The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-09-05
A ROW IN THE HOUSE.
ANYTHING TO DEFEAT THE OeNON-
IOUS LARD BILL.

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IoUS LARD BILL.
Southern Democratic congressman An.
swer to tho Call OF tho House and then
Walk Out Before their Names can be
Called on tho Pending Question.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-The House
had up for consideration to-day the
lard bill, which caused quite a discus
sion for a while. The row began when
MIR. Brosius, of Pennsylvania, demand
cd the regular order, and contended
that the unfinished business was the
Conger lard bill, the vote upon tht
passage of which on Saturday was ilt
conclusive, owing to the absence ofh
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special orders there was hdtSsfE2csLf7iife
given to each bill mentioned th@ein,
and the time stated for the lard bin had
expired.
Mr.. Herbert. of Alabama, coitro-
had now the right of way. 1t had had
its day in Court and had exhausted all
the time allotted to it.
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, held the view
that the lard bill was unfinished busi-
ness. The previous question had been
ordered and the yeas and nays had been
ordered on its passage.
Mr.. Crisp argued that the bill could
not come up before the disposition of
the bills on the Speakers table. even If
it had been considered in regular order.
The Speaker decided that the Ques-
tion before the House was the roll call
on the passage of the bill.
Mr.. Mason, of Illinois, appealed from
the decision. On sustaining the de-
cisiOn the vote stood-yeas 1913, nays
23-no quorum, and a call Of the House
was ordered; 1872 members having re-
sponded to their names, Mr.. Brosius
moved to dispense with further pro-
ceedings under the call, upon which
motion the opponents Of the lard bill,
in orde- to consume time, ordered the
yeas and nays.
The vote recurred on sustaining the
decision OF the Speaker, but the quo
rum had melted away.
Another call of the House brought
another quorum, which in like manner
disappeared when the voting was re-
sumed on sustaining the decision of
the Chair.
Mr.. Morgan, of Mississippi, moved an
adjournment with view to reach
some arrangement whereby the exist
ing condition of affairs might be ter
minated. LOSt-yeaS 46, nays 1913.
Mr.. Cannon then offered resolution,
reciting that twice to-day legislative
proceedings have been interrupted by
the want of quorum; that certain
members answered to their names uu-
der the call, but did not respond on
regular foll-calls, many of them leav-
ing the hall so they could not be count
ed; that there was a large number of
Ealasnah UNDERSTANDABLE t2ae3s6
directing the sergeant at arms tS M
mediately notify by telegraph all mem
bers absent, except those absent on ac-
count of illness, to return to Washing
ton without delay, and revoking all
leaves of absence except those on ac-
count of illness.
named in the preamble: Messrs. An
drew, Baker, Beckwith, Boatner, Car.
Teton, Catchings, Chapman, Covert
Crane, Crisp, Cummings, Enloe, Flow.
er, Grimes, Hayes, Kinsey, Lawler
Lehibach, Lester of Georgia, McClam.
my. Moore of Texas, Morgan, Mutchler
O'Ferrall, Osborne, Pugsley, Raines
Robertson, Rowland, Seney, Shiveley
Skinner, Spooner, Tillman, Turner OF
Georgia, Turner of New York, Wallace
Washington, Wheeler of Alabama
Whiting, Wilkinson, Wilcox and Will.
liams of Illinois.
Mr.. Blount raised a point of order
against the resolution and entered his
protest against the preamble. That
preamble was an arraignment Of every
member mentioned in it, and. its adop.
ton would be censure of those mem.
bers. The resolution relating to send
ing for absent members was, of course
in order. 1t was in accordance with
the rules and practices of the House
but the preamble was a censure of Ger
tain gentlemen and was without pre-
cedent in the House. There was moth
ing in the rules to justify such an out.
rage upon members upon this floor.
Mr.. Cannon said that he offered the
| resolution not for the purpose of cen.
suring anybody. 1t recited two facts
First, that the House had found itself
without IL quorum twice during the
day; second. there had been two calls OF
the House and that upon those calls
| more than quorum responded, bu,
that after the proceedings were dis
| pensed with the quorum could not be
found in the House. He recited the
| facts for the purpose of showing the
| Necessity LOT Cne adOpLlOn or the reSO
luton. namely, that one moment the
House had Il quorum, and further
what was absolutely patent to every
body, that b3tween tho call Of ths
House and the call of the roll member:
by the score disappeared into the cloak
rooms and lobbies.
Mr.. Grain, of Texas: "Have not the,
that right?"
Mr.. Cannon: "Have not I the righ
to recite the fact and let their cOnstitu
ents Judge of their right?"
Mr.. Vaux, Of Pennsylvania: "Hav,
you the right to impute motives? Tha
is not the parliamentary power Of tn,
majority in this House until the em
pire comes" lApplause on the Demo
Mr.. Grain: "Did yon not threaten t,
lock the doors and compel US to sta,
here till the bill was Tassedp"
Mr.. Cannon, not noticing the ques
ton, said thu before this Congress
gentlemen had filibustered, and broker
quorums sitting.
MIR. Flower, of New York: $50 di
you. Your party is now leading tn
lilibustering."
Mr. Cannon UNha UaIIod ial