The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-20
CALLS And QUORUMS.
Some Lively Scenes in the House
Of Representatives.
PHOTOGRAPHERS EMPTY BENCHES
For Republican Campaign Purposes-Reed
Gets Very Particular About Exact Counts
1HOlman Causes Laugh.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19-In the House to-
day there was another day of roll calling
and filbustering. The first thing Crisp
moved that yesterdays journal De cor
rected.
This was laid ON the table, yeas, 40
nays, ., but Mr.. Crisp raised the point of
no quorum.
ent, Ga quorum.)
Crisp challenged the correctness of the
count and the speaker said that having
taken great pains he had no doubt about
his correctness. He was informed by the
doorkeeper there were dozen Democrats
in lobby.
Crisp's second motion was laid on the
table, but the gentleman from Georgia
still protested that tellers should be an
pointed.
The speaker stated that the question was
on the approval of the journal, and vote
being taken, resulted l62 to q Crisp raised
the point no quorum. TIE speaker replied
that DeHaven, of California, was present
but had not voted.
He. together with the speaker made 1876
members present. although the speaker
was of the quorum, but 1874 members con-
Stltuted quorum.
Crisp again challenged the correctness of
the count and the speaker said that no mat
ter what the conduct Of the gentlemen who
were oostructing legislation might be. it
was desirable that 10 mistake should be
made, and, therefore, he ordered tellers,
appointing Mckinley and Crisp.
Holman, of Indiana, was about to leave
the hall when the speaker spied him and or
dered the tellerS to count him.
Holman then, amid much laughter, passed
between the tellers, who finally announced
the presence of 164 members
Crisp made the point of order that not
wlthstanding the four vacancies existing
IN the membership of the House by reason
OF deaths, l64 members Gid not constitute
quorum. This point was discussed at
much length. The speaker promised de-
clsion with the reservation that if after
careful examination he should find prece-
dent In opposition to it, he would not ad-
here to it. He decided to adhere to the
rule that 1866 members constituted quo
rum. call of the House was therefore
ordered, and as few Democrats entered
the chamber the presence Of 40 members
was disclosed
The speaker announced the question to
be on the approval of the journal, and it
was approved.
The question required on ordering the
previous question on the Langston- Ven
able case. Most of the Democrats again
retired, but the previous question was or
dered. Yeas, 147; nays, z, the clerk not
ing quorum. Cheadle, of Indiana, and
Coleman, Republicans, voted in the mega
tive. Cheadle moved recount on the
case. Lost, z to 145. The question recur
ring on the minoritys resolution declaring
Langston not elected, the quorum disap-
peared and a call Of the House was or
dered disclosing the presence of 167 mem
bers. The minority resolution was then
rejected and vote taken on the second
minority resolution, declaring Venable
duly elected. Lost, 4 to 155, the speaker
counting quorum.
The first majority resolution declaring
Venable not elected was next in order, and
again the quorum disappeared, making a
call of the House necessary. One more
than quorum responded on this call, and
again the quorum disappeared on the pend
ing resolution, the vote standing 143 to T.
and one more was ordered. One hundred
and sixty-four members responded to this
call, the Republican absentees being
Browne, of Indiana; Butterworth, Con
nell, Dorsey, Ewart, Finley, Flood,
Sweeny and Wilson,
unanimous consent took a recess, the even
ing session to be for the consideration of
private pension bills.
Representative Walker, of Massachu-
sets, believed picture of the House in
its present condition of Democratic deple-
ton would fern good Republican cam
paign document, to-day secured the SER
vices of two photographers to reproduce in
''counterfeit'' both sides of the chamber.
The photographer in the gallery above the
Democratica side looked down on the array
of empty seats, while an artist on the ma
jority side directed the camera upon the
goodly proportion OF Republican Repre-
sentatives.
The half dozen Democrats present were
unaware that their portraits were being
taken, and the Republicans were careful to
withdraw from the Democratic side all
pages and doorkeepers who might tend to
sgell the Democratic representation.
AT the evening session the House post
poned until Wednesday next the bill grant
ing pensions to the widows of Generals Nc
Clellan, Fremont and Crook.
Seventy-two private pension bills passed
and the house adjourned.