Show DEADLOCK JS STILL bland in despair moves adjournment truant members interrogated like school boys on the final vote bland lacked nine vote of quorum daniel in the senate defends hawaiian policy but now advocates the necessity of the provisional Government The tariff bill in com washington feb 20 the deadlock on the bland bill was not broken in the house today atoll call followed roll call until 4 when it being apparent to bland that he could not muster a quorum on the proposition be moved adjournment i at the meeting this coniing the ser geant at arms reported that ho had thirty seven telegrams to absent members and received fifteen replies five stated that they are sick and ten that they are on their way to washington he had arrested apsley gardner hll born post kandall lucas manin man in all republicans apsley and post were excused when it was shown that they bad voted at most of the session the others were brought before the bar of the house and excused after giving satisfactory explanation and bland renewed bis biege the republicans and eastern democrats renewed the filibustering breaking the quorum acain by hot voting the vote et anding to 5 twelve short of quorum A call of the house was ordered on blands motion five members in custody who had not been excused were then brought to the barof the house like school boys they were ordered by the teacher to give excuses for being absent from the house without leave the members crowded about the area where the members were ranged in a row and enjoyed the situs tion immensely burrows wanted to know if there was anything in the order to the sergeant at arms restricting the arrest of members to the republicans te speaker replied good that there was not lubing to an alleged parliamentary inquiry grosvenor asked whether the ranta had been issued democrats who refused to attend the democratic caucus last night 1 I hardly think that Is a parliamentary inquiry replied the speaker this wan alie last incident growing out of the arrest of the absentees the members resumed their seats and after a call of the committees for their reports bland returned to the which he hae been directing for the past week he moved that the debate on the bill be closed and upon the motion demanded the previous question alid and eastern democrats repeated their filibustering tactics and succeeded call developed the presence of members and the vote recurred on blanda demand for the previous question thin toto resulted to 5 twentythree twenty three short of a quorum and nine less than the preceding vote another call followed members responding sp bland made a statement to the ed act that it was evident a quorum could not be obtained as long as the committees lied leave to sit during the sessions of the house and he offered a resolution revoking the leaves of all the committees to sit during the sessions of the hauae except the committee oil appropriations made a point of order against the resolution that the action of the house on J previous occasions could not be revoked pending the proceedings under call lively skirmish occurred over the point of order in which springer heed mcgreary McL reary and bynum participated eventually bland poured oil on the troubled waters by withdrawing 1 resolution at the same time stating that unless the hemberson mem berson committees concluded to attend the sessions of the house he would again offer and press the resolution the vote then again recurred on blands demand for the previous question the voted resulted to 9 within nine votes of a quorum on another call a quorum reappeared only to disappear again on the next roll call when alio announcement was made bland stated that as it was evident a quorum could not be secured tonight he moved an adjournment accordingly at the house adjourned the senate washington feb 20 the session of the senate was devoid of special interest daniel concluded his speech on the hawaiian question and while supporting warmly the course that has been followed by the administration declared that now there was nothing to do but recognize the new government and wish it godspeed after daniels speech the bill for additional office facilities was taken up and discussed in a desultory manner for the remainder of the day murphy of new york presented a large number of protests against the passage of the new tariff bill hill of new york and wolcott of col orado were designated to act on the committee on woman suffrage which will give a hearing to susan B anthony tomorrow voorhees presented a petition signed by citizens of massachusetts in favor of tha passage of the new tariff bil and indicating di that such legislation would be beneficial to massachusetts industries 4 hoar representative of massachusetts called attention to the fact that this petition was really a petition for protection in reply to an inquiry from hoar as to the names of some of the petitioners petition ers becs eaid 1 see on the petition the names of john M forbes william lloyd garrison stetson and other names familiar in the history of the commonwealth the petition was referred to the finance committee peffer presented a resolution to amend the rules to provide that the executive session be held with open doors except whan the president ahall suggest the matter requires secrecy or the committee of the senate recommends specific matter that shall bo considered behind closed doors at 1 the hawaiian resolution was taken up and daniel resumed his argument it was when daniel concluded and vest immediately called the bill to provide additional government printing the luea surn directs the purchase of a plot of ground adjoining the present printing office the payment of and provides for the erection of a six story building pending consideration of the bill the senate at adjourned senate confirmations washington feb 20 the senate lias confirmed james H boyd postmaster at ban cal also receivers public money achard W starr water valle ake marks prescott ariz A L clemmans north wash senate subcommittee sub committee Washl neton feb 20 there is good authority for the statement that the senate committee subcommittee sub on alio tariff bill has do aided on a small duty on coal and lead ore and that iron ore will remain free in the house bill anear still bangs in the balance the prevailing opinion being that as a coniD romise a duty of pound will be reported |