The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-22

WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-Only seven OF
the 354 members of the house were unac-
counted for when that body met today,
and the indications were that the pro-
lonped deadlock would be broken before
sundowD.
After the reading of the journal, Ser
peapt-at-Arms Snow came forward with a
supplementary report on the order IN
strnctjng him to arrest absentees. He re-
norted all but seven members here or on
The way. except such as had been excused
on account of illness, and that deputies
had been sent for the other seven.
81 would like to know" suggested Mr.
Reed, whether a deputy has been sent at
ter MIR. johnson of Cleveland. He appears
TO be recalcitraDtT
Mr. Bland again failed to secure a
quorum on his motion, and, after four
hours of fruitless roll calls, the house ad-
iourped. The highest number of votes
nolled TODAY WAS 1913 short OF a quorum.
The members who have been arrested
ahont twenty in number-were paroled
until tomorrow. and will be arraigDed as
soon as the house meets. An eHorG was
made to adjourn over tomorrow, (Wash,
ngton's birthday, but Mr.. Bland insisted
that If the Democrats Of the house dld not
do business iU was not proper to fritter
away time on holidays, and his supporters
sustained him.
MIR. Bland failed to secure quorum by
n narrow margin, although the eleven
Democratic opponents of the bill refused
10 ioin in the filibuSter, ana voted against
the demand for the previous question.
The vote stood l59 TO 11-9 short IA quorum.
Mr. Bland moved a call of the house
The call developed the presence OF 2Ii
.,,o,,bars apd tho vote theD recurreQ on
MIR. Bands demand for the previous ques-
tion on his motion TO close debate. Pages
and messengers scurried through the cors
ridors and committee rooms to see that
every available vote was cast on this roll
call. The populists did not vote on the
first roll call, which action warmed the
Democrats Jerry Simpson, when ap-
preached, said they wanted to show the
country that the Democratic party was In
capsble of transactipg business. On the
second roll call the supporters of Mr.
Bland were greatly relieved 10 find the
populists responding in the affirmative as
their names were called. The Republicans
who had been voting with the Democrats
I'D to this time, however, except Messrs.
Waugh, Marsh and Murray, with the pros
pect of a quorum in sight on this vote,
yielded to the solicitations OIL their eastern
colleagues, so that, despite the great effort
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this time 159 to 10.
When the announcement was made, Mr..
Reed suggested that the time spent in Sc
curing quorum could be more profltably
spent in debate.
Twill the gentlemen on the other side
agree upon "A time for voting if the debate
is allowed to proceedP asked Mr.. McMil-
lin.
Certainly" replied Mr.. Reed; I'VE will
han rratf
'W hen will you get throughY"
"Wheu we finish" Laughter.
sit is absurd" continued Mr.. Reed,
that the gentlemen should insist on hav-
ing the tail of the situation in their hands
before they begin"
Amid the cries for the regular order, Mr..
Bland moved a call of the house, and the
speaker declared the McMillin-Reed collo-
ouy out of order. and instructed the OIL
c,aI stenogral hers to exclude it from the
record.
The yeas and nays were demanded on
the motion for the call, and the call was
ordered-16. to 30.
When the quorum again reappeared, Mr..
Bland moved 10 dispense with further pro-
ceedings under the call, and Mr.. Reed. IN
order TO comply with the rules, forced a
roll call upon this motion.
Further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with-176 to q, and the vote
again recurred on Mr.. Bland's demand for
the previous question on the seigniorage
bill
Again the quorum failed-l57 to 4-the
smallest vote of the day, and, upon the
announcement. Mr.. Bland moved that the
house adjourn.
Mr. Mckaig moved that, as tomorrow
was Washington's birthday, when the
house atljourn, il be TO meet on Friday.
If the Democratic party cannot do bus!-
ness" said MIR. Bland, hotly, lit had bet
ter not fritter its time away on holidays.
II would be sorry spectacle for us to ad-
journ over"
Mr.. Bland then made the point of order
that no quorum having been developed.
the house conld not entertain the motion
TO adjourn over.
The speaker sustained the the point and
the vote was taken 10y yeas ana nays on
Mr.. BANDS motion to adjourn until to
morrow. The motition was carried-li(
1891
Before the announcement of the vote
Was made, Mr.. Burrows moved that when
the house adjourn it adjourn to meet on
Friday. but the speaker decided that the
motion WAS not in order, and then, at 4:05
O'Clock. the house adjourned until to-
morrow.