The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-03
allowed to make their report, and as to
the time they were to be here

allowed to make their report. and as to
| the time they were to be here.
There might have been some testing
and pleasant talk about coming down
and observing the workings of the insti-
tion to the minority but that was too
far underground for them. The gentle
man would concede that he meant moth
ing by it, because this being a nolitical
bill to be passed by his portion of the
House, the minority would have nothing
to do with it beyond receiving it. The
idea that the House was going to COM
the very beginning of the next session
and put it through without the country
being heard on it,, was perfectly absurd.
1t would not be wise, even il they had
the power to do it, for the suggestion
that it was to go through the committee
stages in vacation and then. be rushed
thG through ugh the iI House at the beginning of
country with additional horror.
question upon agreeing to the re-
port and ON a call for the yeas
and nays, the Democrats stood
up en- masse. When the affirmative vote
was taken and the negative told to rise,
single member on the Republican side
|
the vote was yeas 130, nays /.
), Mr.. Reed ironically suggested that
though a quorum appeared to be present,
there was no quorum voting.
The clerk was directed to call the roll
and the Republicans with one exception,
refused to vote. When the call was COM
pleted the Speaker announced the yeas as
157 and nays /, no quorum having voted.
| Mr.. Catchings entered motion to re-
consider the vote by which the House
resolved to adjourn. tomorrow. This was
left pending. A call of the House was
ordered and 214 members answered
here" The question then required on
the motion by Mr.. Catch:ngs that the
ways and means committee be given per-
mission to sit during adjournment.
Again no quorum voted and Mr.. Wilson
moved a call of the House, to which 216
members responded. Mr.. Wilson next
offered a resolution directing the SER
! geant.at-arms to bring in the absent
members This allowed Mr.. Reed to get
IN more dilatory tactics, and calls for
division, tellers and roll calls followed
on every motion made by the Democrats.
Mr.. Bland Of Missouri made motion
| to adjourn, when an unanimous "ayev
arose from the Republican side and a
deep, rolling "nom came from the Demo-
cratic side.
Mr.. Reed created much amusement by
saying that the Chair Mr.. Tracey of New
York; must not make any mistake in his
rulings. There should be no tyranny in
| the House.
The original motion of Mr.. Catchings
and 5he resolution directing absent mem
bers to be brought in, were sidetracked
and the motion to- adjourn given right
| of way. A call Of the roll was again
ordered and the Chair announced that 43
| had voted in the affirmative and 1856 in
| the negative, so the House refused to
adjourn. The question reciIrred on MIR.
| Wilson'S resolution ordering the sergeant
-at-arms to bring in the absent mem bers,
and revoke leaves of absence. This was
agreed to, 156 to 13.
Pending the execution of the order,
Mr.. Mallory of Florida, moved an ad-
Journment The motion was defeated.
At q. 10 Mr.. Mallory made another motion
to adjourn, which was voted down by the
few mem bers remaining in the House.
MIR. Tracey remarked jokingly that if
the member from Maine, who was main
" responsible for. tbs deadlock, should
leave the House hes3wouId be brought
back in chains. In spiteof this threat,
the. ex-Speaker departed, pleased smile
at the thought of the mess in which he
had got the House wreathing his face
When another motion to adjourn was
made by Mr.. Mallory, at 6.25. the Speaker
refused to entertain it, and the House
continued doing nothing while the ser.
geant-at-arms secured the city for mem
bers.
AT quarter past seven this evening
the sergeant-atarans appeared before the
House with Mr.. joy, ReM, of Missouri,
Mr.. Causey, Dem. i Of, Delaware, Mr.
Lisle,. Dem., of Kentucky, and Mr.. Funs-
ton, Rep, of Kansas. All five delin-
quents were excused.
AT 7.40, Speaker Crisp took the chair,
and Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, moved
to dispense with further proceedings un-
der the call, and demanded the yeas and
nays on his motion. The House decided
not to dispense with the proceedings un-
der the call, yeas 9, to $50 nays.
Mr.. Reed of Maine, offered an amend
ment to Mr. Wilson's resolution provid-
ing that the chairman of the committee
on ways and means shall have the right to
call together the committee and file with
the clerk of the House any revenue bill
which shall be ordered by the committee
for publication and the report of the
committee, together with the views of
the minority, shall be filed together for
publication not less than ten days after
the filing and publication of the bill.
unless an earlier date can be agreed up
on. Either report may be filed after ten
days if the other is not ready This COM
promise was satisfactory to Mr.. Wilson,
and he signified his Willingness to accept
the amendment. Inc cause OF contention
being removed the Republicans signified
their willingness to vote to make up the
quorum. Enough having answered to
their names, the motion to dispense with
further proceedings under the cal was
agreed to and the resolution of Mr..
Wilson, as amended by Mr.. Reed, was
agreed to.
Mr.. Catchings then moved to lay on the
table his motion that the vote by which
the II orSa orend t1 adioIlrp +o,,,o,,ro,,r ~
o'clock should lie on the table and it
was so ordered.
The House then adjourned.
BIDDEFoRD MAN GETS A BERTH.
f. W. Roberts Nominated To Be Consul
at Barcelona. Spain.
Washington, November 2.-The Presi-