The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-21
Bland Makes Slow Progress Toward
Getting Vote on His
Bill.
All Republicans and e Handful oil
Others Conspire 20 Block
Business.
The senate Puts In an Essy Day-ChanRes
In the Tarin Bill-Justlcs
white.

WAsmNoros. Feb. 20.-The deadlock on
the Bland silver ssigniorago bill was not
broken In the house to-day. Roll call fol
lowed roll call until four O'Clock. when. 10
being apparent that Bland eoald not mus-
ter quorum on the 'proposition, be moved
adjournment.
The sergesnt-at-aTms reT orted that he had
sent thirtJ-seven telePTaTns 10 absent men,
bers ana received fifteen repliss-fvs that
they we're sick. ten that they we're on their
way to Washington. He had arrested Aps-
ley, Gardner, Hilborn. Post Randall.
Lucas and Marvin. Apsley and Post we're
excused when IL was shown that they voted
at the last session. The Othsrs we're
brought before the houss and excused after
giving satisfactory explanations. and Bland
renewed his siege. The eastern Iepubli-
cans and democrats renewed the fiibuster-
ing. repeatedly breaking the quorum again
/ by not voting
Finally Bland made a statement TO the
effect that it was sv dent a quorum could
not be obtained as long as committees had
leave 10 cit during sessions OF Ihe house.
and he offered n resolution revokinR the
leaves Of all committees to sit during ses-
Sions Of the house. except the committee on
appropriations. A lively skirmish oo-
cured over a point OF order. in which
Syringe. Reed, MeCreary aud Bynum par
I cipated. Eventually Bland poured oil on
the tronblei waters by Withdrawing the res
olutiou. ct the same time stating that un-
less the members of committees Included
attended the sessions Of the house, he
would sgain Offer and trsss the rosolu-
tion.
The session Of the senate was devoid OF
special Interest. Daniel concluded his
speech on the Hawaiian question, and while
supporting warmly the course that had
been followed by the administration, he
declared that now there vas nothing 20 do
but TO feeognize the new government and
wish 10 God speed. After Daniels speech
the bill for additional printing Office facili-
ties was taken up aud discussed in q dssul-
tory mara.er for the remainder OF the day.
Voorhees, presented petition, signed By
600 citizens OF Massachusetts,, in favor of
tue passage OF the new tariff oil. and indi-
eating that such legislation would bO bene-
fioial 70 Massachusetts industries.
PETER presented resolution to amend
the rules 10 provide that executive sessions
be held with open doors. except when the
president shall suggest that she matter re-
Qui IS secrecy, Of d com fuittee OF the senate
seommends that a speoinc matter shall be
considered behind closed doors.
There 10 good authority for the state
msnt that the senate committee on tariff
bill has decided on a small duty on lead ore
and coal, and that iron ore will remain
free. as in the house biz. Sugar still hangs
in the balance. the prevailing opinion being
that, a. a compromise. duty of three
quarters of a cent pound will be reported
Justice White the new member OF the
supreme eourt. will be sworn in March 3.
that being tns fret day Of tho spring term
lie will at once be called upon 10 take part
IN confederation OF more impo tant litiga-
tion than has greeted a new justice in many
years.
1he records of the Supreme court show
that the accession of Justice White leaves
New York state without q representative in
the court for the hrst time since 1906, the
only exception since the court was estab-
| !ished.
The justices snd officials OF the supreme
court are especially gratihed At the choice
Of Justice White. lie has been much
among them, and there were hopes sx-
pr essed as far back as the rejection Of
Hornblower that the Louisiana senator
might be chosen. This was due mainly TO
the fact that the court has heretofore
lacked IN authority on civil law embraced
in the JustiniaA code and later the NaPol-
comic code.