The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06
SPEAKER REED KEEPS ON RULING AND
COUNTING A QUORUM
PRESENT.
DEMOCRATS KEEP UP THE RACKET.
Springer, of Illinos $, Has Another Tilt n
the Autocrat, and Bland Takes a
Dig at Him.
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February 4.-Immedi-
ately after the reading of the journal Mr..
Cameron announced the recent Affections
in the families of two members of the cabi-
net and moved adjournment which was
agreed to unanimously.
HOUSE.
On the motion to approve the journal the
same practice prevailed, the Democrats re-
fusing to vote, and the speaker declaring a
quorum present, and the motion carried by
q vote of yeas, 1853; nays, none.
The Smith-Jackson contested election
was then resumed after q motion by Mr.
Bynum Dem, of Indiana, to adjourn had
been voted down and the speaker had re-
fused to entertain dilatory motion made
by Mr.. Crisp.
Mr. OFerrall (Dem.). of Virginia, was
recognized to continue his argument IN
support of the claims of the contestee in the
Smith Jackson election case.
Mr.. Springer questioned the correctness of
the tally, but whel in response to the speak
er's request he expressed his inability to
point out any individual instance of error.
on objection was made 10 the announcement
of the vote, but several Democrats kept a
strict count on the next vote which was on
the approval of the journal. The journal
stitutional quorum being counted by the
speaker.
That the Democrats did not consider
themselves yet vanquished and that they
proposed to use every obstacle to the trans
action of business until some rules are
adopted for the good of the house, was
shown by their demand for the reading OF
yesterdays journal in full.
The reading having been completed Mr..
Mckinley moved that the journal be ap-
proved and demanded the previous ques-
| ton.
The previous question was ordered; yeas
| 1865, NAYS 0, number of Democrats being
entered on the journal as being present
and not voting.
The speaker then proceeded to lay before
| the house various senate bills for reference,
| and among them was one to relieve the
| treasurer of the United States from the
| amount now charged to him and deposited
with the several states. This bill the
speaker referred under the rules to the COM
| mittee on ways and means.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, moved that the
bill be referred to the committee on appro-
| priations.
| The speaker at first declined to entertain
| Mr.. BANDS motion, but after debate said
| that for the present the chair would follow
| the ruling of the last house.
| The speaker-The gentleman from Mis-
souri, moves that the bill be referred to the
committee on appropriations:
Mr.. Springer demanded the readlng OF
the bill and expressed his ability to show
| by parliamentary law that the demand
| should be complied with.
The speaker ignoring Mr.. Springer, di-
| rected the clerk to call the roll, but Mr.:
| Springer was indefatigable and exclaimed
| that this was the first time in the history
| of the house that member had been de-
MED the right to have read bill which he
was to vote upon.
| The speaker tEereupon blandly sdlrected
| the reading of the bill.
Mr.. 3land's motion was defeated, yeas,
| 81, nays 15l. quorum being counted by
| the speaker.
Mr.. Flower, of New York, moved that
the bill be referred to the committee on
| judiciary.
Mr.. Flowers motion was defeated yeas
| o. NAYS 1876
For the first time in several days this was
not strictly party vote, the following
| Republicans voting with the Democrats in
| the affirmative: Adams, Brewer, Butter
worth, Cheadle, Cooper, of Ohio; Hender-
son, of Iowa; Kerr, of Indiana; Mason,
Struble and Il. B. Taylor of Ohio.
The result having been announced, Mr..
| Mckinley rose and moved reference of the
bill to the committee on ways and means,
and upon that motion he demanded the
| previous question.
Mr.. McCreary. of Kentucky (Dem.)-I
move the house do now adjourn.
The speaker-And the chair declines to
entertain the motion. Laughter.
| Mr., McCreary then rose to parliament
tary inquiry. The motion to adjourn, he
said, having been voted down and other
business having interviewed, if the motion
to adjourn was not in order when would II
be in order. Laughter.
The speaker replied that ordinarily the
motion to adjourn was in order, but that
the situation of the house was such as to
render it improbable that the house desired
that action. Derisive laughter on the
Democratic side. The proceedings To-Day
had been of the same character as those OF
the preceding days, and it was evident to
the chair that the motions were made tor
the purpose of obstruction and delay. The
chair has already ruled upon this point, anC
an appeal had been taken and the decision
of the chair had been sustained, and, as ht
had said at the time, the speaker was bu
the organ of the house. Murmurs on the
Democratic side indicative of doubt as tC
the correctness of the statement of the
speaker
Mr.. McCreary endeavored to re
quiet on his side of the house all
finally successful.
The speaker-Gentlemen will be
dot 7 have no doubt that the gent
! er that side of the house Indicating th,
DemvcI atlc slde) wall admit the courteous
manner of the gentleman from Kentucky
tontinuin g his staten ent the speaker saic
hat bel ng the state of the case and the or
dinary time that the house has indicated
, its wish to adjourn not having arrived
} laughter on the Democratic sidel the chai
feels he is carrying out the wishes of th,
house In making the ruling.
, Mr.. McCreary then rose to question o
= personal privilege.
E The speaker-There cannot be a ques
ton of personal privilege when the demant
for the previous question is pending.