Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-27
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o., Aug. q
aENATE.

The resolution heretofore offered by MIR
Plumb instructing the committee on rules
to issue such orders as will wholly prevent
the sale of spirituous, vinous and malt
liquors in the Senate wing of the Capitol
was taken up and after some debate was
referred to the committee on rules.
The consideration of thu tariff bill was
then resumed.
After prayer by the chaplain, Mr.. Nc
Olsmmy, of n. O., made the point Of order
that there vas no quorum present.
The Speaker directed the door keepers to
nolify mem oars in tins committee ROOM thai
thsir attendance was required in the House.
bus even this movement brought into the
Chamber hut SIS members.
a cal! of the Hou:e was ordered.
The call disclosed the presence OF 163
members, End the House waited patiently
or Ten minutes uoiil tie three absentees
necessary 10 make quorum reported them
selves TO the clerk.
Mr.. Brosjus, of PenDs., moved that all
further proceedings under the call be dis
pensed with.
The opponents OF the "lerd" bill. led by
Mr.. Mason, of ILL.,, ordered the yeas and
naye, In order to consume time. The nc
tion was agreed to-yeas 146; nays 81.
The clerk then proceeded to read the
journal in the usual abridged form, when
Mr.. Mason demanded the reading IN ertenso
Ia recapitulating the names of members
voting on one OF the roll calls yesterday
the clerk omitted the reading of the names
of members not voting.
Mr.. Mason called attention to the omission'
and desired the list to be read.
Toe Speaker said that, strictly speaking
this was not part of the journal, but il the
gentleman insisted it would be read.
Mr.. Mason politely. ask 1t; and
(more aggresively I insiat upon it. Laugh
ter
The let having been read, Mr.. Mason
who followed the reading closely with an
open record before hr) said: 1 ask for the
reading of the pairs, il they are part OF the
journal.
The Speaker, (blandl5). Then the eer-
tlenan does not ask 1t. for they are net
part Of the journal. daughter.
The next polnt raiaed by MIR. Mason was
that the olerk was not reading the roll calls
from the Journal. but from the record.
The Speaker replied that the clerk was
reading the journal In the usual way; but
this answer did rot satisfy Mr. Macon who
insisted upon belDg informed as to whether
the clerk WAS reading from the journal or
the record.
The Speaker somewhat ae7erelyl the
clerk is reading properly and will continue.
But Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, insisted
upon the point. The House was entitled
to have the journal and not therecord read,
as there was never any doubt about the cor
RICHNESS of the latter. He submitted that
1t was not in order for the clerk to read the
journal from the record.
After q little wordy sparring between Mr.
Richardson and the Speaker In which MT.
Buchanan, CT New jersey, also unsheatheo
his sword, the Speaker ruled that 1.-THE gen.
tenau inssted upon it, the roll call would
bs resd from the original tally sheets. As
the insistance came, the clerk prooeeded to
read in that manner.
The reading of the journal consumed pre-
ciselg one hour, and then Mr.. Dngley. OF
Maine, moved La approval and, on that nc
ton, demanded the previous question.