Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-01-31

Quorum ueKhh carly ~ tu0 mouse OF
representative this morning. aud ragged
all day With fury, abatsd only nov aud
then by speech from one OF the leaders
on one side or the other, remAuding the
question TO the realm Of legitimate de-
bats.
Tho galleries Of the House were
crowded to tnsir utmost capacity lopg
before no0u to-day by spectators antici-
pAttng ption OF the contest Of
yestefdsy. Nor were they disappointed,
Tor, ss the Clerk read the Journal IN the
usual manner, Slnittlng the detailed vote
BY ye,s and nays on tho question Of con.
siderktion Assinst the contested election
case, MI. Dreck uridge (ky.) rose and
demanded tho reading OF the full vote.
After q moiaenps hesitation the Speaker
directed this 10 30 done. Thls having
been completed. NJ. Breckenridge de-
ihoss not yotias, and the Speaker or
dsred this u be done .also. ~
Thea NJ. kprinasr en- demanded
tbs reading in full Of ito statement Of
Speaker Rcd, giving The grounds tor his
ruling yestsrdsy, and tho clerk proceeded
~ read sccordthgly.
Z he reading ot tho Journal having bear
c0upletsd. Mr.. Mckinley (Ohin) moved
that the Journal be approved, aid upon
that motion demanded Tho previous qass-
lton
Mr., B!aachard (La.) ~ss Imusdiass'y
on hts feet, risiug TO q question relating
10 t9s uruMl, but the Speaker declined
TO- feeoxuixs lim. ON the ground that y
demand i0r the presious question was
Mr.. Springer (Iil.) moved au adJourn-
meet and demaBtltd the yesa aud upSa
While the vote was being taken 0n -
deriAg them, MI. Springer stated shas
his Object was 10 allow the Con mittcc
On hulss 70 prepare n code Of rules. One
hundred aud twsu,y-four members rose
to demand tho yeas and nays The
Speaker declared this 10 bs . suf1cicut
pumber, aud directed the clerk " call
the toll.
Mr.. Bland (Mo.) moved to reconsider
the VOC by rn'ch the yeas aud nays were
ordered, tut the Speaker declined 10
recognize him. whert upon MIR. Bland
words wcrs rot fully audible to many
persons: You are tho meanest tyrant
that ever pres,dsd over legislative body,
aud denuuuce--" The remsindcr 81
tho sentence was drowned Ia wave Of
Cheers iiviii the Democratic side.
Tbc roll was then called.
The motion was defeated: Yeas, l32;
nays, 100.
The question then recurrel ON tho de-
maud Tor the previous question on the
approval Of the Journal, aud the yeas
aud uAys having been ordered, tho order
Don't vote" was passed avound the
Democratic side # the Chamber and
stu.iiously oS.yed.
Before The vots was announced, the
Speaker directed the cieik TO record the
l lnllnaipn n ntse nf ma l,rr a.
and uot vctirg: Anssrs. Breckenridge OF
Arkstr~, Carbide VI Kentucky, Ciem.
onts, CrAip, CRAP. Culterson of rexae,
Dockery. lcuioe. GoodDight. Hemphili,
Hooker, Kilgore, Lane. McCseary, Nc.
MILAN, hostgomery.s Moor Of Iexaa,
Oates and outh snltr.
MIR Springer, OF Illinois, made a point
OF order that no quorum had voted, and
said that II the SPEAKER 50 decided hs
would take an appeal.
II Tho Spcaker--And tho Chair declines
TO entertain the appeal Of the gentleman
from Illinois. applause on tho lie.
| puhlicsn aide uhd hisscs IRON lhe Demo-
crats.
Then, amid wild cheering lf the Demo.
, cratic side, Mr.. Breekinrid.s, oil Ken.
!. lucky, rushed down the aisle, aud stand
ing in front OF the Speaker, exclaimed
From that we appeal. There is no Mp
| peal ptndiDg. There was an appeal yes
terday, but this is different appeal, be.
! cause the Speaker 10 assuming that til,
House viii sustain his decis.cn Of ycstcr
! day, ard so is carrying by his own vote
! to-day the decision lie has made.
"h therefore tloes not come within The
. rule, u, stated by the seeutienan iron
! Ohio (Mr. Mckinley, and tho gag law
which that gentleman, with tho he . O.
tho Speaker, has applied to-day !.
0 usurpaiory, revolutionary aud corrupt. =
In the nnidst OF the tumult, the Speake
/ stated the question 10 be- on the motion /,
, approve the journal, and this yeas an,
nays having boon ordered, directed tn
, Clerk to call the roll. Owiag 10 the con
fusion many Democratic mcmlers di,
not understand the qucetiuu MS put b.
the Chair, and another scene oi xclte
!, Inent cbsued-dozebs OF members urisln,
and demanding 10 know what they wer
to yole upon.
Ann . long Acens Of confusion III
Speaker res,A,ed the question, and III
Speaker declared the motion carried, an
directed The Clerk to enter on the Journa
the following namts Of members presen
but not voting.
Messrs. B.nkhead, Breckenridge (Ark
Carlisle, Clements, Compton, Crair
Crisp, Culhcrson (Texas) Goodnight
Hayes, Hooker, Lane, Lawler, Marti
(Texss). McAdOo, McHae, Mont
' gomory. Morgan, o'ferall and Tilgh
man.
!. MIR. Springer raised the poi.t Of n
qu. rum, tut the Speaker declined /
\, recognize him, aud instead recognize
!. Mr. Mckinley, of Ohio. to discuss tn
II appeal takon IRON tho decision OF tn
=, Speaker yesterday. Mr.. McKinle
> attempted to proceed, but Mr.. Syringe
! was not TO bo silepccd. and AMID niue
q confusion continued to address I'll
Chair.
- He insisted upon his right to be heard
" declaring amid much noise and coniusio
that tho Speaker mus. recognize hil
|. when rising to point ot order that q
IL quorum had voted.
The Speaker replied that that was u
question which wss about to be asccl
tained.
= Mr.. Springer-I rsIse the point of ord,
y !. that It requires y quorum to approve Il
" journal.
= Tho spcaker-Tds gentleman from Oh
will proceed.
- Mr.. Spripger-Does the Speaker refu
- ~ TO entertain . question Of order In til
~ House?
- Tho speaksr-Thc gentleman from Oh
,s ,s will proceed.
~ Mr.. sprinesr-I rise to . question
~ order.
- The spsakcr--Ths gentleman from Oh
(. has the floor.
W Mr. SDriuQer-Ifut T ria to a ouautts