Telegram-herald., 1890-01-31
A LIVELY SET-TO.
Exc.-1z Scenes "a ths Lower
House ~ Congress.
IEs aOs 0TEs II REEDS RULlsGS
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-.l scene af w. reWeUr las De60
raessei i1 the 81 So ~ Represents
% sss t3r aaang years 4s thac which fol-
-oTsf tls action ~ ~peaser Reed
efnesd4Y afserrr1r eoanrng
quer.u sken t1e Dero r2ss had re-
o. Sea ~ rots sai sr- rcll-rs. showed
thas less shan . a--r.l al voted Ils
galleries sere vac4ea to s4focatlou Ia
ant.eI paslen ~ b.r-er partisan eontro-
Versg ever che contested Wesl Nirg glni4
election ease Of saith against Jack
son. Which the Democrats lad unanl.
moasl y resolved in their ca Gus sh0al "a
nos - lAksu " for consideration lntil
tae House had adopted = code Of r. ies
Bls The spectators AL no iu4ling a
tle leaders on b0th sides of tas chamber
lad thas she Speaker bad made up his
alnt 20 force quorum 20 appear upon
she journai - The House by ordering me
clerk 20 record As present score of
nlsu bers Who had sat- q their seats and
refused 20 vote.
NheH the contested election case vas
called Up Mr. Crisp Ca raised tho
question q consideration. Il vas appar-
snt while tie rOll Sas being called that
there was good de4l % suppressed ex-
eitsmsnt on no Democratic side, a. II
they expected coup en the part Of the
Speaker. They noticed that Mr. Reed
was watching ths roll-call carefully and
keeping a record for his own informa-
tion. Whenever Democrats name was
called the Speaker looked 10 see whether
TIRE member was present, and, II So
checked bis namo.
The r-sul. of the call showed total
Of few votes less than quorum, in
eludiug four Democrats who had mad
verten,ly answered 70 their names
Cowles ( Y. c asked leave 20 withdraw
bis vote. but obiec ton Vas % ade and the
Speaker ruled him down Cowles ap-
pealsd bat the Speaker ignored 10. Rog-
ers Ark attempted 20 withdraw his
vote but failed
The Speaker directed the cle-S 20
record the names OF mem bers present
and not voting, aS jotted down by the
Speaker This was tho signal for
burst OF applause from the Republicans
and OF jeers from the Democrats When
the name OF Nr Breckenridge (Ky)
was called rs stepped into the aisle,
and. in 4 resounding voice, said
Il deny he power Of the Speaker to
do this, and I denounce IL as revolution
arv."
During tPe remainder Of the roll-call
the widest confusion prevailed. dozen
Democrats being on tho floor at once
denounoing the action oi tho Speaker.
Mr. Bland Mo- roared out that
he vas responsible FOR mis- action only
20 his constituents. and not 10 the
Speaker, and Mr.. O'Ferrall va protest
ed IN the name OF MS state against this
action. Mr. NcCreary ky denied the
right OF the Speaker 20 count him as
present
The Speaker-"The chair is making
a statement OF fact that tho gentleman
il present Does the gentleman deny
that he a present. Applause and
laughter on tho Republican side
The Speaker then proceeded 10 quote
precedents in Democratic Legislatures
FOR his action. reading in fun a decision
of Governor Hill when president OF the
New York State Senate. but ignored
Mr.. Flowers request 20 have the Repub-
licans protest against that decision also
read The Speaker continued.
1T has always been nc practice parlia
ueutary bodies % this character and especially
ia the Paruamert o. Great Britain. for the
Speaker % determine tbc question II there was
or was not quorum present. hy count 10 is
because that q deferuiuStiou Of actual
fact art tho determining % that l. in
trusted 20 the presiding of6cer in almost all in
stances Again, there is a provision ia the
constitution which declares hat ne House
mar establish rules 'or compelling the attend
ance ~ members II members could be present
and refuse 20 exercise th-i- functions. and yet
NOT he COgnte1 az a quorum. hat provision
would sem 20 20 entirely nuEatory The chair
therefore rules tlat there is quorum present
within ne meaning o. the constitution"
M Crisp GA. appealed from the de-
risi0n and demanded recognition, but
tho Spesker recognized Nr. Paysou IllJ
for a motion 20 az me appeal on the "a
bic This motion is not open 70 discus
sion and Mr.. crisp protested against
NJ. PaYson's recognition. saying that 10
was unfair and u0uarlT - prevent him
from pleading his case ~ MS fellow
r7nrhe-s ne appealed ID the chair On
his fairness ~ q man aod as Speaker 20
Ei-o tro Uemn.r3-s an opportunity 20
rep.T IN tee a-EH nent which Tho
Speaker haf seen proper to make Mr.
Rutte-vo-. .oI also appealed - Mr..
Tsv-on to -Ifo me minority 4 chance -
be heard. a-1 taa .at-er withdrew his
motion
N- crisp s71 tbs tHis vas ne frst
tr-e hi tar .s-o-v et rho Government
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