The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-06
FILIBUSTERING ON WOOL
THE REPUBLICANS RESENT THE
SPEAKERS RULING.

Representative Burrows Sent to His
Seat in a Somewhat Peremptory
Manner by MIR. Crisp The Col
leagues of the Gentleman From
Michigan Leave the House Without
a Quorum.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-In the House
this afternoon after the preliminary bust
ness Mr.. McMillin moved that the House
20 into committee Of the whole on the free
wool bill, and pending that, moved that all
debate on the first section be limited to
half an hour. This met with opposition
from the republicans who, while they were
willing to take a vote Immediately on the
pending amendment, thought that no limi-
tation should be placed on the debate. Mr..
McMilin said be did not wish TO be unreal
sonable. He would amend his motion and
move that the debate be limited to one
hour. Mr.. Burrows moved to amend by
making it two hours, and on the division the
vote stood Al to 1877.
BURROWS CALLS FOR THE TELLERs.
Mr.. Burrows demanded the tellers and
was proceeding to address himself to MIR.
McMillin when he was called to order by the
speaker.
Mr.. Burrows protested that he was in
order He wished TO make proposition.
The Speaker-lf the gentleman rises to
make proposition be is not in order. He
has demanded the tellers.
Mr.. Burrows-lt has got so now that we
cannot make oven suggestions.
The tellers were ordered and the vote re-
suited 46 to l22.
Then the republicans asked for the yeas
and nays. The vote resulted yeas SO, nays
: k,s I1nar xrraa raja I'D
Then Mr. McMillin modified his motion
40 as 20 limit the debate TO one hour and a
ouarter-one-h half hour to be given to the
democrats and three-quarters Of an hour to
the republicans.
Mr.. Burrows-I suppose that there is no
debate. 80 that no understanding can be ar
rived at
The Speaker-When the gentlemen mani
fest a disposition 10 arrive at an understand
ing there will be no difficulty, but when the
gentlemen are invited 6-qtS7
Mr.. Burrows-But l am sure that the
chair, on reflection, will see that when l ask
to make suggestion with view OF reach
ing an understanding with the gentleman
from Tennessee the chair is not justified In
calling me to order
The Speaker chair declines to permit
the gentleman from Michigan to make any
such statement, that the chair is not JUS
tilted.
buTTOWb-1u6 ReQLIbLOdu mlC0~
igan knew that 1t was not in order to debate
the matter, but the gentleman from Tonnes
see and myself could no doubt have come to
an agreement.
BURROWS SENT TO HIS SEAT.
The Speaker-Ths gentleman IL not in
order now, and will take his seat. Business
will be suspended until the gentleman takes
his seat.
Mr.. Burrows reluctantly, but gracefully.
McMillin, withdrawing his modification,
renewed his motion limiting the debate to
one hour.
Mr. Burrows was Immediately on his feet
20 offer an amendment. but the speaker
recognized Mr.. McMillin to demand the
previous question.
Then Mr.. Burrows moved recess until
O'Clock, which was supplemented by Mr..
Payne of New York with an Amendments
for a recess until o'clock Thus the re-
gime Of flibustering was inaugurated. The
republicans refrained from voting, both on
the division and by tellers, thereby break
ing the quorum and compelling che demo
Gratis TO order the yeas and nays. No
sooner had the democrats, by the help OF the
call OF the House, voted down one dilatory
motion, than another took its place and the
same dreary and exasperating routine was
presented. Finally Mr.. McMillip. recog~
nizing the fact that further persistence was
AsSlSos, hOfoO an uAJOuEuuueuUt WHICH was
carried.
The fight In the House to-day was an en-
tirely unnecessary one. 1t had been agreed by
the committee on ways aud means demo-
Gratis and republicans alikel that immedi-
ately after the House went into committee
OF the whole, a vote should be taken with
out debate on Mr.. Burrows amendment,
which was pending, TO strike out the
word woods" from the first section. This
amendment strikes at the essence of the
bill. But when Mr.. MoMillin moved that
the debate on the first section be limited
to one hour, the republicans rose In revolt
and demanded that two hours be accorded.
Pending decision OF the question Speaker
Crisp spoke sharply to MIR. Burrows In a
manner which that gentleman resented, and
which impelled the republicans to resort to
hlibustering methods to accomplish their
end. There is no intention on the part of
the committee on rules 20 bring in closure
rule, and the fight will continue tomorrow
with both sides ranged as they were when
the flag OF truce was raised this evening.