Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-03
McMillin and Payne as confrerees on the
part OF the House.
To Continue Employees.

McMillin and Payne as confrerees on the
part Of the House.
To Continue Employees.
Mr.. Richardson introduced joint resolu-
ton providing for the employment of Sen
ate and House clerks and employees during
the interval between the sessions. He sent
to the clerks desk and had read a commu-
nication from the postmaster of the House
stating that II was necessary to continue
the post office employees in order to handle
the routine business of the office and Mr.
Richardson claimed that the same argu-
mentS applied to the other employees of the
House and Senate.
Mr.. Sayers. chairman Of the appropria-
tons committee objected to the resolution
on the score Of economy. He stated that
when the same proposition was made in
the Ftfty-frst Congress il was objected
To by the democratic members, and he
thought II rather inconsistent in the demo-
Gratis to favor such a resolution at this
time.
Mr.. Kilgore CTexas) and Mr. Holman
Qnd) objected to the resolution, which was
defended by Mr.. Blair. Mr.. Cannon sug-
gested an amendment providing that the
resolution be presented as a House resolu-
ton instead Of a joint resolution. and that
the clerks and employees should be paid
from the contingent fund, but the amend
ment was lost
FiIibustering Begins.
Mr.. Hutcheson Tex.) began fIibustering
on the resolution, and at 1:20 the House set
tied down to roll calls.
While the House was still discussing Mr..
Richardson's resolution, Mr.. Platt, one Of
the Senate clerks. appeared at the bar OF
the House and announced that the Senate
had agreed to the joint resolution provid-
ing for final adjournment at o'clock this
afternoon.
The Speaker thereupon appointed Repre-
sentatives Holman Qnd), Turner (Ga-),
and Dingley CMe.), to act with similar
committee from the Senate TO wait uron
the President and notify him that Con-
gress had finished it's work. and was ready
70 adjourn
No further action was taken.
Another Parliamentary Tangle.
The House again tangled itself in a par
hamentary skein- Mr.. Richardson moved
to reconsider the vote by which his reso-
luton to pay session and per diem en-
ployes during the recess was agreed to,
ana to lay that motion on the table. Pend
ing this Mr. Hutcheson CTex) moved that
the House take a recess until 2:4o, and on
tnis motion. no quorum voted and tellers
were appointed. Mr.. Richardson thereupon
withdrew his motion, but Mr.. Hutchinson
renewed IL and insisted upon his motion
that the House take recess This mo-
ton was defeated by a vote of 179 to 3.
the Speaker voting to make quorum.
Mr.. Hutcheson continued 20 flibuster.
and on a motion to adjourn. in which one
or two voted AYE" he demanded divi-
sion, but was not sustained. Mr.. Richard
son cut the Gordian knot by moving
suspension Of the rules, which was ordered,
and the motion to reconsider the vote by
which the House agreed to pay employees
during adjournment, was laid on the table.
The regular order was then demanded,
and the committees were called for reports.
The House agreed to Mr.. Richardson's
motion providing for the retention of Sem
ate and House employees during the recess
by a vote Of 1is to So
The Urgent Deficiency Bill.
A message was received from the Senate
announcing that the Senate insisted on its
amendment to the urgent deficiency til,
providing for back pay OF Senate clerks
The Time Extended.
Just before 3 o'clock the Senate, still in
executive session, adopted a resolution ex-
tending the time of adjournment until 40
II was Immediately sent TO the House.
The resolution was in the torIn Of 4 re-
consideration of the original resolution to
adjourn at 8. When il reached the House
the House was wrestling with point OF
no quorum raised by Mir. Hutchinson aid
the resolution for extension could not be
laid before the House.
More FiIibustering.
The chairman of the committee on ap-
propriations moved that the House concur
In the Senate amendment to the joint res
olution paying House mployes during the
adjournment of Congress. The amendment
Inserted by the Senate is the bone Of con-
tention in the urgency deficiency bill, viz.
The Insertion OF an Appropriation to pay
Senate clerks for the months of October
and November, 1880. Filibusterlng began
On the motion.
The House AdjOurns.
The resolution for extending the time
not having been laid before the House. the
hour of o'clock arrived and the Speaker
announced that under the concurrent reso-
luton heretofore adopted, he declared the
extraordinary session of the Fifty-third
Congress adjourned. There was no applause
nor demonstration Of any kind The def
cheney bill has failed, likewise the resolu-
ton to pay the clerks of Members and Sem
ators and per diem employees during the
month of November.
The Senate Also Adjourns.
One minute after o'clock, standard time
the Senate came out of executive session,
but when the doors were opened the official
clock was found to be five minutes before
three Mr.. Bassett's stick, with which he
annually turns back the hands of the clock,
was in evidence just under the dial.
Senators Ransom and CullOm reported
that the President had no further commu-
nications to make to the Senate and the
Vice President read brief speech in re-
spouse to their resolution of thanks adop-
ted by the Senate early in the day.
Then just the prevaricating hands of
the clock pointed to o'clock he brought
down his gavel and declared the Senate ad-
Journed without day.