The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WAsHIyGToY, January 3l.-The senate
was not in session today.

SENATE.
WAsHIyGToY, January 3l.-The senate
was not in session today.
HOUSE.
That the public at large understood the
contest in the house was not ended by yes
terday's Republican victory was made man
ifest by a glance at the galleries this
morning. Half an hour before noon every
nook and Granny was filled with specta-
tors and the corridors outside the gallery
doors were crowded with an expectant
throng patiently waiting the opportunity
to be admitted. Spectators began to ar
rive at the capitol as early as O'Clock.
On the floor there was an air OF Subdued
excitement especially on the Democratic
side where Mr.. Carlisle was surrounded by
number of leading members of his party
consulting as to the course to be pursued.
In his prayer the chaplain said: Grant
us, Oh, Lord, that we shall not fall into any
SIN, neither into any kind of danger, but
that all our doings ordered by thy gov
eminent may be righteous in thy sight"
The clerk, proceeding in the usual man
ner to read an abridged journal, emitting
the detailed vote, Mr.. Bland, of Missouri,
demanded the reading of the document in
full, and this was ordered by the speaker
The clerk was proceeding to read from
the record a detailed vote of yesterday,
when Mr.. Cultivate (Dem.), of Ohio, OBJ
Jected and demanded that the reading
should be from the original document.
The speaker said the clerk was reading
from the record as a matter Of convenience.
but if the gentleman objected he might
have his way, and he instructed the clerk
accordingly.
The reading of the journal was not COM
pleted until y 80 o'clock and Mr.. McKin-
ley (Rep.), of Ohio, moved the journal be
approved and, on motion. demanded the
previous question.
Mr.. Springer (Den.) intercepted mo-
ton to adjourn, saying he did so to enable
the committee on rules to bring in code
of rules.
The speaker-The gentleman is not in
order in speaking on motion to adjourn.
Mr.. Springer-There are no rules for the
house.
The speaker-There are rules for the
house.
Mr.. Springer-Where are they?
The speaker-The rules that govern par
lamentary assemblies, and those rules dis
tinctly declare that motion to adjourn is
perfectly aware.
The motion to adjourn was lost-yeas,
1876; nays, 1872 and the question recurring
on demand for the previous question.
The yeas and nays were ordered. The
Democrats again pdrsued their policy of
not voting and the speaker once more pur-
sued his method of jotting down the names
of members present and not voting.
The vote having been taken the speaker
directed the clerk to enter on the journal
the names of several members present but
notvoting.
Mr.. Bland Immediately arose and de-
manded that the vote be announced before
the names were read, but the speaker
calmly ignored him and proceeded to call
the names notwithstanding Mr.. BANDS
vigorous protest, in which he declared that
the speaker might be deaf to his appeal,
but that it was tyranny that this house
was getting sick and tired of.
The speaker, paying no attention to Mr..
BANDS Indignation, directed the clerk to
enter the names of the following members
on the journal as present and not voting:
Messrs. Barnes, Bland, Breckenridge, of
Arkansas; McRae, Oates, O'Farrell, Outh-
waite, Price, Savers, Stewart, of Georgia.
Stone of Kentucky; McCreary, McMillin,
Slllman and Turner, of Georgia. He then
declared the demand for the previous ques-
ton carried. Yeas, 1850; nays, 0.
Amid the loud protest of the Democrats
tne speaker Cal uly Sdlu Lie previous
question is ordered and the question is on
the approval of the journal.
Mr.. Bynum, ofIndiana, moved to adjourn
but the speaker declined to recognize him
and again put the motion on approval Of
the journal.
Mr.. Bland demanded the yeas and nays
which were ordered and pending this
moved to adjourn, but the speaker was
deaf to this motion which called forth the
declaration from Mr.. Springer that this
was tyranny, simple and unadulterated
and the further declaration from Mr.. Bland
that it was an outrage and that the house
could not be in a more demoralized conGi-
ton than the speaker.