The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-03-23
HOUSE.

| WASHINGTON, March 22-The house
spent the entire day in filibustering ovel
the O'Neill-Joy contested election cast
| from the st. Louis district. The report o.
the committee is in favor of unseating Mr.
Joy. (Rep.,) and the Republicans are de.
, termined that this shall not be accom-
plished unless the Democrats produce
their own quorum. For five hours today
they filibustered and kept the house dead,
| locked. The highest number of Demo
cratic votes cast during the day was 166-
thirteen short of a quorum. An unsuc-
cessful attempt was made tc adjourn over
Good Friday, and the struggle will be re-
sumed tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Catchings Dem } OF
Mississippi, joint resolution was passed
authorizing the secretary OF the treasury
to receive at the sub-tressury in the city
of New York, from Il. Il. Wilson & Co.
Sc 740, 600 to be placed TO the credit of the
Cherokee nation.
Chairman Brown Dem. of Indiana) OF
the committee on elections, presented the
report on the English-Hilborn contested
election case. and Mr.. Waugh (Rsp. of
lndiana) was given leave TO Tile the view
of the minority.
Mr.. Patterson then called up the con-
tested election case OF O'Neill VS.. Joy,
Eleventh Missouri district, and MIR.
Waugh (Rep. of Indiana) promptly raised
the question of consideration against it,
and the filibustering began. The Repub-
iicans refused to vote and the quorum
was broken, the vote resulting 159 10 none
20 short of a quorum.
A call of the house followed. The call
developed the presence of 257 memb bers.
The vote then reCurred upon the question
of consideration. The Republicans re-
peated their tactics and declined to answer
to their names.
Again the Democrats failed to muster a
quorum, although they polled 165 votes.
seven more than on the previous roll call.
Mr.. Patterson moved a call of the house,
aud pending that Mr.. Waugh moved to
adjourn. 1he motion to adjourn was los.
by a vote of Isl TO "a. Mr.. Patterson with
drew the motion for call of the house
and the vote recurred upon the question of
consideration. Again The quorum failed,
only 157 Democrats appearing.
Mr.. Patterson moved a call OF the house
and upon his motion Mr.. Burrows forced
a roll call. The call was ordered-i53 to IL.
4 quorum reappeared upon the call of the
house. Mr.. Patterson moved TO dispense
with further proceedings under the call
but Mr.. Burrows compelled roll call on
the motion. The motion was carried aud
Mr.. Van Noorhis (Rep y. ", moved that
wnen the house adjourn today ii be TO
meet on Saturday.
Mr. Van Voorhis' motion was defeated
and the vote again recurred on the quss-
tion of consideration. After the roll call
had been completed Mr.. Livingston (Dem.
of Ga }, called attention TO the fact that
the gentleman from Maine (Resd) was in
bis seat and not excused ana had refused
to answer to his name. He demanded that
be be brought before the bar OF the house
and required 10 vote or give his reasons
for not doing SO.
Mr. Baily (Dem. of Tex in the chair de-
clared there was nothing in the rules re-
quring a member 10 appear at the bar of
the house.
Mr. Livingston then tried TO shift his
ground, Claiming that the dignity OF the
house is involved.
The dignity OF the house is in the keep
ing OF the house, replied the chairman, aud
il has not prescribed any method for en-
forcing this rule.
"It IS not very large dignity" inter
rupted Mr.. Reed. amid lAughter.
Mr.. Livingston fenced for some time
with Mr.. Bailey, but the latter ruled him
oct Of order and then announced that the
vote had resulted 80 70 l, still no quorum.
Thereupon Mr.. Patterson moved call OF
the house aud Mr.. Waugh, pending that,
moved an adjournment,
The motion TO adjourn was lost, and Mr..
Van NooThis then moved that when the
house adjourn today II be to meet on Men
day next
Mr.. Brown, chairman of ;he committee
on elections, then gave gp the contest.
''lt being apparent we can make no
further progress jSSiay." said he, Il move
the hou>e now adjourn Accordingly. at
$50 O'Clock p. N, The house adjourned