, 1890-02-06

Laughter.
M spcaker--Theg gentleman from Hi
nois Is aware that hO Is out of orlcr.
Mr. Springer-ln making motion /,
adjoum2
Mr Speakcr-No, IN his remarks. /
he comes to order the business OF th
country may proceed.
Mr.. Springer-Docs the chair declin n.
to entertain my motion to adjourn2
Tho speaker declared the question /,
he on Mr., Mckinlcy's motion to opprov
the JOURNAL.
Nj Holman demanded tho ayes an,
noos,
Tho ayes and noes were ordered an,
taken, the same performance rs In thi
last vote being repeated. The spcakc
read the names ol the members prcscn
and refusing to vote and added ;"The ave
are iG0 noes nome" Democratic erie
The speaker declared "The journa
Is approved
Mr.. Bland moved that tho sick mem
hers be excused, adding there was ne
necessity for their presence, US Oh,
speaker would count quorum.
Mr. Rowoll called w tho Smith-Jnck-
son election case, aud Mr.. Crisp raised
the question of consideration.
The speaker declined to entertain the
question.
MIR Crisp appealed, and the speaker
declined to entertain the appeal.
Mr.. Crisp then said that, under pro-
test, he would proceed.
MIR. Spriuger-l rise to parliamentary ny
inquiry,
Sir. spcakcr-Thc gentlemen from
Georgia has the floor and the chair
hopes the gentlemen from his own party
Will refrain from intCrrupting him.
Laughter from the republican side
MIR. Springer desire to ask when the
motion to adjourn will he in order.
| Tho chair said yesterday that he wou III
indicate when the proper time came.
laug ghtcr on the democrat sitel
MIR. Speakcr-The chair hopes the
house will be in order, so us 10 listen to
the gentleman from Georgia.
Mr.. Crisp Offered as substitute Tor
the resolutions Of the majority of the
election committee those OF the minority,
declaring that Smilh had not been
elected from the Fourth district of West
Virginia, and Jackson had been and
was entitled to retain his seat.
lie went on to say that his side of the
house felt that 1t was right and proper
To- en- ter a protest against being required
to act on the contested election cases.
lie then defended the course of his side
of the house, justiiying 1t particularly
on the press reports of the republican
caucus TO the effect that this and other
election cases were to be disposed of ufl.
der the general parliamentary law in or
der to increase the republican majority
and that then the rigidity of the new
code was to he rela xcd.
Mr.. Mex inley declared that there had
bccn in that caucus no discussion what
ever OF this or any other election case
and that no resolution, no Instructions
ana no expressions Of opinion had
been passed or gwen therein on the sub
ject OF the contested elections.
Mr.. Rowcll added that Mr.. Crisp had
had personal inlOrma .on from him the
day after the caucus that the newspaper
statements Of IL were not correct.
Mr.. Crisp admitted that fact, but said
that tho statement had appeared In
many papers, and had never been dc.
MED. Besides, there was n corrobora.
zion of 1t III the fact that, although the
republican lender (Mckinley) had as.
sured the house on the sth OF January
that the code Of rules would be reported
within one week, no rules had yet been
reported,
a discussion as to the responsibility for
tue delay in importing the rules took place
ut this point between Messrs. Mckinley
and Carlisle, tho former nttributing IL in
part to the fact that Mr.. Carlisle had
been prevented by illness from attend.
ing the meetings Of the committee, and
the latter stating that ho had been ab
sent onl two days ON account ofhis i'll
ness, and declaring his readiness at all
times 90 meet with the committee on
rules, and even expressing his willing
ness to have the committee report the
rules to the house without reference to
him.
Mr. Springer-In order to give the
committee OH rules a chance to report !
move that the house adjourn.
Mr. lssN I.t
Georgia has the ilOor.
Mr. Crisp-Whateye view the house
may take, II is plain that If the commit
tee ON elections has report cd the case
with undue haste the committee ON rulSs
has not been in too great Il hurry.
Mr.. Crisp then proceeded TO argue the
contested election case.
Mn. RowELL TAKEs THE FLOOR.
At the close of Mr., Crisp's argument
Mr.. RowelI took the floor. lie said he
was glad to find out ut last why the time
of the house had been wasted so many
days, The house had bcon told that IL
had been the intention of the minority
TO meet this contested election case by
discussion and without delay, until they
hud found o statement In u republican
newspaper us to the intentions
of thc republican side of the
house. and yet Mr.. Crisp admitted thai
he had been promptly informed by his
colleagues In the committee ON elections
that there was not word
of truth In that newspaper statement,
Now, lie (RowclD would call attention
to another newspaper statement, pub
lighcd widely so long ago us September
las, and published ON the authority Of
the democratic lcudcr ot the house, that
IL was the iplentlon OF the minority side
to resist By every means known TO par
law the unsslting Of amy
member whose case was con
tested. aud that too without referring TO
tho rigl, or wrong of the case.
Mr., kUwcll went on to discuss the
facts In tie contested election case, and
spoke until 5i3O there being no longer
any time rule in the house.
Mr.. o'rERRALL TALKS.
Then there was motion TO adjourn
made on the democratic side, ,sbut II was
voted down by viva vocc vote. and MIR.
O'Fcrrall proceeded with an Argument
in favor OF Mr.. Jaokson's right to the
seat. Aiicr Mr.. O'Ferrall had been
speaking moro than half all houi, he
stopped and suggested that he be al
lowed TO finish his argument Monday.
On this there was much confusion, and
finally MIR. O'Frrrall was directed to 60
Oh with his remarks.
Mr. q Fcrrull said that, as the facts in
the case were not known to the men,
bcrs. hc would proceed to read from the
printed record In tho case, or would ask
the c.cr; to read 1t.
The speaker ruled that II could not be
read.
There was considerable contest about
the point,
Finally, after much confusion ana cy-
element IL was agreed that each side
be allowed three hours for debate Mon
day, and with that understanding, but
none as to the time of taking the vote,