The Progress., 1893-10-21

Nm CNiii ordinary session uf congress was
convened ~ two weeks. but the oppoSit ION
WIS rrur"cd with such yigor that It wa
tie mi'dlr uf June before a compromise
wHs rcH'ucd In this DEADLOCK Congress
man tnficrvnm prcsdeut Garfield took u
prominent part
\ slight of Tragedy
In the Forty seventh congress there wns
another bitter struggle with many cNcit.
ing night sessions The house had passed n
hill reducing the taN on tobacco. aud upon
this bill the senate had tackled complete
tariff hill. When it came back to the
house thus amended. the late :. :. Cox.
Mr. Springer aud others deliberately pro
cceded to talk H. to death They kept up
their warfare for some weeks. aud finally,
when only one third Of the bill had hccu
considered, aud the Republicans saw that
it would take Mt least two ysrs to get
through the whole bill at the rate of prog
rcss then being made, they temporarily sur
rendered. Later Speaker Kcifer mndc some
arbitrary rulings which permitted the Re
publcans Ia pass the bill The struggle
ended in n tragedy, for Representative Has
kell, the Republican leader. smoked 50
much and talked so r.uch during it's con
Mr. W. A. CroiTut Of the geological survey
calls attention to n remark able contest of en-.
duraucc made in the legislative assembly Of
Australia n few years ago. which also result
cd in n tragedy \ fnctious minority had
carried on its opposition with such ferocty
aud passion that member. who had just
made n speech - hours in length, fell To the
noor with u burStcd blood vessel and died
Ia, T,,.. H.,
her Mr CroGut also cites case in which
n majority of the cortrs in old Spain found
way in which to rule the majority. There
was n long aud wearisome debate. some
what like that which we have had in the
senate, aud when fatigue had become IN.
endurablc and the minority still persisted
wild bull was led into the hall by the 10
Cal torcador, and while the panic which his
appearance caused was Mt its height the
majority passed the bill.
\ Slight of Combat.
One Of the most remarkable doadlucks
and night sessions known in the house was
that over the hill To refund the direct tax
few years ago IL 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 10y General Weaver Of Iowa and
Clifton Breckinrdge of Arkansas General
Oates fought one of the bravest and most
successful fights ever seen in the house
For three days and nights they held up the
house, and the deadlock was ut last broken
by the action Of Democratic caucus.
Oates had originally asked for only six
hours of debate. The ma jority gladly gave
him three days. H. was notable victory
Ben: Perley Poore gives an account Of
night session which occurred during the
Van Buren, administration AS midnight
approaches II was curious to watch the
various effects produced by the scene on
different temperameDts. Some yawned
fearfully, others cursed and swore; others
shook their sides with merrimrnt; Others
reasoned and demonstrated with their
neighbors; some very Composedly stretched
themselves upon the sofas, having first bor-
rowed chair cushions enough To support
their somnolcnt heads. others blvouacked
on three chairs, while some not finding
other convenient couch, stretched them
selves Hat ON the aoor of the house, with
perhaps volume ~ the laws Of the United
States ms their pillow. Thus rolled away
the hours. Candles burned down to their
sockets. forming picturesque grottos of
spermaceti as they declined; lamps went
out in suifocating fumes Some insisted
on having window up; others on having
II down"
Fruitless Night.
A memorable all night session was that
held just before the war when n. T. Banks
was finally elected speaker Itis Mr.. Poorc
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