The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-03-05
Raleigh, N C., Saturday Morning, March (, 1902.
h'lgore moved to take a recess till

K'lgore moved to take a recess I'll, 8
8 o'clock.
lhe Speaker: "The motion, then, |
is to take a recess until eight
o'clock this evening""
Mr. Enloe inquired if the same
object would not be accomplished
l. the House continued in session
until O'Clock and the chair then
declared recess under the rule.
The Speaker: eff the House is
in session until 5 o'clock the chair
will declare the House in recess
until o'clock
On a vote there were ayes IS noes
81. Mr.. 'Enloe, of Tennessee, made
the point that no quorum had voted ,
on the motion to take recess.
The Speaker: "The gentleman
from Tennessee makes the point
tot no quorum. The chair will have
to appoint tellers."
! MI. Reed, of Maine: "The gen
tleman from Tennessee does not make
the point of no xuorum; he makes
the point that no quorum has voted.
| The Speaker. Under the present
administration of rules of the
House the chair holds the gentlemen
are not present unless they vote"
Applause on democrat side
Mr.. Reed: "That shows that a
new system Of parliamentary tactics
has been adopted since the last ses-
) sion."
The Speaker: "It shows that the
present occupant of the chair will
endeavor to enforce the rules Of the
House as they now exist Gap
plause on Democratic side.)
Mr Reed: ':The observation that
/ l make is entirely correct as to the
: point Of no quorum voting"
u The Speaker: Il do not think
: that the gentleman was in order
l. when he made the point"
J. MI. Reed. IL was entirely in or
e der when l called the attention oi
g the gentleman to the fact
The Speaker: "The chair thinks
d not. The point was made not by
81 the gen lernan from Maine, bu
J by somebody else. The chair en-
II tertained the point, whereupon thu
h1 gentleman from Maine after
g wards made the suggestion as t.
a. the point of no quorum.
"a MI. Reed: "And thereupon
h' said 10 the chair that the gentleman
made the point that no quorum ha'
te voted and that the chair stated it t.
IN be the point Of no quorum present
on There is difference in the prope
'm sition and l had the right to ca
Ill the attention of the chair to tha
ed and the chair had no right to max
m such retort. not even if he wa
ne supported by the disorderly al
ny plause on his side of the Hous
MS nis which he permitted"
III. The Speaker: "The chair wi
'ry state that there is wide different
be between the point of no quoru
as. and the point Of no quorum votir
VIZ. as it was made under the rules
IN last Congress" (Applause on tt
ms, Democratic side.
Mr. Enloe: "The chair
ISL abundantly sustained by authoritl
rs in making retorts to gentlemen
,ier the floor"
nry The Speaker; "The chair dc
use not intend to recognize that"
'ect Amid considerable exciteme
on the House took recess un
8 O'Clock.
NIGHT SESSION.
~, When the House reasse mbled
I 8 2. m. there was less than a a.
oum present. MI. Kilgore, OF Tex
,he raised the point of no quorum a
,,ro after fruitless attempt to sect
.,os one, the House at $3.50 p. m.
80 iourned until tomorrow wlth'
49,; transacting any business whateV
we're
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