The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-31
A LIVELY SESSION.
Congress Wakes Up and
Makes : Fight.
STRUGGLE FoR THE RULES.
The speaker DeneaneeA - . ryrans-
The Republicans Declare Thas
tie Majority R1lss.
STRUGGLE Foa THE RULES.

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ne Repsbsfcans Declare That
ths Majority R.lss.
WAsHrSerox CrrY, Jan 30.-The CALLER
les were crowded 70 their utmost capacity
before noon by spectators anticipating .
resumption Of the contest Of yesterday.
Nor we're they disappointed, for - the
clerk read the Journal IN the
usual manner, emitting b de-
tailed vote BY yeas md nays ON the
question Of consideration OF b contested
election case. Breckenridge ross and de
msnded the reading of the full vote.
After Q moments hesitation the speaker
directed thus to be DONE. This being COM
Piled with. Breckenridge demanded the
reading Of the names of those not voting,
and the speaker ordered this done. Then
Springer demanded . reading Of the full
statement of Reed giving ground for his
ruling yesterday. and the clerk proceeded
TO read accordingly.
The reading Of the journal having bsen
completed. Mckinley moved that the
journal be approved. and upon that motion
demanded the previous question.
Blanchard, of Lo~uisiana, was immediately
on his feet. rising TO . question Of personal
privilege relating to the journal. and the
speaker declined to recognize him on the
question Wa pending.
Springer moved an adjournment md de-
manded the yeas and nays.
While the vote was being taken on
ordering them Springer stated that his
object was to allow The committee on rules
to prepare . report. About 124 members
arose to demand the yeas and nays. The
speaker declared this to be . sufficient
number and directed the clerk to call the
roll.
Bland, Of Missouri, moved 70 reconsider
the vote by which the yeas and nays were
ordered, but the speaker declined to recog-
nixe him. whereupon Bland shouted, amid
much uproar: You are o q tyrant to
rule over the House in any such way, and
/ denounce-" The remainder of the SEN
tence vas drowned by the uproar. The
roll was then called and the motion de-
feated; yeas 142, nay l60.
The question then occurred on demand
for the previous question on approval of
the journal. and the .'yeas md nays"
having been ordered, the word Don't
vote" was passed around the Democratic
side Of the chamber and 0bcycd.
Before the vote was announced the
speaker directed the clerk to record the
names Of thirty members whom he noticed
as present, and the speaker then announced
the vote TO stand: Yeas, 100; nays 1. and
added: (which. in addition to the other
gentlemen present, constitute . quorum,
and the previous question is ordered"
This brought forth . storm of applause
from the Republicans.
Mr.. Springer. of Illinois, made . point Of
order as to the quorum, and said that If
the speaker so decided he would take an
appeal
The speaker said. land the chair declines
to entertain the appeal of the gentleman
from Illinois," tApplause on the Repub-
lican side and Misses from the Democratic
Then. amid wild cheering on the Demo
cratic side, Mr.. Breckenridge rushed down
the aisle. and standing In front Of the
speaker, exclaimed: From that Ne ap-
peal; there h no appeal pending. Thers
vas IN appeal yesterday, but this is .
different appeal, because the speaker Is as
Stunning that the House will sustain his de-
cision of yesterday. and is carrying by his
own vote te1. ~ q decision he has made.n
The journal was ordered TO stand APP
proved. after another storm occasioned by
Mr.. Springer's persistent efforts. which IN
the end proved successful, to address the
chair.
The House became quiet and the floor
was accorded Mr.. Mckinley. who spoke
upon the appeal taken yesterday and sup
ported the speakers decision.
1T is time" he said, ito stop this legal
fiction. Let members be honest; let them
defeat any bill in q constitutional way, by
debate, by amendment, by q yea and nay
vote expressive OF their Judgment This
controversy is to determine whether the
majority shall rule and govern or be sub
ject to the tyranny Of q minority. The
position of gentlemen on the other side
means that they would either ruin or rule,
although they were in q minority. Repub-
licans insist that. while they are in a ma
jority, the other side shall do neither
Applause from Republican side.l
We settled one question at great cost
that the minority cannot rum this country
lapplausel. and we intend to settle, II We
car, in the broad light of public opinion
and in the presence Of 6D,o00,O00 people
whether q constitutional majority OF this
House sAall do the business of this House"
l~Applause.l
Turner of Georgia believed if the wild
view presented here was engrafted on the
practice of the House. il would ~inaugurate
a reign of anarchy and profigacy unprece-
dented in the annals of the country. He
controverted the power of the speaker TO
have names entered on the journal.
Buiterworth Of Ohio said the question
was as TO the power of the majority 10 rule
in this country. This was q government
OF the people. II was a government Of the
majority; the majority must exercise tha
authority in legislation and the govern
mens which was in keeping with the pro-
visions OF the constitution.
Cheer after cheer arose from the Demo-
cratic side, mingled with Kisses from the
Republicans. until the House resembled q
perfect bedlam.
In the midst of the tumnIt the speaker
stated the question TO be on the notion TO
approve the journal. and yeas and nays
having been ordered he directed the clerk
To call the roll.
Owing Ia the confusion many Demo
cratic members did not understand the
question as put by the chair and another
scene Of excitement ensued, dozens OF
members arising and demanding 10 know
what they were TO vote upon