Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1894 — FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. [ARTICLE]

FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

Funeral services over the remains of the late Senator Colquitt were held in the Senate chamber, Tuesday. The exercises were conducted by Chaplain Milburn, assisted by Chaplain Bagby, of the House. All the members of the Cabinet, representatives of ,the army and navy, the diplomatic corps and many other distinguished people were present. Speaker Crisp occupied a seat beside the Vice President. At the conclusion of the ceremonies the Senate adjourned. Senator Colquitt’s remains were accompanied to Georgia by the Congressional committees. The session of the House, Tuesday, was devoted to a discussion of the O’Neill-Joy election case. At 1.07 the attempt to get a quorum failed and the House adjourned. In the Senate, Wednesday, Mr. Dolph introduced a resolution declaring the Clayton- Bui wer treaty regarding the Nicaragua ship canal to be no longer in force. Mr. Pettigrew introduce I a resolution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for information regarding changes In weight of siver coin. A resolution by Mr. Frye wai agreed to asking the Secretary of War whether employes and laborers employed on public works had been discharged for political reasons. At 1:30 the Senate went into executive session. At 2:10 the doors were reopened and the Senate took u d the M cGarr ah an bi IL Mr. Morrill opposed the claim. Other members followed iii speeches for and against the bill. At 4:05 p. m. the Senate adjourned. When the House met, Wednesday, there were less than eighty members on the Door. Routine business was proceeded with pending a report on the d’Neill-Joy contested election case. After a protracted discussion the vote recurn d on the substitute for the majority report of the committee presented by the minority, declaring Mr. Joy entitled to his seat. The vote resulted: Yeas, 102, nays 146. The substitute was rejected. Mr. Burrows moved to reconsider, and Mr. Springer moved to lay that motion on the table. The Republicans then precipitated another filibuster by making the point of no quorum on the division, and the roll call was taken, the Republicans refraining from voting. The vote resulted: Yeas,

137. nays, 8. On motion of Mr. Patterson the House then, at 5:45, adjourned. In the Senate, Thursday, several unimportant bills were introduced. Mr. Lodge introduced a resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish the Senate with a statement of the average price of classified imports on New York and London markets. A bill by Senator Dolph prescribing limitations of time for the completion of title to certain lands passed. Senator Gorman reported tho pension appropriation bill. House bill appropriating 110,009 additional to carry out the Chinese exclusion act was passed. The McGarrahan bill was then taken up and discussed till 5:15, when the Senate adjourned till Monday. When the House convened, Thursday, the O’Neill-Joy election contest was taken up and the filibuster was resumed. At 12:15 the President’s veto message was received. A vote was taken on the pending motion and resulted 154 to 11—fourteen short of a quorum, Ten Democrats voted against the motion giving Mr. O’Neill the rest. More filibustering followed. Mr. Reed scored the Democrats and called the proceedings absurd. Speaker Crisp replied to Reed in a heated manner. He said that Reed’s arbitrary rulings while Speaker were never dictated by his party, but that Reed had forced the party to sustain him Party feelings had been aroused by the remark's of Mr. Reed and Speaker Crisp, and the Republicans began filibustering with redoubled vigor. An appeal was taken from the decision of the Chair by Mr. Payne. Mr. Springer moved to lay that motion on the table. Mr. Payne, pending that, moved to adjourn. This latter motion was lost—72 to 175. The appeal was laid on the table —177 to 68. Mr. Lacey moved-“to reconsider, and Mr. Payne moved to adjourn. The motion to adjourn was lost. A scene of great disorder ensued. The Speaker refused to entertain motions by the minority. One motion was made to adjourn and the yeas and nays were demanded. Tellers were demanded and the Speaker appointed Messrs. Payne and Reed. Mr. Reed white with rage and refused to serve. The Speaker announced that Mr. Payne would act alone, In defiance of the rule requiring two tellers. Mr. Reed called attention to this. The Speaker said he took all the consequences. Mr. Guthwaite said the Speaker was giving Reed a dose of his own medicine. Mr. Outhwaite and Mr. Boutelle, in the general confusion that followed, were engaged in a wordy duel, and Mr. Outhwaite threatened to move that Mr. Boutelle be called to the bar for contempt. The Speaker decided that such proceedings could not interrupt a roll call, but upon its completion they were renewed. The resolution was adopted—l 63 to 32. Mr. Haynes moved to reconsider and, pending that, to adjourn. During tho progress of the roll call the excitement Subsided and, by agreement, the motion to reconsider was withdrawn, and at 6:50, the House adjourned. Speaker Crisp was given a rousing reception on ascending to the rostrum, Friday. Both sides joined cordially in the demonstration. The battle over the question of one teller acting, begun on Thursday, was promptly renewed. Mr. Reed made a speech on his motion to amend the journal and it was then voted down. The ex-Speaker then moved to adjourn but was ruled out of order. “That looks very much like tyranny,” remarked Mr. Reed.” The next episode was the overruling of Mr. Bontelle’s point of order that the President's message vetoing the seigniorage bill could not be read, the House having made the contested election cases the special order. Again tho Speaker refused to entertain an appeal. The veto message was then read. On a roll call to reconsider the vote declaring Mr. Joy not entitled to a seat, Mr. Reed asked permission to stand by the Clerk’s desk to see the roll call taken. This was resented by the Speaker, who ordered Reed to take his seat, and ordered the Sergeant-at-Arms to enforce the order. A display of personal hostility between the two loaders ensued, and sharp words were exchanged. Later the Speaker said that he had misunderstood Mr. Reed’s request. The roll call disclosed, no quorum and the House took a recess. Miss L A. Perrin, a milliner of Denver, has been drawn to sit with the grand jury and must servo, despite her protesta.