The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-09

minded hirn that he had arisen To /;
| privileged MOTION The gentleman
from Arkansas. 2 replied Mr.. Carlisle
asked that the gentleman he excrser
from voting on the pending uuesfion
which has since been withdrawn
He referred 10 Tom Reeds aetion
The yeas and nays were ordered or
Tayiorss amendment. BEFORE the
were taken Breckinrsdge renewed NJ
motion 10 excuse Mr.. MeMiElIn
The knot caught and deEed All az
tenpts TO unite IL The motion va;
put and teiiers were appointed on ths
point OF no auorusz before the friend.
OF the measure recovered from thei,
astonishrnent. Then Mr.. Casweu in
CURED whether Mr.. BIS motion wa.
privileged.
No. " replied the speaker. 1T ia.
tervenes now because the rule directs
that member shall vote ora each
question put unless be Is excused by
the house, and il Is aiss provided ina,
the motion 70 excuse him shall b
made before division or the beginning
Of a r0ll-eali. =
On point Of order made BY Mr..
Burrows, Mr.. Carlisle acknow lodged
that under the rules the motion would
not be in order pending motion 10
aa lourn OF to adjourn over, nor after
the main question is ordered, nor
pending the demand for the previous
question. The rules specifically ex-
cepted those cases, and no Others. The
pending question here was not 10 ad-
journ, but to take a recess. Mr.. BEr-
rows reminded him tina, the admission
Of these motions indefinitely might
prevent the house from taking q re.
cess. The speaker replied that they did
not prevent the house from adlourning
thereby terminating its session. a.
il was, the point Of order was made
too late, because the house was aefu-
ally voting upon the question when il
was raised. Tom Reed insisted that
the application for an excuse ought "a
come from the gentleman who songht
10 be excused. but the speaker decided
that, when made, il was proper par
liamentary motion, aud he supposed
that a gentleman could make any
proper parliamentary motion he de-
sired.
After much discussion and more
confusion, Mr.. Sowden appealed from
the decision OF the chair. The aues-
ton was put and a division ordered
Gov. McCFeary secured the yeas and
nays, and the clerk was about 90 call
the roll. when Mr.. Cannon Of Illinois
dunfounded the speaker bv movipg
that SIR. HcMillin De exeus ed from
voting on the appeal.
a division was demanded. The
speaker saw the dilemma. The house
was rapidly drifting into the anoma-
lons situation OF having two sets OF
teilers upon the floor ut once in the
entertainment If a quorum upon diff
ferent questions. Mr.. McMiliin came
10 the rescue. He said he had not
sought to be relieved By the interposi.
ton Of the gentleman from Illinois
Tom Reed seemed 10 enjoy the snarl
caused by the overriding OF his point
OF order. Mr.. Carlisle said that he had
no feeling in the matter. He simply
desired the house % give It's best judg-
ment on the question without regard
TO any decision OF the chair. Then he
appealingly asked Mr. Breckenridge
whether he insisted upon his motion
TO excuse the gentleman from Tennes-
see.
IS No. / do not, was the prompt re-
ply.
Gov. Long then diagnosed the par
liamentary status He said that two
points of order we're pending. lone
Is. the motion 10 excuse is not in order
and the second is that one member
has not the right To move another
member shall he excused. The chair
has overruled both points. He
wanted division OF the question on
Mr.. Sowdea's appeal. Mr.. Carlisle
said that il the appeal was withdrawn
he could submit TO the house whether
il was competent for one member TO
move 10 excuse another from voting
on a motion for a recess. Mr.. Sowden
withdrew his appeal. Here Mr.. Breck-
inridge settled the whole matter by
withdrawing his motion to excuse Mr..
McMillin from voting. There was
some question as 20 the precedent es-
tablished by the speakers action. Mr..
Randall said that the chair had de-
eided nothing except that the mere
motion OF Mr.. Breckenridge was in or.
der. Business then proceeded as fol.
lows.
/. The Taylor 10 A. NJ amendment
. motion to adjourn.
B. motion TO adjourn till Monday
I 4. AIAtnstiNAA ~
/ 5. Amendment to the amendment q
saturday.
( G. No quorum voting on motion ).
| T. motion for the call OF the house.
= motion to adjourn dost)
/ O. call of the house ordered.
10. Quorum obtained and a motion tc
dispense with further proceedings under
call carried.
n. A motion u consider No. 10 lost.
II. A motion TO adjourn lost.
~. second call Of the house ordered.
H. motion TO adjourn lost.
Is. A recess taken At 2s&7 A NJ. 20 li9S
A. VI.
Day after day was lost, in similar
motions. until the legislative day OF
! Wednesday lasted nearly week
when a compromise was effected upon
three days discussion OF the bill
At the end OF three days vote wa
taken and the bill was passed.
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