Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-23
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Another Day Of Turmoil in
the House.
The Presidents Ionilluon Of Sacfs-
tiPy Of Treasury.

taly Of Treasury.
Niosrasua Canal Debated In the
Senate
WAsHIssros, Feb. 2l-Scenes of Wild
disorder and excited tumul. again chsrsc-
te,izsd the proceedings of the House today.
beginning a. soon Is the House Was called
to order. and lasting nearly the entire day.
They eliminated at about O'Clock in the
departure Of all the Democrats except
Nc MILAN Of Tennessee from the hall.
The object, the breaking Of = quorum.
Was defeated by the action Of speaker
Reed. On the question Of going into the
committee Of the whole to take up the
postofflce appropriation bill, Mcmillan de-
msnded division. The Speaker counted
l45 yeas and one nav.
mo quorum" said MeMillsp.
The speaker glanced around the House
for . moment. took in the whole hall with
\ comprehensive sweep of his arm, and
without tremor in bis voice, Immediately
replied: There ere l67 members present.
That is 9 constitutional quorum, and the
House resolves itself into the committee Of
the whole
There WAS loud applause on the Repub-
licAn side As Mcmillan walked back to
his seat, disappointed at Reeds action.
The speaker smiled as he surrendered the
chair to Mr.. Burrows. e.
The House was in bad humor when it
met Blacked haired Fi,biau of Illinois
made point Of no quorum at the very be-
ginning, and when nearly $50 members
answered to their nsmes he demanded the
reading Of the journal in full. His sus-
picion that this was not beng done led him
to sceuse the clerk of skipping, and when
Milliken Of Maine said that the clerk WAS
reading every name. Fi.hisn retorted that
he was saying what was not true.
The fact that the journal only gave the
numbers and not ths title Of the pension
bills passed last night, caused some sar-
castle remarks or the Democratic side, to
the effect ihat it would be q good idea to
take recess until the journs! had been
made up. 1t took two hours and quarter
to read the journal.
Then Mckinley arose and was recog-
nized, but half a dozen Democrats were
slso on their feet. Turner of Georgia,
who is one of the most reserved and quiet
est men in the House. wanted to correct
the journal ana resented the way in which
Mckinley yielded time to him to mske a
statement. He wanted to be on the floor
in his own right, and he was so determined
abou. it that the Ohio man told him to take
all the time he wanted,
Turner'S complaint WAS thst he had been
recorded in the journal as present but not
voting, whereas, before the roll call he had
escaped with what dignity he could through
the barber shop aud was not in the hall, but
in the hands of the bathroom attendants
When the roll was called he wanted TO
nuke Watson correct the journal. but this
Mckinley would not consent to.
Clement, Of Georgia, Oates of AIabsms
and Wilson of Wisconsin said that they ha
not been in the hall for two hours before
the roll csll on which they had been re-
corded as being present and not voting.
Clements asked unanimous consent that
the journal might be corrected.
~ object said Bsyne of Pennsylvania
"Of course" shouted Breckinridge of
Kentucky. across the aisle. 'if it is proper
TO falsify the record, it's proper for you TO
insist upon IT,"
Blanchard Of Louisiana, in the miist
of great hubbub, said he was absent while
the roll call was in progress, and yet be
was recorded as present and not voting,
and even Mr.. Crisp, 10 calling attention to
similar misstatemen. regarding himself,
added that he called attention to it so tina.
the couutry might know the methods by
which the presiding officer makes up and
.slsfes the records. Prolonged Demo
cratic applause followed this speech.
81 will not yield" exclaimed McKinley,
shouting over the heads Of the members,
who had gathered in an excited crowd
around him, "to anyone to cast reflections
upon the officers of This House."
The was shout Of derisive laughter,
and several prolonged whistles, and the
next moment The House was beyord the
control of the Chair. Democrats clamorin2
for recognition, Republicans shouting
across the aisle, Mcmillan waving his srms
in the air aud denouDclng the act of the
me ority in uninte!ligible words. and Spin
ola Of New York marching up and down
the sisle with strip of paper on his sboul-
der, and daring aDy Republican to come
and knock it off, made q scene Of excite
ment that gave great delight to the crowds
Of visitors in the galleries.
The speaker pro fem, Payson, pounded
on the deck with is gsvel and cslled Mr..
Spiuola to order, but the latter continued
his threatening attitude until the House
was finally brought to degree of quiet By
the sens!orisn voice Of the clerk calling the
roll.
1t was 3 o'clock before the House tinaIIy
got down to business on the bill to increase
the salaries Of the United States district
judges, and 5 o'clock before the bill, after
half dozsn roll calls had been passed by
vote of 246 yess and SO nays.
Then the postofice bill was, by Reeds
help taken up. The Democrats have no
obj elton to considering appropriation bills,
but they are fighting sg inst the methods Of
:he majority in forcing the passage Of parii-
ssn meaaures by the gag rule. Some dis.
pute arose over the paragraph appTopri,t.
ing s295 42l for special facilities OF the
trunk hines 1t was earnestly opposed by
Grasvenor, Anderson of Kansas and Cole
man.
Gtosvenor moved the striking out of the
entire paragraph. This WAS defeated, "a
to So
Then Mr., Cotcheon moved to reduce the
appropriation 70 sl97, 900. the amount
recommended by the postmaster general.
Lost-59 to So.
The bill was then laid aside with favor
able recommendation and Mr.. Cannon Of
Illiaois called up the deficiency appropria-
ton bill. asking that its first reading be dis
pensed with.
To this Mr.. Turner Of Ne# York OBJ
ieeted.
The reading was not concluded until
after s o'clock and then discussion arose
as TO the limitation of, debate, but no de-
termination was srrivedat.
The committee sYess and the House ct
o'clock adjourned. without disposlng Of
the postoffics appropriation bill.
Esrats Rejects stswsrt's Amend
ment
The Senate passed bill to make En-
field, CT, &. port OF delivery in the Hart
ford district
The consideration of the Nicarsgus capal
bill vas then proceeded With, ard Mr. Nor
gan stdresset the Sensts in its support
He accounted for the c1mnlittee's pressing
the bill at this late stage otthe session b.
stating thst it was a question Of very great
impo,tsnce.
Commenting Bpon Vess's argument yes-
te-isy, 80 TO the obstacle presented BY the
Clay tor 3 B1iKe- treaty, Morgan ssked
whether senstors were 10 take Of tssir hat.
to Qseen Vietoris ard ssy, ''by ;hs leave
% your maj jsstTr Thst, he said, vas not