The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-03
Congressional
FORTY.SlXTH CONGRESS-,
FILIBUsTERING RADICALS PRE-
VENT ACTION ON THE NOR
GAN JOINT RULE IN
THE HOUSE.
Further Consideration Of the Indian Land B IL
In ths Senate.
SENATE.


for the the purpose of being present at
the opening and counting of the votes
for President and Vice President of the
United States that two persons be ap'
pointed tellers on the part of the Senate
to make list of the votes for President
and Vice President of the United States,
as they shall be declared; that the result
shall be delivered to the President ofthe
Senate, who shall announce the State
vote, which shall be entered on the jour
nal, aud if it shall appear that the
choice has been made agreeably to the
Constitution, su III entry in the journals
shall be deemed sufficient declaration
thereof
Mr.. Whyte objected to present consid
Grafton, and the resolution was laid
over.
Mr.. Window said he had proposed to
call up the Naval Appropriation bill to-
day, but would defer it until tomorrow
if the Senator from Texas Mr. CokeJ
believed the peHding Indian Land in
Saveralty bill would be disposed of to-
day,
Mr.. Coke replied that in his opinion a
final vote could be reached on the latter
to-day,
The Postofice Appropriation bill was
received from the House and referred to
the Committee on Appropriations.
INDIAN LAND BILL.
Consideration of the Land in Several
ty was then resumed, the question being
upon Morgan's amendment adding a
proviso to the amendment of Hoar, con-
ferring citizenship upon the Indians tax
ing lands in severalty under the proVis
ions of the bill. Morgan withdrew his
amendment temporarily.
Mr.. Herman moved an executive ses-
sion.
Mr.. Ingalls, remarked that the Indian
question had now been under debate 26O
years, one month ard four days. He
had hoped it might be finally and def
nately tiled to day, but apprehending
that some one would want to continue
the debate another day he would yield
for the motion for an executive session.
Mr.. Thurman pending Kernan's mo-
tion moved to adjourn. NegatiVed on
division-yeas 10, nays 26
Mr.. Booth, from the Committee On Ap
prporiation, reported without amend
ment the Pension Appropriation bill.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Kernan's motion was then agreed
to and the Senate went into executive
session, and when the doors were re-
opened, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bicknell called up the resolution
proposing joint rule for counting the
electoral votes.
After some time spent in a vain at
tempt to arrive at some determination in
reference to the time to be consumed in
,deblt Mr. Bicknell demanded the pre-.
Vious question on the Morgan Electoral
resolutions.
Mr.. Conger raised the question of con.
sid 9ration.
The vote by division stood 119 TO ITO
in favor of taking up the electoral resolu-
ton. Messrs. Stephens, FELTON, and
Speer voted with the Republicans.
or the Greenbackers, Messrs Ladd
and Stevenson voted in the affirmative,
and Messrs Lowe, Russell of North Car
olina, MurCh, Gil illette, Weaver and Yo
cum in the negative.
Mr.. Bicknell again demanded the pre-
vious question, pending which Mr.. Con-
ger moved there be call of the House.
The Speaker called attention to the
fact that the last vote showed the pres
enCe Of a quorum,
Mr.. Conger replied it was nevertheless
in order to have call of the House.
The Speaker said the Chair recognized
the tact that there was more than a quo
rum present; 254 members had just voted.
Mr.. Conger stated sarcasticallyl his
object was to compel forty absent men,
bers to return to their duties. He hoped
the ruling of the Chair would not pre-.
vent quorum of the Hoose from calling
in absent members.
Toe Speaker ruled that the motion
was not in order in the present condition
Of business, it having b5en shown there
was not only more than quorum pres
ent but more than two thirds of full
House, q sufficient number to meet every
requirement of the Constitution. The
House had at the proper time the inher-
ent right to force the presence of ab
sentees, but quorum being present the
motion for a call Of the House had not,
under the rules of practice, priority over
the demand for the previous question.
Mr.. Conger appealed from the deCis>
sion, which appeal Blount moved be laid
1pon the table. Che Republicans refus-
ed to vote upon this motion, and the
House was left without quorum. The
vote stood-Ye cas- $50; nays 5, Springer,
Gillette, Lowe, MurCh and Weaver.
Mr.. Conger raised the point of no quo
rum and the call upon the House was
ordered.
The call disclosed the presence of 258
members, and all the proceedings under
call having been disposed OF, the ques.
ton recurred on the motion to table the
appeal from the Speakers decision, and
no quorum voted. At four o'clock, after
half dozen roll calls, the House found
itself in exactly the same situation in
which ii had been three hours previous,
ly, or ar Mr.. Reagan expressed it, "the
House merely went up the hill and then
came down again" The tactics of the
Republican side we're to answer to their
names on call oftEe House, but to re.
main silent upon the motion to table the
appeal, thus leaving the House without
quorum and forcing the call Of the House.
A motion to adjourn W 40 defeated-Yeas
l27; nays, 129. Another call of the
House was ordered and then the House
adjourned.