The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-07
THE ACTS or CONGRESS.
.sUCCINCT SUMMARY OF a WEEKS
LEGISLATIVE WORK.

N4HF aAsQi3f
sUCCINCT SUMMARY OF a WEEKS
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Bills and Resolutions Introducedland Top-
les Discussed by the National Body OF
Law Makers.
In the house Mr.. Dalzell called up the cleo
lion case of Smith vs.. jackson. frtni me Fourth
Vest Virginia district. Mr. Crisp raised a guess,
democrats, with the exception of Messrs. Buck
alew. Covert and Cswles. refrained from voting.
Mhila the roll wns being called the speaker /
carefully noting tho names Of the demo-
c nts who were present and not voting. The
vote was announced as standing: Yeas, 161
days, 9. MIR. Crisp raised q point of no quo.
names of LENDERS present and refusing to
The clerk proceeded to read the names
the democrats whom the speaker had
iottad down Us not voting. When the name Of
Mr.. /, reckinridge was cnllet he step-ed
into the aisle and in u resounding voice said:
deny, the power OF the speaker to do
Mr.. Crisp desired an appeal from the decision
OF The chair. The speaker S i'd I h gentlemen
laust not mistake the situation. The chair
of this body will undoubtedly allow
the chair 20 So proceed. The clerk has an
nounced the members voting 161 yeas, Q nays.
in their presence has directed q record,
made Of this fact. Accordingly the question
was before the house and the chair proposed to
which On appeal could be taken if any gentle
mas was dissatisfied Herewith" The speaker,
continuing, said that for some time q question
OF this nature has been raised in many pnrlin-
mentary assemblages and there has been q
great deal of doubt, especially in this body, on
this subject. The chair recollected q PROPOSE
ton of this kind made by Randolph Tucker, OF,
Virginia. The proposition was made with res
gard to putting 1t in the rules. The general
opinion prevail, ed at that time that 1t was expe-
DIDN'T IN r7n en- - TnOf W a IN, 1904 * Eirrn fho~tH
tilero has been various arguments anddecisions'
by eminent gentlemen aud those decisions had
much cleared up the question and rendered IT.
more apparent what the true rule was. One of
the first places where the question WIS raised
was in the New York state senate.
York was ptt he presidingg o oflloep and uo oe him S ds.
volved y duty similar to that which now de-
yolvcd upon the speaker. He met that duty in
officer held that the constitutional provision as
to quorum was entirely satisfied by the PRES
ence OF the members, even if they did not vote.
That decision could not be regarded as parti-
san. There had also been a SINH II decision in
the Tennessee legislature in 1887. The speaker
then read ut length Gov. Hills decision when
long discussion followed on Mr.. Crisp's appeal
from the chairs ruling, pending n vote upon
which the hoIse adjourned.
IN the senate on the Both the house bill as to
the duty on silk ribbons passed without discus
sion, also the senate bill instructing the super
intcnde of the census to gather rma
about mortgages on homes and forms.
Senator Vance then addressed the senate on
tho negro emigration bill, He could not, he
said, support the emigration bill; it did not
reach the case. Senator Hampton spoke briefly.
While in full accord with the proposed measure
ho did not think the remedy met the require
1nonts of the case. After executive session the
senate adjourned.
Tho clerk Of the house read the journal in the
regu ar manner, emitting the detailed vote by
yeas and nays on the question of the considera-
ton OF tho contested election caso. Mr.. Brock
ipridGe demanded the reading of the full vote.
The speaker directed this to be done. This hav-
ing been completed, MI. Breckenridge demanded
the reading of tho names of those not voting,
and the spcakcr ordered this to be done also.
Then Mr.. Spooner demanded the reading in full
for his ruling of the day before, and the clerk
proceeded to read accordingly. Tn reading Of
the journal having been completed, Mr.. Nc
kinley moved that the journal be approved,
and upon that motion demanded the previous
question. MIR. Springer moved an adjournment
and demanded yeas and nays; The speaker
ordered the clerk to call the roll. The motion
was defeated: yeas. 1l2; nays, lG0. The ques-
tion then REQUIRED on the demand for the pre-
vious question on the approval Of the journal.
Before tho vote was announced the speaker
ordered the clerk to record the names of nine
teen members rs present and not voting. Tho
speaker then announced HE e-stnnd:
Yens, 100; nays, !, and added: which, in ad-
dltioE 10 the gentlemen present, constitutes a
quorum and the previous question is ordered"
A scene Of great confusion followed in the
midst of which the speaker stated the question
to be on the motion to approve the journal,
and yeas and nays having been ordered, di-
rected the clerk to call the rcll. On request
the speaker stated the question and the vote
resulted: Yeas, I62 nays, 1. The speaker de-
clared the motion carried and directed the
Of the members present not voting.
