The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-12

reporter not to report the gentleman's re-
marks---a supcrfllous order, inasmuch as
the reporter was unable to hear word.
Finally the services of the sergeant-at-
arms were called into requisition ana be-
fore the menacing mace, Mr.. Picker
/ yielded and gracefully took his seat
/ After two or three minor changes had
been agreed to- Mr.. Bryan Of Nebraska,
under cover of an amendment, announced
the decision OF the supreme court in the
Boyd gubernatorial case
| Mr.. Burrows of Michigan offered an
amendment re-establishing the rule of tho
last congress empowering the speaker to
count quorum when sucn a quorum
should be present and not voting
WASHINGTON Feb. 3,-When the housa
met yesterday MIR. Morse OF Massachu-
sets arose to a question of privilege and
attacked Mr.. Hoar for presuming yester-
day to recall from the public printer the
record of the manuscript speech previ-
ously made by Mr.. Morse and proceeded
to make a long personal onslaught
~ think, Mr.. Speaker" said Mr.. Hoar,
shat the gentleman from Massachusetts
has been advertised enough" With that
he took his seat and the Democrats loudly
applauded his brief retort
ITO which gentleman from Massachu-
sets do you refer2n asked Mr.. Buchanan
and once more the Republican side burst
into applause. Mr.. Hoar ignored the
query.
The Burrows amendment giving the
speaker the right to count a quorum was
rejected, the demand for the yeas and
nays having been withdrawn.
Mr. Reed offered an amendment pro-
viding that whenever quorum fails to
vote on any question there shall be a call
OF the house and the yeas and nays should
at the same time be ordered. AS each
member should answer to his name he
should vote on the yeas and nays. He
stated that the amendment was similar to
the one offered some years ago by Mr.
John Randolph Tucker.
The amendment was rejected, as were
also several similar propositions.
Mr.. Boatner offered an amendment
striking out all that part of the rules Civ.
ing permission to legislate on appropria-
ton bills when in the interest of re-
trenchment in expenditures. He said he
did this in order to test the sense Of the
house. Mr.. Holman of Indiana sustained
the provision and was replied to by Mr..
Dingley of Maine, who predicted that if
the proposition were incorporated in the
rules October would find the house still in
session. Pending action the house adj
iourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-That the men,
bers of the house are becoming somewhat
weary Of the long discussion over the rules
was evidenced yesterday morning by the
small attendance when tho speaker called
the body to order and the consideration Of
the rules was resumed.
The pending motion was that made by
Mr. Boatner of Louisiana, striking out the
clause permitting general legislation Oh APP
preparation bills, providing that, being ger
name, it retrenched expenditure
The amendment was agreed to and
long discussion ensued as to the method
by which the private calendar should be
considered. There was much complaint
made that the calendar was blocked with
measures reported by the war claims COM
mittee and that these, as they gave rise to
much antagonism, would prevent the
consideration of other private
bills. Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri,
protested against the small attention which
had been given to private measures during
previous congresses and offered an amehd-
ment providing that on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays the house should meet
at 10 o'clock, the two additional hours to
be devoted to private bills. The amend
ment was lost-yeas Sc, nays 1873. The
house adjourned.