Show THEY STILL LACK house democrats are in despair the republicans successfully hold their own they are determined that the hawaiian question shall ba discussed be fore the allson bill y washington jan 5 alio power of the committee on rules was invoked today to break doah the obstruction in the of the tarifa debate an ironclad order was brought in setting out the pro gramme for debate and fixing january for taking the final vote this resulted only in sidetracking bou telle and hig hawaiian resolution as when a vote was taken on the adoption of the order the democrats lacked nine votes of a quorum at least twenty democrats at the capitol either absented themselves from the liall or refused to answer to their names when called for four hours the democratic leaders tried with roll call after roll call to bring the men into line but instead of gaining they lost votes on each successive roll call the populists lists with the exception of bell of colorado also declined to aid the democrats to get alio tariff bill before the house giving as their reason the short limit it wag proposed to set on debate their votes would have made up a quorum proceedings are therefore of additional dit ional importance as marking tho first time in the history cf either branch of congress since alie organization of the third party that its members have held tho balance of power immediately after the reading of tho journal the row began boutelle was on his feet clamoring for recognition to call up the hawaiian resolution but the i recognized catchings from the committee on rules to present the special order adopted just before the bouso convened boutelle loudly insisted apoi knowing what had become of his privileged resolution which had been called up yesterday the speaker replied rather sharply that yesterdays proceedings had fallen with adjournment journ ment and alio report called up from the committee on rules was the matter of chrt highest privilege burrows amid great confusion re served all the points of order and when demanded the previous question on the report of alie rules committee boutelle raised the question of consideration the speaker decided boutelle was out of order the latter appealed the decision and the speaker amid some evidences of satisfaction on the democratic side promptly refused to entertain the appeal the speaker was about to state tho question on catchings demand for the previous question when burrows called attention to alie fact he had reserved all the points of cordei and desired to DO bieard alie speaker ei piously yielded and burrows made a point of order that alio special order presented by catchings had originated in the committee instead of tho house and us it carried with it a change in the existing rules giving leave to point to all members alio desired it should according to alie existing rules leavo had its inception in the house instead of the committee after some debate and discussion of precedents alio speaker overruled the point of order A boio was taken on the demand for the previous question on tho adoption of alio report of the committee rulee the republicans declined to vote and several democrats who were in tho hall and known to be opposed to the tariff bill also remained mute among them were sperry of connecticut haines of new york of louisiana and blyan of new york the vote resulted to 1 nino less alian a quorum As soon as no quorum had voted had been announced by the speaker on motion of catchings a call of the u was ordered tho call developed the presence of members alie motion then recurred on a demand for alio previous question on the adoption of thy special order the republicans sat eilent in their ecate and a small of democrats led by sperry declined to aid their democratic brethren in their effort to secure a quorum sperry in fact actively busied himself in raising the standard of revolt going far as to ask democratic member to refrain from voting cadmus of now jersey was an additional democrat alio declined to vote on the roll call the vote resulted too instead of gaining the democrats lost on this roll call lacking eleven of a quorum outhwaite moved a call of the house aeed demanded a division and a call was ordered KM to 31 alio call developed the presence of members further proceedings 1 under tho call were dispensed with and a voto again taken on tho demond for alio previous question on this roll call coombs and of new york declined to answer to their names and although breckin didgo and berry of kentucky who had just arrived voted only votes were cast a loss of one since the last vote tho democratic leaders decided to continue however if for no other purpose to impress boon absentees tho necessity of attendance as a measure of party discipline accordingly on alio motion of catchings another call of tho house wea had it developed tho arcs enco of and again tho roll was called on tho motion to order the previous question engliski sli of new jersey and sibley of pennsylvania refused to answer to their names this vote which resulted to 0 was a loss of two compared with the last vote it having become manifest a democratic quorum could not bo today catchings Cutch ings moved adjournment at |