St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-02
STILL IN THE FIGHT.
The Minority in the House
Continues It's Filibaster-
ing Tactics.
Speaker Reed Continues to
Count Democrats Present
and Not Voting.
Some Side Talk on the Smith
Jackson Contested Elee-
tion Case.
In the Midst of Confusion and
Excitement Adjournment
Is Taken.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Mr. Mcmillan,
OF Tennessee, fired the first gun for the
Democrats in the house this morning
and dispelled the illusions of those Re-
pupllcans who believed that the minor.
lty had accepted the inevitable and
would suspend the dilatory tactics OF
yesterday. 1t is the understanding
among Democratic members that they
VIII persist in their tactics and obstruct
as far as possible all legislative pro.
ceedings so long as there is no regular
code of rules to govern them. The clerk
In reading the journal omitted as he
mad done yesterday the names of those
voting On Mr.. Springer's motion to adj
Journ. and Mr.. Mcmillan requested thew
be read. The Republicans saw at once
that the Democrats were still in fine
hight and intended to string ont the
reading of the journal as long as possi-
Bile. Hardly had the clerk repeated the
last words of the journal when Mr.. Nc
kiniey moved that the journal be an
proved and demanded the previous cues
tlon. Mr.. Mckinley had made the mo-
ton at exactly the same time for the
past four days. Mr.. Springer was
reaay WIN MS motion to adjourn. on
which he proceeded to speak until
CHECKED BY SPEAKER REED
with the calm remark that, "The sen-
tleman from Illinois knew that a mo-
tton to adjourn was not debateable ),
AS Mr.. Springer's motion was in order
the speaker stated it, and on demand of
OF the minority ordered the yeas and
nays. On this roll call the Democrat ts
voted, and the result was that the house
refused TO adJourn-yeaS 135. nays 1873.
The call for the previous question on
Mr. McKinley's motion to approve the
journal was the next step, and
on on this Mr.. Mcmillan demanded
the yeas and nays, which
were oroered. The Democrats
refused to vote, and the speaker again
took their names. Before the vote was
anhounced MI. Dockery, of Missouri,
announced. The speaker said that fhe
time that is being occupied precIuded
TINS announcement. Mr.. Dockerv
thought that it would simply be an act
OF justice. The speaker agreed with
MN II time permitted, but as manv
SICK men were being kept here bv the
proceedings indulged in It Wouid
be unkind to them. Paving no
attention whatever to Interruptions
by Messrs. Mcmillan and Springer. the
speaker announced that including Dem
ocrats present. and not voting, whom
ne named, there was a constitutional
quorum present. and he declared the
previous question ordered. Mr.
springer renewed his motion. but the
chalr declined to entertain the motion
Mr.. Springer gave an additional reason
for the motion that there were so many
SICK men here that an adiournment
would 6e perfectly proper. The speaker
said Mr.. Springer was ont of
order. not he explained. in making
motlon to adjourn, but in his remarks
a Yea and nay vote was taken on Mr..
Mckinley's motion for the approval of
the journal. The speaker counted in
the Democrats present and not voting.
ana declared the journal approved
SeVeral democrats were on their feet
with parliamentary inquiries, but Mr.
KoWeli, of Illinois, chairman of the
electlon committee, called up the Smith
jackson election case. Mr.. Crisp raised
the questIon OF consideration. which the
CHAIR REFUSED TO ENTERTAIN.
He then entered an appeal. which tho
speaker also declined to entertain. Mr
Crisp then proceeded, under protest. to
submit the minority report of the cleo
tons committee, and had read resolu-
tion giving to Mr.. Jackson the right to
his seat. Mr.. Crisp then went on tn
state that the calling up of the Smith
Jackson case in the absence of anv code
of rules was purely unparliamentarv-
and had been decided on by a Repubji-
can caucus. MIR. Rowell retorted that
MIR. Crisp had received verbal
notice that the caucus had not
considered the case. Mr.. Crisp
admitted this, but held that Republican
newspapers had published accounts of
Lne caucus 10 the effect that such ac-
ton mad been taken. 1t was not ouas-
ton OF veracity, said Mr.. Crisp, between
the gentleman Of Illinois and himself.
but question of veracity between Re-
publican newspapers and the gentleman
from Illinois. Mr.. Crisp then read from
neWspaper the account of the caucus.
He thought that if the Statements
were untrue there would he
denial, but he had seen none.
Mr. Mckinley made a statement
regarding the meetings of the commit
tee on rules, to which Mr.. Carlisle re-
piled that he was ready at any time to
discuss the new code on the floor of the
house.. He did not understand the de-
lay IN bringing the code. He was al
ways willing to attend meetings of the
committee, but he had received notice
of but three meetings. Mr.. McKinley
replied that the committee had
not reported the rules because
they needed careful considera-
ton, and this would take some
time. lGroans from the Democrats.
Mr.. Crisp then resumed his argument
In the election case, and in concluding
it charged that the delay in bringing in
a report from the committee on rules
was due to desire ON the part of the
to unseat a sufficient
number of Democrats to enable them to
pass on the new code
WITHOUT ANY SERIOUS INTERFERENCE
from the minority. At the close of Mr.
C1isp's argument Cat o'clock. Mr..
Rowell took the floor in support of the
majority report. He said he was glad
to find out, at last, why the time of
the house had been wasted for
many days. The house had been told
that it had been the intention of the
to meet this contested election
case by discussion. and without DELAY.
until they had found state
ment in q Republican news
paper as to the intention of the
side of the house. 1t
was on the strength Of that statement
that the house had had three or four
days of delay, and that the country had
been regaled with the choicest excerpts
from the Democratic handbook of polite
Mr.. Rowell then went on
to discuss the facts in the contested
election case, in support of the resolu-
lions that Smith is entitled to the
seat. and that Jackson, the sit
ting member. Is not. When Mr..