Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-20

tlDn OF ali DIS uhTlHS lne IciiIuIHueI
| OF TIE session under suspension of the
rules. This means that debate will
| be eat down almost to nothing and
| that measures will be rushed through
| as fast as possible. This action would
| dispose effectually of the rumors that
some Of the House leaders were plan
| ming to bring about an extra session
| II an extra session is called, as nov
| seems probable. il is believed the
| House will be in q position to throw
| the entire blame for II on the Senate
The House remained in session all
night and until a Few minutes before
| 4 O'Clock this afternoon. Practically
nothing was accomplished during the
| last L. hours of the sitting. except
| the announcement of the culogleS,
which were permitted by unanimous
consent. The remainder of the day
| was spent in waiting Tor a Quorum
Scrceauts- at-armS were sent through
the city at o'clock this morning
Generally speaking they did not serve
their warrants on members until alols
toward 8 O'Clock. Even then there
we're no physical arrests, the mem
| bers being quite willing to return.
Half Of tie Democrats had been sent
home to sleep, 50 as to relieve Ill
noon their fatigued comrades, who
were Holding the fort
Waiting for u quorum was nark'd
b,. occasional disorder and confusion.
Most of the time, however. the House
was beng entertained 10y humorous
sp,.eches and songs. once the Dem
olrats organized Il mock House IN t}e
roar of the chamber. elected Hughes
of New Jersey, Speaker. anu proceti-
eo to pass some most remarkaNio
moa sures. speaker" Hughes reeos-
nizcd himself during the greater part
of the session.
The mock session adjourned, Nhch
one of the House pages. with u re-,
marl;ablc sweet voice, was ulscoNercu
singing in the Democratic cioaRrooh'
Several members lifted the boy To
their shoulders ana bore nm 10 IN
Sneakers desk. where he sang lo'
nearly half an hour. amid great dp
plause. -, .,,,
edwards of Georgia. stirred the
House shortly before noon by say ms
that during the debate last hisht !"
81 nhhvis." for the French claims
osmo into the Speakers lobby ana 10
t1e very doors of the Chamber III an
in an attempt to pass some pa
;, . member Of the House.
..rbat member" said Edwards. CONES
s,o,,, Sew York and is one of the H'ei1
nov, in charge Of this filibuster. ! oe-
I'D ia know what the connection Is De
,u,aon This member and the lobbyist.
refer TO me tt
manded Bennett of New YORK.
az do not" replied Edwards.
The gentleman from Georgia was PIE
cd TO name the member.
MY information, derived from soou
source" he said. lis that the gentleman Is
parsons. Foster of Illinois, a Democr ~
In this House, intercepted this LOBBYIST
while he was attempting TO send
n.nnhlet Ia Parsons. It is sad day III
the history of the House. gentlemen
when the very halls of Congress are IN
yaded by lobbyists. when we are com
nelled to transact business oh the Lord 5
iay and when the will of the great ma
iority can be thwarted by Few eeh''e-
men who have private interests at stake.
Rennet took the floor and said that III
the absence of Parsons he would speak
for his colleague.
"If II be a crime" he said. for my
colleague to seek information concerning
matters pending before the House, 'heH
wish nv Democratic friends would COM
nit few more crimes ON that SIDE Oh
theh chamber"
During the hours of frivolity. early
today. Burgess of Texas figured IN hVe-
" effort to have his name recofded III
one roll call. though he himself took no
mart except to admit that he was present
when his name was called, but uid not
respond. Carin of Virginia insisted that
he responded for the Texan, whose name
Carlin said, had been recorded and theh
stricken off a dozen Democratic col
leagues clamorcd for reservation OF tho
name and the Chair, after stating that
no member was authorized under the
rules to respond 10 roll cali for another
member. directed that in view Of the con
fusion in the House at the time the clerk
record Burgess.
When daylight came sleepy lot Of rep
resentatiyes sat at their desks ana wait
ed. while the leaders kept watch to dN"lh
being trapped by the other side. One
IN. lpber in the front row was SCUM
asleep. others appeared fatigucd. ana
numerous other members were stretched
ont aslecp In the Democratic cloak room.
when At 90 \. NJ. Thomas of North
Carolina made q point of quorum, there
wcr 50 members on the floor and a eau
Of the House was again ordered. Gardner
of Massachusetts vainly sought to secure
u recess, but the Chair declared against
him, because 10 quorum existed. Then,
Oh motion Of lIeilin of Alabama, the
sergeant of arms was directed TO arrest
all absentecs and bring them to the bar of
the House.
Members became impatient for break
fast toward O'Clock and formal re-
quest by Chandler of Mississippi. for
leave of absence to go to breakfast struck
a popular chord. In Il few minutes the
House chamber was almost deserted.
only the Republican and Democratic
whips and several lieutenants remaining
to watch each other.
Harry Haggctt of Wiscasset, aged
81, died in the arms of his brother
Albert Saturday afternoon at Booth
bay Harvor. while being carried from
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