Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-04
A FAMILIAR SUBJECT.
Gov. Richards Position, Assailed
by Local Dem ccratic Orators, is
Made this Mornings Text,
AS it is a Subject Every Good
Citizen Should Understand
From the Ground Up.
MAJORITY vs.. MINORITY.
Some Comments on Mr. Myers Argument
OF saturday Night.

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Some Comments TN Mr. Myers Argument
of saturday Night.
The subject Of Ii. Ll.utenaut.Govsrnor nor
Rirkaris' aud s eaker Reed. ..lniaui.
t,u-" ralinps IN regard to counting
members oi "a Legislative body woo ere
pres mt but not voting a. going 10
make u2 the quorum necessary To
tr1nsact bu 'ines-, having been brought
prominently before our people by the
81 eech"s delivered 10y Messrs. Myers
and MIDDLETON at the democratic
ntert,"s on Saturday night, We deem
II ag"od time to present to our Read
-rs me extracts from not very
ancient history showing the position
fak' n on this question hy the leaders
of tie democratic party IN congress n
decade sgo.
II will he r, mrmbered that In the
recent DISPUTE on this point in the
national house Of representative, the
most blatent opponents of Speaker
Reed were Springer If Illinois in the
no Sc, and Blackburn If K,niucky 10
the senate. Ii T. with the official
record of these two gentlemen q.
spread upon the congressional record
that We shall deal, to slow how utter
ly and pusilsniInuusIy they and their
adherents ttulIify themselves. now
ihst the boot hspp.ns to be on the
other leg. Mr.. Blackburn, although
now member OF the senate. Is quoted
In regard TO Mr.. Reeds rulings a.
using this remarkable language:
II | WIS member Of the house, and
/ with WAS. would walk down in
front of that man Reed and l would
ssy IT, him: 'Y0u dare to vote me
and put NV name on that record; you
dare Ia name me aud cast u Stigma
spoD me- as representative If this
body and / will make II n le-sonal
matter with you, yuu dirty dsspoi,
and when YOU leave thst chair I will
hold you accountable for IT," And /
would deny the right of the clerk of
the hou.e 10 record me as present in
this house without my name OF my
voice had voted in this house.
Senator Blackburn was member Of
the committee on rules in the national
house of representatives in 1879. BY
direction If his committee he reported
a revised code Of ruI's TO the hou.e, on
Janusry 10 Of that year. The 9th of
the following January he announced
thai I've would offer an amendment of
his own but the next day statpd that
he had carefully examined an amend.
ment drawn up by his friend. John
Randolph Tucker. Of Virgin's, aud IS
the latter fully covered the points de.
sired, he would chserfully yield the
right 81 way to that gentleman.
fuckers amendment to rule VIII.
read a. follows:
Q. Whenever a quorum falls to vote
on any question, and objection is made
for that cause, there shall be call Of
the house, and the yeas and nays on
the pending question shall at the same
time he ordered. The clerk shall call
the roll, and each member as he
answers TO his name, or Is brought be.
fore the house under the prOcs ediDgs
of the call of the house, shall vote on
the pending question. IL THOSE voT.
ING ON THE QUESTION AND THOSE
WHO ARE PRESENT AND DECLINE TO
VOTE SHALL TOGETHER MAKE A MA
JORITy OF THE HOUSE, THE SPEAKER
SHALL DECLARE THAT A QUORUM Is
CONSTITUTED. AND THE PENDING
QUESTION SHALL BE DECIDED AS THE
MAJORITY or THOSE VOTING SHALL
APPEAR.
No man In the house advocated the
adoption OF this amendment with
more zeal than J. G. a. Black burn,
who regrets that he didn't have an
opportunity to insult Speaker Reed
for subsequently endorsing the same
idea relative to counting . quorum.
At this time, when tie distinguished
senator poses ss an Inspiration for
Montana democrats, q few sentences
from his speech In behalf Of the
Tucker amendment will NOT pro 70 un.
interesting. We quote from the oon-
grsssional record:
Doss mot the Ssntisman from Ohio
- n A. Il A.