The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-23

WAS renewed with such v,gor that u wns
the middle of June before u comprompe
was reached. In this deadlock
man (afterward Presidency Garfield took q
prominent part.
A Night Of Tragedy.
In the Forty-scvsnth congress there was
another bitter struggle, with many excit
ing night sessions. The house had pnsseda
bill reducing the tax on tobacco, and upon
this bill the senate had tackled a complete
tariff bill. When 1t came buck to the
house thus amended, the late s. 8. Cox,
Mr.. Springer and others deliberately pro-
csedcd TO talk It to death. They kept up
their warfare for some weeks, and finally,
whes, only one-third OF the bill had been
considered, and the Republicans saw that
1t would take at least two years to get
through the whole bill at the rate Of prog
ress then being made, they temporarily sur
rendered. Later Speaker Keifer made some
arbitrary rulings which permitted the Re-
pubIicans to pass the bill. The struggle
ended In u tragedy, for Representative Has
kell, the Republican leader, smoked 10
much and talked 80 much during its con
~tinuance that he died soon afterward.
Mr.. w. A. Croffut OF the geological survey
calls attention to a remarkable contest Of en-
DURANGO made In the Legislative assembly OF
Australia a few years ago. which also result
cd In a tragedy. A ~factious minority had
carried on it's opposition with snch ferocity
and passion that a member, who had just
made a speech "A hour In length, fell to the
floor with a bursted blood vessel and died
In a few minutes in the Legislative cham
Der. Mr.. Crofut also cites q case In which
q majority OF the cortes In old Spain found
a way in which to rule the majority. There
was a long and wearisome debate, some
what like that which we have had in the
senate, and when fatigue had become I'M
endurable and the minority still persisted
a wild bull was led into the hall by the To-
cal toreador. and while the panic which his
appearance caused was at its height the
majority passed the bill.
A Night Of Combat.
One IF the most remarkable deadlocks
and night sessions known in the house was
that over the bill to refund the direct tax
a few years ago. 1t grew out Of the refusal
Of the majority to give General Oates, the
one armed fighter from Alabama, and his
associates six hours in which to debate.
Assisted by General Weaver Of Iowa and
Clifton Breckenridge of Arkansas, General
Oates fought one of the bravest and most
successful fights ever seen In the house.
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house, and the deadlock was at last broken
by the action Of a Democratic caucus.
Oates had originally asked for only six
hours of debate. The majority gladly gave
him three days. It was q notable victory.
Ben: Perley Poore gives IN account of a
night session which occurred during the
Van Buren, administration: LAS midnight
approached 1t was curious to watch the
various effects produced by the scene on
different te~mperaments. Some yawned
f%earfully; others cursed and swore; others
shook their sides with merriment; others
reasoned and demonstrated with their
neighbors; some very composedly stretched
themselves upon the sofas, having first Dor
rowed chair cushions enough to support
their somnolent heads; others ~bivouacked
on three chairs, while some, not finding
other convenient couch, stretched them
selves fiat ON the floor of the house, with
perhaps a volume of the laws of the United
States as their pillow. Thus rolled away
the hours. Candles burned down to their
sockets, forming picturesque grottos Of
spermaceti rs they decl.ed; lamps went
out In suffocating fumes. Some insisted
on having a window up; others IN having
it down."
A Fruitless Night.
A memorable all night session was that
held just before the war when N. 2. Banks
was finally elected speaker. Its Mr.. Poore
who describes that scene in his usual hap
py manner: EARLY in January an attempt
was made to sit it OUT and all night the
house seethed like q boiling caldron. Yer
liant novices were -
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laughed down as
they attempted to az e
make some telling ~
point, while shy ~ ~
old stagers lay in lAA ~
ambush to spring \N1N~ N~
out armed with ~ INK
point of order MV/A
Emasculate con- kf "
servatives were Y
snubbed by fol- Missy
lowers of new ~
prophets, belliuer- AW