Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-02-06
SPEAKER REED.


Speaker. Mr.. Springer, who meantime
had been shouting for recognition,
moved to adjourn, and demanded roll
call on.h his motion. This was ordered
and the clerk was directed to call the
roll.
Mr.. Bland then sprang to his feet and
moved to reconsider the vote by which
the roll-call was ordered, his apparent
purpose being to begin filibustering tao
tics.
The speaker paid no attention to his
motion, and Mr. Bland then shouted
"Mr. Speaker! Mr.. Speaker" at the top
of his voice and denounced the Speakers
course as revolutionary and that of a
tyrant His shouts and demonstrations
were greeted with rounds of applause
and yells from the Democratic side and
shouts of derisive laughter on the Re-
publican side until nc sat down eX-
hausted, and the roll-call, which had
gone on in the meantime amid great con-
fusion, proceeded in comparative quiet.
The motion for adjournment was de-
feated-yeas 142, nays 100.
A roll-cal was then demanded on the
previous question of the approval of the
clined to vote.
Speaker directed the clerk to record the
! following names of members as present
and not voting: Messrs. Breckinridge,
of Arkansas; Carlise, Clements, Grain,
Crisp, Culberson, of Texas; Dockery,
Enloe, Goodnight, Hemphill, Hooker,
Kilgore. Lane, McCreary, McMillin,
Montgomery, Moore, of Texas, Oates
| and Outhwaite.
Mr.. Chpman, of Michigan, raised
burst Of laughter by his complaint that
he had been present and not voting, and
that his name was not upon the Speak
ers list. The Speaker then announced
the vote to stand: Yeas, 100; nays, 1;
and added: (Which In addition to the
| gentlemen present, constitute quorum,
and the previous question is ordered"
This brought forth storm of applause
from the Republican side.
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, wished to APP
peal from the decision, but the Speaker
sided with the point of order raised by
Mr.. Mckinley. Of Ohio, that the appeal
was not in order, as another appeal was
pending.
Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, made the
| point of order that no quorum had voted
and said that IL the Speaker so desired
he would take an appeal.
| The Speaker-And the Chair declines
TO entertain the appeal of the gentleman
from Illinois. Applause on the Repub-
lican side and Misses from the Demo-
Gratis.
Then, amid wild cheering on the
Democratic side, Mr. Breckinridge, Of
Kentucky, rushed down the aisle, and
standing in front OF the Speaker, ex-
claimed: "From that we appeal. There
t.. n
| appeal Yesterday, but this Is q different
appeal, because the Speaker Is assuming
that the House will sustain his decision
of Yesterday, and so Is carrying by his
own vote to-day the decision he has
had"
''It, therefore" continued Mr.. Brock
inridge, ''does not come within the rule,
as stated by the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. Mckinley, and the gag law, which
that gentleman, with the help of the
Speaker, has applied to-day Is usurpa-
tory, revolutionary and corrupt"
Cheer after cheer arose from the
Democratic side, mingled with Kisses
from the Republicans. In the midst Of
the tumult the Speaker stated the ques-
tioE to be on the motion to approve the
journal, and the yeas and nays having
been ordered, directed the clerk to call
the roll. Owing to the confusion many
Democratic members did not understand
the question as put by the chair, and
another scene of excitement ensued,
dozens Of members arising and demand
ing TO know what they were TO vote
upon.
The Speaker tried in vain to restore
order, and one Democrat was heard to
shout above the turmoil that the House
was as much In order as the Speaker. A
lull occurred, however, and Mr.. Carlisle
arose and hoped that the roll call would
be suspended until order was restored.
The journal was declared TO stand APP
proved, and, after another storm, occa-
stoned by Mr.. Spfinger's persistent ef-
forts, which in the end proved success
full, TO address the chair, the House be-
came quiet and the floor was accorded
to Mr.. Mckinley, who spoke upon the
appeal taken yesterday and supported
the Speakers decision.
Mr.. Mckinley argued that one man
could pass a measure II sixteen remained
IN their seats silent and inactive, and
characterized such inactivity as be-
trayal OF trust. He had INDUCED in ili-
clustering himself, but he had never done
so for any high or noble purpose and
generally felt ashamed OF himself after.
ward. Voice from the Democratic side;
''When were you convertcd?'l
He said that the other side wanted 10
rule or ruin, and said: "Whlle we are