Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-27
HOUSE.
Morgan Joint Resolution Called Up-Re-
publicIns Refuse TO Vote-Another
Precious Day Wasted.

Morgan Joint Resolution Called Up-Re-
publicIns Refuse TO Vote-A mother
Precious Day Wasted.
Mr.. Money reported back the resolu-
ton directing the Postoffice Committee
to inquire into the expediency of estab.
fishing a telegraphic postal system un
der the Government OF the United
States, and also into the cost OF repro
dncing the facilities for transmitting tel
egraph messages equal TO those now
possessed by the existing corporations,
and into the cost OF operating the same,
and granting to that Committee leave
to send for persons and papers, placed
on the House calendar.
Mr. Bicknell called up the resolution
propOing the Joint rule for counting the
electoral votes. After some time spent
on the vain attempt to arrive at some
determination, in reference to the time
TO be consumed in the debate, Mr.. Bick-
nell demanded the previous question
on the Morgan electoral resolution.
Mr.. Conger raised the question OF con-
sideratiOn.
The vote by division stood ll9 to 10
in favor OF taking up the electoral 1880
luton. Messrs. FELTON, and Speer voted
with the Republicans.
The vote by yeas and nays resulted:
Yeas, l3O, nays, "a in favor OF taking up
the electoral res s)iution. A strict party
vo'c except FELTON,, Speer and Stephens,
IT Georgia, voted in the negative with
the Republicans. Oi the GreenU Uackers,
Ladd and Stevensol voted in the affirm.
ative, and Jones, Lowe, Russell OF
North Carolina, Murch, Gillette
Weaver and YOcum, in the negative.
Mr.. Bicknell demanded the previous
question.
Pending which Mr.. Conger moved a
call of House.
The Speaker called attention to the
fact that the last vote showed the pres
ence oil quorum.
Mr.. Conger replied that it WAS never
theless in order to have q call OF the
House.
The Speaker said the chair recognized
the fact that there WAS more than quo
rum present, pa members having just
voted.
Mr.. Conger said, sarcasticaIly, his oh.
feet was TO compel the forty members to
return to their duties. He hoped the
ruling of the chair would not prevent a
quorum OF the House from calling in
the absent members.
The Speaker ruled that the motion
was not in order under the present con.
dition OF business, it having been shown
there was not only more than a quorum
,,rasa,t bpt ,,,,ra tbon tun-tbirla Of a
lull house, a sufficient number to meet
every requirement of the Constitution.
Mr.. Conger appealed from the deci-
sion, which appeal Mr.. Blount moved to
lay on the table. The Republicans re.
fused to vote on this motion, and the
House was then left without quorum.
The vote stood: Yeas, l40; nays, 81.
Mr.. ConGer raised the point OF no
quorum, Bnd call was ordered. The
call disclosed the presence OF 25S mem
bers, and all the proceedings under the
call having been dispensed with, the
question recurred on the motion to Ia
Die the appeal from the Speaker deci-
sion, and again no quorum voted.
At four o'clock, after hall dozen
roll calls, the House found itself in
exactly the same situation in which II
had been three hours previous, or, as
Reagan expressed it, the House merely
ment up hill and then came down
again. The tactics OF the Republican
side were to answer to their names on
call OF the House, but to remain silent
on the motion to table the appeal, thu:
leaving the House without a quorum
and forcing call Of the House. The mo-
ton to adjourn was defeated; yeas l27
navs l29. Another call OF the House
was ordered and then the House al
! journed.