Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-07
They Then Raise the Point of "NO
Quorum" But Speaker Reed
Declares
The Members Present Form a Quo
rum, Whether Voting
or Not.
This Order Throws the House Into
the Widest Confusion For a
Short Time.
Cheers, Shouts, Explanations of In.
dignation and Appreciation Are
Mingled Together.
The House a Perfect Bedlam.

The House a Perfect Bedlam.
WASHINGTON, Jan. @.-The galleries of
the house were crowded to their utmost
capacity long before oon to-day by spec
tators anticipating a resumption of the
contest of yesterday, nor were they DIS
appointed, for as the clerk read the journal
in the usual manner, emitting the detailed
vote by yeas and nays on the question of
the consideration of the vote against the
contested election case, Mr.. Breckenridge of
Kentucky rose and demanded the reading
Of the full vote. After a moments hesita-
ton the speaker directed this to be done.
This having been completed, MI. Brecken.
ridge demanded the reading of the names
of those not voting and the speaker ordered
this done also. Then Mr.. Springer of ILL
nois demanded the reading in full of the
statement OF Speaker Reed giving the
grounds for his ruling yesterday and the
clerk read it. The reading of the journal
having been completed, Mr.. Mckinley of
Ohio moved the journal be approved and
upon that motion demanded the previous
question. Springer moved to adjourn, but
the motion was defeated-yeas 142, nays
100. The question then required on the
demand for the previous question ON the
approval of the journal, and the yeas and
nays being demanded
THE ORDER, DON'T VOTE"
uaS paccod oround tho damooror;o c;da of
the chamber and was %studiously obeyed.
Before the vote, was announced, the
speaker directed the clerk to record the
names of the members present and not
voting. The speaker then announced the
vote to stand yeas. 100; nays, 1, (Mr. Buck
gentlemen present, constitute a quorum
and the previous question is ordered"
This brought forth a storm of applause
from the republican side of the house. Mr.
Crisp of Georgia wished TO appeal from the
decision, but the speaker sided with the
point of order raised by Mckinley of Ohio
that the appeal was not in order as another
appeal was pending. Mr.. Springer of
Illinois made the point of order that no
quorum had voted, and said that if the
speaker so decided, he would take an ap-
pedl' Ing opcdhcl Aliu Lilc cIldIT utc!luts
to entertain the appeal of the gentleman
from Illinois," applause on the republican
side II Kisses from the demOcrats). Then,
amid wild cheering on tine democratic side
MIR. Breckenridge of Kentucky
RUSHED DOWN THE AISLE
and standing in front of the speaker ex
claimed: From that we appeal. There } is
noIappeal pending. There was an appeal
yesterday, but this is a different appeal be-
cause the speaker is assuming the house
will sustain his decision of yesterday, and
so is carrying by his own vote to-day the
decision he has made. II therefore does
not come within the rule, as stated by the
gentleman from Ohio (McKinley), and the
gag law which that gentleman with the
help of the speaker has applied to-day, is
u%surpating, revolutionary and corrupt"
CHEER AFTER CHEER
rose from the democratic side mingled with
Kisses from the republicans, until the house
resembled a perfect btdlam. In the midst
of the tumult the speaker stated the ques.
ton to be on the motion to approve the
journal, and the yeas and many having
been ordered, directed the clerk to call the
roll. Owing to the confusion, many demo
cratic members did not understand the
question as put by the chair, and another
scene of excitement ensued, dozens Of
members arising and demanding tt
know what they were to vote upon. The
Speaker attempted in vain to restore order
though n democrat was heard to shOuI
above the turmoil, that the house was as
much in order as the speaker. Tht
speaker finally re-stated the question ant
the vote resulted: Ayes, 1852; nays, L. Tit
speaker declared the motion carried ant
directed the clerk to enter on the journa
the m of the members present, bu
not voting. Springer attempted to correc
the journal but failed. Mckinley the1
proceeded with his argument on the appea
of yesterday. Turner opposed and Butter
worth endorsed the speaker. McKinle!
moved to lay on the table the appeal from
the speaker s decision. Shouts Of dis
approval were heard on the democratic
side, but Mckinley persisted IN his motion
and Springer moved that the house adjourn
On a rising vote. the result was announcer
as ayes, 124; nays, 149. Springer hernandez
the yeas and nays, and when they wer
called the result was announced as yeas
145; nays, 161. So the house refused to ad
jOurn and the question required OF
which question the yeas and nays were de
manded from the democratic side. Tht
clerk proceeded with the call,
NO DEMOCRATS RESPONDING
and most of them leaving their seats ant
retiring to the CLOAK rooms. The speaker
however followed the roll call and noted
down the names of the democrats presen
but not voting. The %non-voting members
were again called las is the custom) bu
no democrats responded. When the vot'
was completed, the speaker took the re-
turns from the tally clerk and said: ~Tht
clerk will record the following names oil
members as present and declining to VOTE
and he read out the names. He then an
ounce the vote as 1852 yeas and none ii
the negative, and declared the motion t.
lay the appeal on the table was carried
There were shouts of "No quorum" anG
EXPLANATIONS Of indignation on the demo