The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-25
! ANOTHER UnFRUlTFUl DAY.
Bland and His Followers in the
House Somewhat Resigned.
Speaker Crisp Back in His Sent After His
Short Illness-He and Reed Get Into an
Argument Over the Rules of the House.
Bland Would Not Allow "a Recess to be
Taken Until Monday.

WASHINGTON. Fob. "a The appear
ance of the galleries and tho floor of the
House this morning was Indicative OF
the calm that follows storm. There
was an absence of all symptoms Of the
excitement which has marked the pro
ceediBgs for the past two days. Speaker
Crisp was in his seat and raped tho
House to order at noon
The Senate joint resolution, providing
for the printing OF 5000 copies of the
Hawaiian spondence sent to Con
gress since January /, was reported and
referred
On motion of Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep..
Ohio) the eulogies on the late Repre-
sentative Enochs we're fixed for Friday,
March 16. Sergeant alarms Snow re-.
ported under the resolution adopted
yesterday that keprt sentative H. U.
johnson tRep, Ind.) was not in fact
arrested under the order of February 10,
and he asked that his name be stricken
from the list as an act of justice to that
gentleman. The report was received,
and the necessary order given by the
Speaker.
Mr.. Bsnkhead Dem, Ala.,) in the
temper absence Of Mr.. Bland, moved
that the House resolve itself into com.
mittee OF the whole on tho seiginorage
bill, and that all debate be closed in
thirty minutes. On division the vote
was yeas 100. noes O, and Mr.. Tracey
(Dem., Y. w suggested no quorum
Mr. Bankhead asked that the yeas and
nays be called and it was so ordered.
Mr.. Bland failed to get his vote in on
the first call of the roll, but returned TO
his seat i'll time to hear the clerk call it
the second time
Pending the announcement OF tho
vote, Mr.. Boatner (Dem., La y stated
that be came into the house after his
name had been callen the second time,
and would like to have his name re-
corded as present.
izing the chair to entertain tho gentle
mans request
Mr.. Reed-The gentleman, doubt
not, makes the request as a matter OF
right. 1t is not request to be allowed
to vote, but to have his name recorded
to help make quorum
There is no rule, [ suggest to the
chair, prohibiting action.
The chair-The clerk will read the
rule.
After it had been read he said: "There
is no authority for the chair to grant the
request"
Mr. Reed trust the chair will ap-
preciate the efforts l make to help the
House out of the difficulty it is in.
The chair (smiling)-The chair has
no doubt that the gentleman from
Maine would be glad to have quorum
counted. The result of the vote was
announced: Yeas, 1852; nays. 80 short
OF a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS call OF tho
House was ordered
The call showed 273 members pres
ent, and on motion OF Mr.. Bland further
proceedings hereunder were suspended
Mr.. Wilson (Rep Wash then moved
that the House adjourn. The motion
was voted down. Mr.. Reed then moved
thas the House take a recess until Mon
day at 10 q. M, and Mr.. Bland protested
against filibustering, but his protest was
UNDECIDED.
Mr.. Bland withdrew the motion to
close debate in half an hour, and moved
that debate close at o'clock D. M q.
Pending that motion Mr.. Tracey Dem.
n Y moved that the House adjourn.
Tracey's motion was defeated.
Mr. Bland stated that it was evident
that the bondholders intended to fiji.
buster to- day, md ne would therefore
move to ad journ, which was agreed to,
and at o'clock the Speaker declared
the House adjourned until Monday.