The herald., 1894-08-24
SKIRMIH|NG FOR A QUORUM
Business at a Standstill in the
Senate.
Frivolous Action on the Part Of the
Republicans.
CIsveIand's Determ . alton Not TO Sign
tho Tariff Biii-Congress Expected
to Adjourn Next
Tuesday.

| By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Aug. est is expected
by the Democratic leaders oi the senate
that quorum will be there tomorrow.
Telegrams have been received from a
number of senators saying they expect
to arrive before the next session, among
them being Mills. Morgan and Du Bois.
Camden returned today. Du Bois, al
though Republican. probably will join
other Republicans in making up quo
rum. If quorum appears and Lindsay
gets the floor, he will no doubt finish
his speech before he allows adjournment
upon the point that no quorum
could be made. The objection
OF the Republicans to any further
tariff discussion is considered friv-
olous by the Democrats, and they
say they do not care to enter into any
agreement that speeches shall not be
made, in order to traneact the minor
business before the senate. 1t Ia said
by the Democratic leaders that adjourn
ment will follow action by the president
ON the tariff bill, whether speeches are
made or not. az nothing can hold the
senators in Washington after this meas
ure is out OF the way.
In the senate today Harris moved
that the sergeant-et-arms be directed to
request the presence OF absentees. Pas
coe pointed out that the order OF yestsr-
for the report Of the Bergeant.at-arms.
He reported that of AZ senators who had
answered to their names yesterday only
two were in the city, and one (Voor.
hees) was too i'll to attend. Other sen-
atora were wired to attend Immediately.
At IL :35 only 20 senators had arrived.
Four Republican senators, Mander-
son, Pettigrew, Quay and Shoup, were
in the senate chamber but failed to an
swer and were recorded as absent.
Brice was absent attending the funeral
of a relative. German tslegraphed he
would be here at noon If his train was
not delayed, and Sherman and Wilson
were excused from further attendance
ON account of sickness.
At the request OF Gray. the list OF
absentees was read. Harris then said
the orders given yesterday to the SER
gesnt-at-arms to request the presence OF
ebsentees having proved ineffective, he
move the sergeant. at.arm5 be directed
to compel their attendance, and this
was agreed to.
While the senate was waiting for a
quorum to appear, Mr.. Pruden, the
executive clerk from the White House
appeared with messages from the presi.
dent, supposed to be nomna-
tions, but could not present them.
The Republicans were ready 20
furnish four votes to make
quorum to 60 into executive session,
ditional to complete the nufmBsi: -Inoae
in attendance we're: Allison, Bate,
Berry, Black burn, Blanchard. Cockrell,
Coke, Cullom, Faulkner. Gallinger,
George, Gibson, Gordon. German. Gray,
Harris, Hill. Hunton, Jarvis, Jones of
Arkansas, Kyle, Lindsay, McLaurin,
Mitchell OF Oregon. Mitchell Of Wiscon.
sin, Palmer, Pasco, Pugh, Ransom,
Roach, Turpie. Vest. Villas, Walsh,
White-36. Of these 81 we're Democrats,
four Republicans and one Populist.
The absentees were Aldrich, Allen,
Brice, Butler, Cafery, Call, Camden.
Cameron, Carey, Chandler, Daniel. Da-
Wis, Dixon. Dolph, Frye. Hale, Hans
brough, Hawley, Higgins, Hoar, Irby,
Jones Of Nevada. Lodge. Mcmillan. Nc
Pherson, Manderson, Mills, Morgan,
Morrill,, Murphy. Patton, PETER, Perk.
ms, Pettigrew, Platt, Power, Proctor,
Quay, Sherman. Shoup, Smith, Squire,
Stewart, Teller, Voorhees,, Washburn,
Wolcott, DuBois-48. OF these 13 were
Democrats, so Republicans and Popu-
lists.
At 1 20 p. m., finding it impossible to
get q quorum, tho senate, on motion OF
Harris, adjourned until tomorrow at IL
o,clock