to allow the House to
vote on his substitute providing for voluntary
system of bankruptcy. This, he said, would
give the House sn opportunity to express its
preference Immediately as 10 the character of
the bill it desired, if any, and would save at
least three days of the valuable time of the
House.
Mr. Oates, however declined, and the read
ing of the bill was about to proceed by sections
when Mr.. Bland NO. D. moved to strike out
the enactng clause of the bill. This motion
brought the whole question TO direct issue,
for if carried, according to the rules, it was
equivalent TO the rejection of the bill.
Both sides scurried about the House ralying
their forces. On rising vote Mr.. BANDS mo-
ton was defeated-72 to 20. The point of no
quorum was then raised, and Messrs. Bland and
Oates were appointed tellers. The vote re-
suited 101 yeas and Oil nays, and then, or the
motion Of Mr.. Bland, the Committee of the
Whole rose and reported tho bill back to the
House with the recommendation that the en-
acting clause be stricken out.
Mr.. Bland then moved that the House con-
cur in the action of the Committee of the
Whole, and Mr.. Oates demanded the yeas and
nays. These were ordered and resulted yeas
142. nays Ill, and the recommendation was
agreed to that the House concur in the report
of the Committee of the Whole, which stated
that the enacting clause of the bankruptcy bill
be stricken out
Prior to the decisive vote Mr.. Van Voorhis
IN. Y, L inquired if a motion to recommit The
bill to the Judiciary Committee was in order,
to which the Speaker replied that it was not
This finally disposes of the bill. unless it should
be passed by the Senate and come to the House.
Judge Torrey, of st. Louis, the author of the
measure who has been here for 10 years pro-
noting the interests Of the bill, sat disconso-
lately in the gallery. The vote was not strict
party one. as analysis shows that 1l5 Demo
Gratis Is Republicans, and nine Populists voted
to strike out the enacting clause, and that GA
Republicans and AZ Democrats voted against it.
After disposing of the bill the House adjourned
until Monday.