The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-13
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WAsHINGToN, April t2.-Hon. John S.
Henderson made strong plea for the
Fast Mail'' in the House in an able
speech of about an hour. He showed il
was no subsidy" as its enemies claimed,
but that the railroad carrying it earned
every cent Of the money paid for it. 1t
would now have been adopted but for the
senseless filibuster in the House yester-
day. Speaker Crisp ought to "count
quorum" under the circumstances. There
Tom Reed might call him inconsistent,
but the country would thank him for
taking this, the only course left by which
he could expedite business in the House.
With 21z members present and answer
ing to their names, the House of Repre-
sentatives was yesterday compelled to
adjourn after a brief and useless session
because only 147 were willing to vote.
With such a performance as this the
country has no sympathy whatever. 1t
is discreditable to the party in power, it
belittles the dignity of legislative body
and it is unfair to the people of the United
States who have a right to ask and ex
pect that the business of the country
shall be transacted with diligence and
dispatch. 1t is not the first time, we re-
gret to say, that valuable time has been
wasted in the Fifty third congress- Too
frequently has the record been tarnished
and blackened with days of an idleness
which is worse than criminal, because
for it there is no excuse.
Seventy republicans yesterday declined
to vote. They are the keepers of their
own consciences, they are the minority,
irresponsible for the conduct of business,
cast down from the high seat of public
administration by majority of the vo
ters of the United States. To plead
their presence and their silence is no
palia.ion for the preparation of crime
against the public treasury and the con
, sience The very fact that they were
present is in itself sufficient argument
to prove that in some way they should
have been made to participate in the
proceedings. Count a quorum, Mr..
| Speaker, and stop such farces.
The senate has confirmed the appoint
ment to Mr. Henry to be consul to Cura
D Goa but he declines the appointment.
e Mr.. Hugh Dortch leaves here to day
to join Mr. Jernigan in Shanghai. He
has an appointment under him. as, was
intimated in this correspondence several
days ago, he would have.
r Professor Holmes of North Carolina is
d here. He says in speaking of the recent
Waldenisan colony of immigrants to the
state: 1--WE hope to get more of these
people. They are not like the ordinary
Dago or peanut vending stripe of Italians
r mostly seen in this country. They are 9
hardy, thrifty people of North Italy. Pro
:. testants in religion, and so far the colony
l. which numbers about 400, have done well
: in their new home. They understand
truck farming, but will also do gooC
!. deal of manufacturing later on. Th.
/ South needs just such class of immi
l. grants and should hold out every induce
ment TO get them to come.
Coxey's army is said to be approaching
this city on schedule time. Major Moore
: chief of police, says he has the authority
s and the force requisite to arrest the las
one of the "army" and lodge the whole
= crowd in Jail.
II The House to-day decided 10 try to i'm
g pose fine on absent or non-voting mem
g bers in order to put a stop TO the dis
graceful filibustering that has been going
> on here for several days, as the demo
[. cats were thirty seven short of quorum
The urgent deficiency bill was taker
); up in the Senate Senator Ransom and
Mr.. Henderson are trying TO get thi