Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-01
FOUGHT THE FIGHT THROUGH.

The House Reaches the Contested Elec-
tiou Case-Record of the Row.
WASHINGTON Cry. Feb. 1.-The show in
the chamber of the house of representatives
drew as large a crowd to the galleries yester-
day as on either of the previous days, and
the fight began again on the reading of the
journal, Cultivate insisting on the reading
of the manuscript notes of votes instead Of
permitting as usual the reading of the names
from The Congressional Record The speaker
made no objection TO this, merely remark
ing: Let the gentleman have his way"
Mckinley's motion 10 approve the journal
and Springer's TO adjourn followed In their
order, Springer saying that the reason he
moved an adjournment was TO give the
rules committee time The speaker ruled
Springer out of order when he began TO
speak TO his motion and Springer said there
were no rules. The speaker said there were
rules-those governing all parliamentary
assemblies, which made a motion to adjourn
not debatable The vote on adjournment
was loa to l35, and the question required on
the demand for the previous question The
vote was taken-l6O to 0-and amid loud
Democratic protests by Bland and Others,
the speaker ordered Democrats present and
not voting to be recorded as such This
settled the previous question, which McKin-
Icy had demanded.
Reed a. Firm "a Rock.
As soon the question was stated TO be
on'approval of the journal the storm broke
out, Bland, Springer and Bynum moving to
adjourn, the speaker refusing TO listen, and
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citation Of the "tyranny" of the chair. The
Democrats who were not taking a hand In
the controversy kept up continual roar OF
cheers in which part OF the galleries partic-
ipated, while the Republicans Joined in the
uproar when the speaker insisted on his rul-
ings, and the other part of the gallery audi
ence assisted. In refusing to entertain
Springer's motion TO adjourn, the chair said
that he would entertain no motion, pnrlia-
mentary or otherwise, which was made with
"a view to obstruction.
Bynum's Vigorous Onslaught.
During the turmoil Bynum of Indiana was
"A conspicuous figure. He obtained the floor
on a question Of personal privilege, but i'm
mediately branched of on philippe di-
rected against the speaker and the Repub-
lican party. Shouting out his denunciation
at the top of his voice, he could hardly make
himself heard in the continual din of Demo
cratic cheers as some especially well-rounded
sentence OF reprobation fell from his lips. II
was impossible in the uproar TO catch much
of what he said, but probably in all the his
tory of the house no member has ever deliv-
cred himself of such a tongue-lashing of the
opposing party as did Bynum
Springer Moves an Appeal
Upon the last statement of the speaker
Springer appealed, wanted to speak. but was
shut off, and Mckinley recognized for mo-
ton to lay the appeal on the table. Springer
protested wildly. Tremendous uproar. Per-
kins tainted the Democrats with disgrace
full conduct Democrats responded likewise
Lull in the storm. The roll was ordered to
be called, and as soon as the clerk began so
did Springer keeping up his excited remon-
STRANGE and defiance until he sank back ex-
the Republicans jeering. The DEM
ocrats now held a consultation in part, and
there was a ghost of order, the appeal was
tabled, the journal approved, and the days
fight was nearly over. All the votes were
recorded by the Reed plan, non-voting MEM
bers being put down as present in sufficient
numbers to make quorum.
The Contested Election at Last.
The Democrats seemed to have concluded
to rest for while at this point, and Dalzell
quickly took advantage of the quiet and pre-
sented the report of the ma jority of the
elections committee ON the Smith jackson
case from West Virginia. He proceeded to
read the report and present the case of the
the Democrats at first showing
q disposition to raise Cain again, but by
Crisp's advice permitting Dalzell to proceed
Crisp having failed to raise
The question Of consideration tecause the
speaker declined to listen to him. Thus
after three days fight the Republicans got
the case before the house, and as soon as
Dalzell had concluded the house adjourned