Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07

into the aisle anil in resoundpg voice said;
=. -, deny the power of tho speaker to d
Mir. Crisp desired appeal from the decision
OF the chair The speaker said: "The gentlemal
must not mistake the situation. The chaif
must proceed in order and the gentlemen al
members of this body will undoubtedly allow
the chair 20 SO proceed. The clerk has an
nouncad the members voting ISL yeas nays.
cnlled in their presence has directed record
made OF this fact. Accordingly the question
was before the house and the chair proposed to
give statement accompanied by o ruling from
which On appeal could be taken II any gentle
man was dissatisfied herewith" The speaker
continuing. said that for some time question
of this nature has been raised in MANY parlia-
mentary assemblages and there has been q
great deal OF doubt, especially in this body. on
ton Of this kind made by Randolph Tucker, Of
Virginia. The proposition was made with re-
gard to puttineit in the rules. The general
opinion prevailed at that time that It was expe-
dent to do SO. That was in 1850. Since then
there has been various arguments and decisions
by eminent gentlemen aud those decisions had
more apparent what the true rule was. one Of
the first places whore the question was raised
T Tss in The the New York state senate
York was the presiding officer and upon him de-
volved a duty similar to that which now de-
yolyed upon the speaker. He met that duty in
officer held that the constitutional provision as
to quorum was entirely satisfied by ths pres
ence OF the members, oven if they did not vote.
That decision could not be regarded as parti-
san. There had also been q similar decision in
the Tennessee legislature in 1857. The speaker
then read ut length Gov. Hills decision when
presiding officer of the New York senate. A
long discussion followed on Mr.. Crisp's appeal
from the chairs ruling, pending vote upon
which the house adjourned
., In the senate on the Seth the house bill as to
the duty on silk ribbons passed without discus
sion, also the senate bill instructing the super
intende t Of the census to gather Information
about mortgages on homes and farms.
Senator Vance then addressed the senate on
the negro emigration bill. He could not, he
said; support the emf grafton bill; it did not
While in full accord with the proposed measure
he did not think the remedy maj the require
ments OF the case. After executive session the
senate adjourned.
Tho clerk Of tho house read the journal in the
regular manner, emitting the detailed vote BY
yeas and nays on tho question Of the considers
ton OF the contested election case. Mr.. Brock
inridGe demanded the reading of the full vote
The speaker directed this to be done. This hav-
ing been completed, Mr.. Breckenridge demanded
and the speaker ordered this to be done also.
Then Mr.. Spooner dem snded the reading in full
OF the statement of Speaker Reed giving grounds
for his ruling OF the day betore, and the clerk
proceeded to read accordingly. The readingof
| the journal having been completed Mr.. Nc
kinley moved that the journal be approved.
| and upon that motion demanded the previous
question. Mr.. Springer moved an adjournment
and demanded yeas and nays. The speaker
OTuereu Ine Clefk TO call the roll. The motion
was defeated; yeas 1922 nays, 100. The ques-
ton then required on the demand for the pre-
| vious question on The approval of the journal.
Before the vote was announced tho speaker
ordered the clerk to record the names of nine
| teen members as present and not voting The
| speaker then announced tho vote to stand
Yeas, 100; nays. l, and added: (Which, in ad-
dition to the gentlemen present, constitutes q
quorum and the previous question is ordered"
a,s scene nc OF great confusion followed in the
to be on the motion to approve the journal,
rected the clerk to call the roll. On request
the speaker stated the question and the vote
resulted: Yeas, 1872: nays. 1. The speaker de-
clared the motion carried and directed the
clerk to enter on the journal the names
of the members present not voting
Mr.. Mckinley moved to lay on the table yester-
days appeal from the speakers decision. Mr.
| Springer moved to adjourn, which motion was
defeated, ana the question REQUIRED on the
motion to lay the appeal on the table, on which
question the yeas and nays were demanded
from the democratic side. The speaker an
nounced the vote Us 1852 yeas and none in the
negative, and declared the motion to lay the ap-
| peal on the table carried. The house then ad-
| ipurpe1.