Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-11-03
AGREE TO A COMPROMISE.

There Was No Quorum in the House
When a Vote Was Taken TO Allow
the Ways and Means Committee TO
Sit During the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Reed Solved the Problem by Intro
ducing an Amendment, which Was
Accepted, and Then Everything
Went Smoothly.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-Mr. Catchings,
dem. of Mississippi, introduced resolution
in the house to-day providing that con-
gress adjourn to morrow afternoon at 8
O'Clock.
The previous question was ordered and
after lively debate the motion was carried
by yeas 1874, nays SO.
Mr.. Cstohings, DEM, of Mississippi, re-
ported back from the committee on rules
the resolution authorizing the committee
on ways and means to sit during recess.
The previous question was ordered, when
Mr.. Reed, rep, of Maine, advancing down
the aisle, said 1t WAS an extraordinary
proposition that the committee on ways
and means should cit during the interval
between now and the reassembling of the
house and during that interval file its re.
Il
house.
The speaker then put the question upon
| agreeing to the report and on call of yeas
| and nays the democrats stood up enmssse.
When the affirmative vote was seated and
| the negative told to rise single member
| on the republican eide stood up, and the
| speaker announced the vote: Yeas 100,
nays !.
Mr.. Reed ironically stated that though a
II b he -
no quorum voting. The clerk was directed
| one exception, refused to vote. When the
call was completed the speaker announced
the yeas 1877 and nays 1, that no quorum
i had voted.
| Mr.. Catchings then entered a motion to
reconsider the vote by which the house
resolved to adjourn tomorrow. This was
left pending, call of the house was or
dered, when 214 members answered.
The question required on the motion by
Mr.. Catchings that the ways and means
committee be given permission to sit dur
ing adjournment.
Mr.. Cummings appeared In the house
during the call and voted with his party.
He had arisen from a sick bed, contrary to
his physician's orders.
| Again no quorum voted and Mr.. Wilson
moved q call of the house, when 216 mem
bers responded.
Mr.. Wilson then offered a resolution
directing the sergeant alarms to bring in
the absent members. This allowed Mr.
Reed to get in more dilatory tactics and
calls for division, tellers and roll fol
lowed on every motion made by the demo
| Gratis.
Mr.. Bland then made a motion to ad
journ, when a unanimous "sye" aros,
from the republican side. and a deep
rolling emo" came from the democratic
side.
The original motion of Mr.. Catching
and the resolution directing the absentee'
to be brought in were then sidetrackeC
and the motion to adjourn was given RICH
; of way. A call of the roll on the motion
to adjourn and the chair announced tina
43 had voted In the affirmative and 1855 II
| the negative, 30 the house voted not to ad
journ.
The question required on Mr.. Wilson
resolution ordering the sergeant-at arms +
7 bring in absent members, and to Tevok
l all leaves of absence, and 1t was sgleed +
l | by a vote of yeas 1876 and nays 13.
Pending the execution of the order Mr.
t Mallory, dem, of Florida moved an ad
: journment, but the motion was defeated
, At $40 Mr.. Mallory made another mo
ton to adjourn, which was voted down b
i the few members remaining in the house
: Many of the members were at dinner i
=. the restaurant and declined to be disturbed
In the meantime knots of members gail
cred around the hall and occasional peal
of laughter told that they were KILN
i time as pleasantly as they could.
= When another motion to adjourn wa
y made by Mr.. Mallory at 6:25 the speskt
n refused to entertain it, and the house COZ
Is tinued doing nothing while the sergean
l. alarms secured the city for members.
b At 7:15 this evening the sergeant-a
g arms appeared before the house wit
d Messrs. Joy of Missouri, Causey of Del
4 | ware and Isle of Kentucky. Mr.. Funston
). rep, of Kansas, was next brought In. A
d four delinquents were excused. At q.
l. Speaker Crisp took the chair, relieving II
d Dockery of Missouri, and Mr.. Wilson
d West Virginia, moved to dispense wi
ID further proceedings under the call, and d
As manded the yeas and nays on the motto
at The house decided not to dispense wi
Z proceeding under the call by svote OF
ID yeas to $50 nays.
f. Mr. Reed Of Maine offered an amen