The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-15
A SCENE IN THE HOUSE.
TuCkGr'S Federal Election Bill Raises
a Lot Of Trouble.
SILVER DEMOCRATS ARE WILD
Their Brethren of the Administration
Joined Hands with the Republicans,
in Yesterdays First Vote.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 14.-The galleries
of the house were well filed this morn
ing in anticipation of preliminary
skirmish over the Tucker bill for the
repeal of the federal election laws. At
the conclusion of the chaplain's prayer
Burrows, of Michigan, one of the re-
publican leaders, surprised the house
by beginning a filibustering speech. He
asked the unanimous consent of the
house that the call of committees for
report be dispensed with. Tucker called
for yeas and nays, the republicans re-
'fusing to vote in order to break the
quorum. A number of administration
democrats, rejecting on the White
House opposition to the present consid-
Grafton of the bill, also refused to vote.
The result showed no quorum. A call
of the house was ordered, resulting in
the presence of 100 members. Messen-
gers were dispatched in all directions
to bring in the atsentees. The house
settled down to long hand to hand
contest The second call showed no
quorum. Tucker moved a resolution in
structing the sergeant-at-arms to bring
all absentees before the bar of the
house. The resolution provoked hot
and bitter debate, and was finally
adopted and the house adjourned. The
democrats are badly demoralized and
the fact of the administration demo-
Gratis assisting the republicans in their
effort to keep off the federal elections
discussion, awakened lively indignation
among the silver democrats.
Open war began in the house today.
Partisan hostilities were inaugurated
over the Tucker bill to repeal exist
ing federal election laws. 1t became
apparent at the outset that the repub-
lican members would fight the propo-
sition to repeal the existing federal
election laws to the bitter end. Bur-
rows of Michigan, led in the filibus-
tering movement He declared in JUS
tilication of his course that meas
ure so sweeping as the Tucker bill,
driving the national government out
of the states and leaving no one on
guard at the polls to prevent fraud and
in congressional and presi-
CHI mr. r.
us in the house until the democrats
produced their own quorum. Further
more, the leaders declare that once 1t
gets into the arena of debate, they
will resist its passage with every ex-
pedient known to parliamentary law
They won first blood today by forcing
a resolution revoking all leaves of alb
sence and summoning absentees by
tlegram to Washington. Some admin
istration democrats led by General
Tracy of New York, knowing that the
present consideration of this bill may
the fight in the senate for
repeal, acted with the
today. This angered the
silver democrats in the house, and es-
pecially the Southern men who are
interested in the passage
of the Tucker bill. 1t is claimed tonight
that the president did not countenance
this course on the part Of his recog-
nized lieutenants in the house. If this
is true, they will probably be prompt
ly called off and their position in fut-
ure, rejecting that of the administra-
tion, will Show change Of sentiment
at the other end of the question.
General Grosvenor of Ohio, con-
trolled the time and led the debate for
the republicans. when the president
called congress in extraordinary sess-
ion in mid summer" said he, "the
leaders recognizing the d.
visions in their party, appealed to us
to stand by and sustain the admins
tration from overwhelming defeat. The
almost to a man. recogniz-
ing that the conditions of tht country
that partisanship be laid
aside, resolved to support the admins
tration and force into law a measure
designated to affect the party success.
A measure more partisan than any
that has been introduced in twenty
years is to be forced upon us. | desire
to sound only a single note Of warning.
The bill that repeals the Sherman sill
yer law is not yet law. If 1t happens
to pass the senate when it returns
here the administration may not be
able to muster to their support the
solid republican vote"
Mr.. Mcmillan. flushed and excited,
replied to General Grosvenor. "You
can do your worst" he shouted angri-
ly pounding his desk This bill will be
reported and passed. II not tomorrow,
then next day. or next week. but re-
pealed it win be. make no mistake
about r." loud applause from the