The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-02
TEE GREAT CONTEST
In the House Of Representatives
Between the
SPEAKER AND THE DEMOCRATS
Over the Question of Counting Members Who
do not Vote as Part of a Quorum
The Majority Wins.

P''1 A-''iAi0i0aLy struggle IN the House !.
practically over and that the exciting an6
turbulent scenes of the last few DAYS arc
not to be kept up because the galleries.
While pretty well filed at different hours
OF the meeting to-day did not present the
damned appearance of yesterday, and there
was no such pressure and surging through
the corridors as was the case YESTERDAY.
Nevertheless there is an understanding
among the members that the Democrats
VIII persist IN their tactics and obstruct as
lar as possible all legislative proceedings
SO long as there is no regular body of rules
to govern them. The speaker at the close
OF the prayer directed the clerk to read the
/ journal OF yesterday, one of the reading
| clerks proceeded to do so. But when he
came to the phrase yeas and naysn and SO
iofth, Mcmillan interrupted and requested
That the reading be in full Does the
| gentleman" said the speaker, ''desire the
readlng OF the names!n Il do.n was Nc
Mlllan's response, and the speaker ordered
that to be done. The clerk started out
again and rushed through the names at
railroad speed. The journal embraced a,
Iull stenographlc report of the speakers
statement in reply to Bynum's question of
personal privilege, including the points of
general applause etc. The reading was
! closed at l2:2O and instantly Springer was
on his feet with motion to correct the
| journal.
Mckinley was not so precipitate but he
got up sloWly and moved that the journal
be approved, calling for the previous
motion on that question. The speaker
recognized Mckinley, but Springer was
not TO be ignored and Immediately made a
motion TO adjourn, ''In view of the fact. ~
he said, that we have no rules
The gentleman from Illinois," said the
speaker, rs out Of order in making any
motion to adjourn. The question now is
snail the House now adjourn?n Heput the
question, but several Democrats demanded
the yeas and nays and that interesting ex-
erclse was proceeded with.
The Democrats did no refrain from yot
ing ard consequently it was not necessary
Tor the speaker to keep his little memoran-
aum OF members present and not voting.
After the roll call was completed the
speaker was about to announce the result.
put was stopped by a demand from McMil-
Ian that the recapitulation vote be read.
mat also helped to consume the time and
III was p. m. when the result was an
nounced; yeas, l35; nays, 15S; so the House
refused to adjourn.
Inc next step in the procedure was to |
call Tor the previous question on Mr.. Nc |
hlnley,s question to approve the journal of |
y hO y StiS anu hays were QG- |
manded by Mcmillan and were oreered |
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 speaker rose to announce the result of
the vote, Mr.. Dockery rose and asked |
whether 1t was not proper to have pairs |
~
The Spealler-The ckair thinks that fine
time that is being occupied precludes the
of pairs
Dockery-lt seems to me that if would he
simply an act of Justice
The Speaker-It would be an act simpIv
OF justice If there were time, but inasmuch I
as many sick men are being kept here by the
proceedings INDUCED in it would seem IN
kind to them.
Mr. McMillin-I am one of the men re-
dected upon by the speakers remark.
should say that nothing is being indulgef
N which the constitution does not
authorize.
Mr.. Springer-The chair should let sick
people go home. Laughter.
The speaker read from his list the names
u number of members who were present
out declined to vote and then announced
,he following vote, yeas, 161; nays. 0.
Ihere were shouts of no quorum from the
democratic side but the speaker paving no
leed TO them completed his statement.
There being constitutional quorum present
me chairman declares that the previous
question is ordered.
The question is now on the motion that
5he journal of yesterday be approved
Springer interjected motion to adjourn
put was informed that the chair declined :
TO entertain the motion. Il would pive 80
an additional reason for the notion said
Springer, '!that as there are MANY SILK
men here, an adjournment would be per
fectly proper" Laughter l.
line, me Speaker.,The gentleman from
illinois is aware that he is out of order. !
Mr.. Springer-In making a motion to
adjourn!
The Speaker-No. IN his remarks. If he
comes to the order of the business of the /.
country he may proceed
Springer Does the chair decline to :
ntertaln my motion to adjourn.
The speaker declared the question to be y
n Mr.; Mchlnley's motion to approve the +
Ournal. L
Holman demanded the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays We're ordered and I
AIKEN, the same performance as in the last =
ote being repeated
The speaker read the names of members
resent and refusing to vote and added
me yeas are 16O, nays O." Democratic q
rles of mo quorum ,
The speaker declared the journal is an. =
roved.
Bland moved that the sick members be " "
adding there was no necessity for u
lelr presence, as the speaker could count -
quorum. ti
Rowell called up the Smith-Jackson cleo Ic
on case, and Crisp raised the question of d
onslderatlon. The speaker declined to en-
ertaln 1t. Crisp appealed. Crisp then
aid that under protest he would proceed
Springer rise to a parliamentary in
uiry.
The speaker-The gentlemen from Geor-
La has the floor: and the chair hopes that
he gentleman OF his own party will refrain rs
'om lnterrupting him. Laughter on the
republican side
Springer desire to ask when q motion M
} adjourn will be in order? N
The chair said yesterday that he would VI
ldicate when the proper time came. @,
Laughter on the Democratic side d
Inc speaker-The chair hopes the House d
I'LL be IN order so as to listen to the gentle 81
ian from Georgia. h
crisp offered as a substitute for the re- G,
olutlons OF the majority of the election W
those of the minority. declarinr " "
mlth not elected from the Fourth district q,
L west Virginia. and that Jackson had h,
cen and was entitled to retain his seat h,
lie went on to say that his side of the "a
louise felt 1t right and proper 10 enter n,
rotest against being required to act on Y,
ontested election case in the absence. Sol
'ithin the meaning of the constitution, of n,
quorum OF the House. Crisp then de- ra
ended the course of his side of the House. al
lstifying it particularly on the press re- m
orts OF the recent Republican caucus &C
effect this, and other election cases were or
be disposed of under general parliament o
Try law IN order to increase the Republi-
IN majority, and that then the rigidity of in
re new code was to be relaxed.
Mckinley declared that there had been