Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-03

Saturday got through the filibust ering sea-
son somewhat quicker than on he other
| days, and in time for Crisp to spet k against
the seating of Smith, Rowell in fs ,or there
of, and O'Ferrall against IA agreement
was made that the case should BE- debated
for six hours Monday-three hours for
each side-but no time for vote vas fixed,
and then the house adjourued
No New Features of Disorder.
Up to the point of the approval of the
| journal, which took up about three hours
of time, the reader can get almost a verba-
tim report Of the proceedings by
session. Springer made his adjourn
ment motion, Mckinley moved the
previous question on approval, there was a
noisy hula balloo, out of which Speaker Reed
emerged, calmly declaring the Journal APP
proved on vote In which no Democratic
names appeared, except as they wei ordered
entered on the Journal as present not vot-
ing, but making a quorum.
The Election Case.
Crisp then offered substitute fer the res
| olution declaring Smith, Republican, en-
titled TO the West Virginia seat, which sub
ptitute affirms Jackson's claim Crisp did
not speak long to the merits of the question
but switched of to protest agai ist being
compelled to debate the matter in the alb
sence of rules governing the house. He
quoted Il newspaper report that the recent
Republican caucus had decreed to dispose of
all the election cases without rules In order
to increase their majority.
The Point Denied Point-Blank.
Mckinley here said that the report spoken
OF was wholly untrue, and Rowell said that
Crisp had the denial Of the same report di-
rectly from him (Rowell1 This Crisp adj
mitted, but said that the issue of veracity
was between Rowell and the newspaper men,
and he though the report was in q manner
confirmed, because the rules had not been re-
ported. The debate went into the reason
why the rules were so tardy, and there were
| some explanations by Carlisle andsAIcKinley,
| neither agreeing as to the cause. Crisp then
finished his argument in the election case.
Roweli's Reply to Crisp.
Rowell then took the floor and sa d he was
glad TO find out at last why the time of the
house had been wasted for many DAYS. The
house had been told that it had besn the in
tention of the minority to meet this contest
ed election case by discussion, and without
eS'"Ji bheu eucy huu iOuuu q sbtttc HtHt III u
newspaper as to the intention of the Repub-
lican side OF the house, and the Gentleman
lCrisp] had preferred to take this statement
of a man who was not present at the caucus
rather than that made by fellow member
who was there.
Another Newspaper Statement.
Now he tRowell] would call attention to
another newspaper statement, published
widely so long ago as September last and
published on the authority of the Demo
cratic leader of the house-that il was the
intention of the minority side to resist, by
every means known to parliamentary law,
the unseating of any Democratic member
whose seat was contested, and that, too,
without reference to the right or wrong of
the case. Rowell then took up the con-
tested election case, closing at $50
A Little More Confusion
OFerrall then began a reply to Rowell,
combining himself to the case before the house.
After speaking half an hour he wanted to
stop and finish Monday, and soms Repub-
licans said That's fair" But digestion was
made, disorder broke out, and finally O'Fer-
rail- proposed to read the whole pr nted rec
ord of the case as part of his speech. The
speaker promptly announced that it could
not be read; that according TO general par
liamentary rule no one could read from a
printed book as part of his speech This
caused lively protest, but after q short sea-
son of excitement disagreement not cd above
was made and the house ad journed