Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10

Oklahoma bin was Demonstrated this mora.
log. Immediately after The Chaplair's prayer
Mr.. Weaver called the SOeakef's attention ID
the frst rule OF the House, which directs
that officer, after calling the R0use to order.
"to cause, upon the appearance Of a QUO
rum. the Journal Of the lAst DAYS sitting 10 DC
read" lie raised the point Of order thatthe
Journal could not be read until II was sppa-
rent that a quorum was In attendance.
The Speaker sustained the point aud d.
rected the Clerk b call the roll.
Hail an hour was fritiered away before A
quorum could be secured 10 vote down this
motion, which Dir. Weaver instantly supple
menied with motion for 4 recess until 900.
Messrs. Crisp Of Georgia and Weaver Of
Iowa were appointed tellers. and stood OBJ
posi,e each other az the members lazily pass
ed between them.
Mr.. Reed, Of Maine, sarcastlcally asked
(haVtng in mind the speech made by Mr..
Crisp against the proposition OF the Com
mittee on Rules TO change the rulesl whether
the gentleman from Georgia knew Of any
thing else that could be done 10 protect tue
rights OF the minority.
Mr.. Crisp pleasantly responded that the
gentleman from Georgia had said nothing to
indicate that he was at all Directing 10 the
present procedure.
How does the minority feel about Il :"
qucried MIR. PaysoD, OF Illinois, addressing
himself 10 Mr.. Weaver.
Mr.. Weaver: This is fight for The rights
OF the majority.
IL took the House 4 quarter Of an hour to
determine that It did not desire a recess
until 2:30. aud then MIR. Weaver presented
II with an opportunity TO express lis will
relative TO a recess till 1880.
Messrs. Crisp aud Weaver resumed their
places a. t~ellers, the former gentleman pros
yidlng himself with a char, in which he re-
clinod rs ne proceeded with the count.
At l:40 Il was evident that quorum could
not be secured to decide the question Of
taking a recess until 1:3J. aud 4 call OF the
House was ordered, the speaker disregarding
the question put by Mr.. White, Of New
York, AZ 20 whether the "preserYation OF
the rights OF the minority IS the palladium
OF Il liberties to-day"
Two hundred and twenty-nine members
having responded 10 their names the House
again proceeded at . O'Clock TO vote on the
question OF a recess until 1:30. II was
nearly 3 O'Clock before a quorum could be
obtained 10 vote down the proposition for a
recess until 100, and then Mr. Weaver
moved a recess until 3:iJ. This having been
voted down MIR. Weaver withdrew any
further objection TO the reading Of the JouT'
nal.
The reading having been completed Mr.
Springer asked that an order be made pro-
yldiug for the final vote on the Oklahoma
bin at 4 o'clock Thursday, January 11th.
Mr. Cultivate desired 20 amend this or
der by providing also that the final vote on
the Union Pacific funding bin shall be taken
on January 23d. but the Speaker ruled that
Mr.. Springer's order was not mp for con,ide-
ration, aud could not therefore be amended.
Mr.. Brunm. Of Pennsylyinia, having OBJ
iecled 10 Mr.. Springer's request, Dir. Weaver
resumed his fllbu>tcriug t%vctics, and moved
a recess tiIl 4:30.
Sir. Springer asked that bis proposition be
referred 90 the Committee on Rules, but OBJ
lection was made BY the Republicans, Mr..
Buchanan, Of New jersey, remarking that
The Democrats had not had much luck re-
Gently with their special orders, and Mr,
Reed suggesting that It was hardly worth
whlie 70 send the proposition TO The Commit
tee on Rules, but that Nr. Springer had bet
ter refer 10 10 a Democratic caucus.
The House then, nc 3:30, adjourned.