The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-05
WAITING FOR A QUORUM
TARIFF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE
DEFERRED.
Republican Members Again Refuse to
Vote and Stop All Attempts
At Business,
THE CIGAR MANUFACTURER PROTEST
AGAINST A HIGH DUTY,
Tho Worlds Stock of Money-The Gold Re-
scrvo-Knights of Pythias Enoampmsnt,
A Caucus Called,


yvasbinp+on January 4.-1he democrats
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'0u'S su'4eiNN d ''PV''''0' W "'''' e'Ni'
ence Of yesterday, being unable to produce
"A quorum, which the republicans insisted
H.. sn,,la do hsforc the toriff 5obat.
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couIu proceeu' A"e H'sn ""'eE H'uiN W
day was $50 democrats twelve more than
Yesterday but tyyenty-nne less than the
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'Nt"''''N
democrauc WHIPS Inut over loy democrats
were in the city and that some Of those
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'lle'i S"Pl'o'' Vi ''e t'9V' 0'' u
fighting some OF It's features ana nave
deliberately decided to offer no aid to-
ward gattir, the nm ber,r. t,, r,rsa
one uemoeiaI MI SpeIfy OF Cohuecu-
cut, acted with the republicans TO-DAY AMI
refused 10 answer his nnmr
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rue uS'loN' III iea'eIS "Ie very iuuc"
ulSh ua'eN OEel StetetN"S ulu toNay plv-
tee.''s9 ~ 's'e' MS Nv"elleu'S tI''''
H'e'' - i,u SHeuSe iN' WY "e1Ny aosehCee-
i9'i' AT ''i's l'ul'oi 't''lN ''IiIr' SaSluB t'a'
every ut"iuVt@' u'u''s you "heh 'he MOI
'4aS t'NeoS Voc ''iNei '-"' Si'e piOe,i anime
NHS W 't'Nt w '"o "'i'4A plII t'e u"E
ne tcP"unrons a'e H'S"laHy very JUN
Iaht over the success 'hd' mas attended
t1er eliJNts 70 plocN progress up TOMS
llhe' aitnoush mere Is s'Ihe Manifesto
ION OF u'f,9a'ISi ac'IOh WIN Tue course on
Nir' bguIeAe, whose attempt 20 Iduheh me
aa"Hlah uepate yesterday ana toaay mas
GUY OH al prospect OF considering that
Su"JeVt un'l 'i.e t"it , u ulspossu OF, hal
he permitted the arrangemcnt suggested
pE Mr' McSteatg anu agreed TO by Nf'
mt TO De entered mo yesterday tomor-
10" "n1 "a IuIuuy "oulu nave peeh aeVol-
su 10 tiie iiuw"ilah Ht"t!el ana the SAM
ulocAaue Cou!u pe ellecteu IN tne mouse
IN reference TO the tariff by refusing to
vote TO 30 iliuo committee Oh me whole
iof the consideration oil the tarltf Dill.
IL Is almost certain that the democrats
WIN nave quorum soon, but Two days
nave been wasted and lhis viii probably
neceSsltate an extension OF the unit OF de-
bate beyond January H. on which day the
programme contemplated the iinal vote.
There was some tax today OF carrying
out the original programme. TO vote on
January IL and reducing the Time Tor
general debate to four days ana debate
under the hVe-minutc rule TO seven days.
With this idea In View, some OF the dem
lcrats who desired to speak We're APP
preached and asked II they would agree
to speak very briefly with the privilege Of
extending their remarks on the record,
nut StNtAAl VI lAlt4l A4Alfhhtli'H W NONN
against the bill unless Chey were given
an opportunity to tell the house in open
session why they opposed # in part or as
whole. 1t is likely, therefore, that the
time OF debate will be extended at least
two days to make up for the two days
that hive been wasted The committee
ON rules viii consider the question to-
morrow morning.
Although the lack Of quorum
blorl,sd the tariff lebate yesterday
and an order was passed re-
r"iii,o tho absentees. only nipcty.eight
n9on1bars nv actual count were on the
Goor v,hou Inc house was called 10 order
IA nom today The prospect for a demo-
ocrptic quorum looked gloomy still Col
onei Ike I'm the democratic whip. eX-
pressed the opinion that a quorum OF DEM
ocrats were in the city.
some communications were laid before
the house and the spcalser announced tho
reapDointment of Messrs Wheeler BrecB-
inridgc and Hit az agents Of the Smith
sonian institute.
Immediately thereafter the fight over the
He NvpilNp TnattpT DTpplnltQfgN by Mr..