The Portland daily press., 1890-08-27
THE CHARGE OF THE GRAIN BRIGADE.
In and Out OF the House to Prevent
Legislation.
a New Scheme Of FIIIbusterIng
Adopted at Washington.
Incidents of One of the LivelIest
Days of the Session.

OdyS OF tn6 SeSSions
WASHINGTON, August 26-In the House
today Mr.. Brosius, of Pennsylvania de-
manded the regular order and contended
that unfinished business was the Conger lard
bill.
Mr.. Baker. of New York, argued that the
business on the Speakers table must first be
disposed of. After the debate the Speaker
ruled that the question before the House was
roll call on the passage of the lard bill.
Mr.. Mason of Illinois appealed from the
decision. On sustaining the decision the
vote stood, yeas, 1913; nays, %; no quorum
ana the call OF the House was ordered.
One hundred and eighty-two members hay-
ing responded to their names, Mr.. Brosius
moved to disperse with further proceedings
under the call, upon which the opponents of
the lard bill, in order to consume time, order
ed the yeas and nays. The motion to dis
panse with further proceedings was agreed
to-yeas, 127; nays, 21. and the vote recurred
on sustaining the decision of the Speaker.
The vote resulted-yeas. 100; nays, IA, the
clerk being unable to note quorum. An
other call of the House was ordered and 159
members responded to their names while 10
members reported their presence to the
clerk. The Speaker pro tenn, Mr.. Payson.
announced quorum present.
Call for Absentees.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois offered resolution
reciting that twice today legislative proceed
ings have been interrupted by the want of a
quorum; that certain members, enumerat-
ing them, had answered to their names un-
der the call, but did not respond on the regu-
lar roll-call, many leaving the hall so they
could not be counted; that large number
of members were absent without leave; that
the sergeant-at-arms Immediately notify by
telegraph all members absent, except on ac-
without delay, and that all leaves of alb
sence, except those granted on account of ILL
ness, be revoked.
The following are the members named in
the preamble: Messrs. Andrew, Barker,
Beckwith, Boothner, Carleton, Catchins.
Cummings, Enloe, Flower, Grimes, Hayes,
Kinsie, Lawler, Lehlbach, Lester of Geor-
gia, McClammy,I Moore of Texas, Morgan,
N MMItchler, OFerall, Osborne, Pugstr. Raines,
ner, Spooner. Tillman. Turner of Georgia,
Wheeler of Alabama, Whiting, Wilkinson,
Wilcox. and Williams of Illinois.
Mr.. Blount Of Georgia raised a point of
order against the resolution and entered a
was an arraignment of every member men,
toned in it and its adoption would be CEN
sure of those members. A resolution rela-
ting to sending for absent members was In
order in accordance with the rules and prac-
tices of the House, but the preamble was a
censure OF certain gentlemen and without
precedent in the House. Nothing in the rules
Justified such an outrage upon the members
upon this floor.
Mr.. Cannon said he offered the resolution
He recited two facts. First. the House had
found itself without quorum twice during
the day: Second, there had been two calls
OF the House and upon these calls more than
a quorum responded. After the proceedings
be found in the House. There was nothing
in the preamble except recital of facts
as shown by the record. He could take
issue with the gentleman from Georgia on its
being censure, but If 1t was censure, it was
censure based upou facts. Between the call
of the House and call of the roll members by
the score had disappeared in the cloak
rooms.
A AQuestion Of Fact.
Mr.. Grain of Texas-"Have not they that
right?'
Mr.. Cannon-"Have l not the right to
recite the fact and let their constituents
judge of their right?"
Mr.. Vaux-"Have you the right to impute
motives? This is not a parliamentary
power of the majority of the House until the
empire comes" [Applause on the Demo
cratic side.
Mr. Crain-"Did not you threaten to lock
the doors and compel us to stay here until
the bill was passed?"
Mr. Cannon, not noticing the question,
said that before this Congress gentlemen
had filibustered and broken quorums sitting
in their seats.
Mr.; Flower-"so did you. Your party is
now leading the filibustering."
MI. Cannon-"The CALLED jade winces
Laughter Now. for the first time since
the adoption of the new rules, with the fed
eral election bill, the tariff and other import
ant bills on the record, when this bill which
| Here his voice was drowned Dy. applause
and laughter on the Democratic sidel. For
the first time" continued Mr.. Cannon, "in
the session, a new order of filibustering
takes place. Renewed laughter and ap-
plause on the Democratic side]. Men who
answered to the call of their names on the
call of the House march out of the chamber
the moment vote is taken on the pending
question. Renewed laughterl: want here
and now to rescind leaves. of absences. |
Wdub W ttl6RIdpu LILO HltluDoIo duoout budb
their place is here and their leaves Of alb
sence rescinded. [Applause on Republican
Sidel | want more than this. l want, by
this preamble, to call attention to the record
to tell the exact facts, nothing more nor less,
because this bin must be voted upon, If |
plausel.
Mr.. Osborn, of Pennsylvania, with great
show of Indignation, said he understood his
name was on the list. He wished to say that
1T
name on the list had been very much in
error. He had been here since IL o'clock
and answered every roll call. He had been
here when the genial gentleman from Illi-
nois had not Laughter and applause on
the Democratic side.l He had been here
and had not seen him. Why the gentleman
should select him was more than he could un-
derstand.
Mr.. Cannon-'I call the gentleman's atten-
tion to the fact that L did not know whether
he was present or absent. went by the list
of absentees recorded by the clerk at the
desk. If there be an error touching the gen.
tleman, can only say that ] regret that
such mistake occurred"
Mr.. Osborn-"I want the record to show
that was present from II until this hour. L
think, under the circumstances, 1t was an
unkind thing to attempt to publish man as
being away from his post of duty" Demo
cratic applause.J
Mr.. Cann0l-'l nope the record VIII be
corrected" [Derisive laughter on the Demo-
cratic side
The Speaker pro tem-"The Chair states
that he is advised by the clerk that the re-
sponse of the gentleman fIom Pennsylvania
Mr.. Osborne] was not heard at the desk
owing to the confusion" Democratic laugh
ter.
Not a Black List.
Mr.. Smith of Illinois-"Is my name re-
ported on the black list?" [Laughter.]
The Speaker pro tem-"The chair is not
advised of any such list. The name of the
gentleman is not on the list"
Mr.. Grain of Texas said: This is
nothing but a petty species of bull.
doing. the object being to threaten
US in order to compel us to vote. believe
If we had adopted this line of procedure
when the so called Lodge bill was before the
House 1t would not now be in the Senate
awaiting consideration. l say the so
called Lodge bill because l believe the
author was not Mr.. Lodge but that he was
only the wet nurse. Laughter. l am re-
sponslbie to my constituents alone. went
out OF the chamber Intentionally to avoid
being counted as present and not voting.
even took my hat and umbrella away be-
cause have heard 1t asserted that clerks
and pages were sent to the cloak room to
hunt up hats and umbrellas in order that the
Speaker might count the hats and umbrellas
present and not voting Laughter have
the right to do that whenever | please. |
ask the chairman of the committee on ap-