Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-08
ONLY THE HOUSE.
But One Branch of the National
Legislature in Session.
BUT LITTLE BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
An Effort for the Utah Statehood
Bill.
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.

Mr. Talbert Is. c. introduced a resolution
setting forth the delays and deferments
which have occurred since the democratic
party came into power and calling upon
the ways and means committee to at once
bring in a revised bill, and directing the
committee on banking and currency to re-
port a bill providing for financial relief in
order that the dominant party may redeem
it's platform pledges. Objection being made
to its immediate consideration the resolu-
ton went over.
The Admission of Utah.
Mr.. Kilgore Texas) moved that the House
go into committee of the whole to consider
the bill providing for the organization of a
constitutional government in Utah and the
admission of that territory a state.
Mr.. Dingley Me) raised the point Of no
quorum and the clerk was directed to call
the roll.
The roll call resulted: yeas, 145: nays. 6,
disclosing the absence of quorum.
A Call of the House.
Mr.. Kilgore CTex.) moved that call of
the House be had, and Mr.. Dingley Nlaine)
demanded the yeas and nays. which were
ordered.
The call of the House was ordered by a
vote of 156 yeas.nays 81 The morning hour
having expired, the point of order was made
that the call was not in order. The chair
held that the call had been ordered.
successive motions to reconsider the vote
by which call was ordered and to refuse a
call or the House were made.
The Bankruptcy Bill.
Mr.. Coates (Ala.) moved to go into commit
tee of the whole to consider the bankruptcy
bill. which motion prevailed.
Mr.. Bailey CTeXas) asked unanimous con-
sent that the House take vote to substi-
tute his bill for the pending measure before
proceeding under the five minute rule but
objection was made.
AR. Bland (Mo.) moved to strike out the
enacting clause: and on division the yeas
were 40; nays ~.
The point of no quorum was raised and
Messrs. Bland and Oates were appointed
tellers.
The Enactfng Clause Stricken Out,
The vote resulted. 1Ol yeas, 81 nays. The
announcement of the vote was received by
applause.
Mr. Bland (Mo) moved that the committee
OF the whole rise and report the bill back
to the House with the recommendation that
the enacting clause be stricken out The
motion prevailed and the committee rose.
AT. bIand moved that the House concur
IN the action of the committee of the whole
nays. 'o' anu
Mr.. Cannon Gn) undertook to speak upon
'he parliamentary status OF the bill
Point of Order
MI Hatch Qlo) raised the point of order
tnat DEBATE was not admissible upon a mo-
ton to concur in the action of the commit
tee or the whole. Such a motion required
an immediate vote
Mr. Cannon claimed that the motion 70
concur was always debatabIe and that no
could nave an hour in which to discuss the
matter. ~
me Speaker stated that unless there was
some limitation, debate was always in order
IN the absence of the previous question. He
quoted from the digest that motion 10
strike out the enacting clause was debat-
able, and said that motion to concur was
of a similar nature
Mr.. Patterson CTenn) said that the aues-
ton TO be determined was as to whether a
majority of the House favored a voluntary
or involuntary bankruptcy bill
Mr.. Bland replied to NJ. Cannon, attack
ing the main principle Of the bill
The Bill Defeated.
The yeas ard nays were taken on Mr.
Bands motion and resulted, l42 yeas. III
nays. and the recommendation was concur
red in.
At 2:55 the House adjourned until Mon
day.