Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-01
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.

ASSOCIATE PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. g., Feb. l.
SENATE.
The Senate was not In session to day, haV-
ing adjourned Thursday till Monday.
HOUSE.
The Washington public seems to have
taken 1t for granted that the great psrls
mentary struggle 10 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
we'll filled at the hour of meeting to day, did
not present the jammad appearance OF yes
terday aud there WAS no such pressure and
surging through the corridors as was the
case yesterday. Nevertheless, 1t Ia the un-
Outstanding among members that the demo
Gratis will persist In their tactics and obstruct,
as as far as possible, all legislative pro.
ceedlngs 80 long as there s no regular body
of rules to govern them.
The Speaker, at the close of prayer, di-
reoted the clerk to read the journal OF yes
te-day. One Of the reading clerks proceed.
ed to do go but when he came to the
phrase "yeas and nays and 30 forth" Mr..
Mcmillan interrupted and required that the
reading be In full.
Does the gentleman, said the Speaker
desire the reading of the names?
81 do" was Mr.. McMlllans response, and
the Speaker ordered that to be done.
The journal embraced the foil atenograph
10 report OF the Speakers explanation yes
terday In reply to Mr.. Bynum's question Of
personal privilege. including the points of
general applause" &c.
The reading was closed at 1920. and In
stantly Mr.. Springer was on his feet with q
motion to correct the journal.
Mr.. Mckinley was not 30 preclpitate, but
he got up slowly and moved that the journal
be approved, calling for the previous cues
ton on that motion.
The Speaker recognized Mr.. McKinley's
motion, entirely ignoring Mr.. Springer.
But Mr.. Springer was not to be ignored
in that way; and he Immediately made
motion to adjourn, "In view of the fact
The said) that We have no rules"
The gentleman from Illinois (said the
Speaker bandly) ls out Of order In making
any remarks on 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
oeeded with.
The democrats did not refrain from vot.
Ing and consequently 1t was not necessary
tor the Speaker to keep his little memoran.
DUN of members present and not voting
After the roll call was completed the
Speaker was about to announce the result,
but was stopped by demand from Mr.. Mo
Mlllin that the reoapitulation of the vote be
read. That also helped to consume time,
and it was one by the clock when the result
was announced. which was yeas 1876, nays
1853. So the House refused to adjourn.
The next step in the procedure was the
call for The previous question on Mr.. Nc
Kinley's motion to approve the journal OF
Yesterday. The yeas and nays were de-
manded By Mr.. McMilln and were ordered.
This time the democrats did refrain from
voting, and 1t became necessary for the
Speaker to note the names OF those who
were present and who declined to vote. As
the Sneaker rose to announce the result Of
the vote Mr.. Dockery asked whether 1t was
not proper to have the pairs announced.
The speaker-The chair thinks that the
time that ls being occupied preclude5 the
announcement of pairs.
Mr.. Dockery.-It seems to me that 1t
would be simply an act of justice.
The speaker-It would be an act simply
of Justice If there were tlme; but inasmuOh as
many sick men are being kept here by tho
proceeding INDUCED In, it would seem un
kind to them.
Mr.. MoMillin AS an one OF the men
ref scted upon by the Speakers remarks, L
should say that nothing Is being INDUCED
In which the Constitution does not authorize.
MIR. sprInger-The Chair should let these
slck people go home. (Laughter.)
The speaker-The Chair desires to an
nounce the names of the gentlemen who
were present and refused to vote.
In addition the Speaker oontinued) the
following Is the vote-yeas, 16l nays, 0.
Shouts of no quorum from the democratic
side; but the Speaker (paying no heed to
them,) completed his statement; There be-
ing a constitutional quorum present, the
chairman declares that the previous ques-
tlon ia ordered. The question is now on the
motion that the journal of yesterday be ap'
proved. Mr.. Springer interjs cted motion
to adjourn, but was informed that the chair
declined to entertain the motion.