Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-31
ONLY HAD FIFTY,FlvE VOTES.
But They Prevented Temporarily
the Defeat of Submission.
SEVEN HOUR FIGHT IN THE HOUSE
The Amendment Saved From Over.
whclming Defeat by the Dilatory
Tactics of the Opposition
Members.
A Hard Fight.

Hard Fight.
LINCOLN. Ncb., Jan 30.-fSpccial Tcle-
gram 10 THE BEE. When Dempster moved
TO take up the sunday submission bill 1T was
evident that the opposition were tahen by
surprise.
Mr. Mcbride moved to amend TO substitu
ting bills on the general file. THIS vote was
taken with breathless interest, Cady, Cam.
eron, Fenton. Gchrist and all the doubtful
members voting aye and the motion was lost
a. to.si.
The opposition began at once to tillibustor
and Morrissey moved to make it u special
order at p. m. tomorrow.
The speaker ruled that Dembster's motion
took priority. Morrissey made motion to
adjourn and called on the roll.
Meanwhile call was indulged in and Nc.
MILAN F'inna and Berlin failed to answer to
their names. The sergeant-atarms was or
dered to bring the members before the chair
of the house, but in some mysterious manner
they had got back to their seats and further
action under the call was dispensed with.
The speaker held that five members of the
house could Demand a call OF the house at
any time and it was Immediately renewed by
White and the democrats of Douglas.
Mates, jr., and Sweet We're absent this time
ana 1neN were Drought DcloTc tue OAR Oh JilB
house and on motion of Cady, excused by a
close vote for not answering to thir names.
Baker and NOrrissey held an ex-
cited colloquy at this juncture
and the whole house was in u turmoil. Cady
raised the point of order that while the SER
geant-at-arms was looking up absentees that
no other business could brought up on a
motion, bul the speaker overruled the point
lAplp thutn M hp Ntfr-
tanned under the call of the house except to
dispense with further business and djourn.
Cady at length obtained the floor and de-
manded the previous vuestion on Dempster's
motion to 90 into committee of the whole.
The motion was seconded, and
on roll call the previous
question was orderrd. The vote was then
taken on the Dempster motion, which re-
suited yeas 80, nays 81. The speaker ruled
that it took a two-thirds vote to take up the
question out of its order, and therefore il
was lost
Raynor moved that the house 20 into com
mittee of the whole to consider bills on the
general file.
Hall appealed from the decision of the
chair and grew very much excited, declaring
with some warmth that he would not take
his seat until taken into custody by the sar-
geant. The speaker ruled the point of order
came too late.
Gilbert wanted to know if under the rul-
ing of the speake if anything was in order
The speaker stated that an appeal, if aroperly
made, would be sustained.
White made another motion to ad-
iourn which was lost
the submissionists declaring they would
carry their point if it took them all night
Morrissey made a motion to adjourn until
Q o'clock Monday, but the house was tired OF
the filibustering of the Douglas county dem
ocrats and voted the motion down, G6 TO 81.
Much confusion followed but finally Cald-
well obtained the floor and spoke as follows:
IF the minority have the right to prevent
the consideration of this bill out of its
order, tee majority have no right to
force this question upon us, but
determined majority cannot long be
defied, and Waiving the question of which is
right, am in favor of putting an end to this
useless labor and withdrawal of the objection
to the consideration of this measure.
tremendous cheers.) Let us meet this
question like men; let US arise In the dignity
OF our manhood as representatives of
civilized state and put an end to these dis
graceful proceedings"
Baker endorsed the views expressed by
the member from Lancaster and SAID that
some gentlemen on the other side had acted
the part of boys, Eyes of towards in their
actions to-day" The accused hurled this
insinuaton and declared that they had cor
stituents to represent and were entitled
to be heard. Raynor renewed his
motion to go into committee OF the whole and
Baker moved an amendment to consider
senate file 81.
In reply to question the speaker ruled
that the bill on the general file and
could not be taken out of its order without
two-third vote.
After some wrangling the amendment was
accepted by Ruyner, and the previous ques-
inn yas ordered Tho hOuSp then decided
to go into committee of the whole to consider
the submission bill, by vote of 62 to 81
The speader again ruled that 1t would re-
Qulre a two.third vote, but recognized Hall,
who appealed from the decision. The speaker
was overruled by vote of 81 to 46.
Crusun, Lee, Seed and Wilcox, submission
lists, voted TO sustain the ruling of the
speaker. Tho motion was declared carried,
and Cady obtained the floor and moved an
amendment az the same time, an
amendment providing that high license
shall be the settled policy of the state, aud
the legislature shall pass laws to regulate
the liquor trafic, This amendment was sec
onded by Raynor of Cheyenne. Mr.. Cady
ably defended his amendment, and spoke as
follows:
II have submitted this amendment in good
faith, as believe 1t offers the solution of the
question that confronts us / want TO say To
the majority of the house, the friends
OF submission, you are standing upon the
Threshold OF groat opportunity. Here
u
of fairness upon which you have assumed to
base your argument; here is common ground
upon which all can stand The member who
will not accede TO the spirit embodied in tn
amendment coufesses his unwillingness to
abide by the very genius of our institutions
tho will of majority The man who de-
nics that right, or impedes its exercise as
sumes responsibility few men would care
to incur. / want to say to the
earnest advocates of submission that
the existing law regarding the traffic of
liquor represents the will of a majority as
last expressed. That is not to be trampcd
under foot, ignored or carelessly disre-
garded in a moment of enthusiastic ag-
gressiycncss, Aside from any benefits that
may have accrued TO the public under its res
trictions and provisions, remember that it is
the law, and that being the law, being the
expressed will of the majority II has carried
with its rights, involving great deal TO
those who have availed themselves of its
privileges. Remember that great property
interests are al stake in the settlement of this
question, that no matter from what stand
point, or in what light you may view the
trafic OF liquor, the vast capital it repre-
sents has been as legitmately invested
and is as sacred under the | aw
as that invested in any business known To the
commercial world 1t is only just and fair
that in reaching settlement of this question
that those who do not agree with you, those
who contend for another plan, those who
have great property interests ut stake, your