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House Of Representatives..
WASHINGTON, May 17.-On motion of Mr..
Sparks, the Senate amendments to the Indian
appropriation bill were non-concurred In.
The regular order was then demanded by MIR.
Potter and the question required on secondlng
the demand for the previous question on the
Florida resolution.
On a. standing vote the speaker announced
the result. so affirmative, none in the negative,
and the usual point of no quorum WAS taken by
Mr.. Hale.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Hale and Pot
ter to take their places tellers.
At the conclusion of the voting MIR. Hale re-
ported it to be affirmative 1922, negative none.
MIR. Potter-Mr Speaker. report the gentle
man from Maine in the negative.
The Speaker-The telers report l22 in the
affirmative and one in the negative.
Mr.. Halc--Ihe speaker must take the re-
sponsibility of that decision Let it be dis
tinctly understood that u gentleman is COM
PEELED to vote whether he wish or not.
The Speaker The gentleman was teller and
the gentleman FROM New York reported him as
voting in the negative.
MIR. Conger-The gentleman from New York
cannot report anything but what the tellers
agreed upon. / make that point, that neither
can report except what is agreed on by both.
Mr. Ha!e-I.et me state how l understand it.
/ was appointed by the chair as q teller, as a
member of the House, in order, in conf junction.
with the gentleman from New York to count
the votes, by agreement between that gentle
man and myself is usually the case. In
counting for the affirmative he was counted
one. The yeas passed through. They were
l22. l did not agree and have not agreed and
DO not agree with the gentleman from New
York in reporting that voted. As member
Of TIC House l have the same privilege that
every member has. | did not vote, and an
nounced That none did in the negative The
gentleman will not say that he and ! agreed
that there was one vote in the negative, and as
suredly the chair cannot, when the tellers are at
variance, decide that member has voted when
he has not.
Mr.. Pottcr-There never can be any dispute
with me about a pateut fact. / have done
what have been doing for about twenty times
during the past few days and reported the gen
tleman from Maine in the negative. He began
by counting NE one in the affirmative, and
did the same with him in the negative, and
reported him as he me. There can be no dis
pute, as he is teller. as he says did not vote
Mr.. Hale--Who knows better than l whether
voted or not?
Mr. Pottcr-Possibly the House does.
The Speaker-The gentleman from Maine
was appointed teller because he was present
His friends are constructively absent. :Eh
chair accepted tho report of the gentleman
from New York.
MIR: Hale-suppose he had reported me il
the affirmative?
The Spcaker-That would have been an un
faithful report.
Mr.. Halc--This is unfaithful report be
cause l did not vote at all.
Mr.. Garfield called attention to the fact tina
the rule provided that members passing betwee
the telers should be counted. The gentlema
from Maine had not passed between the tell
crs.
The Speaker-That is absurdity. Ho
are tellers to pass between themselves?
Mr.. Conger-i object to the return of tt
tellers, because they do not agree, and dcman
other tellers.
ton about this. The gentleman was here. TT
only question is, whether he voted:
Mr.. Hale-I did not vote.
MIR. Potter-I accept that, and report none
the negative.
Mr.. Hale-No quorum.
A call of the House was then ordered, al
disclosed the presence of 25S MEMBERS on
lacking 81 of a full House.
Mr.. Potter move to dispose with furth
proceedings under the call, butl give notice
another call is required, shall move 20 ha
the doors closed. and the sergeant at arms Sc
after absent members.
Further proceedings being dispensed wit
Mr.. Hale moved to lay the resolution on
table.
The Speaker, after much argument on PAL
amentary law, declined to recognize the mott
to lay on the table, and ruled the question v
not condition to which the rule relied on
Mr.. Hale applied and that the question afte
call of the House reverted to the point VIII
it was when it found itself without quoru
that is voting on demand Of the previous 81,
ton.
Mr.. Hale appealed.
The latter motion was agreed to; yeas
nays ia.
When the result of the vote announ
Mr. Potter rose, and was proceeding to pat
inquiry to MIR. Hale as to what the Republic
side of the House would consent to do in {
he withdrew the demand for the previous q,
ton but before he could get through the
tence he was stopped by Mr.. Conger object
to anything whatever in the nature of
cussion.
To this declaration of continued hostili
the Democrats replied with shouts of
right" and Mr.. Potter merely stating that
object was to see whether fllibustering CO
not be stopped called for the regular o.
again, and the fruitless formality of a vote
tellers was gone through, and the result
announced ayes 40, nays none, no quol
voting, but the Democrats coming within sc
of the requisite number.
On motion of Mr.. Potter, another call of
House was ordered at 1925, and there
expected to be a more serious and protra
attempt to enforce the presence OF quor
and to reach q vote on a resolution. ca
the House was ordered; 100 yeas, llO \
There five Republicans voting IN
affirmative, which would leave the entire l
ocratic voting force ut 145 or l46 with
speaker, which is but one less than is requ
The cal! Of the House showed the presen
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