, 1890-01-31
CONGRESSIONAL.
Speaker Reed Carries the
Point Of a Quorum.
The Senate Continues to De-
bate on the Race Problem.
Trains Moving in the Block
AIDED District of California.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The galleries
were crowded to their utmost capacity
long before noon to-day by spectators an
ticipating a resumption OF the contest of
yesterday, nor vera they disappointed,
for as the clerk read the journal in the
usual manner, emitting the detailed vote
by yeas and nays of the question OF con-
sideration in the contested election case,
Breckenridge rose and demanded a read
ing of the full vote. After a moments
hesitation the speaker directed this to be
done. This having been completed,
Breckenridge demanded a reading of the
names of those not voting and the speak
er ordered this done. Then Springer
demanded a reading in full of the state
ment Uf Reed, giving the ground for his
ruling yesterday and the clerk proceeded
accordingly.
The reading of the journal having been
completed, Mckinley moved the journal
be approved, and upon that motion de-
manded the previous question.
Blanchard Of Louisiana was Immediately
on his feet rising to question a personal
privilege relating TO the journal, but the
speaker declined to recognize him On the
ground that the demand for the previous
question was pending.
Springer moved an adjournment and
demanded the yeas and nays. While the
vote was being taken on ordering them,
Springer stated his object was TO allow
the committee on rules to prepare a set of
rules. One hundred and twenty four
members rose to demand the yeas and
nays. The speaker declared this to be
a sufficient number and directed the clerk
to call the roll.
Bland of Missouri moved to reconsider
the vote by which the yeas and nays were
ordered, but the speaker declined to re.
cognize him, whereupon Bland shouted,
amid much confusion: You are not a
tyrant to rule over the house in any such
way and | denounee -" The re
mainder of the sentence was drowned.
The roll was then called and the motion
defeated; yeas l42, nays 160.
The, question then required on the de-
mand of the previous question on ap-
prevail of the journal, and yeas aud nays
having been ordered an order don't
vote passed around the Democratic side
of the chamber a1d the order was studi.
ously obeyed.
Before the vote was announced the
speaker ordered the clerk to record the
names of twenty members whom he
enumerated as present, and the speaker
then announced the vote to stand: Yeas
l60. nays l, and added, (which in ad-
dition to the gentlemen present constitute
a quorum and the previous question is
ordered" This brought forth a storm
of applause from the Republican side.
Mr.. Springer of Illinois, made the
point of order thar no quorum had been
quoted. and said that if the speaker so
decided he would take an snpeal.
The speaker said the chair declines to
entertain the appeal of the gentleman
from Illinois. Applause on Republican
side and Kisses from the Democrats
Then amid viii cheering on the Demo
cratic side Mr.. B~reckenride of Kentucky
rushed down the aisle and standing in
front of the speaker exclaimed, from
that we appeal. There is no appeal
pending. There was yesterday, but this
is a different appeal because the speaker
is assuming that the house will sustain
his decision of yesterday and so is carry
ing by his own vote to-day the decision
he has made
The journal was declared to stand ap.
proved and after another storm, occa
stoned by Mr. Springer's persistent efforts
which in the end proved successful, to
address the chair, the house became
quiet and the floor was accorded to Mr..
Mckinley who spoke on the appeal taken
yesterday and supported the speakers
decision.
The speaker had a right, be said, to
mole that thirty or thirty.tive members
who had refused to vote on the roll call
were present in their seats. All that was
involved in the appeal was simply a
| question of fact Did any gentleman whose
name was disclosed by counting as in his
place declare he was not present? Not
one. Under general parliamentary law.
the speaker had a right tn count the
members, and if there was no quorum to
stop all business.
Springer moved to adjourn on a rising
vote and tie result announced ayes l24,
noes l49. Springer demanded yeas and
nays with the result of yeas I45, nays
l6l. SO the house refused to adjourn
and the question REQUIRED on the motion
to lay on the table on which question the
yeas and nays we're dem ,nded from the
Democratic side.
The clerk proceeded with the call and
no democrats responding ana most OF
them leaving their seats and rerlrIng to
the cloak rooms. The speaker, however.
followed the roll call and noted down the
names of Democrats present not voting.
Non voting members we're again called.
but still no Democrats responded. When
the vote was completed the speaker took
a return from the tally clerk and ordered
the clerk to record the names OF twenty
six Democrats present and declining to
vote. He then announced the vote, lG2
yeas and none in the negative aud de
! claring the motion to lay the appeal on
the table carried.
There were shouts of mo quorum
and EXPLANATIONS OF indignant Demo
Gratis, but in the midst of the tumult and
uproar the speaker recognized Mckinley
for a motion to adjourn, and PUT it and
declared it carried. Before he left the
chair (amid shouts of Shame" from ex
cited Democrats) he paused long enough
to give Springer a chance to say he had
demanded the yeas and nays. The
speaker said he had heard no request for
yeas and nays. but would recognize the
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