St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-02
BAILEY BLOCKED EN-.
The Business-Like Young Leg
iSlator From Texas Insists
on a Quorum.
Bills Involving Expenditure
Of Money Headed Off by
Objections.
Speaker Crisp Refuses to Re-
eeive a Troublesome Res
olution.
Sunday-Closing Petitions in
Shoals and Indian Affairs
in the Senate.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The objectoI
from Texas, Mr.. Bailey, of the Fifth
district, again subjected the house to
some embarrassment this morning 10y
his objections against the consideration
of measures involving the expenditure
of public moneys in the absence of a
constitutional quorum. The novel OBJ
jectIous of Mr.. Bailey, although the
source of much discontinue to members
who hope to rush through bills of
minor importance during the early
hours of the day session, are founded
upon such tenable grounds that no one
has yet found the courage to assail his
position.
The gentleman from Texas, with a
consistency which might we'll excite the
envy of the venerable Holman, of In
diana, invariably objects toaction upon
any resolution involving the eXpendi-
ture of public money or TO the house
taking any legislative action whatever
unless there be a quorum of members
present at the time of such considera-
ton. Two or three gentlemen en-
they had special interest this morn
ing, but they we're each met by the I'M
failing objection of Mir. Bailey, and the
bills were obliged to lie upon the table
subject to future action.
After the house passed to formal pre-
liminary business, such as receiving eX-
ecutiVe and departmental reports and
the requests of members for leave Of
absence, a request was presented from
the chairman of the committee on naval
affairs, Nj. Herbert, of Alabama, for the
printing of few hundred extra copies
of the report OF the naval observatory
bill
Herbert and Simpson Baked.
Suddenly it dawned upon Mr.. Bailey
that it would cost money to print these
reports, and he promptly arose with his
objection to consideration. Mr.. Her
bert glared somewhat Indignantly at
the objector, who is the youngest mem
Der of the house, but Mir. Bailey was in
exorable, and the request was
not granted. Il desire TO intro
duce the following resolution for
immediate consideration, said Mr.
Simpson. of Kansas, after this episode.
The resolution which the Farmers ALI
ance gentleman desired to present was
ago by Representative Watson, leader
of the Peoples party in the house,
which has served as bette noir to
Speaker Crisp and the Democratic mem
bers of the committee on Judiciary ever
since. 1t is but q few words in length,
but it CURLY directs the committee on
Judiciary to report to the house MIR.
Watson'S anti Pinkerton resolution
which has been slambering in that COM
mittee for the past three months.
1.-The chair will not recognize the
gentleman for that purpose" was the
response of Mr.. Crisp, who probably i
OWNED the character of the resolution
which Mr.. Simpson had in his hand and
which could only be considered by
unanimous consent.
At this iuncture Mr.. Norton, of Miss
Ouri, called up the bill providing for the
erection of d motor and wagon bridge
across the Missouri river at st. Charles,
Mo.
Objects to Tolls.
Il object to the consideration of that
bill" said Mr.. Livingston, the Peoples
party representative from Georgia, 'un-
less it is amended so as to provide that
the rates of toll shall be approved by
the county court" Laughter. Mr..
Livingston has always maintained that
the rates of toll across streams that
mealtder through the woods and mount
aims of Georgia have been so nigh that
great Injustice is thereby worked to the
agriculturiSts who must necessarily
cross these bridges in transporting their
produce to the nearest markets.
The bill already provides that the
rate OF toll shall be approved by the
secretary of war; said Mr.. Norton. III
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Der from Georgia.
ii do not want the secretary of war to J
be i'll the thing at ALL" persisted Mr.. |
Livingston. Laughter.
Then will accept the gentleman's
amendment" said Mr.. Norton, '.but the |
bridge is in two counties. Which county !
court must approve il?
Both" was the laconic rejoinder of I
Mr.. Livingston, and the house burst |
into roars of laughter. With this un- |
derstanding the bill was taken up later |
on. The gentleman from Georgia waived !
the right of amendment. Just as the |
house was getting to the point of final !
action Cd the bill, however, the !
Imperturbable Mr.. Bailey
again arose and in a low voice once
more appraised the house OF his obiec-
ton TO the passage of bill in the alb
Sence Of quorum. MesSrs. Bailey and !
Norton were appointed tellers, and after !
half hours delay The presence Of
quorum was established, a score or more |
OF members having entered the house in |
the meantime. This raised the measure |
once more above the danger mark, and |
five minutes later Mr.. Norton's bill |
passed the house by practically unani- |
nous vote.
Mr.. CatchingS, from the committee on
rules. reported back a resolution for the
appointment Of special committee of
seven members to investigate the
charges maize against the census bu-
reau, but it was finally referred to the |
committee on the eleventh census.
Mr.. Enloe CIenn.) moved that the |
house go into committee of the whole |
Gil the private calendar. The motion |
was antagonized by the members who |
were DESTROYS OF proceeding with the |
tariff debate. MIR. Enl0e's motion was
rejected, and then the third party es
Sayed the part Of Instructors. Mr.. !
Simpson, Of Kansas, was the leader, and |
bis supporters were MesSrs. Watson, |
Baker and Miller But the struggle |
was brief one. and the house went |
into committee on the tree wool bill.
After considerable debate for and |
against the bill,at the suggestion of Mr.. |
McMiilin, it was ordered that the gen. |
eral debate on the free wool bill close
with tomorrow'S session. The house |
then took recess until O'clock, the !
evening session being for the consider |
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