Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-25

/ SluefaIlOn OF Lne OIL. Inc cOLniulttoe, al
ter dispOsing Of nine out Of the sixty
eight pages Of the bill, rose.
The House took a recess till half past
| seven, the evening session to be for the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
Evening Session.
The House resumed the session at 7:30,
| Mr.. Tyner in the chair.
Mr.. Garfield moved to 90 into Commit
tee Of the Whole on the sundTy civil ap-
preparation bill. Rejected-93 to 100, the
Democrats all voting aye.
Mr.. Poland then called up the report on
the Arkansas case.
Mr.. COburn raised the question Of con-
sideration, desiring to have precedence
given to the caucus force bill, reported By
him last week.
The House decided, ayes lis, nays lis,
not to take up for consideration now the
caucus report.
There was a good deal of excited con-
versation and caueussing among members,
pending these various propositions, and
votes upon them, the more advanced Re
publicaIls expressing a willingness rather
to have an extra session of Congress than
to permit bills for the control of the South
ern States to be brushed aside and left un-
acted on.
Singularly enough most Of the Democrats
united with them in voting against the
consideration Of the Arkansas question,
with the risk Of COburn's bill getting be-
fore the House. The vote having been an
nOunced, Mr.. arfieldrenewed his motion to
90 into committee Of the whole on the ap-
preparation bill.
Mr.. Conger made the point of order that
that motion having been already voted down
the gentleman from Indiana (AIr. Coburn)
should be recognized and allowed to make
his motion.
The Speaker pro TEN. OyeTruled the point
Of order. The yeas and nays were then
called, and Mr.. Garfeld's motion was re-
jected-yeas "a, nays 153. The only Re
publicans voting for it were MeSsrs. Bur
chard, Dawes, Eames, Foster, Garfield,
GOOch. Harrison, Hawley Of Connecticut,
KaSsOn, McCrary, Merriam, O'Neil, Pierce,
Poland, Z. ii. Roberts, Scudder of New
York, Smith Of Virginia, Smith of Ohio,
Starkweather, Tyner, Wheeler, Willard Of
Vermont, Willard of Michigan, and Will
liams of Michigan.
Mr.. Randall moved to reconsider the
last vote, and called for the yeas and nays. |
Mr.. Roberts moved an adjournment and |
called for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Randall moved that when the House |
adjourn 1t be to meet Friday, and called for |
the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Cessna made the point Of order that |
these were dilatory motions, and as such /
were prohibited by the new rule.
The Speaker decided a motion to recon-
slider was not a dilatOry motion, and the /
new rule expressly allowed the other two
motions.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts-All that
We have to do is to sit here and fight it out,
if We have pluck enough.
The Clerk proceeded to call the yeas and
nays on the three pending motions, which
process was calculated to occupy an hour
and a half In the course of it, Mr.. Cessna
gave notice TO the Democratic side of the
House that every minute Of time occupied
in dilalUIy motions would be deducted !
from the time intended q be left for dis
,ussiOn of the bill. Laughter from the
Democratic side.)
On the last vote by yeas and nays the
Democrats refrained from voting, and the
-esult was that no quorum appeared TO be
present. This was a new style of filibus-
eTiDg which set aside all the good effects
Intended to be accomplished by the rule
igainst Il. The motion for a call Of the
House was the next thing in order.
Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts,, address
ne Speaker Blaine in the chair, said there |
vas evidently a quorum present, and be
wanted TO know whether there was no pow
T in the House TO compel members TO |
ote.
Thu Speaker replied that the rules made
t the duty Of every member present to
Mr.. Butler-Is there no way to compel
hem?
The Speaker-The chair knows no way
f making a horse drink though he may be
ed to water. TLaughter.l
Mr.. ButleT-I know that, but we are not
ealing with horses or any such other rea-
Onable animals.
Mr.. CeSsna-DOes the Speakers answer
pply to other animals as well as horses? I
Mr.. Hynes represented that there was an 7
tempt to defeat the recent amendment to 7
he rules by which flibustering was for !
idden, and asked whether members could | .
OF be compelled to vote. [Shouts of ?
Louder from the Democrats =
The Speaker-Will the gentleman indi- f
ate any mode by which members can be r
Ompelled to vote? .
Mr.. Hynes-I will. l move that the :
from Pennsylvania (Randall) be !
.quiredtO vote. [COntemptUOuS laughter f
ON the Democrats. =
Mr.. r.Maynard-I think that the majority of ?
le House could find some way TO compel h
lembeTs either to vote, or leave the House. | a
Speaker-The moment there is a MAORI. f
7 Of the House willing to proceed with b
Ismess, it can DO so. Il
AIr. Cessna-That is that some of our 3
Tn friends are not sufficiently healthy to Q
2 present. Y
Mr.. COnger-I move that the names Of =
lose who have voted be called. 4
Speaker-The rules do no. permit gen
emen to make remarks after the result is il
lnOunCed. o.
Mr.. Hynes said he would designate Il
.ntlemen who had refused TO vote. n
The Speaker repeated he did not know n
, what means the rule requiring MEM q,
ITS to vote could be enforced. lie said | h
e whole trouble arises from the fact, that nj
rtain members of the House, whose duty 2,
is to be present are not present. h
After further cOllOquy, the roll was call m
and showed the presence of PIT men, ri
rs, largely more than quorum. Then, ~
! motion of Mr.. Butler, the doors were h,
0sed, and he moved that the absentees be h,
mt for. This opened up 4 new form Of hi
latOry motion, not provided against in o.
e rule, that individual members be eX-
sed. A vote being taken by yeas and So
VS., the Speaker ruled that such n,
otiOns were in order before is h,
ing the warrant TO the Sergeant-at-Arlhs. d,
here seems TO be little prospect at this shOUr m
an outlet from the network Of motions in
which the House has got entangled. in
he Speaker, recognizing that the admis- IN
ln Of motions to excuse absent members ms
fore their being sent for would practical Ii,
defeat the call of the House, indicated Ia
Uuwillingness in favor of receiving te
ch motions, although he found a prece- ar
mt for them made by Speaker Orr in Is
50. lie did not, however, make any ac- II;
81 decision on that point, because there IN
Is such a variety OF other questions and le
ggestions made by the crowd Of men, ar
rs, all standing up in the area facing the fe
rk's desk, that he was diverted from ID
king it. trl
Mr. Wheeler moved at 12:15, that the IN
,use adjourn. Negatived, yeas "a, nays to
There are nov enough diiatOry motions do
lding to preclude the idea Of any actual re-
,uraSz baiucr Vno1a in laofelaffuv, m r,fObt ! =