The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-11

Enloe. of Tennessee, asked to have the
journal corrected, in that it recorded that !
on a certain vote he was present and not
voting, as he was not present at any time !
during that vote.
Rogers. of Arkansas, made this his pre-
text for an attack on the speaker. A few !
days ago the House had listened to homl-
lies Oh free ballot and a fair count. Why,
q fair count could not be obtained even IN
the House. He then proceeded to quote
from and comment upon Speaker Reeds
article in the North american Review on
contested elections. He regarded the arti-
Gle as an apology for the elections commit
tee. Commenting on the fact that recently
seated members voted for the federal cleo
ton bill, he said ne was reminded of the
scriptural quotation, ''Well done, thou
good and faithful servent: enter thou into
the service of the Lord" pointing to the
speaker.
At the conclusion of Rogers remarks
the journal was amended as suggested by
Enloe.
Fitnian and Williams, of Illinois, then
rose to have the journal corrected but the
speaker pro TEN. (BurrOws) recognized
Cannon, who moved the approval of the
journal and demanded the previous CUES
tion. The previous question was ordered
! 104 to IS, the speaker counting quorum.
J L
| length about the error iii recording their
names, both stating they were not present
during roll call.
Cannon replied that made no difference.
If the rules could be evaded by man step
ping out of the House second before his
name was called, and stepping back after
it had been called, the rules amounted TO
nothing. The gentleman had been present
according to his own showing and evenlf he
tTr-n nj rhnrn
him, so he (Cannon) could not see what
harm there was in moving the previous
question. Ever since the day before yes
teaday the Republicans had been trying to
do business. This morning the witty gen
tlemau from Arkansas (Rogers) had
wasted an hour scolding the Republicans.
1t was obvious the Democrats did not want
to legislate: they did not want the diplo
matte and consular bill considered. 1t was
evident that if legislation was to be had the
Republican Representative must be II
their places and must do the legislatlng
/, If gentlemen were absent on account Of
sickness, he hoped they would speedily re
cover and come back If they were absen
by leave Of the House, he was satisfied
they would return. There were importan
bills to be passed. There were Slttln.
+ wrongfully in this house members not en-
titled to sit here, and the Republicans owes
it TO themselves to seat men who were en-
/ titled to the seats in spite of all the CON
T mon scolds in the United States. Reput
t lican applause.
= McNIillin, of Tennessee, commended that
= member must be present and refuse to vot
u in order to give the speaker a right t
II record his name The gentleman from III
% noise (Cannon) had said the Democrats di
s not want to consider the diplomatic an
- consular appropriation bill. That bill az
- proaJed ID per cent. more than the currer
y law, yet the gentleman having it in charg
r attempted TO push it through after fiftee
g minutes debate, against that the Democra
protested and the result was a waste
time, of which complaint was made. WI
should the Republicans complain of tt
Democratic side when they had the +
e sponsibility attending a large majori1
e. which they had made by questionab
ed methods! If they wanted to do buslne
:. let them bring back members from tishin
49, electioneering and summer resorts.
nc Grosvenor, of Ohio, said when the Dem
ed cratic party INSTRUCTED legislation he d
be not wonder at the present exhibition
1g obstructive tactics made by the Democra
. of the House It was totally incomplete
- to be the leader of public sentiment or
Ge project any new ideas of policy. or to car
NC into actual execution any affirmative poll
0U il might advocate before the people. i
IL gentleman from Tennessee (dcMillin) sa
u ~ no matter what the country wanted
ne must not look to the Democratic side
Ia assistance, but send for Republican me
% bers if something was needed here.
ne not depend on the Democratic party, for
II. is incapable morally, politically, and
ile every other way, of doing anything.
ne Grosvenor eXtolled the present code
III rules. Democrats would never repeal
'or materially modify this code. They wou
camp to morrow night where the Repul
on cans camped last night, and say til
ely were always in FAVOR OF this CODE LauI
es' ter
ed Grosvenor reviewed the legislation
zee acted by the Republicans in the pres
req Congress and then proceeded to critic
err the Democrats for their obstructive tacti
The journal was then approved, yeas,
lno nays, 81.
an, The conference report on the diploma
len and consular appropriation bill '
OH. adopted; yeas, ia; nays, &c.
OF Funston, of Kansas, submitted, and
Tor House passed, the report on the agrit
nat tural appropriation bill. The House t
ned went into committee of the whole on
nee land grant forfeiture bill.
the McAdoo, of New Jersey, spoke of
re efforts of the Democratic House to for
nat unearned land grants, and of the ste
10 opposition of the Senate to those effo
Leel Now both houses being in control of
ere Republicans, compromise had
me patched up, The pending measure m
lng well be entitled bill "to compour
rty; felony with railroads which have st
'ulo lands"
on" Pending further discussion the com
lore tee rose and the House adjourned.