The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-09-05
4 ROW IN THE HOUSE.
ANYTHING TO DEFEAT THE OSNON-
IOUS LARD BILL.

swcr to tho Call OF the House and then
Called on the Pending Question.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2G.-Thc House
lad up for consideration to-day the
lard bill. which caused quite discus
sion for Il while. The row began when
Mr.. BroSius, of Pennsylvania, demand
cd the regular order, and contcnded
that the unfinished business was the
Congcr lard bill, the vote upon the
passage of which on Saturday was in
conclusive, owing TO the absence of 4
quorum. ! ~
spssia, Orders, orders there was
given TO each bill mentioned thTein.
and the time stated for the lard bil had
expired.
Mr.. Herbert. of Alabama, coltro-
vcrted the position that the lard bill
had now the right of way. 1t had had
its day in Court and had exhausted all
the time allotted tn it,
Mr.. Latch. of Missouri. held the view
that the lard bill was unfinished buSi-
ness. The previous question had been
ordered and the yeas and nays had been
ordered on its passage.
Mr.. Crisp argued that the bill could
not come up before the disposition Of
the bills on the Speakers table, even if
it had been considered in regular order.
The Speaker decided that the qucs-
tion before the House was the roll call
on the passage of the bill.
Mr.. Mason, of Illinois, appealed from
the decision. On sustaining the de-
ciSion the vote st0od-yeaS 1913, nays
n pnl nf ha
was ordered: 1872 members having re-
spondcd TO their names. Mr.. Brosius
moved to dispense with further pro-
ceedings under tho call, upon which
motion the opponents Of the lard bill,
i'll order to consume time, ordered the
yeas and nays.
The vote recurrcd on sustaining the
decision OF the Speaker, but the quo
rum had melted away.
Another call of the House brought
another quorum, which in like manner
disappeared when the voting was re-
stunned on sustaining tie decision of
the Chair.
Mr.. Morgan, Of Mississippi, moved an
adjournment with a view to reach
some arrangement whereby the exist
minated. LOSt-yeaS 46, NAYS 1913.
Mr.. Cannon then offered Il resolution,
reciting that twice to-day legislative
proceedings have been interrupted by
the want Of a quorum; that certain
members answered to their names I'M
der the call, but did not respond on
regular roll calls, many Of them leav-
ing the hall SO they could not be count
ed; that there was a large number of
members absent .Nitko,:. !. zz.sd
directing the sergeant at arms TO i'm
mcdiat"ly notify by telegraph all mem
bcrS absent. except those absent on ;lc-
count Of illness. to return to Washing
ton without delay, and rcvoking all
leaves of absence except those on ac-
count of illness.
named in the preamble: MeSsrs An
drew, Baker, Bcckwith, Boatner, Car
Teton. Catchings, Chipman, Covert,
Crane, Crisp, Cummings, Enloe, Flow.
cr, Grimes, Hayes, Kinsey, Lawler,
Lchibach Lester of Georgia, McClam-
my. Moore Of Texas, Morgan, Mutchler,
O'Ferrall, Osborne, Pugslcy, Raines,
Robertson, Rowland. Seney, Shivcley,
skinner, SpOoner, Tillman, Turner Of
Georgia, Turner of New York, Wallace,
Washington, Wheeler of Alabama,
Whiting, Wilkinson, Wilcox and Will
liams Of Illinois.
Mr.. BlOunt raised a point of order
against the resolution and entered his
protest against the preamble. That
preamble was an arraignment of every
member mentioned in it. and its adOp-
ton would be Il censure of those mem
hrrs. The resolution relating to send
ing for absent members was, of course,
in order. 1t was in accordance with
the rules and practices of the House,
"a n ~ ~ #
tain gentlemen and was without pre-
crd"nt in the House. There was moth
ing in the rules to Justify such an out
rage upon members upon this floor.
Mr.. Cannon said that he offered the
rcSnluti0n not for the purpose of CEN
Suring anybody. 1t rccited two facts:
First. that the llouSc had found itself
without quorum twice during the
day: second. there had been two calls of
the llouS" and that upon those calls
more than Il quorum responded, but
that after the proceedings were dis
rrnSCd with the quorum could not be
found in the House. He recited the
facts for the purpose of showing the
necessity for the adoption of the reSo-
luton, namely. that one moment the
House Had Il quorum, and further,
what was absolutely patent to every
DOuN, lildU hcJWPcn Inp call or the
House and the call of the roll members
hy the score disappeared into the cloak
rooms and Hobbies.
Mr.. Grain, Of Texas: "IIave not they
that right?'
Mr.. Cannon: "lIavc not | the right
10 rrcitc The fact and let their cOnStitu-
entS Judge of their right"
Mr.. NauX, OF Pennsylvania: "lIaVc
you the right to impute motives? That
IS no. the parliamentary power Of the
majority in this House until the en-
pirc comes Applause on the Demo
cratic side.
Mr.. Cram: did you not threaten to
lock the doors and compel uS To stay
here till the bill was raSScd?'
MIR. Cannon, not noticing the qucS-
tiun. said that before this Congress
gentlemen had iilihu4tcrcd. and broken
quurunS sitting.
Mr.. Flower. Of New York: so did
yon. Your party is now leading the
| iiiihuStrrlng."
Mr. Cannon: The CALLED jade
winc"S. Laughter. Now for the first
tim" since the adoption of the new
rules. with the Federal tlr>tion hil
and the tariff bill and other important
bills passed. when this bill. which pre-
vents the countcrfciting of food pro
duets re-" Here his voice was drowned