The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-03-01
BROKE The DEADLOCK
After IW, Weeks Of Pllibuiterins a
Quorum Is Secured.
ONE BARRIER YET TO CROSS
After the Victory Proceedings We're
Again Block d at the last
Stage-Prob lb.y n Final
Vote To-Day.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s.-Geissenheimer
tried TO secure unanimous consent for the
bill 10 save the armament of the Kear-
sarge, but Bland demanded the regular
order. kllgore, as a matter OF personal
privilege, presented resolution reciting
that the law requiring that whenever n
member was absent. except on account Of
sickness, his pay shall be withheld; ask
ing information of the scrgeaut.at-arms
whether he had enforced the law aud II
not, why not, and IL he believed it could
not be enforced. TO give his reasons. The
speaker decided that in the form In which
IL was presented it was not a matter of
personal privilege, and Kilgore withdrew
1t to change 1t 10 conform TO the speakers
idea.
Bland moved to go into the committee
OF the whole on consideration OF the
seigniorage, and that the general debate
close at . tomorrow, and demanded the
previous question. On roll call Cum
mings, Clancy and Magnor broke from
the silent ranks Of the New York delega-
ton, giving up filibustcring. After the
name OF Bingham was called and he did
not answer. Johnson Of Ohio called attcn-
tion 10 the fact that the rules OF the house
expressly require members present to
vote. The speaker ruled the roll call
could not be interrupted. Johnson then
reserved his point till the conclusion OF
the roll call. The roll call was completed
and Livingston renewed Johnson's point
Of order and demanded that Tracey. who
refused to vote, be held in contempt of
the house. Johnson said he had list of
- members who had not voted.
Livingston demanded that the speaker
enforce the rulo under decision Of the
supreme court. "But." returned tho
speaker, 'the chair only has the power to
request members 10 abide by the rule.
The chair is the organ of the house, not
its master, tapplausel and as long as the
present occupant is IN the chair he will
| never make a rule" (Renewed applause.l
Doatner declared il must DO ia order TO
make n motion under the rule cited to
place Tracey in contempt. The chair
then stated the discussion was proceed
ing by unanimous consent and lie was
ready TO announce the result of the vote.
He then announced the result iGJ To 5.
| i've short of quorum. Bland moved q
call Of the house. The call developed the
| presence of .d5 members. Further pro-
ceedings were dispensed with. 1873 to 3.
aud the vote recurrcd upon Bands de-
mand for the previous question Oh the
| motion TO limit debate. The deadlock was
broken on the vote after two weeks Of
filibusterIng. The demand for the previous
question ON BANDS motion was sustained,
liz to Z. Loud cheers greeted tho an
nouncement. Tracey Immediately moved
| to reconsider the vote by which the de-
mand was sustained. Cultivate, from
the committee on rules, reported a special
order to discharge the committee OF the
whole from further consideration of the
pending bill, the seigniorage bill, and pro-
| vidlng, after two hours consideration in
the house, that the previous question
should be considered rs ordered on the
bill and. pending amendments, no inter.
veninH motions TO be in order. Upon the
| adoption Of this order, Ou,bw aite dc.
manded the previous question. As the
roll call was proceeding Reed pr,cipiiatetl
| q lively scene by challenging the correct.
ness Of the tally. Tho speaker had his
name called on demand of the preyiou.
| question on adoption of the special order
and it was sustained, i70 TO 10, one more
than o quorum. A vote was then taken
on the adoption Of a special order. The
| quorum was lost on tho vote. lG5 to II
three short OF quorum. The house wa.
again blocked just as the last barrier wa.
being removed. and Cultivate. stating
that this question would come up as soor
as the house convened Tomorrow. moved
to adjourn, and at o'clock tho house adj
journed.