Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Democrats in the House Still Continue
Their Filibustering Tactics
A DAY DEVOTED TO ROLL CALLS.
Voorhees, Introduces Joint Res olu-
tion in the Senate Looking to an
Immediate Increase i'm
Silver Money.

WASHINGTON, Sept 19--1n the house it was
another day of roll calls and filibusterng.
Mr.. Crisp moved that yesterdays journal
be corrected This was laid on the table
yeas, 40; nays, 2-but Mr. Crisp raised a
point of no quorum
The speaker counted l64 members present
"a quorum
Mr.. Crisp challenged the correctness of tho
count aud the speaker said that, having
taken great pains, he had no doubt of his cor
rectness. He was informed by the door
keepers that there were dozen democrats in
the lobby.
Mr. Crisps motion was laid on the table,
but the gentleman from Georgia still pro
tested that tell crs should be appointed.
The speaker stated that the question was
on the approval of the journal, and a vote
being taken resulted-l62 to2.
Mr. Crisp raised a point of no quorum.
The speaker replied Tint Mr. Dehaven of
California was present, but had not voted.
He together with the speaker, made 1866
members present, although the speaker was
of the opinion that l6i members constituted a
quorum
Mr., Crisp again challenged the correctness
OF the count, and the speaker said thatno
matter what the conduct of the gentlemen
~,
was desirable that no mistake be made, and
therefore ordered tellers, appointing Messrs.
Mckinley and Crisp
Mr.. Holmes of Indiana was about to leave
the hall when the speaker spicd him and or
dered the tellers to count him. Mr. Holmes
then, amid much laughter, passed between
the tcllcrs, who finally announced the pres
ence of l6i members
Mr.. Crisp made the point of order that not
withstanding the four vacancies existing in
lunps n n m l,Nr,
deaths, 164 members did not constitute quo
rum.
This point was discussed at much length.
The speaker promised a decision, with the
reservation thati if, after careful examina alton,
he should find a precedent in theopposition to
1t he would not adhere to it. He decided
to adhere to the rule that 1854 members
constituted a quorum A call of the house
was therefore ordered, and as a few demo-
Gratis entered the chamber the presence ofl7O
members was disclosed
The speaker announced the question to be
on the approval Of the journal, and it was ap-
proved.
The question recurred on ordering the pre-
vlous question on the LangSton-V case.
Most of the democrats again retired, but the
previous question was ordered-yeas l41;
nays. THE clerk noting quorum
Messrs. Cheadle of Indiana and Coleman of
Louisiana, republicans, voted in the negative.
MIR. Cheadle moved to recommit the case.
Lost-7 to l45.
The question recurring on the minority
resolution declaring Langston not elected
quorum disappeared and call of the house
was ordered, disclosing the presence of 167
members. The minority resolution was then
rejected and vote taken on the second
minority resolution, declaring Venable duly
elected. LOST to l55, the speaker counting
the quorum.
The first majority resolution declaring Ven
able not elected, was next in order and again
the quorum disappeared, making
call of the house necessary One
more than quorum responded on this
call and again did the quorum disappear on
the pending resolution, the vote standin l42
to 4, and once more was call ordered One
hundred and sixty-fOur members responded
to this call, the republican absentees being
Messrs. 7. NJ Broune of Indiana Butter
worth, Connel Dorsey, Ewart, Finley,
Flood, ketcham, Knapp Milliken, Peters,
Sweeney and Wilsonof Kentucky.
There being no quorum, the house, by
unanimous consent, took IA recess, the even
ing session being for the consideration of
private pension bills.
AT the evening session the house postponed
until Wednesday next the bill granting PEN
sions to the widows of Generals Mcclellan,
Fremont and Crook. twenty-five private
pension bills were passed and the house ad-
journed.