The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-26
KILLING TIME IN THE HOUSE.
The Day Lost in Voting and Failures to
Secure q Quorum.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-The pending
question when the House met this morning
was motion made by Mr.. Reed of Maine
on Saturday last to lay on the table the
resolution expunging from the Record
such portions OF the speech of Mr.. Walker
or Massachusetts which were uttered on the
floor, aud which reflected on his colleagues.
Messrs. Williams and Hoar. The republic
ans refrained from voting, and the result
was, yeas, 6; nays 1873; no quorum. A call
OF the House was ordered
Ihe call OF the House showed that there
were 2l3 members present, and Mr. Rich
ardson or Tennessee offered resolution for
tne arrest or the absent members by the
sergeant>at-arns. This was agreed to.
Mr. Boutelle made the point of order that
1t was not in order for the House to send for
absentees when on a call it was disclosed
that there was more than a quorum present.
After brief discussion OF the rules the
point was overruled and then further pro-
ceedlngs under the call were dispensed with
and the question recurred on the motion to
table the expunging resolution. The motion
was rejected by vote of yeas to 155 nays.
Mr.. Boutelle moved to recommit the
resolution with instr uctions to the commit
Tee on rules to take into consider
alton the entire subject matter
including the remarks published
in the Record by Mr.. Walker under leave to
print the remarks of Mr. Williams animal
vertlng thereupon., and the citations made
by the former as tending to show the GUS
tom and usage OF the House in regard to
the latitude Of the debate, and to report
to the House, as soon as may be, such
measures, if any, as said committee may
deem expedient for the reform of any
existing abuses in regard to the matter
printed in the Record, and for the preserva-
ton of the highest at5ainable degree of de-
corum in debate. This was lost-yeas 3S,
nays 152.
Mr.. Boutelle moved to adjourn
Mr.. Boutelles motion was lost-yeas 10,
nays 1853.
Then Mr.. Townsend of Colorado moved
recess until O'Clock. This ways lost
yeas 0, nays 146 No quorum.
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee moved a call
of the House.
Mr.. Boutelle rose to another question
This was taken under clause Q of rule II
which provides that a call of the House
shall not be in order after the previous
question is ordered. unless it shall appear
upon az actual count by the speaker that
quorum is not present.
The speaker replied that the roll call had
shown that there were but 146 members
present.
MIR. Boutelle inquired whether the
speaker declined to count Gs required by
the rule.
The speaker replied that the count on the
yea and nay vote showed the presence of but
146 members.
No effort or argument on the part OF Mr.
Boutelle, reinforced by Mr.. Reed, could in-
duce the speaker to modify his ruling. He
adopted the report of the clerk upon the
last vote as conclusive as to the presence of
a quorum.
A call Of the House having been ordered
and 220 members responding, further pro-
ceedings were dispensed with and the vote
recurred on the motion for recess. This
was lost, but as no quorum voted, the
House, on motion of Mr., Richardson, ad-
iourned