Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-12-19 | Page 2 | May Lack a Quorum

MAY LACK A QUORUM. V. Many Mem bet'3 Have Gone Home, to ! Stay Until After Holidays. - "WASHINGTON, ttcc. IS. Tho exodus of members of t ho house from tho city since the adjournment Friday Indicates that tho lower branch of Congress will bo without a Quorum when It moets tomorrow. to-morrow. Should this bo the caso. and should any member make the point on the floor of the chamber, the only thing that can be done Is to adjourn from day to dav until Wednesday, when the Christinas Christ-inas holiday recess until January 4 begins. be-gins. " ... ' The -Vinostlon of whore the Inaugural ball shall be hold Is the only matter of legislation In sight In the house for the week. Tills will come up under suspension suspen-sion of the rules, on a motion from Representative Rep-resentative Morrell of Pennsylvania. The. Senate hats proposed the pension pfr flee and the house the Congressional 11-1 11-1 brary. There are Indications that a deadlock dead-lock has been i cached on the matter and that when St Is discussed again tho capl-tol capl-tol buUdJng. will be proposed as a com-nromlse.