Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-06

Was not the speakers count correct? lid
any gentlemAu whose name was disclosed
by the count rise in his place and deoare
that he was not present. Not one. The
constitution did not declare that o
majority of the members who answered
to their names should constitute quorum.
1t was decided how the question of
majority should be determined. That
WAS left to the House, and the House left
it TO the speaker.
Under general parliamentary law the
speaker had the right to count the mem
bers, aud, il there was no quorum, to
stop all business. The principle was
distinctly established that the presiding
officer might count, and it was his duty
to count the number of members WHO
might be present to constitute quorum.
The gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Gar
lisle) had declared that under the
speakers decision one representative
could pass bill with 1877 members git-
tin. IN their seats in SILENCE. So he
could, and TO he ought to. II lG7 men,
bers sat in silence, and refused 50 vote,
when their votes would defeat the propo-
altion, thsn the vote of single member
ought to pass bill. The Democrats
wanted the journal to declare % lie. The
Republicans wanted the journal to de.
clare the truth. hpplausel
MIR. Crisp-In the language Of Mr..
Blaine, deny utterly your right to say
that | am present.
Mr.. McKinlsy-Ws are discussing
whether that is right or wrong.
Mr.. Crisp-I place MIR. Blaine against
the gentlemen.
Mr.. Turner GA. said that the pending
question was the most important that had
ever arisen as to the mode OF procedure
In this House. He believed that the
future OF the legislation of the country
depended on tho conservative view of the
constitution. tic believed that il the
wild view presented here was once on
grated on the practice Of the House it
wonld inaugurRte reign OF anarchy and
prohigGcy unprecedented in the annals of
the country.
He denied the right of the speaker 60
note him az present and not voting, thus
declaring that ha was dishonest and I'm.
patriotic. The tiu.e bad never been in
tho history Of free parliamentary debate
when the speaker could naTae any man
for censure or rebpka or auimsdyersion
without the authority of the House. II
the speaker wanted to put on ths journal
this stigma attaching to his nRme, why
had he (Turner) not as much riga. as
member OF the RDuBe and AZ the speak
er'5 peer to diFaet the clerk to omit his
name from HE journal, and when the
issue was thus stated TO the officer who
WIS to decide IL? Wonld TIE officer bow
to the gentleman into whose hands the
gavel hui been put as the one man WIN
coa;A contrci tho urnel, aud should ne
tparrer5 .ba powerles Applaua on the
Democsaiio siae.
Mr. ButtGfwnrth closed the discussion
in On argument sustaining the npaaker.
MIR. Mckinley moved to lay on The
table the appeal from the speakers
decision. Shouts OF disspploval were
yeara on Il Democratic side, but
McKiuIey = ted in his molten. and
Mr.. springer 9ed OF p. M, that the
House adjourn.
Ga rising vote the result was an
noapaei as yeas, l2i nays, 149. Then
Me. Springer demanded the yeas and
aays, ana When they were c. lied the
result was announced: Yeas, l45; nays,
l6i. 80 the House refused to Gdjourn;
and ihe question required on the motion
10 lay tie appeal on the table, on VIII CHI
the gems and nagR were demanded from
the Democrats side.
THE REVOLUTION CoN5uMArEp.
The clark proceeded with the oall, no
Democrat rsapJR ling, and most Of them
lssging tteir .eats and retiring to She
c'0aR Foa,as. The speaker, however, fol
loved tho roll Gull and noted down the
names Of Democrats present but not vot
lnt, The H5n-voting members were
again called les IL the custom but no
Bal9ooras responded. When the roll vas
completed the speaker TOOK tln return
from the tally clerk ard said: THE
CLERK VIII record lhs following names Jf
members present and declining TO yote.n
And he read cut the names 81 Measrs
BlEnd, BucEner Carlisle, Clarke Gala. ],
Crisp, Cuibersun (leS, y EIloa Flow II,
Geit5enhainer, Goodnight, Herbert, Hol-
man, Lane, Lqnhsm, Mansur, MoAdoo,
MoMislin, hcHte, Paynter, Spiuoia,
sprtagsF, Stewart Goa J, Stone (Ky.),
Gilman, Turner (Ga.) and Wheeler
Ala.) lie then announced the vote as
l62 yeas and none in the negative, and
declared that the motIont to lay the appeal
on the table was carried.
There were shouts of 'sno quorumn
and expressions OF indignation on the
Democratic side, but III the midst of the
tumust and uproar the speaker recog-
nizsd Mckinley for motion to adjourn,
pnt it and declared it carried; but before
be left the chair, amid shGuta OF 'shamen
from the excited Democrats, lie paused
long enough to give Springer time 10 say
he had demanded the yeas and nays.
The speaker said he had heard no re-
quest for yeas and nays, but il the gen
titman from Illinois said that he rose in
his place aud called for them the chair
would recognize the demand.
The yeas and nays were called with the
result: Yeas 1874; nays, "a, aud thu
House, at 6,35, adjourned, the Repub.
licans jubliant at their SUCCESS and the
Democrats correspondinglY depressed.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 3l.-That the public
az large understood that the contest in
the House was not ended by yesterdays
Republican victory WAS made manifest by
q 8l5ncd 1T the galleries this morning.
Hall an hour b9fore noon every nook
md Granny was filed with spectators and
tbs corridors outside tine gallery doors
/ were crowded with ezpectAat tLrongs
4 patiently awaiting an opportunity to be
| admitted.
The spectators began 10 arrive OF the
Capitol rs earlyas . o'clock tbs morning.
! on tho floor there WRa an air OF subdued
excitement, especially on the Demo-
cratic side, where Mr. Carli4ie was sur
rounded by o number OF leading mem
beers OF his party consulting as to the
oourseEto be pursued
In his prayer the chaplain Baid Grant
us, D Lord, that wa fail not into any sin
nGithor into any kind Of danger; bat that
all our doin9s being ordered by Thy gov
ernmaIt may BE- righteous 10 Thy sight, Z"
Ike olark proceeding in the usual man