Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-20
A Truce At 4 O'Clock Sunday Afternoon
 In The House Fi1ibuster
MEMORIAL SERVICE IN INTERMISSION
Representative Mann Gained Original Point For Which He Started The Programme of Delay-French Spoli- aton and Navy Yard Overtime Claims Have Been Kied-Another Filibuster Promised Today.

part or the session The mock 8os
 sion adjourned when one of the house
 pages, with a. remarkably sweet voice.
 was discovered singing in the demo-
 cratic cloak room. Several members
 lifted the boy to their shoulders and
 bore him to the speakers desk, where
 great applause.
 Discovered Lobbyist.
 Representative Edwards of Georgia
 stirred the house shortly before noon
 today by saying that during the de-
 bate last night a lobbyist for the
 French claims came into the speakers
 lobby and to the very doors of the
 chamber in an attempt to pass some
 papers to 8 member of the house.
 That member" said Mr. Edwards,
 comes from New York and is one of
 the men now in charge of this filibus- ter. l demand to know what the con- nection is between this member and the lobbyist"
 Does the gentleman refer to mer> demanded Representative Bonnet of New York
 T do not" replied MT. 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 MT. Parsons. Represen- tative Foster of Illinois, a democrat, in this house, intercepted the lobbyist when he was attempting to send pamphlet to Mir. Parsons. It is a sad day In the history of the country, gen. tlenlen, when the very halls of con- gress are invaded by lobbyists, when we are compelled to transact business on the Lords day and when the will | of the great majority can be thwarted i by few gentlemen who have private l interests at stake
 l Defended Mir. Parsons. 1 MT Bonnet took the floor and said | that in the absence of MT. Parsons he 1 would speak for his colleague. 1 If it be crime,' he said. for my l colleague to seek information concern 1, ing matters pending before this house, 1 then I wish my democratic friends would commit a few more crimes on l that side of the chamber | clannor Over Roll Call. ] During the hours of frivolity early | today Mir. Burgess of Texas figured in | a lively effort to have his name re- | corded in one roll call, though he him. | self took no part except to admit that | he was present when his name was | called, but did not respond. MT. Car | lin of Virginia insisted that he re- ] MT. Carlin said. had been recorded | and then stricken off. A dozen demo- l era tic colleagues clamored for restore- 1 tion of the name, and the chair, after | stating that no membe was author l ized under the rules to respond to roli l calls for another member directed that | fin view of the confusion in the house | at the time. the clerk record MT. Bur gess.
 | One Member Sound Asleep at Daylight When daylight came, a sleepy lot of 1 representatives sat al their desks and l waited, while the leaders kept watch l to avoid being trapped by the other | side. One member in the front row ] was sound asleep, others appeared fla ! tigued, and numerous other members
 were stretched out asleep in the dem | ocratic cloak room. When at 5.30 a. | an. MT. Thomas of North Carolina | made a point of quorum there were 95 ! members on the floor and 8 call of I the house was again ordered. MI. ! Gardner of Massachusetts vatnly sought to secure a recess. but the | chair declaring against him because no quorum existed. then, on motion of 1 MT. Heflin of Alabama, the sergeant 1 at arms was directed to arrest all ab- | sentees and bring them to the bar of | the house.
 Leave of Absence for Breakfast. Members became impatient for i breakfast towards nine o'clock and . | request of MT. Candler of Mississippi | for leave of absence to go to break | fast struck popular chord. In a few minutes the house chamber was al- most deserted, only the republican and l democratic whips and several ieuten- ants remaining to watch each other.