Show FORTYSIXTE CONGRESS I I 0 REGULAR SESSION HOUSE Washington 15A bill for the payment of claims allowed by the commission of claims Pascd Reed and Band objected to stevenson oflering a resolution that Congress should not adjourn until a joint rule passes providing for the method of counting the electoral vote Gibson called up tho adjournment resolution as a question of privilege Goode desired to call up bit to regulate Chinese immigration to enforco tho eight hour law and apply tho proceeds of public land eacs to education Amidst much confusion points of order and shots to catch the Speakers eye eomo one said the adjournment resolution had given more hope to tho hearts of tbe people than any legislation proposed this session Tucker said in face of a calendar of 1200 or 1500 bills in face of the tariff bills reported to the House Congress would be wanting in its true duty to the country if it should adjourn in twelve business days Applause on the democratic aide Cook Wo asked for bread and you gave us a stone Applause on the republican side lucker We have reported three tarifl bills and on the question of consideration con-sideration you movo the House to adjourn without consideration C applauso on the democratic side and thats the doctrine from Towoshend The people ol tho I south do not desire tbe war claims before this House t3 be paid by the The claims I am speak government w UL epea ing of are claims as just as those of bondholder Tho question is whether when government owes B man 500 we should adjourn without paying it and say we nave saved the credit of government because we have paid bondholders Applaiue on tho democratic side Stevenson thought it would be ruinous to adjourn without settling tho electoral count question and passing the proper appropriation bills billsWeaver thought there was no haste about adjourning The reason was that the tarifl bills removing the duty on tho mans salt nnd on poor mlns BaI paper nnd printing material wero measures that warn demanded by the whole country and were pressing this House The funding bill was a pending menace men-ace to to the countrys industry I it came to a voto tho bill would be defeated but after tho presidential election it would pass and fasten the debt perpetually on Amoican indue tries The right of petition had been denied GOOOUO soldiers desired their pay equalized but Congress disregarded disregard-ed their petitions He solemnly pro tested against adjournment untl Congress did justice to tho men who saved the flag that adorned the speakers speak-ers chair The House would defeat the third term resolution i i could vote upon i i would declare it a settled principle that no person should hold the presidential chair more than twice democratic applause ap-plause Townsbend declared that i this resolution passed the labor I of tho entire session went for naught He referred to the stilling ol his petitions for ties t Dannell hoped the House would nit adjourn but have courago to meet every measure presented to it The river and harbor bill would fail if this resolution passed Garfield saw one forcible point iu the arguments made The question of counting the electoral vote should be settled I the democrats would set any day or week or month and ivo an aseuranca that the bill would oe passeo ne would stay far beyond the dos days to help do it Several l democrats We will do i Garfield retorted lLat they had evaded it for four years und now all of a sudden raised it aa l reason for staying through the summer He knew that there were some 1700 bills pending many 01 which ought to become laws but he knew i we slaid until September there would he 2700 bills I Coi gross remained in session until the June presidential cyclone this Congress gress woud become ono vast political debating club Sparks coied the debate favoring adjournment but he Eaid be favored free tK and reform in the paper tarn He announced himself a I most complete free trader but be wanted to adjourn this concern A to the electoral count bill tbo demc crate had both houses now and were as EarS as thc other fabwa Jobbers were lurking in prolusion and lobby sk were overrunning the House and le was afraid the only way to beat them was to adjourn and go home The reeolntion for adjournment to May 3iet was then agreed to121 to 90 90Goode moved that the House pro ceed to tbe consideration of reports I from the committee on education and labor Eeegon antagonized this with the nteralate commerce bill but Goode was victorious by a voto cf 72 to 71 Ponding a vote by yeas and nays he House adjourned |