The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-01-30

resolution directs the secretary Ot the
treasury to furnish the scHatc with iull
information on the subject. Agreed to
After some routin, business Mr. MirCi.
ell took the floor and delivered a SrCrEn
in he advocacy ut hiIl for tn, free cniu'
age Of silver. When he concluded Mr
Vance gave notice that he would tn.mur.
row address the senate on the bill t.
provide for the emigration oi The culurc !
people. following Mr.. Hampton.
After short executive session, The S,u-
ate at 3 30 adjourned.
'SE.-Almust immediately aitrr the
house met. Mr.. Dalzcll. of Pennsylvania,
called up the election ease OF Smith vs..
| Jackson, from the Fourth West Virginia
district. Mr., Crisp. oi Georgia, raised
the question OF consideration. On tins
vote the democrats with three cNCrp-
| tions. Mr.. Buckalcw, Mr.. Covert aHd
Mr.. Cowlcs, rcIraintd from voting.
While the clerk was calling the roll the
speaker was carefully noting the name
OF those democrats who were not present
and not voting.
Before the announcement Oi the vote,
Mr.. Rogers, oi Arkansas, who had lnd.-
vertantly voted in the affirmative, u,.
cihcd to withdraw his No'c, hut he Ma
met with storm ut objections from Tie
republican side. Mr. Rogers en- lcaNuryu
tn secure ruling from the Sp,"svr ut
he question III order tndt lie mi ll enter
IN nppcai: hut The speaker d clnvd t.
rule. Mr.. Covert, ut New \urK, changed
his vote from the negative tutt.c aii'rna-
tive. Mr.. kugviS WAS then gwen per
mission To withdraw hls vote, a. Wa
also M. CowlcS. at North Carolina. IL.
vote VAS announced as standing y-;tS,
l6l; navs. ..
Mr.. Crisp praised the point oinnquurun
Mr. Speaker he char directs tAv
clerk To record the following names 90
the members present aud refusing L"
vote.
This statement wasa signal fora hurst
OF applause from the republicans, and 81
jccrs from the democrats. The clerk then
proceeded 10 read the names ui the DEM
ocrais whom the speaker had iott,d
down as being present and not yotmI
When the name oil Mr.. breckenridge, o..
Kentucky, was called he stepped into the
aisle, and in rcsounding Voice said
II deny the power of the speaker Ia de-
Cheer after cheer, characterize by the
republicans as the rebel yell, went M
from the democratic side, aud II was
several minutes before sufficient order
WAS restored to enable the clerk 10 COT
tinuc reading the list of namvs. But
order was only comparative; for while
the clerk WAS proceeding with the read
ing hall q dozen democrats were on their
feet dcnouncing the action OF III, speaker.
Mr. Bland OF Missouri, ruarcd out
that he was responsible for lis acton
only to his constituents, and not IT, the
speaker; aud Mr.. O'i'crrall OF Virginia,
protested in the name oi his State.
against this action. Mr. MrCrcary, ui
Kentucky. denied the right i."e s!,dk,.
To count Inn as pirscnt.
MIR. Speaker" The chair is n,akirg a
statement ui the inct that tue gentleman
is present" "Durs the gcutl, nan d,my
tha, he is present." Applause ana
laughter on the republican side.
The name OF Mr.. Outswaitc. OF Ohio,
having tccn called, that gentleman,
amid great uproar and applause de
clarcd that he had not been pi,S,Ht
when his name was called o. the
roll call, and that what lie speaker Vas
stating was not true.
MIR. O'Ferrall inquired by what parlia.
mentary rules the speaker had right to
declare person present il he did not
vote?
The speaker replied that he was now
making statement of the fact.
Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Kentucky, d,-
clarcd that the action oi the speaker WIS
disorlcrly, aud that the speaker had No
more right to make u stat, ,mvut from The
chair than he would have we're hc on
the floor.
Mr.. Crisp desired to appeal from the
decision oi the chair.
The speaker replied that in due time he
would allow the gentleman every proper
appeal to the house III an orderly fashion
as the chair would demonstrate To tho
satisfaction of the housc.
Mr.. Blount, oi GCorgia--l understand
the chair to direct the names TO br put
on the roll by the clerk.
Mr.. Spcakcr-To bc put on record b.
the clerk.
MIR. Cowlcs, OF North Carolina, dc
mandcd a recognition. lie WAS standing
in the aisle in front of the speaker.
The speaker declined to recognize h'm
' anu hulu. " III wv Ss'th N''''' N''N' W.
kindness to take his seat? If he does 80,
the speaker will be greatly Obliged. "
Uaughter)
For Il moment Mr.. Cowlcs appcnrcd
to hesitate whether or not he would r..
sent this invitation, but finally went
quietly to his seat.
The speaker then proceeded to make a
statement. The clerk, II, said, had nr.
uouiiccd the members voting iGi yeas, =
nays. The chair thrrcupon having Srru
the members present aud having hcui
| their names called in their presence had
directed record to bc made ui TIC ,uct.
Accordingly that question was now bc-
fore the house, and the chan proposed 20
give "A statement accompanied by tul.
ing from which an appeal could be taken
il any gentleman was dissatisfied there.
with.
Mr.. Crisp-In advance enter M Hp.
peal (Laughter.)
The speaker continuing, said that for
some considerable time, a question olthis
nature had been raised in very many
parliamentary asslmblagts. aud there