Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-26
SUCH A FARCE
As the Democratic National House is
Now Making Of Itself
Would MAKE Any theatrical naaspes's Festune
Could Ne gxhihis II.

/ WASHINGTON, Jan. es.-in the House
| the Journal being read. hilgore objected I,
| its approval. whereupon Oates fAlahama
moved that it be approved. aud on tina, mo
| ton demanded the previous question. Tn,
previous question being oeiered, the jour
nal was approved by a mere quorum. ID
voting in the affirmative and none in th,
negative.
I Lockwood New York; called up III,
Senate joint resolution directing the seerc
tary of war TO Investigate the subject o.
ratt-towing on tise Great Lakes. This fur
nished another opportunity for kilgore {,
| pursue his filibustering tactics and hS
availel himself of il After a half houl
was consumed in votes b. tellers, Lock
woai's bill passed.
Holman of Indiana moved illa, the
House go into committee of the whole fol
consideration of the snnilry civil bill.
Oates proposed compromise. lie would
not an.agoniye the motion, provided thai
Thursday AMI Friday were assigned to III,
consideration OF the bankruptcy bill. Xii
gore entered an objection. Oates imme
tiiately started an opposition Ia the appro
priation bill in favor of measure whiei
..r has in charge. IIolmans motion bein,
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oppoucn, To the bankruptcy bill moved a
recess until z. NJ, hut it was defeated, |
/ to lbs.
kilgore novel an adjournment, pending
which Pierre Glenn moved that when the
House adjourn il be TO meet FRIDAY. II
was lost to 2il. kilgore then came for.
ward with another motion that adjourn
mrnt he until Saturday. aud was supple.
| mented by Pierce with motion for recess
until ) +. NJ. fierce's motion was voted
down; yeas, nays, 2lI, whereupon that
gentleman moved to reconsider the vote by
which il was rejected.
Reed of Maine suggested that the House
should recognize the fact that public busi-
ness is in the hands of the minority. Since
the House could not transact any public
business, why not let it adjourn and permit
the members to go about their own bust
ness. j. ID. TAYLOR of Ohio made the point
Of order that the proceedings now in pro-
grcss were derogatory to the dignity Of the
body and therefore not permissible. This
kind of conduct is not i'll keeping with the
dignity of this House or of any other
House.
III you said any other House, suggested
Reed, III would be right, but (drawlingly)
not this House (Laughter)
There was not, continued Mr.. Taylor, u
town meeting in New England, the home of
present occupant of the chair (O'Neill
Massachusetts where would be permitted
such absurd AMI even disgraccful proceed
ing as the House is witnessing today. With
but few weeks of the session remaining
there was a tremendous calendar. One
man who lived in Texas could prohibit all
business. The very Indians could do bet
ter than this. U.aughter.)
The Speaker pro TEN. ruled Pierce's
motion not in order; from this decision
kilgore appealed. The decision of the
Chair was sustained Yeas, 207; nays, Z.
Bland of Missouri thought the hour for AL
journment had arrived and made motion
to that effect. 1t was lost after a roll call.
Then came motion to adjourn until
Saturday, followed by motion to adjourn.
The motion to adjourn being defeated, the
question required on the motion to adjourn
until Saturday. Oates said that while it
has bccn demonstrated that there is large
majority in favor of considering the
bankruptcy bill, he was opposed TO
thu House going on in the question of en-
DURANGO. as if the matter involved was a
prize fight; therefore he moved that the
House adjourn.
Dou,elle tMaine) sarcas,ically inquired
whether the position in which the House
now found itself was not the result of the
deliberate action of the House in divesting
itself of the power to control its own bns
ness laughter Oates motion was
agreed 10 and the House adjourned.