The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-02


by Associated Press.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 1.-The public
seems to have taken il for granted that
the great parliamentary struggle i'm the
house is practically over. and that the
citing and turbulent scenes of the last few
days are not tn he kept up. because the
galleries, while pretty well filled at the
hour of meeting to-day, did not present
the jamned appearance of yesterday, and
there was no such pressure and surging
through the corridors as was the yes
tertlay. Nevertheless. il is the under
standing among members that the demo-
Gratis will persist i'm their tactics and OH
struct far possible all Legislative
proceedings, 50 long as there are no rcg,-
lar body rules to govern them.
The speaker, at the close of prayer. di-
rected the clerk to read the journal of
yesterday. One of the reading clerks
proceeded To do so. but when ne came to
the phrase ''yeas and nays" and 50
forth, Mcmillan interrupted and re-
gris.sted that the reading he i'm full.
''Does the gentleman" said the speak
err, ''dcsirs. the reading of the names:'
II do" was McMillan's response, and
the speaker ordered that il he done. The
clerk started out again and rushed
through the names at railroad speed. The
journal embraced the full steno0raphic
report of the speakers explanation yes
terslay i'm reply to Bynum's question of
etc. The reading was closed at II 2:2O.
and instantly Springer was on his feet
with motion tn correct the journal
Mckinley was not 50 precipitate. bat
he got up slowly ard moved that the jour
nal be approved, calling for the previous
question that motion. The speaker
recognized Mckinley, but Springer was
| not tn he ignored, and Immediately made
| u motion to adjourn, 'in view of the
| fact" he said. ''that we have no rules
'sThe gentleman from Illinois," said
| the speaker, blandly, "is not out of order
| i'm making any motion To adjourn. The
| question now is. shall the house adjourn
He put the question tn the house, hut
| several democrats demanded the yeas
| and nays, and that interesting exercise
| was proceeded with.
! The democrats did not refrain from,
| voting, and consequently il was not ncccs-
sary for the speaker to keep his little
| memorandum of members present and
| not voting. After roll call was completed
| the speaker was again stopped 10y "a de
mand from Mcmillan that "a recapitult
tion of the vote bc read. That also helped
| to- consume time, and il was y. m. when
| the result was sannounced-yeas 135. nays
| l5S. the house refused to- adjourn.
Bland moved that sick members bc ex.
cusctl, adding that there was no neccssit,
| of their presence, AS the speaker couls
| count a quorum.
| RowelI called up the Smtll-Jack X sol
election case. and Crisp raised question
of consideration. which the speaker de
clined to entertain. Crisp appealed. bu
the speaker declined tn entertain the ap
peal. Crisp then said under protest d.
would proceed.
Speaker-"The gentleman from Gcor
gia has the floor. and the chair hopes gen
tlemen of his own party will refrain from
interruptinR him. Laughter on repuh
lie side.
Springer-''I desire to ask when "A mo
tion to adjourn will he i'm order. TIN
chair said yesterday he would indicat
when the proper time came" Laughte
on democratic side.
| Speaker-NThe chair hopes the hoIs
will be i'm order to listen to the gen
: | tleman from Georgia."
| oCrisp offered IA substitute for the res
olutions Of the majority of the election
committee those of the minority declarin
that Smith has not been elected from tn
fourth district of West Virginia, and tina
jackson had been. and was entitled to n
tain his seat. He went on to say that hi
side OF the house felt il right and proper
enter protest against being required
act on IA contested election case i'll the al
sence within meaning of the constit'
ton OF quorum of the house. Iris