Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-02
JEFFERSON CITY J0TriSGs,
The Elaine Resolution Given q GlaeA
Eye-A Wrangle over Adjourn
m~ent-0ther News Notes,
Correspondence of the Ledger

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In the House Friday Mr., Gristy
called up his motion 10 reconsider
the vote by which the Tubbs fesolu-
ton relating to the anti'optloa bill
was passed. Mr.. Fogle got the
speakers eye and at once proceeded
TO give the Democratic members a
thorough roasting for having voted
their lack Of confidence IN III Con
grossmen, in that they Instructed
them how to vote on the option bill,
Fegle is certainly an old war horse,
and when he charges the enemy he
does It in a style that puts them to
confusion. He is the handsamest
us well as one of the most intelligent
mon on the floor. Mr.. Coots made
a strong speech on Mr., Requa's res
olution, the sense ot. which was "that
we have implicit confidence in our
senators and representatives at
Washington" The whole thing
terminated suddenly by some one
calling for the regular order. The
House got down to business for an
boar and everything was quiet till
Mr.. Russell, of Crawford, arose and
asked unanimous consent to intro
duce a resolution. The news of
Bliine's death had just reached the
House and every II thought that
the resolution would be q nice little
eulogy on Blaine, so consent was
granted. The resolution asked Tor
an adjournment till 2 O'Clock Mon
day in respect of the dead states
man. Hot chats followed. David
son moved to amend by inserting
L. @. C. Lamar, which was carried.
Ward, of Stoddard, moved to amend
by saying that when the House ad-
Iiourned it would adjourn till 2
O'Clock Monday. After some spar
ring on that some fellow moved to
adjourn and the ayes and noes were
called for. Almost half of the mem
bers didn't know what the result of
their vote, if they voted to adjourn,
would be. A great many thought
that an adjournment on that motion
would mean an adjournment till
Monday afternoon. After half a
dozen roll calls the Russell resolu-
ton, as amended, was adopted and
a recess was taken until 2 o'clock.
After an hour or two's work some
body moved to adjourn. By this
time Fogle's speech had begun to
take effect. The roll was called and
the motion was lost by a strict party
vote. The Democrats by this time
were getting in earnest and to give
the Blaine resolution a black eye
took Il recess till 10 o'clock Satur-
day. AS soon as the speakers gavel
fell Saturday Moore, of Laclede,
made the point of order that the
House was dead till Monday after
noon at 2 O'Clock. After a number
of speeches on both sides Speaker
Mabrey ruled that the House could
continue a legislative day as long as
it pleased and in giving his decision
showed that he's a master of par
liamentary law. Moore held that
because ii the resolution passed the
House could not take recess and
therefore appealed from the decision
of t e chair. The vote was SO to 2
Moore and Harper being the two
that voted to appeal.
The Republicans have found out
that the Democrats are still here. 1t
is reported on good authority that
the Republicans have regular head
quarters, pay $50 a month for it
and hold secret caucus every night.
4 good deal Of comment is heard
about the dispatch sent to the Re-
public stating that Representative
Edwards, of Cole county, had been
expelled from the Democratic Club.
He has made a favorable impression
on the House but if the charges
against him are true it places him
in rather a delicate position before
the House.
A sad accident occurred here yes
fterday. A IA year old son of DR..
Davisson's was drowned. A num-
Der were on the river skating and
the boys were trying TO see how
close they could go to an air-hole
without going in. This boy got too
close, went in and his body hasn't
beer discovered yet. QUID NUNc.
Snow Storm in a Ball Room.
A strange thing happened at a
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