The times., 1897-06-08
THEIR RT-t|VED GLORY
The Democrats in the House Out
vote the Republicans.
FORTY-MINUTE SESSION
Several Small Bills Are Rushed
Through-Mr. Bailey Protests
Resolution and the Bankruptcy
Bill-Illegal Adjournments.

The House held forty minutes session
yesterday during which SO much was done
that it suggested possibly TO a:great many
what hustler the body could be if it
were only equipped with committees. The
minority lid not, of course, fail to remind
the House that 1t was without such equip
ment, aud the Republicans themselves are
now trying To take the edge off this Iti-
cism by alIuding occasionally with a grim
humor to the fact that things are done
and run ON the go-as- you-Ilh.ass Reed plan
The Democrats, the Republicans, and the
citizens in the galleries Were moved to a
demonstration Of applause when, on the
count of division on the motion to adj
journ, it turned out that the Democrats
voted 80 TO the Republicans 79. This
was commented upon as being the first
time this session that the Democrats APP
pcared ia the majority role.
a long session was not expected, as the
Republicans have studiousiy avoided the
bankruptcy bill and some twO thousand
others awaiting considera ton. The Morgan
resolution on Cuba and the House resoiu-
tion introduced by MI. McMillin, Of Ten
resurrectcd until there comes a nod from
the White House Little matters and big
bridges occupied the greater part OF the
forty minutes.
MIR. Dinsmore, of Arkansas, asked unani-
nous consent for the immediate conSiderl-
tion OF the Senate resolution permitting
Carlos Guttierez, OF Salvador, to be re-
ceived as :, cadet at West Point. There's
luton was adopted
on motion OF Mr. Morris, of Minnesota, th1
bill providing for the construction of a
steel bridge over the st. Louis River be-
tween Minnesota and Wisconsin was passed
Mr. McMiilin asked IL this bili had been
reported by q committee, which brought out
the Information that IL lad been reported
a the last session OF the House. This gave
Mr. McNillin the opportunity TO ask If the
function OF the extra session was merely
TO dispose of the relics OF the last Congress.
The special report of the Commissioner OF
Labor on the Italian Iahorers in Chicago
was received Mr. W r Love Democrat, OF
Mississippi a new member, had tile good
luck To get bin through for the erection
of a bridge over Pearl River at Columbia,
Miss
Mr.. Payne, Republican, wanted TO know,
sarcastically, If this bill had been reported
by committee. Mr.. McMilliu replied that
the matter OF committees was exclusively
in the hands of the ma jority.
The announcement was made that the
deficiency bill had been signed
Mr.. Grosvenor, at this point in the pro-
ceedings, thought the House had been I'M
duly fatigued. and moved an adjournment
until Thursday for recuperation in the
suburban resorts.
The Speaker put the nation, and was
about To declare the result affirnlatiyely.
when Mr.. Bailey said:
II desire e. say that as loag as the Cuban
resolution ana the bankruptcy bill are un-
disposedof We feel compelled TO resist these
motions to adjourn"
The Republicans hereinsisted on the reglI-
lar order The Speaker put the motion to
ad iourn and declared it carried
Mr. Bailey called for "a division, which
resulted so Democrats andre Republicans
The Speaker saw the situation, and took
1t good humoredly, the Democrats breaking
out into enthusiastic and ecstatic hand
clapping 1t war the first time they had
ma Jorlty this session.
Mr. GrosvcBor called for the yeas and
nays on the motion to adjourn, and the S)il
was called 1t resulted yeas 81: nays, 20
Mr.. Terry I makethe point thata quorum
has not voted and that therefore the House
can only adjourn for one day.
The Speaker-The House has voted to
adjourn till Thursday the yeas are 81 and
the navs are 70, ana the gentleman has not
stated fact.
well, think It's a fact" retorted
Judge Terry. The Republicans were. how
ever, already rising from their seats and
the House went to pieces with Judge
Terry's point pending