The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-04
SESSION DIED souABBLlNa.
TIE House Adjourned While Busines.
Waited for a Filibuster.

Tie House Adjourned While Business
Waited for Filibuster
Washington, November 3-The last day
of the session in the House began with a
slim attendance on the floor and in the
galleries. The Speaker appointed Messrs.
Holman. Turner OF Georgia and Dingley,
committee to walt upon the President
in connection with the Senate committee
and notify him that the business of the
session was ended.
The urgency deficiency bill again came
back from conference, the Senate con-
ferees insisting on the Senate amend-
ment providing back pay for Senate
clerks. No other conferees were ap-
pointed and no action was taken. After
prolonged flibustering, led by Mr..
Hutchinson of Texas. which was abso-
lutely without avail the House agreed
to a joint resolution offered by Mr.. Rich
ardson providing for the retention on
the rolls of clerks and per diem session
employees during the interval between the
first and second sessions of this Congress.
There was very little opposition to the
resolution. Mr.. Richardson moved to re-
consider and lay on the table. Pending
this, Mr.. Hutcheson moved to take a
recess until 2.45, fifteen minutes before
the hour fixed for adjournment. On this
motion no quorum voted and tellers were
asked for by Mr.. Hutcheson. Mr.. Rich
ardson withdrew his motion to reconsid-
er, hoping to clear the atmosphere, but
Mr.. Hutcheson renewed it, and the fog
became as dense as before. He insisted
upon his motion for recess but it was
defeated III to 8, the Speaker voting to
complete quorum. The turmoil in
front of the Speakers desk was uproar-
ious during this sceIls, and eslecrations
were hurled at the offending member
from Texas The only effect they had
was to make him more bellicose than
ever He continued to fillbuster for some
time against Mr.. Richardson's motion to
reconsider, but during breathing spell
Mr.. Catchings of Mississippi, caught the
Texan mapping and cut the Gordian knot
by moving a suspension OF the rules.
This was ordered and then Mr.. Richard
son moved to reconsider the vote by
employees during vacation and moved to
lay that motion on the table, which the
House promptly agreed to.
Later, the clerks of the Senate brought
back the Richardson resolution, freight
ed with an amendment which brought
dismay to the economical leaders of the
majority in the House. 1t was found
that the Senate had tackled on the old
bone of con tention in the urgency de-
ficiency bill, the item appropriating
So, O8S for back pay of Senate clerks. The
members of the House were considerably
nonplussed Finally they began to back
down and the chairman of the appropri-
ations committee, Mr.. Sayers of Texas,
moved to concur in the Senate amend
ment. He thought the House should
recede from it's position and this the
House was prepared to do as gracefully
and expeditiously as possible, when a
Senate joint resolution was presented
asking that the hour of adjournment be
postponed till4.30. Pending action on
the adjournment..resolution Mr.. Catch
ings moved to suspend the rules and that
the Senate amendment to the clerk and
per diem employees resolution be adopted.
But the Texan was on hand with a
request for tellers. The Speaker ap-
pointed Messrs. Richardson and Hutche-
son tellers, but before the votes could be
announced the hour of three came, the
gavel fell and the Speaker announced
that the House stood adjourned sine die