Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-20
SUNDAY SEES TRUCE
House Takes Recess After
TWenty-Eight Hours.
MANY UNUSUAL INCIDENTS
Members Sing and Tell Stories,
While Others Sleep.
WILD RUSH FOR BREAKFAST
Decision Reached to Pass All Re-
naming Legislation Under Sus-
pension of the Rules.
WILD RUSH FOR BREAKFAST

When the House of Representatives
| took a recess at 80 o'clock yesterday
afternoon until 10 o'clock this morning
it seemed certain that the three-day fill
buster started by Representative Mann
of Illinois against the Senate omnibus
claims bill. and continued by Representa-
tives Gardner of Massachusetts and Ben
net of New York against the House war
end. Mr.. Mann accomplished his OBJ
ject when, on his motion, the House
struck out the enacting clause of the
Senate bill, which carries the French spo-
liation claims and others, to which Mr..
Mann takes exception. The House meas
ure carries nothing but straight war
claims.
Yesterdays recess truce was arranged
during the three hours from noon on.
devoted to eulogies Of the life and pub
lie services of the late Senator Clay of
Georgia and the late Representative
Brownlow of Tennessee, and was well
coined by every one Individually and
SoilSSllNCiy lIlc DOuy WdS llT6u, nervous
and worn to a fragile by the continuous
session of twenty-eight hours, with it's
spectacular flibuster
1t was arranged yesterday after recess
that today a rule should be brought in to
pass all remaining legislation under sus-
pension of the rules, which means a vote
on every bill after bare forty minutes
Of consideration. By this means the
House hopes to complete its work in
hurry and avoid blame for an extra ses-
sion, should there be one. The House, if
it completes its work in time. then will be
able to throw all the burden of an extra
session on the Senate. and set aside the
rumors that some of the House leaders
are trying to force an extra session.
Waiting for a Quorum.
Practically nothing at all was accom-
plished during the last twelve hours of
the session of the House, which lasted
from 10 O'Clock Saturday morning
throughout Saturday night until half-past
3 yesterday afternoon. Most of yesterday
was spent in waiting for quorum. Early
yesterday morning deputy sergeants-at-
arms were sent hustling around town to
gather in sufficient members to make
quorum There were 10 arrests, as ev-
erybody, when discovered, seemed Wiling
to return to the Capitol.
The flibuster, admittedly one Of the
most stubborn ever seen in the House
and handled in a mastery manner by
Mr. Mann, was marked by many COMEDY
situations and dramatic moment or two.
Representative Edwards of Georgia
e., oh mitch yThpn
he declared that lobbyist interested in
the spoliation claims had entered the
Speakers lobby during the session satur-
day night and had gone to the very doors
of the chamber in an attempt to pass
some papers to a member Of the House.
THAT member" said Mr.. Edwards,
comes from New York and is one of
the men now in charge of this tilipuster
| demand to know what the connection
is between this member and the lobby
iSt"
..Dpes the gentleman refer to me?" de-
manded Representative Bennett of New
Il do not" replied Mr.. Edwards.
The gentleman from Georgia was pressed
to name the member.
my information, derived from q good
source" he said, lis that the gentleman
is MIR. Parsons. Representative Foster OF
Illinois, a democrat in this House. inter-
cepted this lobbyist when he was at
tempting to send pamphlet to Mr.. Par
sons 1t is a sad day In the history of
this country, gentlemen. when the very
halls of Congress are invaded by lobby
lists, when we are compelled to transact
business on the Lords day and when the
will of the great majority can be thwarted
by few gentlemen who have private in
terestS at stake"
Speaks for Mr.. Parsons.
Mr.. Bennett took the floor and said that
in the absence of Mr.. Parsons he would
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