The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-01-22
MUCH MOURNED SILCOTT.
THE HOUSE STILL. TALKS OF
THE ABSENT CASHIER.

The Remainder of the Time 1,
Taken up with a Debate on 9
Parliamentary Rulinx-Mr. Car
lisle's strong Points.
WASHINGTON, January 21.-SENATE
Mr.. Blair presented the memorial o
the board of missions of the African
Methodist Episcopal Zion church o
America in favor of the Blair education
bill, and asked to have it printed in iul
in the record. Objection was made b,
Mr.. Harris, and then motion for leav,
to print was made by Mr.. Blair; but h,
was the only senator voting for the mo
ton, and the vice president declared tn,
motion lost. Then Mr.. Blair demanded
the yeas and nays, but again he wa.
himself the only senator to second the
demand. He thcreupon proceeded to
state some of the views in the memo
rial, because, he said, the memorial
would be virtually buried out of sight
lie also presented numerous other me,
MORALS of the same character, among
them one from the republican club OF
New York City. They were laid on the
table.
Mr.. Platt, from the committee on pat
ents. reported the copyright bill and it
was placed on the calendar.
The senate then proceeded to the bills
on the calendar and passed the follow
ing:
Senate bill, to change the limit of APP
preparation for the public building at
Jacksonville, Fla, to S2O5. 900, and APP
propriating $120,OOO in addition to the
money already appropriated; the senate
joint resolution granting authority for
the removal of the Apache Indian pris-
oners and their families to Fort Sill, In
dian Territory, from the Mount Vernon
barracks, Alabama.
Senator Cameron to-day introduced n
bill prepared by Paymastcr Cawic, of
the navy, to rcorganizc and cqualize the
rank and pay OF the navy.
Attcra brief session for the considera-
ton of executive business, the senate at
$50 adjourned.
HOUSE.-Ycstcrday, Just previous to
adjournment, Mr.. Bland. OF Missouri.
moved that the house adjourn. and on a
division. the speaker declared the motion
lost. Mr.. Bland thercupon demanded
tcllers, and according to the record this
no provision for tcllcrs." There was no
record of this fact made in the journal.
and this morning Mr. Bland moved to
have the journal amended accordingly.
The speaker stated that he had made
his reply in an intcrrogativc form, and
that the gentleman from Missouri had
quietly acquicsced in it. The chair was
informed that such details were not in
serted in the journal. The chair sub
mitted Mr.. Blinds motion to amend the
journal. and on division declared the
motion lost by a vote of SO to %. Mr..
Bland demanded tellers. The speaker
injured whether the gentleman from
Missouri had discovered any ground
why tellcrs should be appointed. The
chair last night had suggested that he
would like to have his attention called
to any provision regarding tcllers. Mr..
Bland said that he had demanded tcllcrs
under the general practice of the house.
The speaker declined to entertain the de-
mand for tcllers. Mr.. Bland demanded
the yeas and nays; but almost at the
same moment appealed from the dccis-
ion of the chair. The speaker said that
appeal came rather late; but that he
would entertain it.
Mr. Mills argued that the vote by tell
crs was as much a part of the parliament.
arv law as motion to adjourn. 1t was
only n vote by which the house could
correct decision of the speaker; and il
the house did not have right to this
vote. the speaker became mere czar.
When the speaker refused to permit the |
house to verify his count, he simply re-
fused to allow the house to say whether
his decision fright or wrong) should |
stand.
Mr.. Blount. OF Georgia, said that il
he gentlemen OF the majority wished 10
endorse TIE speakers decision, they must |
take the responsibility But that would |
not be the end. He had known this
thing done before and reversed by the |
popular mind and popular vote. For
pnc, as an American representative he pro.
posed to make the issue on every point |
On the rights of the minority. 1t was an
American right. 1t was part OF the gen
ius Of American institutions, and he who
would trample upon it must take the re-
sponsibility.
Mr.. Gear, of Iowa, said that the GUS
tom OF tcllers grew up in. the house under
a special rule. There was no such rule
now, and therefore it was perfectly COM
pctcnt for the speaker to decide the re-
suit of question rs seemed best to him
in his judgment.
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, argued that the
decision deprived the minority of con-
stitutional right. He contcndcd that
the demand for tellers was virtual
OF the count of the speaker.
Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas, replied that no |
one had challenged the correctness Of the |
speakers count.
Mr.. Crisp replied that the gentlemen on
the democratic side undertook to be re-
spcctful. They questioned the count of
the speaker under parliamentary law.
They had asked for tclcrs. That had not |
necessarily reflected upon the speaker. 1t !
might be that they thought he had
counted improperly or had made mis- |
take, and by calling for tcllcrs they could |
have that mistake corrected in n respect |
iul and decent way.
Mr.. Cutchcon, OF Michigan, said that |
II the argument of the gentleman from
Georgia. Mr.. Crisp, was correct, and that |
m attempt was being made to overthrow |
the house was in the throcs OF revolution;
hut he controvcrtcd the argument and he |
any one to show in the consti. |
tuition any right given to the minority to
demand lclcrs. The constitutional right |
Of the minority to the yeas and nays was
not intcriercd with.
Mr.. Crisp quoted from the record alior- |
ncr statement Of the speaker that the |
house was entitled to tcllcrs.
Mr.. Carlisle entered into the discussion