The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-09-16
A TAME DAY
In the Houss-The Deadlock Continues
without Special Iueidont.

Hlthout special 1uelnOnts
WASHINGTON, D. q, Sept. 16.-There
were fully 200 members present when
the speaker dropped the gayel this
morning in the house, and the galleries
were well filed with spectators. After
a little time spent in the correction ol
the journal, Nj. Boatler. Of Louisiana,
rose to a question OF personal privilege
and denied a statement printed here
this morning to the effect that yester-
day, in the fight over the Tucker bill,
repeating the federal election laws, he
had allied himself, along with other
administration Democrats, with the Re
publicana. Mr. Boatner declared en-
phaticatty that he had not Joined the
Republican filihusters, and was then,
at now, in favor Of going ahead with
the bill to wipe the odious elections
law from the statute books.
"The administration does not count
on the gentleman from Louisiana" re.
marked Mr.. Reed, sarscastically. 1--WE
will give him a certificate Of good char
aeter."
II presume" shouted back Mr.. Boat
ner, ''that the gentleman thinks his own
support Of the administration amply
sufficient, and that he does not deem II
necessary for the white house to look
tnrther.n
With this exchange Of shots, the battle
over the Tucker bill was resumed to-
day. Mr.. Burrows sought TO raise
point Of order by claiming that the
pending question was his motion to
dispense with the call OF the committees
for reports, bat the speaker promptly
overruled him on the ground the mo-
tion fell with the expiration Of yester.
days session. The speaker then in-
structed the clerk to call the committees
for reports, whereupon Mt. Burrows re-
newed his motion Of yesterday to dis
pense with the call a roll call was or
dered and the filibuStefinR began. Mr..
Reed marched up and down the aisle Of
the Republican minority shaking his
head, and as on yesterday Ia obedience
to the instructions Of their leader the
Republicans refrained from voting.
General Tracey and about q half
dozen OF thS administration Democrats
fed to the cloak room to avoid answer
ing to their names. During the pro.
gress OF the call puff of smoke tol-
lowed by the sound Of slight deton-
alton issued from the vestibule from one
OF the side entrances and was sugges.
tive OF dynamite bombs and anarehistic
conspiracies. A little excitement was
created, which was allayed when 1t was
found that the cause Of the disturbance
was simply the explosion Of an incan-
descent electric light globe.
The vote resulted, NAYS /, ayes 148.
No quorum. The roll call developed a
gain of forty votes for the Democratic
column, leaving them within thirty-one
Of quorum. There being no quorum,
call OF the house was then ordered.
The eflibustering to-day lasted until two
o'clock when by a previous order Of the
house eulogies on the late Representa-
tive Chipmanr Of Michigan, were delis2
cred.
Those who paid tribute to the char.
acter, virtue and worth Of their de-
ceased colleague were Messrb. Weadock,
Burrows and German, OF Michigan; /;
Caruth, of Kentucky; McMillen, Of
Tennessee; De Almond, OF Missouri; ;
Curtis, Of New York, and Black Of I'LL.
nois. The house then adjourned.