Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-02

Tor the notion" said Springer, "that a!
there are manv sick men here an ad
l2urnment would be perfectly proper
Laughter.
The Speaker-The gentleman from
Illinois is aware that he is out of order
Sprlnger-In making motion to ad
journ?
The Speaker-No; in his remarks. II
ne comes to order the business of the
country may proceed.
Sprlnger--Doe5 the chair decline to
entartaln my motion to adjourn?
The Speaker declared the question to
% on McKinley's motion to approve the
journal.
Holman demanded the yeas and nays.
Ihe yeas and nays were ordered and
taken, the same performance as in the
last vote being repeated. The Speaker
read the names of members present and
not voting, and added: "The yeas are
100, nays none" democratic cries of
No qnorum."] The Speaker declared I:
The journal is approved.
Bland moved that the sick members
be excused, adding there was no neces-
sity of their presence, as the Speaker
could count quorum.
Rowell called up the Smith Jackson
election case, and Crisp raised the ques-
ton of consideration. The Speaker
declined to entertain it. Crisp appealed
and the Speaker declined to entertain the
appeal Crisp then said that under pro-
test he would proceed.
Springer-I rice to parliamentary in
quiry.
The Speaker-The gentleman from
Georgia has the floor, and the chair
hopes the gentlemen of his own party
will refrain from interrupting him.
Laughter on the Republican side.
Springer-I desire to ask when mo-
ton to adjourn will be in order? The
chair said Yesterday he would indicate
when the proper time came. Laughter
on the Democratic eide.
| The Speaksr-The chair hopes the
House will be in order go as 10 listen to
the gentleman from Georgia.
Crisp offered as substitute for the
resolutions of the majority of the elec.
tions committee, those of the minority
declaring that Smith was not elected
from the Fourth district of West Vir-
vinia, and Jackson had been and was en-
| tit cd to retain his seat. He went on to
say that his side of the House felt it right
and proper to enter protest against be-
| ing required 30 act on contested cleo
tion case in the absence (within the
meaning of tho Constitution) of quorum
of the House. Crisp then defended the
course of his side of the House, justify
ing it particularly on the press reports of
the recent Republican CAUCUS, to the
effect that this and other election cases
were to be disposed of under the general
parliamentary law in order to increase
the Republican majority, and that then
the rigidity OF the new code was to be
relaxed.
Mckinley declared that there had been
in that caucus no discussion whatever of
this or any other election case, end that
no resolution, no instructions and no ex-
preston of opinion had been passed or
given there on the subject of contested
elections.
Rowell added that Crisp had had per-
son al information from him the day after
the caucus that the newspaper state
ment of it was not correct.
Crisp admitted that fact, but said the
statement had appeared in many papers
and had never been denied. Besides,
there was corroboration OF it in the
fact that, although the Republican
leader (McKipley) assured the House ou
the 9Th of January that the code of rules
would be reported within q week, no
rules had yet been reported.
A discussion as to the responsibility
for the delay in reporting rules took placs
at this point between Mckinley and
Carlisle. The former attributed it in
part to the fact that Carlisle had been
prevented by illness from attending the
meetings Of the committee, and the lat
ter stated that he had been absent only
two days on account of illness, and de-
clared his readiness at all times to
meet with the committee on rules, and
even expressed a willingness to have
the committee report rules to the House
without reference to him.
SpriDger-In order to give the commit
tee on rules q chance TO report, l move
the House adjourn.
The peake,-The gentleman from
Georgia has the floor.
Crisp-Whatever view the House may
take, it is plain that if the committee on
elections reported this case with undue
haste, the committee On rules has not
been in too great hurry.
Crisp then proceeded 10 argue the con-
tested election case.
At the close of Crisp's argument
Rowell took the floor. He said he was
glad to find out at last why the time OF
the House had been wasted many daye.
The House had been told that it had
been the intention of the minority TO
meet this contested election case by dis
cuseion and without delay, until they
found statement in Republican news
| paper as TO the intention of the Repuoll-
can eide of the House. And yet Crisp
admitted that he had been promptly in
formed by a colleague on the committee,
on elections that there was not word
of truth in that newspaper state.
ment. Now, he (Rowell) would call
attention to another newspaper
statement published widely, go long ago
as in September last, and published on
authority of the Democratic leader OF the
House, that it was the intention OF the
minority side to resist by every means
known to parliamentary law the unseat-
ing of any Democratic member whose
seat Was contested, and that, too, with
out reference to the right or wrong OF the
caee.
Rowell went on to discuss the facts in
the contested election case, and spoke
until half past five, there being no longer
any time, according to the rule
in the House. Then there was
a motion made to adjourn on
the Democratic side, but it was voteo
down by q viva voce vots and O'Ferrell