Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-11
IN BOTH HOUSES.
Some Lively Scenes in Con-
gress Yesterday.
Partisan Wrangling in the
Lower Branch.
The NO-QuOrum Rule Again the Sub
ject of Contention.
The Senate Adopts the Conference Substi-
tute for the Silver Bill After
Heated Debate.
Associated Press Dispatches.

WASHINGTON, July 10.-In the house
today the Democratic programme was
carried out by Cultivate, of Ohio, rails
ing the point of order of no quorum.
The speaker glanced over the array of
empty seats and responded dryly: "The
point is well taken"
McCreary, of Kentucky, moved the
call OF the house. He was not sustained
by his party colleagues, however, and on
a vivo voce vote the motion appeared
lost.
Allen, of Michigan, demanded the
yeas and nays. The vote resulted: F.:
Yeas. 115; nays, 70. One hundred mem
bers were announced as paired on this
vote.
A quorum having appeared, McCreary
moved to dispense with further proceed
ings under the call, but was antagonized
by his own side of the house, and on the
demand of Bynum, of Indiana, the yeas
and nays were ordered.
Further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with-yeas, 129; nays,
So, and the journal of yesterdays pro-
ceedlngs was read.
Enloe, of Tennessee, asked to have the
journal corrected, in that it recorded
that'on certain vote he was present
and not voting. He was not present at
any time during that vote.
Rogers, of Arkansas, made this the
text for an attack on the speaker. A
few days ago the house had listened to
hOmilies on free ballot and fair count.
Why, fair count could not be obtained
even in the house. He then proceeded
to quote from and comment on Speaker
Reeds article in the North Anerican Re
view on contested elections. He regarded
the article as an apology for the election
committee. Commenting on the fact
that recently seated members voted for
the federal election bill, he said he was
reminded of the scriptural quotation:
"Well done, thou good and faithful
servant, enter thou into the service of
the lord, (pointing to the speaker.)
The journal was then amended as sug-
gested by Enloe.
Fithian and Williams, (of Illinois),
then rose to have the journal corrected,
but the speaker pro tenn (Burrows)
recognized Cannon, who moved the ap-
proval OF the journal and demanded the
previous question.
The previous question was ordered
(1O4 to So the speaker counting a
quorum.
Fithian and Williams then spoke at
some length about the error in record
ing their names, both stating that they
were not present during roll call
ference. If the rules could be evaded
hvru m cfn 0f hn
second before his name was called, and
the rules amounted to nothing. The
gentleman had been present to
his own showing, and even if he
out him, so he (Cannon) did not see
what harm there was in moving the
previous question. Ever since day be-
fore yesterday the Republicans had been
trying to do business. This morning a
witty gentleman from Arkansas (Rogers)
wasted an hour scolding the Republi-
cans. 1t was obvious the Democrats did
not want to legislate. They did not
want the diplomatic and consular bill
considered. 1t was evident that if legis-
lation was to be accomplished the Re
publican representatives must be in
their places and must do the legislation.
If gentlemen were absent on account of
sickness, he hoped that they would
speedily recover and come back. If they
were absent by leave of the house, he
was satisfied they would return. There
were important bills to be passed. There
were sitting wrongfully in this house
members not entitled to sit here, and
the Republicans owed it to themselves
to seat the men who were entitled to the
seats, in spite of all the common scolds
in view. Republican applause.]
McMillin, of Tennessee, contended
that member must be present and re-
fuse to vote in order to give the speaker
the right to record his name. The gen.
tleman from Illinois (Cannon) had said
the Democrats did not want to consider
the diplomatic and consular bill. That
bill appropriated Is per cent. more than
the current law, yet the gentleman hav-
ing it in charge attempted to pass it
through after fifteen minutes debate,
against the Democrats protest, and the
result was the waste of time of which
complaint was made. Why should the
Republicans complain of the Demo-
cratic side, when they had the response
bility of attending with large majority
which they had made by questionable
methods? Ii they wanted to do busi-
ness let them bring their members back
from fishing, electioneering and summer
resorts.
Grosvenor, of Ohio, said when the
Democratic party obstructed legislation
he did not complain, nor did he wonder
at the present exhibition OF obstructive
tactics made by the Democrats of the
house. The school in which the Demo
cratic party was trained was the school
of obstruction. 1t was totally incompe.
tent to be the leader of public sentiment
to project any new ideas of policy or tc
carry into actual execution any affirma.
tive policy it might advocate before the
people. While the country has been
going forward with rapid strides, the
Democratic party has stood holding on
to the coat-tails OF progress. The gen
theman from Tennessee (McMillin) sale
no matter what the country
| wanted, it must not look K
the Democratic side for assist
ance. Send for the Republ1co1
members If somethinG Wa needed hore
! Do not depend on the Democratic party