The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-01-31


speech the bill went over without action,
and after n short executive session the
senate. at i.25, adjourned till Monday.
HOtSE.-Thc galleries OF the house
were crowded to their utmost capacity,
long before noon to-day by spcct ,ors
the resumption of the con.
test yesterday, nor were they disap.
pointed; for as the clerk read the journal
in the usual manner, omitting the de.
tailed vote by yeas and nays on the
question of consideration against the
contested election case, Mr.. Brcck,
enridpe. of Kentucky. rose and
demanded the reading oi the full
vote. After moments hesitation the
speaker directed this to he done. This
having been completed, Mr.. Breckenridge
demanded the reading of the names oi
thosen not voting and the speaker ordered
this to bc done also. Then Mr.. Springer,o ,oi
Illinois, demanded the reading in full oi
the statement of speaker Reed, giving
the grounds for his ruling yesterday, and
the clerk proceeded to read accordingly.
The reading of the journal having
been completed, Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio,
moved that the journal bc approved
and upon that motion, .:nan,ied ilt
previous question.
Mr.. Blanchard, OF Louisiana, was I'M
mediatcly on his feet rising to a question
of personal privilege relating to the
Journal but the speaker declined to
recognize him on the ground that the de.
mand for the previous question was
pending.
Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, moved an ad.
iournmcnt and demanded the yeas and
nays. While the vote was being taken
on ordering them, Mr.. Springer stated
that his object was to allow the commit.
tee on rules to prepare a code OF rules.
One hundred and twcnty-iour members
rose to demand the yeas and nays,
The speaker declared this to bc sufii.
cicnt number and directed the clerk tn
call the roll
Mr.. Bland. oi Missouri. moved to re.
consider the vote by which the yeas and
nays were ordered. but tn, speaker de.
clincd To recognize him; whcrcupon MIR.
Bland shouted amid much confusion
You are not u tyrant to rule over this
house in any such way, and dcnouncc"--
The remainder was drowned III the
wave of cheers from the democratic side,
The roll was then called.
The motion was defeated by q vote Oi
yeas, l42: nays, 100. The question
then rccurrcd on the demand for the
previous question on the approval of the
journal, and the yeas and nays having
been ordered. Order don't vote" was
passed around the democratic side of the
chamber and studiously obcycd.
The scenes ui yesterday were resumed
TODAY, and the house is again in an
uproar over the same decision oi the
speaker counting quorum, aud nearly
every member on the democratic side is
on his feet. shouting and shaking his
hand at the speaker. Thcsccnc resembles
riot.
Before the vote was announced til,
speaker directed the clerk to record the
following names oi members ms present
aud not voting: Mcssrs. Breckenridge o
Arkansas. Carlisle. Clements. Grain
Crisp. Cubcrson. Dockcry, Enloc
Goodnight. Hcmphill, Hooker, kilgorc
Lane. McCrcary, MlcAlillin. Montgom
cry, Moore OF Texas. ontes and Outh
waite.
MI. Y NtlltllNU, VI NVHlEHH, ItlSSh u
burst oi laughter by his complaint tha,
he had been present and not voting and
that his name was not on the speakers
list.
The speaker then announced the vot,
to stand. yeas 100, nays l, lBuckalcw
and added. (which IN addition to tn,
gentlemen present constitute n quorum
aud the previous question Is ordered
This brougl, forth II storm Of applaus,
from the republican side.
Mr.. Crisp wished to appeal from thu
decision. but the speaker sided with til,
point Of order raised by Mr.. Mckinley
that an appeal was not in order. rs an
other appeal was pending.
Mr.. Springer made n point of orde,
that no quorum had voted, and said that
ii the speaker 80 decided he would TAX,
an appeal.
Spcakcr-And the chair declines To en-
terrain the appeal Of the gentleman from
Illinois. iApplausc on the republican
side and misses from til, democrats.
Then. amid wild cheering ON the dem
ocratic SIDE. Mr.. breckenridge, of Ken
turky. rushed down the aisle and stand
ing in front of the speaker exclaimed
From that We appeal. There is no ap
peal pending. There was an appca
pending yesterday, but this is dificrcn
appeal. because the speaker is assuming
that the house will sustain his decision q
yesterday, and is carrying by his owl
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