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ADAY OF FILIBUSTERING
KILGORB BEGINS his FIGHT ON
TIE ANTLoPTION BILL.

The Texan Opens His Dilatory Tactics
by Raising the Point Of No Quorum.
This Followed Up by a Motion Con-
oerning adjournment and Another
in Reference to a Recess-The Wholo
Day Thrown Away.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Gin the House this
morning ilibustering against the anti
option bill began before the reading OF the
journal, Mr.. Kilgore raising the point that
there was no quorum present. After q
swift glance around the chamber the
speaker recognized the correctness Of the
point and directed the clerk TO call the roll.
But it being understood that important
measures might be called up to-day the
members began to arrive rapidly. and ab
the conclusion of the roll call 219 members
had responded to their names. Before the
clerk could begin the reading Of the journal
Mr.. Kilgore was on his feet with a motion
that when the House adjourned to-day 10
be to meet on Wednesday next, which mo
ton he desired TO supplement- with a motion
for o recess until O'Clock. The first mo-
tion was recognized, but before IL received
a second the speaker recognized Mr.. Mo-
Millin 10 suspend the rules and approve the
journal.
Mr.. Kilgore protested that upon his
motion TO adjourn over he had the floor and
was entitled to make his supplementary
motion.
Mr.. MoMillin contended that the gentle-
man had not the floor. His motion to adj
journ over was not debatable one, aud
therefore exhausted itself as soon as pre-
sented.
REED TO KILGORE's RESCUE.
Mr.. Reed argued that the gentleman from
Texas had the right to make a motion for
recess, which was motion superior under
the present rules Co motion to suspend the
rules
MIR. McMillin retorted that the gentleman
from Texas had no right TO make a continu-
ing motion.
Mr.. Reed replied that the gentleman from
Texas had the preference I'm the motion to
take recess. He Mr.. Reed) did not ap-
prove Of the system, but he would like TO
have 10 carried out because it had logical
duty In IL when it was carried out. Laugh
ter.
The speaker decided that the gentleman
from Texas having made a motion Of high
privilege-to adjourn to a day certain
was not entitled to make one Of lesser privt-
lege-for a recess
Mr.. KilRore Interrupted with a detaand
for an appeal, but the speaker requested
him, somewhat tartly, to walt until che de-
cision Of the chair had been completed.
The speaker went on to say that on the
first and third Mondays in the month q
motion TO suspend tho rules was one Of the
highest privilege. and the chair, therefore,
recognized the motion of the gentleman
from Tennessee to suspend the rules and ap-
prove the journal, pending the motion Of
the gentleman from Texas to adjourn TO
day certain.
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and Mr. Hatch promptly moved 70 lay the
appeal on the table. The appeal was tabled
by vote of IT'S TO 1.
Then MIR. KilgorS's motion for an adjourn
ment until Wednesday was voted down bY
o vote Of 0 to 172, and the speaker stated
the pending question TO be- on the motion TO
suspend the rules aud approve the journal,
and directed the clerk TO read that docu-
ment.
Mr.. Kilgore insisted on its reading in ex-
tenso, It was almost / O'Clock when the
reading of the Journal was concluded, and
then Mr.. Kilgore demanded a second on Mr..
McMilin's motion. 1t was seconded after
q weary wait by vote Of 1877 TO 0.
Mr. McMillin's motion to suspend the
rules and approve the journal was agreed to.
The Senate amendments to the fortihca-
tious appropriation bill were non-coneurred
in aud a conference was ordered.
Mr. Bum OF North Carolina moved 70
suspend the rules and pass the bill appro-
priating 1000 for the relief OF the heirs Of
Adelicia Chateau.
Mr. Burrows demanded second. and as
no quorum voted, on motion Of Mr.. Kilgore,
n call Of the House was ordered. The call
showed the presence of quorum and the
tellers were again ordered, and again no
quorum voted and again call Of the House
was ordered.
After some other roll calls the House, az
$40 O'clock, adjourned.