The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-05
House of Representatives.


The Speaker announced the appointment
Of Hon. Nelson Dingley. of Maine and Hon.
y. q. Hemphill. of South Carolina, as dlrec-
tors OF the Columbian Institution for the
the Deaf and Dumb of the District OF Colum-
bia.
This being Friday the House then went
into Committee OF the Whole TO consider
bills on the private calender. The following
bills We're passed in the committee W tn a
favorable recommendation 10 the House FOR
the relief of the estate of Andrew j. Duncan;
referring the case of Stephen Moore, admin
istrator of William Hopkins. TO the court OF
claims for the relief of the Cumberland
Female College Of McAlnnville. Tenn. Tor
the relief OF the First Methodist church III
the city of jackson, Tenn.
The bill for the relief of the personal rep
resentatives of Henry H. and Charlotte IS.
SDlett gave rise 90 a long debate. A quorum
not voting for the bill 1t was laid over. The
committee then rose and reported the sew
eral bills passed to the House.
Mr.. higore moved to take recess until
O'Clock
The Speaker The motion, then, is to take
recess until o'clock this evening.
Mr. EnlOe inquired if the same object
would not be accomplished II the House con-
tnued IN session until o'clock and the
Chair then declared "a recess under the rule.
The Speaker: If the House IS IN session
until o'clock the Chair will declare the
House in recess until 3 o'clock. On vote
there were yeas Sj nays, 81 Mr.. knloe. of
Tennessee demanded tellers. Iellers We're
refused. Mr.. Enloe then made the point that
no quorum had voted on the motion 10 take
a recess.
The Speaker: The gentleman from Iennes-
see makes the point Of no quorum. The
Chair will have to appoint tellers.
CRISP AND REED LOCK HORNS.
.c tT.f,o. Tho ,,ap+iavoor, from,
Tennessee does not make the point OF no
quorum. He makes the point that no quorum
has voted.
The Speaker. Under the present admins
tration Of the rules of the House the Char
holds the gentlemen are not present unless
they vote. Applause on the Democratic
side
Mr.. Reed. That shows that new system
of parliamentary tactics las been adopted
since the last session.
The Speaker 1t shows that the present oc-
cupant of the chair Will endeav0r to enforce
the rules of the House as they now exist.
Applause on the Democratic side.
AIr. Reed. The observation that 7 made IS
entirely correct as TO the point OF 10 quorum
The Speaker DO not think that the gentle
man was in order when be made the point.
Mr.. Reed: j was entirely IN order when
called the attention of the gentleman TO the
fact
The Speaker: The Chair thinks not. The
point was made. not 10y the gentleman from
Maine but by somebody else. The Chair en-
tsrtained the point. whereup0n the gentle
man from Maine afterwards made the sus
gestiOn as TO the point OF 10 quorum.
Mr. Reed: And theIeupOn ! SAID 20 the
Chair that the gentleman made the point that
no quorum hal voted. and that the Chair
stated 10 to be the point of 40 quorum pres
emf There Is % difference IN the proposition.
and had the right 10 call the attention OF
the Chair TO that. and the Chair had no right
to make such ret0rt not even II he was sup
ported by the disorderly applause OF his side
OF the House which he permitted
The Speaker The Char will state that
there is wide difference between the point
of no quorum and the point of no quorum
voting. as il WAS made under the rule OF the
last Congress. Applause on the Democratic
side.
Mr.. Enloe. The Chair IS aDundanty sus-
tanned by authorities IN making retorts TO
gentlemen on the floor
The Speaker. The Chair does not intend TO
recognize that.
Amid considerable excitement the House
took a recess until o'clock.
When the House reass embed at L. NJ.
there was less than quorum present.
Mr. kilgOre OF Texas, raised the point OF
no quorum. and after a trultless attempt 70
secure one the House at $3.50 L. Nj. adjourned
until tomorrow without transactins any Dusi-
ness whatever.