Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-11-09

w ASHINGTO u, NOV. j. ne CHAIRMAN Oh
the House COZ nmttec OH ways and means
(Mr. WILSON, liked that the committee be
allowed to sit rring the adjournment.
Mr.. Reed, sribican, Maine, objected
and his object em suIced to send it to the
committee on II GaB.
Mr.. Catching democrat, Mississippi re-
orted from the committee on rules tho rcso-
luton authorzin G the committee on ways
and means to sit during the adjournment Of
Congress for I. r. preparation of n tariff
measure and to + e'ort the same.
The previous q uestiUn was ordered, when
Nj Reed. rep. J Lsine, advancing down the
aisle. said it was an extraordinary PROPOSE
ton that the conn ujttec on ways and means
should sit during the interval between no"
and the rcassembH NJ of the House and dur
ing that interval Gle its results and reports
with the clerk Of Il p House
AR Wilson, de NJ, West Virginia, said
that one Of the obi gets sought to be accom-
plishcd by the ad, orion of the resolution
was to give to the G WHtry as early as might
be convenient. info crTation as to the pro
posed tariff legislati, ii OF this congress. An
other object was to n'pen the preliminary
stages of that legtl ion that it might he
ready as soon as 20. able after the reassem-
bling of Congress for the House to enter ac-
lively upon the consi tration Of it.
Nh Reed declared that the idea that the
House was going to commence the discus
son of the tariff bll " the very beginning
Of the next session anC put it through with
out the country being beard on it, was per
fectly absurd
1t would y, Br Wise.
even if they had the p, 'Ser to do it, for the
suggestion tina, it was 10 go through the
House at the heginnnst of the session of
Congress, must fill the country with addi-
tional horror
The speaker then put, the question upon
agreeing to the report Gd on a coll for the
yeas and NAYS the dem ocrats stood up eli
masse When the atlir native voters were
seated and the negative old to rise. single
member on the republ ran side stood up,
and the speaker Anuoun, s,d the vote-ycas,
1870; noes. |.
Mr.. Reed ironically su Egest"d that though
quorum appeared TO be present, there was
no quorum voting The clerk was directed
to call the roll and the republicans with
one exception. reAlsed to vote. When the
call was complet I'd the speaker announced
that the yeas were ~, andGhe noes | that
no quorum had voted.
NJ. Catchings tlt9n entered motion to
reconsider the vote by which the House re
solved to adjourn to-.uorroiN. This was left
DtnUlDE. ~ cal OF Inc house was lllcl
ordered when PA members answered
''here" The question REQUIRED on the mo
ton by Mr.. Catchnl's that the ways
and means committee be given permits
sion to sit during the ad. outnment. Again
no quorum voted and nv Wisson moved a
call of the House, when ,2l6 members re
sponded.
Mr. Wilson then offered. a resolution di-
recting the sergeant at-arnts to bring in the
absent members. This allowed Mr.. Reed to
get in more dilatory tactics and calls for
division, tellers, and roll calhs followed ON
every motion made by the democrats.
Mr.. Bland, democrat, Missouri, then
made a motion to adjourn, when a unani-
mouse aye rose from the republican side
and deep rolling
"No" Came from the Democratic side.
Mr.. Reed created much amusement by
saying that the chair Mr.. Tracey, demo
crat, New York must not make any mis-,
takes in his rulings. There should be no
tyranny in the House.
The original motion of Mr.. Catchings and
the resolution directing the absent members
to be brought i'll were then sidetracked end
the motion to adjourn was given right of
way. a call Of the roll on motion TO ad-
journ ordered and the chair announced that
43 had voted in the Affirmative and 1j6 in
the negative; so the House ,refused 10 adj
jOurn.
The question then REQUIRED ON Mr.. Viii
sons resolution ordering the sergeant at
arms to bring in absent members, and to
revoke all leaves of absence, and it was
agreed to by vote OF yeas 1856 and nays
Is. Pending the execution of the order Mr..
Mallory, dem, Florida, moved an adjourn
Ilent but the motion was defeated.
At G;10 o'clock Mr.. Mallory made another
motion 60 adjourn, which was voted down by
the few members remaining in the House.
Many of the members We're at dinner in the
restaurant and declined to be disturbed
Mr.. Tracey remarked jollingly that if the
member from Maine who was mainly re
spOnsibc for he deadlock should leave the
House he would DE brought back in chains.
In spite Of this threat however, the eX-
speaker departed.
When another motion to adjourn was
made by Mr.. Mallory at G;2j, the speaker
refEsl so,entertain it, and the House con
tinued doing nothing, while the sergeant at
arms secured the city for members
At T:l5 this evening the sergeant at
arms appeared before the House with Messl's
Joy, rep, Missouri, Causey, dem, Della
ware and Isle dem, Kentucky. Mr.. Fun
stOn, rep. Kansas, was next brought in
All four delnquentS Were excused
AT $40 Speaker Crisp took the chair re
lieving Mr. Dockely, and Mr.. Wilson, West
Virginia. moved to dispense with further
proceedings under the call, and demanded
the yeas and nays on his motion. The Hous,
decided not to dispense with proceeding,
under the call, by vote of . yeas to l5(
nays
Mr. Reed Maine, offered an amendment
TO Mr. Wilson's resolution as follows: The
chairman Of the committee Oh ways unC
means shall have the right to call togethel
the committee and to file with the clerk o
the House any revenue bill which shall b,
ordered by the committee for publication
and the report of the committee, togethe
with the views Of the minority, shall be flee
together for publication not less than II
days after the filing and publication OF thC
bill, unless an earlier date can be agreed
upon Either report may be filed after II
i-