Arizona republican., 1894-01-07
STILL HUNG UP. The Democratic Quorum
 on the Tariff Bill Continues to Disappear Quietly and Suddenly The Leaders Decide to Force Matters by Heroic Means. The Service of the Sergeant at Arms Invoked to Bring Recalcltrant
 Democrats Into Line.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. t
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The deadlock in the house continued today. The Democratic managers were powerless to produce their own quorum despite the declaration of the caucus last night. High water mark today was 16S Demo- crats, eleven less than quorum; Re publicans, Populists and about ten Democrats refused to vote After four hours spent in fruitless roll calls, the Democrats adopted resolution order ing the arrest of members absent with out leave and then adjourned.
 Immediately after reading the jour nal Boutelle started fight on 8 new tack but was handled roughly. Catch. ings called up the report from the com mittee on rules while Boutelle was clamoring for recogniti on on the ground that he rose to g question of privilege
 The speaker sought to ignore him but he was 80 persi stent that he was finally recognized. He said he desired to ca up the Hawaiian resolution and ex- plained that he made point that while both were questions of privilege his resolution involving the rights and dig nifty of the house was of higher privilege than the mere privileged re- port which related only to question of procedure. He drew 8 distinction clearly between privileged question and question of privilege and read from the rules and asked the ruling of posed to say he hoped Boutel1e's point sideration as it's correct determination was important for the orderly proceed ing of the house. Boutelle then main tained that his resolution having been declared privileged and not having been disposed of was still before the house and had been before the house for the last three days.
 The speaker declared that Boutelle misapprehended the status of affairs and stated that the pending question this morning was on demand for the previous question. The speaker was just about to direct the clerk to call the roll when Boutelle, standing in the aisle at the front of the rostrum, inter- posed: "I hope the chair will reflect before he makes that rul1ng."
 "Any intimation that the chair has not reflected is a reflection on the chair" retorted the speaker severely.
 Boutelle disclaimed any intention to reflect on the chair, but the speaker would not be appeased and declared emphatically that the chair had ruled and he directed the clerk to call the roll on motion to take up the rules committees report. In the midst of great confusion Boutelle, while the loud voice of the clerk was ringing through the hall, shouted that he appealed from the decision of the chair, but no atten- tion was paid to him by the speaker.
 ''I protest against the whole proceed ing," he yelled above the din. He then retired to his seat, while the Democrats laughed heartily. The Re- publicans continuing their flibustering tactics of the last three days, sat silent in their seats.
 The following Democrats also refused to answer to their names: Sibeley. Beltzhoover, of Pennsylvania; Camp bell, of New York; English, of New Jersey; Geary, of California; and Sperry, of Connecticut. The vote re- suited in 167 to none. The Democrats still lacked twelve of a quorum, three more than the high water mark yester- day.
 Before the announcement on the mo- tion of Catchings to call of the house the order of the call developed the presence of 270 | ny, of Hoto further proceedings under the call were dispensed with and the vote re- cured on the demand for the previous question. It was the same old story. Again the Republicans and small coterie of Democrats remained mute and the quorum disappeared. This time 168 Democrats voted, one more than on the first roll call, on the mo- tion of Catchings that a call of the house be ordered.
 During the progress of the call Hull asked that his colleague, Perkins, be excused on the ground of important business. Objection was made and then Hull moved that he be excused. This resulted in parliamentary tangle. On rising vote he was excused. Reed then demanded tellers, and the house by vote of 133 to 67 refused to excuse him. Reed demanded the ayes and nays, and backed by the Republi- can minority succeeded in forcing roll call on the question of refusing Perkins. By vote of 133 to 116 Perkins was eX- cused. Upon this announcement Reed moved to adjourn. It was lost on a . rising vote of S1 to 149.
 Catchings, from the committee on rules, offered resolution ordering the sergeant-at-arms to take into custody i, and bring to the bar of the house such members as were absent without leave, the order to be continued in case of ad-