Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-02
TINE IN THE HOUSE
BEING FRlTTeREp AWAY Bv THE
SPEAKERS CONDUCT.
VAs Democrats Are Determined 10 Do
mand Their Rights Under the Con-
stitution nj Evcrv Point
rBy telegraph to the Dispatch,


Yesterday. and there was no such pressure
and Singing through the corridors "a was
The case Yesterday. Nevertheless, il Is the
understanding among the members that
the Democrats will persist in their tactics
and obstruct rs far as possible all the legis-
lative proceedings so long as there Is no
regular body of rules to govern them.
There was no reference in the Chaplain's
prayer TO the excitement of the hour.
The Speaker at the close of the PRAYER
directed the Clerk to read the journal OF
Yesterday. One OF the readlng-clerks pro-
ceeded 10 do so. but when he came 20 the
phrase Yeas and nays" DC, Mr.. Nc
Millin interrupted and required that the
reading be in full.
Does the gentleman, said the Speaker.
desire the reading of the names?
Il do" was Mr.. McMillin's response. and
the Speaker ordered that TO be done. :,
The Clerk started of again and rushed
The Journal embraced the full steno-
craphic report of the Speakers explana-
tion Yesterday in reply TO Mr.. Bynum's
question OF personal privilege, including
the points Of general applause" &c.
The reading was closed at 1920, and in
siantly Mr.. springer was on his feet with
motion 20 correct the Journal.
MIR. Mckinley was not so precipitate, but
he cot up slowly and moved that the
Journal be approved, calling for the pre-
yions question on that motion.
The Speaker recognized Mr.. Mckinleys
motion, entirely ignoring Mr.. Springer.
But MIR. Springer was not to be ignored IN
that way. and no Immediately made mo-
ton 10 adjourn, lin view Of the fact" he
said. that we have no rules"
The gentleman from Illinois," said the
Sneaker blandly. :" ia out OF order IN
making any remarks on the motion to adj
journ. The question now is, Shall the
House ADJOURN"
He put the question to the House, but
several Democratic members demanded
the yeas and nays, and that interesting ex-
excise was proceeded with.
The Democrats did not refrain from
voting, and consequently it was not neces-
ssry for the Speaker to keep his little me-
mOrandum of members present and not
voting.
After tho roll-call was completed the
Speaker was about TO announce the result,
but was stopped by the demand from Mr.
McMill;n that the recapitulatiOn of the
vote bc read. That also helped to consume
time. and il was o'clock when the result
was made, which was: Yeas, 13j; nays,
l5s
So tho House refused to adjourn.
The next step in the procedure was the
call for the previous question on Mr. Nc
Kinley's motion 10 approve the Journal OF
Yesterday. The yeas and nays were de-
handed by Mr.. McAlillin and were ordered.
This time the Democrats did refrain IRON
voting and il became necessary for the
Speaker 20 note the names OF those VINO
were present and who declined TO vote.
As the Speaker arose to announce the re-
suit ~ the vote Mr.. DOckery asked whether
1t was not proper TO have the pairs an
nOunced.
Tho Speaker replied that it would be
proper if time permitted. but he declined
Ia announce them and proceeded to name
ne present and refusing to vote Messrs.
Allen of Mississippi. Andrews Of Massachu--
setts, Bankhead, Bland. Breckenridge OF
Arkansas, Carlisle, Caruth, Chapman.
Clements, Compton, Covert, Cram, Crisp,
Culberson. Dockery, Edmunds, Enloe,
Geissenhauer, Hare, Hemphill. Holman,
Hooker, Kilgore. Lar ham, Mash, Mansur,
Martin of Texas, McAdoo, McMillln, Nc
Rae. ONeIll of Indiana, Cultivate, Seney,
Spinola, Springer, Stockdale, and Stone Of
Kentucky. In addition, the Speaker con-
tinued. the following is the vote: Yeas.
16l nays, 0.
Shouts of no quorum from the Demo-
cratic side, but the Speaker, paying no
heed 10 them, completed his statement.
There being constitutional quorum pres
ent the Chairman declares that the pre-
vious question is ordered. The question is
now on the motion that the journal OF
yesterday be approved.
Mr. Springer again interposed his motion
70 adjourn and persisted in interruptlng,
but was entirely ignored by the Speaker,
who again declared the question TO be on
Mr. McKinley's motion to approve the
Journal.
Mr.. Holman demanded the yeas and
NAYS: which were ordered.
The same performance "a in the last vote
being repeated, the Speaker read the
names OF the members present and re-
fnsing to vote. and added: The yeas are
100: NAYS. none. Democratic cries of
No quorum."l There being constitu-
tiOnal quorum present Tor the transaction
Of business the journal is approved.
Mr.. Rowell called up the Smith-Jackson
election case from the Fourth West Vir-
giuia district and Dir. Crisp raised the
question of consideration.
The Speaker declined to entertain the
question of consideration, and MIR. Crisp
appealed.
terrain the appeal.
Mr.. Crisp, Then under protest I will
proceed.
Mr.. Crisp offered as q substitute for the
resolution of the majority of the Elections
Committee those of the minority declaring
that Smith had not been elected from the
Fourth district OF West Virginia and that
Jackson had been and was entitled to re-
tain his seat. He went on to say that his
side OF the House felt IL right and proper
b. enter protest against being required TO
oct on a contested-election case IN the ABB
sence within the meaning of the Constltu-
tom of quorum of the House. They re-
earded it as violation of their constitu-
tional rights, of all presidents, and of all
rules that had ever existed in the House for
a minority on the other side, with the aid
of tho Speaker, 70 force them into the con-
alteration of an election case.
Mr.. Crisp then defended the course of
his side of the House, iustifying il particu-
larly on the press reports OF the recent Re
publican caucus to the effect that this and
other election cases were 10 be disposed OF
under general parliamentary law in order
20 increase the Republican majority. aid
that then the rigidity OF the new code was
o. be relaxed. /
MIR. Mckinley declared that there had |
been in that caucus no discussion what |
ever of this or any other election case, and
that no resolution, no instructions, and no
expression of opinions had been passed or
given there on the subject or contested |
elections. =, i
Mr.. Rowell added that Mr.. Crisp had had |
personal information from him the day |
after the caucus that the newspaper state |
ment Of il was not correct.
Mr.. Crisp admitted that fact, but stated |
that he was also informed by newspaper |
man mat tno report was coifccts % .Has |
the issue Of veraclty was not between HIM |
and Mr.. Rowell but between MIR. Rowell |
aud the correspondent of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat, from which paper he read
the statement. The statement, he said,
had appeared in many papers, and had
never been denied. Besides, there was |
confederation of it in the fact that although |
tho Republican leader (Mr. Mckinley had
assured the House on the sth of January
that tue code Of rules would be reported
within @ week no rules had yet been re-
ported. The discussion as TO the response
bility for the delay in reporting the. rules
took place at this point between Messrs.
Mckinley and Carlisle, the former at
trbuting IL in part to the fact that Mr..
Carlisle had been prevented byillness from
attending the meetings Of the committee,
and the latter stating that he had been alb
sent only two days on account OF illness,
and declaring his readiness at all times TO
meat with the Committee on Rules, aud