The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-31
THE TYRANT'S SWAY.
Speaker Reed Succeeds in His
Revolutionary Plan
TO COUNT NON-yOTING MEMBERS
Ut the House as Present-Scenes of Tumult-
Springer and Carlisle to the Fore
Republican Rejoicing.

crowded to their utmost capacity long bf
o. lore noon to-day by spectators anticipatip
st resumption of the contest of Yesterday
~ nor were they disappointed, for as the cler
read the journal in the usual manner. omit
is ting the detailed vote by yeas and nays OF
the question of the consideration of th
contested election case Breckenridge ros
ana demanded reading of the full vote
After few moments hesitation the speake
o directed that this be DONE This havin.
oeen completed, Breckenridge demande,
the reading OF the names of those not vot
ing, and the speaker ordered that this b,
oone. Then Springer demanded the read
!, ing OF the full statement of Red giving tn,
~ ground for his ruling yesterday. and tn,
:, clerk proceeded to read accordingly.
!. The scenes of yesterday we're resumed
t to-day and the House is again In an uproal
: over the same decision OF the speaker
v counting In quorum, and nearly every
J., MEMBER on the Democratic side is on his
O IeeG shouting and shaking his hand at the
a speaker The scene resembles riot.
0 Inc reading OF the journal having been
competed, Mckinley moved that the Jour
nal De approved, and upon that motion de
! manded the previous question.
| Blanchard OF Louisiana, was immediately
| on ms 1eet, rising to the question of per-
sonai privilege relating to the journal.
: out the speaker declined to recognize him
} on the ground that the demand for the pre-
, vlous question was pending.
springer moved an adjournment, and he
ueilanoed yeas and nays. While the vote
being taken on ordering them. SPRINGER
stated that his object was to allow the com
nllttee on rules to prepare 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 c1erlr 20 naII ~
roll. ~ eAit 0no
Bland, of Missouri, moved to reconsider
the vote by which the yeas and NAYS were
ordered, but the speaker declined to recog
ME MN, Whereupon Bland shouted, amid
much confusion: s'You are tvrant to rnle
over the House in any such manner. and 7
uenounce -" The remainder of the sen
tence was drowned. The roll was called
and the motion defeated-yaas 142. navs
100. nay .
The question then REQUIRED on the de-
nland Tor the previous question on the an
pfoVal OIL the Journal and the yeas and
nay having oeen ordered, the order s.don't
vote" was passed around the Democratic
size OF The chamber and studiously obeyed.
oGlore Tue vote was announced, the
speaker directed the clerk 20 record the
names Of thirty members whom he ernmer.
ateo as present, and the speaker then an
1ounceo the vote to stand, yeas, 100: nays. |
L, ana added, (which in addition TO the |
gentlemen present constitute a quorum
ana ID, the previous question is ordered.'
Inns Drought forth storm of applause |
from the Republican side.
MIR. Springer, of Illinois. made the noin+ |
Oh order that no quorum had voted and |
salu mat II the speaker SO decided he would |
take an appeal The speaker said. suThe
chalf declines to entertain the appeal of
Inc gentleman from Illinoia'' (Applause
On Inc republican side and Kisses from the
Delnocfats.) Then, amid Wild cheering on
! " Sn e Delnocratlc side, Mr.. Breckenridge, of
/ hentucky. rushed down the aisle, and.
standing in front Of the speaker. exclaimed
rom that we appeal. There is no appeal
penang; there was an appeal Yesterday
out this Is different appeal De ,.ss, Ll'9
speaker Is assuming that tue blouse Will
sustain his decision of yester tay and so is
i ;ai Ing ny MS own vote toby tue decis
Ion he has made''
Inc journal was declared TO stand an
proved and after another Storm occas;o, ,dd
by Mr. Sprlnger's persistent efforts ga
II Ine enu proved successful 10 address
Inc chalr, the House became quiet and tho
hoor was accorded to Mr.. Mckinley. who
spoke upon the appeal taken yesterday and
supported the speakers decision.
Cheer after cher arose from the Demo
cfatlc SIDE, mingled with misses from the /;
republican side, until the House resembIed
peI1ecu Dedlam. In the midst of the tn
niuiI Ine speaker stated the question TO be
o .i Cne Hotl9n TO approve the journal. and
Sne yeas ana nays have been ordered and
ne oirected the clerk to call the roll. Owing
80 W onS coni usIon many Democratic mem
~ 81, oiu hoC Understand the question as put
ny the chalr, and another scene of excite
menu ensued, dozens Of members arising
ana demanding TO know what they vyera re- |
vote upon. The speaker attempted in vain
10 restore order, though one Democrat was
neard To shout above the turmoil that the
faouSe was as much IN order as the speaker.
"a Iull occurred, however, when Carlisle /
d. VS. anu said ne hoped that the roll call
Wouil DC suspended until orde, was re-
stored, as several of the members did not |
understand the question. The speaker |
I1eh reSIaLed the question and the vote re
suited yeas, l62; nays, 1. The speaker de- 6
cared the motion carried, and directed the {
CLERK 10 enter in the journal the names of |
elie members present. but after the storm
ocSasloneo oy Sprnger's persistent efforts.
Whicn proved successful. to address the g
cnalr, The House became quiet and the |
hoor was accorded to Mckinley. who smoke L
upon the appeal yesterday. and supported
the speakers decision
Inc speaker had right, he commended
10 proceed to note that thirty or thirty-five
members who had refused to vote on the
70 fUll call were present in their seats. All
mat was involved in the appeal
was simply a question of fact Did anv h
gentleman whose name was disclosed nv o
Ghe count rise in his place and declare he n
was not present! Not one. Under general tt
parliamentary laws the speaker had a c.
right TO count the members if there was b
40 quorum to stop all business +,
Inc principle was distinctly established W
mat presiding officer might count and it o
was MS duty to count, the number of.mem "
oers who might be present and constitute "
quorum. The gentleman from Kentucky a
lCarllsle) had declared that under the G
speakers decision one Representative Il
could pass bill with 167 members sitting A
II tnelr seats in silence So he could. and N
20 he ought to if the 1877 members sat i'm q
silence and refused to vote when their votes Ii
you'd defeat the proposition Then al
'ne Vote Oh single member ought to "
PASS Dill. When gentlemen sit in their re
eats and refuse to perform their public ~
tuty, they are repudiating great public =,
rust Carlisle, as speaker, had repeatedly ri
lgned bills and resolutions which neither OF
ecelved a constitutional majority. He had "
zone IL over and over again, and done it ~
90 when the public record of the House, u! u
announced by himself, showed that less Il,
IA nan majority of the House had voted. Al
ne action OF the Democrats yesterday re
ever 6 v, MAD been dreamed of by the fathers tn
1 the constitution. They never dreamed 10
t sullen silence as statesmanlike way of sc
estroylng quorum. He was not q.
aLlr%' that the Democrats were doing P
inherently from what the Republican party gi
ac hone irr years, but no minority ever be
armed on iilibustering that it was not af- t.
asr AIMED of the whole proceeding. u