The Indianapolis journal., 1893-09-16
SUCCESSFUL FILIBUSTERING
fuckers Bill to Repeal Federal
Election Laws Delayed.
Democrats Must Secure a Quorum Of
Their Own Before 1t Is Reported
to the HOuse-Senate Debate.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.-The Republicans
continued their deadlock of affairs in The
House to-day. in order to prevent Mr..
Tucker from reporting the bill repeating
the federal election laws. They are de-
termined that the bill shall not receive
place on the calendar until the Democrats
produce a quorum. In this policy of delay
they were again joined by General Tracey
and his small coterie of administration
Democrats. who are opposed to going
ahead with the Tucker bill at this time.
They sat mute and silent in their seats
when their names were called. The revok-
ing of ell leaves of abuence by tie order OF
yesterday bore fruit TO the extent of forty
additional Democrats to-day. but leaving
them stlll thirty-on short OF quorum.
exclusive of thoss who are acting with
General Tracey. The filIbustering TO day
lasted until 3 o'clock. when. by a previous
order of the House. the eulogies on
the late Represe tative Chipmsn. of Mich
igan, were delivered. Mr. Tucker and his
colleagues hardly expect to be able to mus
ter quorum tomorrow. and, on Monday.
the House will participate in n body in the
ceremonies attending the centennial cele-
bration or the laying of the cornerstone of
The Capitol. On Tuesday. however. they
confidently anticipate the presence of their
OWN quorum aud then they will be able TO
brush aside the op pposition of the tilibusters.
There were numerous corrections made TO
the journal. to-day, all referring TO the roll
calls yesterday. but they gave MIR. Reed an
opportunity to say drliy that he would re-
frain from alluding to the obvious incOr-
reetness of the journal. Then came more
corrections. and Mr. Reed inquired smil-
lngly, how many errors had been found IN
the journal. The Speaker as smilingiy re-
piled that he had not counted them up.
Mr.. Reed-There have been about eeven
or eight corrections. just want the House
10 notice IL az an instance of the Imperfect
tion OF parliamentary machinery. Laugh
ter.
Mr.. BoatDer Of Louisiana. rising to q
question of personal explanation. sent to
the clerks desk and had read Newspaper
article charging him. together with sever
nj Others. with aiding the Republicans in
their filibustering yesterday by absentiDg
themselves on the roll coll. So far as he
was concerned the statement was abso ute
IL without foundation. he was. during
the first roll call, detained by business in
the judiciary committee room. Had he
been present he would have voted with tho
Democrats. He had always determnedly
advocated the repeal of the federal cleo
tion law.
Mr.. Rsed-Perhsps / ought to say that
the administration has not relied upon Mr.
B0atner. Laughter
The Speaker directed the clerk to call for
the reports of committees, but the regular
order was demanded.
This is the regular" asserted the
Speaker.
Mr. Burrows dissented from the state
ment and contended that the regular order
was his motion to dispense with rhe call of
committees. On this motion the yeas and
nays had been ordered and he thought,
though he had doubt in his mind about IT,
he would like to have tho Speakers decI-
sion that that motion was the unfinished
business. The Speaker ruled otherwise
Rnd held that that motion was one that
died hen the House adjourned for tho day
yesterday.
Mr.. Burrows blandly acQniesced In the
ruling. and then moved that the call of
committees be dispensed with.
On this motion the vote stood-yeas. l.;
moved q call of the House. which was or
dered. Two hundred and thirty seven
members responded To their names and
then further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with.
MIR. Clark. of Alabama, made q personal
explanation In line with that made by Mr..
Bontner earlier in the day. He denied that
he had sided with the Republicans yester-
day. The federal election laws could not
be repealed too prom pity or too speedily for
him.
Thea public business was suspended. and
the House proceeded TO p8F n tribute of re-
spect TO the memory of the late j. Logan
Chapman. of Michigan.