Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27


Georgia said that 1t was q censure. He (Mr.
Cannon could take issue with the gentleman
! on that point; but If it were Q censure it WAS o
| censure based upon the facts He recited those
| facts for the purpose of showing the necessity
| for the adoption Of the resolution, namely.
| that one moment the House had quorum.
| and further, what was absolutely patent to
| everybody, that between the call Of the House
| and the call of the roll
MEMBERS BY THE SCORE DISAPPEARED
into the cloak rooms and the Hobbies.
Mr.. Grain of Texas-Have not they got that
right?
Mr.. Cannon-Have not the right to recite
the fact and let their constituents judge Of
their right
Mr.. Vaux Of Pennsylvania-Mave you right
to impute motives3 That is not the parlia-
mentary power OF the ma jority in this House
until the empire comes. [Applause ON the
't Mr crsin" ds you no. threaten to lock the
doors and compel us to stay here until the bill
wHs passed?
Nr. Cannon not noticing the question. said
that before this Congress gentlemen had fill
bustered and broken quorums sitting in their
seats.
Mr. Flower Of New York Cinterrupting)-so
did you. Your party is now leading the fli-
clustering.
THE CALLED JADE wINcEs.
Mr.. Cannon-The CALLED jade winces. Laugh
teri Now, for the first time since the adoption
Of the new rules, with the federal election bill
and the tariff bill and other important bills
passed. when this bill, which prevents the
counterfeiting Of food products-[Here his
voice was drowned by applause and laughter
on the democratic side.l For the first time,
continued Mr.. Cannon. in this session new
order Of flibustering takes place. Renewed
laughter and applause on the democratic side. ]
Men answered to the call Of their names on the
ALL nT h.
chamber the moment the vote is taken on the
pending question. Renewed laughter I
want here and now to rescind leaves of abb
sence. want to telegraph to members who
are absent that their place is here and that
their leaves OF absence are rescinded. ZAP
piause on the republican side.l want more
than this. / want this preamble to call atten-
ton to the record-to tell the exact facts, moth
ing more or less. Because. SO far as can. as O
member ut this House. this bill must be voted
upon If can get it voted upon. [kenewed ap-
plause.l
Mr.. Hatch. as an earnest advocate Of the bill
against which the flibusters operating,
disapproved Of Mr.. Cannons course.
Mr.. Osborne. who was on the list, attacked
Mr.. Cannon vehementy asserting that he had
been present and had voted on every roll call
Members on every hand took partin the wordy
serimmage.
NO APOLOGIES TO MAKE.
Mr.. Grain OF Texas got the floor and said
that being one of them, he claimed his right
to reply to that censure. So far as he was
personally concerned, he had no apologies to
make to anybody, whether he be humble
member, like himself. or the honorable chair
man OF the committee on appropriations, the
lieutenant of the Speaker. who, in his absence,
attempted to control everything that went on,
not only within the chamber, but outside of il,
with how much accuracy could be drawn from
the fact that his statement had been contro-
N otA of h,,, A.
ptanse.J He (Crain) was responsible to his
constituents alone.
Mr.. Henderson Of Iowa made the point of
order that the gentleman was not talking to a
questi on of personal privilege.
Mr.. Crain-Yes, am. have been charged
with improperly in my official capacity
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING in this resolution
can be construed into a censure
Mr.. Craln-The chairman of the committee
on appropriations must be in a sad plight when
he requires the assistance of the able and fiery
gentleman from Iowa. (Laughterl
MIR. Henderson, will do what please.
WILL NOT BE BULLDozED.
Mr.. Crain-You cannot bulldoze personally
or through the chairman of the committee on
appropriations. This is nothing but a petty
species OF bulldozing. the object being to
threaten us IN order to compel us to vote.
believe If we had adopted this line of pro-
cedure when the so-called Lodge bill was before
awaiting consideration. l say the '.so-called'
Lodge bill because believe that the author
was not Lodge, but that he was only the wet
nurse. fLaughter.l am responsible to my
constituents alone. l went out Of the chamber
Intentionally to avoid being counted as present
and not voting. even took my hat and UNI
brella away, because i have heard it asserted
that clerks and pages were sent to the cloak
rooms 10 hunt up hats and umbrellas in order
that the Speaker might count hats and umbrel-
M vntt LAM 4 n had
the right to do that. l have the right to do
that whenever please. l ask the chairman
OF the committee ON appropriations IL he did not
threaten me and another member on this side
il We continued to do what we were doing that
he would see that the chamber was locked up
and We were compelled to stay here prisoners
The charge was made that the democrats Of
the south were depriving the negro of the right
to vote and refusing to count his ballot when
cast; but no man in the south had ever done or
attempted to do what the Speaker, backed by
the majority, had done in the House. and that
was to count the votes of men who actually had
not voted. II was to avoid this that the men
who thought the lard bill ought not to pass
had gone out Of the chamber. They had a right
to do that and no censure that could be put
upon them would stop them.
WILL VIOLATE THE HOUSE RULES.
Mr.. Burrows OF Michigan-Is not the gentle
man aware that he was violating one Of the
rules Of the House in going out?
Mr.. Crain-It is perfectly immaterial TO me
whether did or not II sit in my chair and
| am counted as voting when did not vote,
will get out OF my chair.
Mr.. Burrows-The gentleman publicly de-
cisres that he is going to violate one Of the
rulSs Of the House.
Mr. Crain-For that am responsible TO my
constituents alone.
Mr.. Burrows-This is q violation Of one Of
the rules OF the House. For this you do not
answer to your constituents but TO the
! House.
Mr.. Crain-I am not prepared to be censured
unless am tried and found guilty.
PLEA OF GUILT
Mr.. Brosius-You have Just entered plea Of
guilty. tLsughter.l
M. Henderson OF Iowa-You stood By while
| the Lodge bill passed, and did not seceds until
| the farmers day came, and then you sneaked
out Of the ball (Republican applausel
MI. Crain-I represent 40 many farmers %