The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-04-06

WORK OF CONGRESS-
aEsUMD OF PRosEED1Nos or ran
SENATE AND HOUSE.

II SENATE AND HOUSE.
CONDENSED Record of the Importsue
Tfansactions Of Our National Law.
/, hakers-Tho Work Done In DSth
\ Branches.
Washington, March 90. - Funeral
services over the remains of Senator Col.
quit drew to the senate chamber to-day
very distinguished company. Preyi.
dent Cleveland was not present, but all
the members of the cabinet except Sec.
retary Lamont were there. Gen. Scho-
Held represented the army, and 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 back
corps, including the Chinese. Japanese.
Corean and Hawaiian ministers, and rep
resentatives of the English, German,
French and other legations. The family
Of the late senator, and their Immediate
friends, occupied seats to the left of tho
| vice president and fronting him. Senate
Chaplain Milburn conducted the cere-
monies, and was assisted by Chaplain
Bagby. Of the house.
Washington, March 2S-There was nm.
other day without progress over the
u Neii-Joy contested election case in the
house owing to the absence of quorum
OF Democratic members. and Mt the close
of the proceedings was as far from q
conclusion as when the deadlock first b,-
gan. Roll calls followed one another in
rapid succession, but while there were
known to be 80 members on the floor
the nearest the majority ever came to
| quorum was 172-scven less than IL
quorum. The Democratic leaders held
consultation aud the result was that
the committee on rules was directed to
come to the assistance of the house, and
In the morning special rule will be
brought in covering not only the O'Ncil-
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
loss than eighty members on the floor.
The house proceeded with some routine
business pending report expected from
the rules committee for the disposition of
the contested election of O'Neil VS.. Joy
| and English VS.. Hilborn. Mr.. Cultivate
(Dem. Ohio, from the committee OH rules,
reported rule limiting debate to two
hours each on the two election cases, tho
final vote to he then taken. Mr.. Outh-
| waite demanded the previous question OH
the adoption of the rule The vote OIL
| ordering the previous question resulted
| 1864 to 0.
MIR. Reed made the point of no quorum.
The vote resulted 179 ayes to nay, one
more than quorum. The speaker voted
in the affirmative. The result was
greeted with applause This is the first
time for a week that tho Democrats have
mustered quorum.
The vote ON the adoption of the special
rule was 1I2 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
elnrins Mr.. Joy entitled to his seat The
vote resulted: Yeas. 1O2; nays, lag. The
substitute was rejected.
Mr.. Burrows Ntep. AIich) novcd to re-
consider. and Mr.. Springer tDem. I'LL
moved to 10y that motion OF the table.
The Republicans then precipitatcd an
other filibuster by making the point of
no quorum Oh the division, and the roll
ing from voting. The vote resulted:
Yeas, la7; nays, 8. The house then al.
| jcIrn0d.
Washington, March 3O.-There was q
wild scene in the house to-day. The Re
publicans continued to flibuster against
the seating of Mr.. ONel. and Mr.. Reed
and Speaker Crisp made speeches which
stirred mp partisan feeling. A motion
was made for the arrest of absentees.
Speaker Crisp refused to entertain a mo-
tion for an appeal and declined cmphat-
ically to state the grounds of his re-
fusal. Mr. Payne moved to adjourn aud
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
eral minutes pandemonium rcigncd. From
all parts of the floor members We're shout
Ing their defiances and several personal
collisions were narrowly averted.
Shut up yelled some one across the
hoor while the speaker banged his gavel
and ordered all members to be seated,
The speaker was evidently determined to
crush the tilibustering tactics of the mi
nority.
Il rise to a question of order" shouted
Mr.. Payne.
And the chair refuses to recognize the
gentleman for that purpose" returned the
speaker.
The question is on the adoption of the
resolution instlucting the sergeant-at-
arms to arrest abscntees. As many us
favor it will say aye, contrary no.
In the midst of the chorus of voices
that followed Messrs. Payne, Boutclle
and Reed were on their feet clamoring
for recognition. The speaker refused to
recognize them.
"Tcllers," 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 tellcrs. but Mr.. Payne
declined to serve, as did also Mr.. Reed,
when the speaker said that Mr. Patter-
son would serve alone. The excitement
was then intense
"A band of rutfians has possession of
this house," shouted Mr.. Boutclle.
We are giving you some of your own
medicine" retorted Mr.. Cultivate.
When sufficient number had been
counted by Mr.. Patterson to order the
ayes and nays, the announcement was
made. In chorus the Republicans were
protesting against this irregularity, and
Mr. Reed in a loud voice declared that
the chair knew the rules required two
tellers.
1.-THE chair takes all the consequences.
replied the speaker emphatically, amid a
whirlwind of Democratic cheers Things
were now going with high hand. The
scene reminded the old members of the
fifty-frst congress. Finally quiet was
restored and motion to adjourn was
carried.
Senator Washburn introduced the Alta
mont Water company lill allowing them
to dam the st. Louis river OH the Fond
du Lac Indian reservation.
Grand Forks, n. D., March 31.-Alrs.
John Nelson arrived in this city yestcr.
day from Prairie du Chen, Wis, in
search of her wayward husho nd who bnd