Mr.. Mckinley moved to lay on the table yester-
days appeal from the speakers decision. Mr..
Springer moved to adjourn. which motion was
defeated, and the question REQUIRED on the.
motion to lay the appeal on the table, on which
question tho yeas and nays were demanded
from the democratic side. The speaker an
nounced the vote MS 1862 yeas and mono in the
negative, and declared the motion to lay the op-
peal on the table carried. The house then au-
journed.
Tho senate was not in session on the 31st.
The house devoted nearly its whole session to
a contest over the approval of the journal for
the day before. and with diiatory motions. Mr.,
Dalzell addressed the house upon the Smith
Jackson contest, after which the mouse ad-
journed.
The senate was not in session. III the house
tho speaker directed the ciork to read tho jour-
nal OF yesterday. One of tho reading clerks
proceeded to do 60, md when he came to the
phrase yeas and nays, etc, Mr.. Mcmillan in
terruptcd and demanded that the reu6iug be in
full. The speaker ordered that it be done.
MI. Mckinley moved that the journal be APP
proved. calling for tho previous question on
that motion. Ar. Springer moved to adjourn.
The speaker put the question:, but several
democrats demanded yeas and NAYS. Tho
democrats did not refrain from voting. Yeas,
l35 nays, 1853. So the house refused to adjourn
The next stop in the procedure WAS to call
-" IL PiSNAouo uuchliOu III NIL. MChln-
,eys motion to approve the journal.
The speaker then announced the vote yeas.
lsl Maya 0. Shouts of mo quorum" came from
tho democratic side. but the speaker paid no
heed to them, declaring that the question was
now on the motion that the journal of yesterday
be approved. On the speaker again declaring
the question Mr.. Holmun demanded the yeas
and nays. The vote resulted, yeas, 100; nays,
Q, and the journal was approved. Mr.. Roweli
called up the Smith-Jachson election case, and
Mr. Mr. Crisp raised the question of consideration.
Tho speaker declined to entertain it. Mr.. Crisp
appealed. The speaker declined to entertain
that "ppu undor Protest nre t o he would 1aen proc said
Mr.. Crisp offered as q substitute for the reso-
buttons of the majority of the election commit
elected from tho Fourth district Of West Viz
ginia, and that jackson had been, and was en-
titled to retain his seat. Ho argued for the
Crisp's argument Ny. Rowell took the floor.
Mr.. Rowell went on to discuss the acts in the
contested election case and spoke until 5:3O,
there being no longer any time rule in the
house. There was ii motion to adjourn made on
the democratic side. but it was voted down by
a viva voce vote, and Mr.. Farrell proceeded
with the argument in favor Of Jackson.s right
to the seat. Finally, after much confusion and
excitement, it was agreed that each side be al
lowed three hours for debate on Monday; and,
with that understanding, but with none as
to tho time of taking the vote. the house ad-
ionrned. ~
Immediately after the reading of the journal
III the United States senate on the Sd Senator
Cameron announced, the recent deaths in the
families of two members Of the cabinet and
moved an adjournment, which was agreed to
unanimously.
In the house the Journal was read in full on
demand of the democrats, md on motion of Mir.
Mckinley and n call of the roll it was approved
by q vote of yeas, 154 nays, none. The Smith
Jackson contested election case was resumed.
MIR. OFarrell, of Virginia, continued his argu.
ment In support Of tho claims of the contestee.
Mr.. OFarrell said hat he did not believe that
the time had yet come, and God grant that it
might never come, when the American people
would tolerate an autocrat, whether a president
Or whether he was speaker Of the house. Mr..
Greenhalge, of Massachusetts, presented the
claims of the contestant, MS did Mr.. Lacey, Of
Iowa. Mr.. Cultivate and Mr.. Moore argued
for the contestee. as did MIR. Wilson, of Vest
Virginia. The report of the committee on
elections was adopted-1G6 yeas nays, o. Con-
testant Smith was seated by the same vote.
and took the oath of Office. The house for the
first time had q republican quorum, present.
Adjourned.
In the senate on the 4th among the bills re-
ported and placed on the calendar were two
for public buildings at Burlington, Ia, and Eau
Claire, Wis ($lc0,OO0 Among the bills intro
duced and referred was one by Senator VOL
colt for the admission as q state Of New Mexico
md one by Senator Plumb for the protection Of
the American bison. Senator Ingalls, presented
a petition asking an appropriation Of 500 per