The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-23
ROSS REED GETS WRATHY
VENTS ais IRE ON REPUBLI-
NJ CAN AB5ENTEBS.

z,s Rules Fail to Elect Lansston to a
soo+ in the House and He Calls a eau
BACK Talk INDUCED in - One
More Effort to Unseat venable to be
Made.
T.su1NGToN. Sept. 22.-When Speaker
Dad failed TO find quorum this morning
~ was compelled TO adjourn, he imme-
diotalv called republican caucus. The
Sro;ns man was mad, and as soon as the
doors were closed he commenced 10 abuse
49, ronublican absentees and also abuse
80 present for not aiding in bringing the
absantees back. However, Billy Mason of
Chicago cut the big man off by interrupting
him and saying that he and many other re.
n,-5Ecan were tired of this foolishness, and
W. considering the fact that the negro
T""1ston ia"vs was not elected, he thought the
ranrblcans had done enough for him.
Many other republicans, including Mr..
Ysnnedy of Ohio, concurred In this view,
and thought it time TO quit.
Saaing this popular uprising antagonistic
20 bIm' Speaker Reed dropped his bull
Sozing tactics and tried persuasion. He
nTomised that if all the republicans here
Ysond stand by him, tomorrow he would
30 a ouorum and would unseat Mr..
VanabIe If he failed to get quorom to
morrow, he said he would give up the fight
and allow the House to go on with other
business. This seemed to satisfy all, but a
do7an gave notice that they would leave
tha city tomorrow afternoon, it mattered
not what happened. Thus tomorrow
s Reeds last day of salvation. If he fails
n get his quorum bis chances for the presi-
daHtial nomination in '92 will be consider
xxyilI that hic rx1Io
drawn to hasten legislation, have been a
complete failure.
About the only conclusion reached by
tbe republican representatives in eau
custhis afternoon was to go on with
tbs Langston- Venable election case at
ali hazards. There was a long discussion,
and some members who have been luke
warm in their support of the elections com
mttee and others who are extremely
anxious to get away to attend
TO privata business or political
matters sought to escape the necessity for
remaining in the city. There were also
several members who were induced to re-
main over Sunday by a promise that the
election case should be disposed Of to-day,
4 and they expressed good deal Of disap-
4 pointment at the failure Of a quorum
to materialize to-day, but a large
b majority of the members present
Il took the ground that it would be bad politics
Il to retreat, and they succeeded in getting
Y the caucus to arrive at the determination
above noted.
ABsENTEES DENOUNCED.
There was some lively denunciation of
members who, by their absence, it was
alleged, retarded public business and post
poned an early adjournment aud there
was some talk of fining them heavily
if they fail to appear. But nothing Of this
kind was agreed upon, and the caucus, after
giving over the list of absentees and re-
celving statements from state delegations,
satisfied itself that a quorum could be OBJ
tained by moral suasIon. and did not adopt
more vigorous measures than could be con-
talned in appealing kilograms to absentees.
WILL CONTINUE THE FIGHT.
by the associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-In the House
this morning Messrs. O'Ferrall of Virginia
and Smith Of Arizona were the only demo-
Gratis in the hall when the House was called
VI to order.
At the conclusion Of the prayer the clerk
Under the direction of the speaker, pro-
ceeded to call the roll on the approval Of
Frday's journal. The vote resulted: Yeas
12o' nays O-no quorum-and q call of the
House was ordered.
One hundred and fifty-nine members
responded to their names, and still no quo
Iqm Inc republican absentees were
" MeSSrS Brosus, Hansbrough, Mccormick,
Z. u NJ Brown OF Indiana, Butterworth.
Sonnell' Ewart, Finley, Milliken, Peters,
%eney and Wilson Of Kentucky.
mr. Mckinley moved an adjournment,
put mere were a number of republican
llelloerS who were in favor of remaining in
e'Soh, II being understood that Messrs.
<,roSlus, Mccormick, Butterworth and
~ehey would return this afternoon, and
havs
Inc motion was carried-yeas IS, nays 70;
uu republican caucus was announced to
p hsd Immediately.