The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-05
A TILT IN THE HOUSE.
REED MAKES 1T LIVELY OVER A.
NO QUORUM POINT.

NO QUORUM POINT.
Enloe Demanded the Teliers on the
Point That No Quorum Had Voted.
Speaker Crisp Announces the Point
as No Quorum Present-Reed Pro-
tested That a Silent Quorum Was
Present
WASHINGTON, March 4.-In the HouSs
this morning Representative Mutchler OF
Pennsylvania. from the committee on ap-
preparations, reported the invalid pension
appropriation bill aud 1t was referred to-
the committee Of the whole.
The House went into committee Of the
whole, with Mr.. Hatch OF Missouri in the
chair, on the private calender.
sIBLEY's coNICAL TENT.
The afternoon was consumed in the cons
sideration Of private bills. Matters ran
along smoothly until the bill for the relief
OF the legal representatives OF Henry II.
Sibley was reached. Maj. Sibley was i'm
the army prior to the late war and was the
inventor of a conical tent which was adopt
ed by the United States government. Sub
sequently Maj. Sibley Joined the confed-
crate army, and 1t was for this reason that
opposition was made 10 the measure J. ID.
Taylor Of Ohio made point Of no quorum
and the committee rose.
Mr.. Kilgoro moved that the House take a
recess until 8 o'clock, and on division ths
vote stood S5 TO 81.
Mr. Enloe demanded the tellers, and, they
being refused, raised the point that no quoS
rum had voted.
The Speaker-The gentleman from Ten
nessee makes the point OF no quorum on tha
motion to take a recess. The chair will
have to appoint tellers.
REEDS SILENT QUORUM
Mr.. Reed Of Maine-The gentleman does
not make the point Of no quorum. He
makes the point that no quorum has voted.
The Speaker-Under the rules OF the,
House. andlunder the present administration
of the House, the gentlemen are not present
unless they vote. [Applause on the demo-
cratic side
Mr.. Reed--That shows, Mr.. Speaker, that
there has been new system adopted since
the last congress.
The Speaker-That shows that the pres
ent occupant of the chair will endeavor to
enforce the rules OF the House as they now
exist. [Applause on the democratic sidel
Mr. Reed-Nevertheless Mr.. Speaker, the
observation l made is entirely correct,
namely that the point that the gentleman
from Tennessee made was that no quorum
had voted, while the speaker states that tho
point he made was 'no quorum" My obs
servation, notwithstanding the retort Of the
chair, was entirely correct.
DECLARED OUT OF ORDER.
The Speaker-Perhaps it is, but IL Is en-
tirely out of order democratic applause. 1
Mr.. Reed-It Is entirely correct, and,
therefore. the chair had no right TO make
such remarks.
The Speaker-The gentleman may be COR
rect, but at the same time he Is out Of order.
lDemaud for the regular order.
MIR. Reed-I was entirely In order when [
called the attention OF the chair to the fact.
The Speeker-The chair thinks not.
Mr.. Reed-Entirely in order.
The Speaker-The chair thinks the gem
tleman is entirely out Of order. There was
no occasion for any such reply. The point
was made not by the gentleman from Maine,
but by somebody else-the point of mo-
quorum. The chair entertained the point,
whereupon the gentleman from Maine made
hts suggestion.
REED REPEATS HIS REMARKS.
Mr.. Reed-And thereupon | said to the
chair that the gentleman made the point
that no quorum had voted, and that tho
chair stated it to be the point Of no quorum,
which is a different proposition; and l had
a right TO call the attention OF the chair to
that The chair had no right to make such
a retort-even II he was supported by dis
orderly applause on his side-which be per-
mitied.
The Speaker-The chair will state that
there is no distinction, under the present
rules OF the House. between the point OF no
quorum aud Of no quorum voting. There
was distinction between these two poiuts
of no quorum aud no quorum present as it
was made under the rules Of the last cons
gress.
THE PRECEDRNTs FOR REToRTs.
Mr.. Enloe Of Tennessee--I want to say
that the speaker is abundantly sustained by
authorities In making retorts to the gentle~
men on the floor. [Laughter.1
The Speaker-The chair does not intend,
TO recognize that.
During the coIloquy between the speaker
and Mr.. Reed both gentlemen appeared to
lose IN come degree their customary
equanimity, and their retorts, though
couched in polite language, were character
lied by earnestness and some degree OF
warmth.
Tho House then took recess until 8
O'Clock, the evening session to be for the
consideration Of private pensions bills,
bills removing political disabilities and
bills removing charges Of desertion.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
The second night session for the considers
alton OF private pension bills proved ne
more successful than the first. Mr. Kilgora
of Texas was on hand. and his point Of "na
quorum" was a good one upon the first bill
upon the calendar.
Mr.. Chipmaus admonition that snch
a point would not rebound either
10 the credit OF the man
who made 1t or to the party to which thab
man belonged, was Of no avail. and a call
of the committee of the whole was ordered.
But eighty-seven members responded to
their names, and this fact was reported to
the House, aud, after the roll call, the House
adjourned.