The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-18

submitted In the committees report
unless the House shall have determined
by n vote that a Worlds Fair shall
not bo held" Mr.. Mills, Of Texas, de.
mandcd asecond; tellors were appointed
and the reBult was announced as yeas,
III; naye, s. Mr.. Kilgorc made the
point Of no quorum.
| Tho Speaker ran his eye rapidly over
the House, aud In few moments said: I:
There are liz members prosent-more
than a quorum. Mr.. McNlillin, OF Ten.
nessce, Immediately protested that the
rules prescribed tcllors rs 4 manner OF as.
cestaining the presence or absence OF q
quorum, and 1t was not proper for the
chair to count. Tho Speaker inquired
what rule required the presence OF tellers
to determine the presence Of a quorum.
Mr.. McNlillin quoted from tho rule
touching motions to suspend tho rules
which requires that the motion shall DO
submitted TO tho House to be seconded
by the majority by tellers II demanded.
Tho Speaker inquired II there was
any other suggestion tho gentleman
desircd to make. Mr.. McAlillin
replied that amajority by telIers had not
seconded the motion; that 1t was not
competent for the Speaker to make
quorum by his gavel or pencil. The
Speaker responded that a majority had
seconded the motion, III toS, and do.
bate on the mot'oa was now in order,
But the Democrats made an earnest re.
sistance to proceeding further. Mr..
McAlillin contcnded that there was no
rule that permitted the Speaker to coun.
aquorusl except during the progress OF
MI ayC and no call. Mr.. Dockery, OF
Missouri, said that the rule cited by Mr..
McAlillin did not seem to provide for
count by tho Speaker at all. but only by
tellers. The speaker replied TINT the
rule provided for tho count Of those who
voted. The vote had resulted Ia to s,
that seemed to be majority. u
REED IS FIRM.
Mr.. McAIillin insisted that The point
was that no quorum had voted. Neither
the Speaker nor any other man could
assume that the men counted were in
the House while the vote was being
taken. II they were not, then they had
no right to vote.
The Speaker replied thai he had an
nounced at tho time that there were liz
members present by actual count: no
one WAS counted who was not present at
tho time the vote was taken. II mem.
bers did not desire to vote the pre-
sumption was that they acquiesced in
the result OF the vote. Mr.. McNlillin
declared the Speaker would not presume
that every man was there when the tell
era were in place. The Speaker replied
that the vote had not been announced
finally.
Mr.. Bland wished to know by vha.
right the tellers had left their place be-
fore the gentlemen had voted.
The debate on the Speakers ruling
occupied nearly the entire afternoon,
many members speaking, the arguments
on each side following those that have
been delivered heretofore. Mr.. Hatch,
OF Missouri, and Mr.. Wilson, OF West
Virginia, declined to speak, preferring
a speedy vote.
The question was taken on the agree.
ment to suspend the rules and make the
special order for the fair bills and re-
suited, yaes, l4S; nays, q.
More than two-thirds voted in the
affirmative, but Mr.. Blount demanded
the yaea and nays. They were ordered
and resulted: Yaes, 209; naye, Sc, aud
the special order was made.
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