Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-04-05
WORK OF CONGRESS
RESUME OF PRosEEDINGs OF THn
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record OF the important
transactions of Our National Law
ninkers-The Work Done I'm Both
Branches.

quit drew TO the senate chamber to-day
a very distinguished company. Presi-
dent Cleveland was not present, but all
the members of the cabinet except Sec
rotary Lamont were there. Gen. Soho
field represented the army, 4 Chief
Justice Fuller and Associate Justices
Harlan. Gray, Brewer, Brown, Shiras
and White, of the United States supreme
court, occupied seats Immediately behind
those Of the cabinet members. and hack
Of them were members OF the diplomatic
corps. including the Chinese. Japanese,
Corean and Hawaiian ministers. and rep
r~esentatiyes OF the English, German,
French and other legations. The family
IF the late senator, and their immediate
friends occupied seats TO the left of the
rice president and fronting him. Senate
Chaplain Mlburn conducted the cere-
monies, and was assisted by Chaplain
Bagby. Of the house.
Washington, March 2S-There was an
other day without progress over the
o Neii-JOy contested election case in the
house owing to the absence of q quorum
of Democratic members, and az the close
of the proceedings was as far from G
conclusion as when the deadlock first be-
gan. Roll calls followed one another in
rapid succession. but Will there were
known TO be 30 members on the floor
the nearest the majority ever came TO
a quorum was 1T2-seyen less than a
| quorum. The Democratic leaders held
q consultation and the result was that
the committee on rules was directed TO
| come to the assistance OF the house, and
in the morning a special rule viii be
brought in covering not only the O'Neil-
Joy case, but probably also the Hilborn-
English case fIom the Third California
district The attempt TO get a quorum
failed. and the house adjourned.
Washington. March %. - When the
| speakers gavel- fell to-day there were
less than eighty members on the floor.
The house proceeded with some routine
business pending a report expected from
the rules committee for the disposition OF
the contested election of O'Neil Us. Joy
and English VS.. Hilborn. Mr.. Cultivate
(Dem. Ohio, from the committee on rules.
reported 4 rule limiting debate to two
hours each on the two election cases, the
final vote 10 be then taken. Mr.. Outh-
waite demanded the previous question on
the adoption of the rule. The vote or
ordering the previous question resulted
i64 to o.
Mr.. Reed made the point of no quorum.
The vote resulted 10 ayes to 1 nay. one
more than a quorum. The speaker voted
in the affirmative. The result was
greeted with applause. This is the first
time for a week that the Democrats have
mustered a quorum.
The vote on the adoption of the special
rule was 1T2 to Z, including the vote OF
the speaker, and it was agreed to, a bare
quorum voting.
The vote then REQUIRED on the substi-
tute for the report of the majority of the
committee presented by the minority de-
claring Mr.. Joy entitled to his seat. The
vote resulted: Yeas, 102; nays, LAG. The
substitute was rejected.
Mr.. Burrows CRep. Mich.) uoved TO re-
consider, and Mr.. Springer Dem. nl.)
moved TO lag that molten on the table.
The Republicans .hen precipitated an
other flibuster by making the point of
no quorum on the division, and the roll
call was taken, the Republicans refrain
ing from voting. The vote resulted:
Yeas, 13I; nays, S. The house then ad-
icUrned.
Washington, March 30.-There was a
wild scene in the house to-day. The Re
publicans continued to flibuster against
the seating of Mr.. O'Neil, and Mr.. Reed
and Speaker Crisp made speeches which
stirred up a partisan feeling. A motion
was made for the arrest of absentees.
Speaker Crisp refused to entertain a mo-
ton for an appeal and declined emphat-
ically TO state the grounds Of his re-
fusal. Mr.. Payne moved to adjourn and
the speaker declined to entertain this
motion also. BY this time the members
of both sides were wildly excited. Parti-
san blood was at fever heat, and for sew
cral minutes pandemonium reigned. From
all parts of the floor members were shout
ing their defiances and several personal
collisions were narrowly averted.
Shut up" yelled some one across the
floor while the speaker banged his gavel
and ordered all members TO be seated.
The speaker was evidently determined TO
crush the fibustering tactics of the mi !
nority.
Il rise to a question of ORDER" shouted
Mr.. Payne.
And the chair refuses to recognize the
for that purpose returned the
spseker.
The question is on the adoption of the
tcselulion iHsu ucllnB ue Serseant-at- |
arms TO arrest absentees. As many as
favor it will say aye, contrary no."
In the midst of the chorus of voices
that followed Messrs. Payne, BouteIle
and Reed were on their feet clamoring
for recognition. The speaker refused TO
recognize them.
"Tellers," chouted Mr.. Payne. Pending
that motion he moved to adjourn.
The speaker declined to entertain the
motion. Mr.. Reed loudly insisted on his
right to know why, but the speaker re-
piled by ordering him TO take his seat.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Patter.
son and Payne ~tellers. but Mr.. Payne
declined to serve, as did also Mr.. Reed.
when the speaker said that Mr.. Patter-
would serve alone. The excitement
was then intense.
"A band of %rufians has possession of
his house. shouted Mr.. BouteIle.
W. are giving you some of your own
retorted Mr. Cultivate.
When a sufficient number had been
by Mr.. Patterson to order the
ayes and nays, the announcement was
In a chorus the Republicans were
protesting against this irregularity. and
Reed in a loud voice declared that
he chair knew the rules required two
tellerS