Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-07
Speaker Reed Refused to Entertain
Notions from the Democratic Side,
Delaying Business.
The Democrats Then Try to Adjourn
but Are Defeated and Won't
Vote on Anything.
They Hold a Caucus in the Evening
and Try to Settle OH a Plan
of Action.
The Democrats Suppressed Again.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 31-Another large
crowd was on hand at an early hour to-
day to witness the contest in the house,
and they we're not disappointed. 1t be-
came evident at the start that the demo-
Gratis were intent on their former object
and would pursue the anne tactice as dur
ing the past two days. They again de-
manded the reading of the entire journal
and made the same attempts as previously
to amend the same and met with the usual
result. Mckinley moved the approval of
ton. QSpringer demanded the report of
the committee on rules and asked what
rules governed the house. The answer
from the speaker being, parliamentary
usages, he then moved to adjourn, but
the motion was lost. On the call for the
previous question, the democrats refrained
from voting. The speaker took the
names and
THE USUAL OUTBREAK FOLLOWED.
Bynum then moved to adjourn, but the
speaker refused to recognize him, as he
also did Bland with a similar motion.
When tie speaker finally announced the
vote as 100 ayes, no nays, and the journal
was approved. "a quorum having been
counted as usually Bynum appealed from
the decision in marking them present. The
speaker replied that that was a question of
fact from which there was no appeal
and he made a similar answer to every
later attempt to appeal from the decision.
fiercest storm of the three days battle burst
forth, Bynum rushing to the front of the
house and demanding the floor on the
question Of person Il privilege. He then
made
A FIERC ATTACK
on the speaker and the republican majority
for their action in the past two days and
announced the purpose of the minority to
contest every inch of the ground. After
that, the speaker refused (the majority, by
vote, sustaining him. to recognize any and
every motion from the democratic side that
tended to delay proceedings, CHASING them
as dilatory and contrary to the fundamen-
tai principles of parliamentary law. After
further unsuccessful attempts to adjourn,
Dalzell was given the floor and presented
the views of the majority of the committee
on the Smith-Jackson election contest III
West Virginia. Adjourned.
II DEMOCRATS CAUCUsING.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Undaunted by
their defeat to-day, the democratic repre-
sentatives rallied in force tonight in caucus
to consult over the extent of the injuries
they had sustained as the result of the
speakers rulings, supported and confirmed
by the republican representatives, and to
devise ways and means to preserve such
power and influence as in their opinion
should be exercised by the minority.
They were not Of a cheerful mien, but it
was a determined looking set of men who
drifted into the hall Of the house tonight.
There was much talk, Of course. and
some of the members were bitter in
their denunciatiOn of the proceedings
of the last three days. But conser-
vative cOnnsels prevailed and it was felt
that the party had better follow the leader
ship of Carlisle, Crisp and Mills. No one
lSed we'll, and the general opinion was to
the effect that the programme followed
during the last three days should be con-
tinued in force, and that every parliament
airy move that would Oostruct the republi-
cans in their designs should be made.
The reading of the journal in full is to
be insisted upon, and is expected to con-
sumo al hour Of each day. The yeas and
nays to ) be demanded at every step, and
appeals are to be taken from rulings re-
garded as arbitrary and unjust by the mi
nOrlty. There was, however. no formal
resolution to do this adopted. Carlisle,
with the other leaders, will draw up an ad-
dress to the country, which will be pub
lished in justification of the course of the
minority.