The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-31

al osition, then the vote Of single mer
as ber ought to pass bill. And this WI
done over and over again in every wee
10 OF every session Of Congress that ha
], been hold In the last century, ~
J. MIR. Carlisle suggested that the const
tuition provided that when the Prcsider
vetoed measure 1t should not becom
a q law unless re.passed by a vote Of two
thirds. He Understood the gentlema
II to contend TINT II los members wer
j. present, my part Of that number yotin
!. tho others remaining quiet) might pas
Q the bill. Did the gentleman hold thu
4 one man could pass bill over the Presi
i dents veto. - -
!. Mr.. Mckinley replied that no was no
0 discussing the question as to what th
i. Honse conld do on a bill sent back b,
, provision. III :
!, MIR. Carlisle said that no bigger quorum
8 was required than when any other meas
ure was before the House. r.
, Mr.. Mckinley-The gentleman will
, recall that under the very provision o
the constitution, u yea and nay vote wa,
/, required. 1t is not required on tho pas
sage OF other bills. - =
Mr.. Cariislc-But one.ffth of the
members have right to require that III,
, yeas and nays under the constitution be
Imperative as the other. [Applause or
Democratic side.J
REPuDIArlNG-A rUBLIC TRUST,
! Mr.. Mckinley-When gentlemen eli
In their seats and refuse to perform a
public duty they are repudiatiug grea,
public trust. [Cheers on Republican
Continuing, Mr.. Mckinley said that
Mr.. Carlisle rs Speaker had repeatedly
signed bills and resolutions which had
never received the constitutional major.
lty;. lie had done 1t over aud over again,
and done 1t too when the public record
OF the House, as announced by himself,
showed that less than majority of the
House had voted. The action of the
Democrats yesterday had never been
dreamed OF by the fathers OF the con.
stitution. They had never dreamed OF
sullen silence rs a statesmansLip way
OF destroying quorum. He was not
saving that the Democrats were doing
differently from what the Republican
party had done for years. He himself,
had stood here and filibustered day after
day in silence, refusing to vote, but he
conld now recall that be had never done
it with high or noble worthy purpose,
[Applause.]
Not only had that been his feeling in
the past but If the gentlemen would be
honest with themselves and others they
would remember how commonly iilibus.
terlnG had been carried on on account
Of personal pique.
They had no business to turn up the
Republicans who were here and ready
to DO business and call them revolu.
tlonlsts. The gentlemen OH the other
SIDE wanted to perpetuste 4 fiction
which declared that although members
were present in their seats they should
be held to absent. The Republicans
were contending that this should be n
fact aud truth and not fiction. and
that members who sat in their seats
should be counted as present because
they were present. (Applause on the
Republican side). The Democrats want.
cd the journal to declare a lie, the Re-
publlcans wanted the journal to declare
the truth. tApplausel.
TIME TO STOP LEGAL FICTION.
1t was time to stop this legal fiction.
Let members be honest with each other,
Let them defeat bill in n constitutional
way by debate, by amendment by yea
and nay vote expressive Of their judg-
ment. This contest was to determine
whether q majority should rule and
govern, or be subject to the tyranny OF a
minority. Talk about the deceucy OF a
majority. The tyranny OF the minority
was infinitely more odious, The posi.
ton Of the gentlemen on the other side
meant that they would either ruin or
rule, though they were in the
minority. The Republicans insisted
that while they were in the majority the
other side should do neither. rApplausp
on the Republican side.l
MIR. Crisp-ln the language of Mr..
Blaine, l deny utterly your right to say
that am present. ,I, ,ag
Mr.. Mckinley-We are discussing
whether that is right or wrong.
MIR. Crisp-I place Mr.. Blaine against
the gentleman. Ia
Mr.. Mckinley-We settled that ques-
ton at great deal OF cost-that tho mi.
nority could not rule in this country,
lApplause and we intend to settle if we
can in the broad light OF public opinion
and in the presence OF sixty millions OF
people, whether the constitutional ma.
iority OF this House should do the bust.
ness OF the House. Applause.1
The discussion WAS further part;c;nat.
ed in by Turner, OF Georgia, and Butter
worth, OF Ohio. :. LII
| Ga APPEAL LAID ON TIE TApLE.
Mr.. Mckinley moved to lay on the
table the appeal from the Speakers de-
cision. WI"
The Clerk proceeded with the call, no
Democrats responding, and most of them
leaving their seats and retiring to tho
cloak rooms. The Speaker, however,
followed the roll call and noted down the
names Of Democrats present aud not
voting. The non-voting members were
again called as is custom, but still no
Democrats responded. When the vote
was completed the Speaker took the re.
turn from the tally clerk and said: "The
clerk will record the following names Of
members present and declining to vote"
and he read out the names. 80
He then announced the vote rs 1902
yeas, and none in the negative, and dc.
clared that the motion to lay the appeal
on the table was carried. There were
shouts OF mo quorum" and exclamn.
tions OF indignation on the Democratic
side, but in the midst Of the tumult and
uproar the Speaker recognized Mr.. Nc.
kinley for Il motion 10 adjourn. nut It
and declared it carried. But before be
left the chair, amid shouts OF "shame"
from the excited Democrats lie paused
long enough to give Mr.. Springer
chance to say that he had demanded
the yeas and nays. The Speaker said
he had heard no request for TIC yeas
and nays, but II the gentleman from
Illinois said that he rose in his place and
called for them the Speaker would recov-
nize the demand. And SO Mr., Springer
had the poor satisfaction OF having he
yeas and nays called. Yeas 104 nays 81.
And so the House adjourned until To-
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