The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-02
DETAILS OF THE FIGHT.
The Democrats Doing Their Best to
Obstruct Business.

The Democrats Doing Their Best to
Obstruct Business.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The public seems
to have taken it for granted that the great
parliamentary struggle in the House is
practically over, and that the exciting and
turbulent scenes of the last few days are
not to be kept up, because the galleries,
while pretty well filed at the hour of meet
ing to-day, did not present the jammed ap-
pearance of yesterday, and there was no
such pressure and surging through the cor
ridors as was the case yesterday. Never
theless. it is the understanding among the
members that the democrats will persist in
their tactics and obstruct as far as possible
alllegisative 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.
REQUIRED IT READ IN FULL.
One of the reading clerks proceeded to do
so, but when he came to the phrase yeas
and nays, and so forth" Mr.. McMillin in
terrupted, and required that the reading be
in full
'Does the gentleman" said the speaker,
''desire the reading of the namesW
~ do" was Mr.. McMillin's response; and
the speaker ordered that to be dore.
The clerk started off again, and rushed
through the names at railroad speed.
The journal embraced the full steno-
graphic report of the speakers explanation
yesterday in reply to Mr.. Bynum's ques-
ton of personal privilege, including the
Nf,1A- . Of ba.
reading was closed at 1920 o'clock, and in
stantly Mr.. Springer was on his feet with
motion to correct the journal.
MCKINLEY RECOGNIZED.
Mr.. Mckinley was not so precipitate, but
he got up slowly and moved that the Jour-
nal be approved, calling for the previous
question on that motion.
The speaker recognized Mr.. McKinley's
motion, entirely ignoring Mr.. Springer.
But Mr.. Springer was not to be lgnored IN
that way, and he Immediately made mo-
ton to adjourn, ''in view of the fact," he
said, that we have no rules"
'The gentleman from Illinois, said the
speaker, blaudly, sis out of order in making
any remarks on a motion to adjourn. The
question now is, shall the House adjourn.
He put the question to the House, but sew
eral democrats demanded the yeas and
nays and that interesting exercise was pro
ceeded with.
THE DEMOCRATS VOTE AGAIN.
The democrats did not refrain from vot
ing, and it was not necessary for the
Speaker to keep mis- little memorandum ol
members present and not voting. After the
roll call was completed the Speaker was
about to announce the result, but wa
stopped by demand from Mr.. McMilliI
that the recapitulation of the vote be read
mat also helped to consume time, and it
was l o'clock when the result was an
nounced, which was: Yeas 1876, nays 15S; 81
tne House refused to adjourn.
CALLING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
Ihe next step in the procedure was cal
no+;n rOo sne previous question on Mr. Mckinley
nmotlon to approve the journal of yesterday
nhe yeas and nays were demanded by Mr.
@aeMillin and were ordered. This time the