Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-09-29
THE HOUSE.

Goth Day.-After an objection was mad" to
a resolution offered by Mr.. Flynn Of Oklaho-
ma, calling on the secretary oi war for ihior-
nation relative to the shooting Of settlers on
the Cherokee strip 10y United States soldiers,
the House resumed the fight over the fed
eral elections bill; and the yeas and
nays were ordered on Mr.. Burrows old
motion to dispense with the call of committees
The Democrats came within five Of Il quorum
securing l73 votes. The fllibustering con
tinued. Then n quorum appeared on the call
but. ON u motion to dispense with further
proceedings. NJ. Burrows dem anded tellcrs.
4 quorum appearing, the yeas and nays We're
demanded, and Mr.. Burrows moved c"nSt-
Iteration, which made another rOll-caIl ne'''s-
sary Mr.. Burrows motion was laid on the
table. Yeas. l60; nays, none.
3lst Day.-Im Immediately after the approval
of the journal the fight over the federal cl""-
tion@ bill was resumed. Mr.. Burrows moved
to dispense with the call OF committc' : for re-
ports. Pending this, Mr.. Catchings, Dem, Of
Mississippi. presented resolution from tn"
committee on rules but before 1t was read
Mr. Burrows raised the point that the res
oluton was not in order.
The sneaker over-rulcd the point OF order,
and then the House was thrown into great
confusion. Mr.. Reed made one OF his witty
speeches, in which he denounced tn" speak
er \ decision. IL thc HlhJ'ilNS h'7i',N "
stand by that decision. OF course 1t could do
80 but IL Herod was to be out-Hcroded
Herod wanted to witness the transaction.
Mr., Reed and the speaker had some very
bitter passages, and then Mr.. Burrows ap-
pealed from the decision, and Mr. Fitch,
Dem, Of New York, moved to lay the appeal
on the table.
After debate Mr.. Fitch's motion to lay the
appeal on the table was agreed to-yeas, l'2 :;
nays, 56.
Mr. Tucker reported the federal election
law repeal bill, and 1t was placed upon the
calendar. The House then adjourned.
32d Day. Aftera short passage between Mr.
Reed, Rep, Maine, and the speaker, relative
to the journal, the approval OF the latter was
deferred, and Mr.. Catchings presented the
report OF the rules committee providing Tor
taxing up the elections law repeal bill on
Sent, &c, and final vote on Oct III. Inc
yeas and nays we're called on ordering the
previous question, and 1t was ordered-lfo
to4
93d Day.-The House met In very calm
mood, and Immediately proceeded to the CON
aidaration of the report of the committee on
accounts, assigning clerks to committees.
After some discussion the report, amended 80
| as TO deprive some OF the smaller committees
! of the service of clerks, was adopted.
34th Day.-The report OF the committee on
accounts giving an additional clerk to the
committee on naval affairs was postponed
and In the consideration morning hour, the
House (the committee Of the whole proceed
ed to the consideration of the bill remittinp
the penalties on account of delay in the con
struction OF the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius
! Pending action the morning hour expired aho
the committee rose.
The printing bill was then laid before the
Uouse as the unfinished business.
| Mr.. Pickler, Rep, Of South Dakota took
advantage Of few moments to enter his pro
test against monometallism and to have reac
an editorial from the New York Press, IL
which the Republicans in the senate are ad
yised no longer to support the Cleveland ad
ministration. The House, without taxing
action on the printing bill, adjourned.