The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-07
NO QUORUM YET.
Speaker Crisp on His
Dignity.
AFFRONTEO BY BOUTELLE,
Who Insists Upon Consideration
for Hawaii.
DEMOCRATS WHO DO NOT VOTE.
Geary of California Among Those
Not Supporting the Wilson
Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE deadlock in
the House continued to-day, and the
Democratic managers were powerIess TO
place their own quorum, despite the
declaration of the caucus last night.
High-water mark to-day was 169 Demo-
cratS-11 less than quorum. The Re-
publicans, POpulists and about 10 Demo
Gratis refused TO vote. After four hours
spent in fruitless rollcall the Democrats
adopted a resolution ordering the arrest of
all bers absent without leave, and
then adjourned.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal Boutelle started the fight on new
tack, but he was handled roughly. Catch
lDgs called up the report of the Committee
on Rules while BOutelle was clamoring for
recognition on the ground that he rose to
question OF privilege. The Speaker sought
to Ign ore him, but he was so persistent
that he was finally recognized. He said
that he desired TO call up the Hawaiian
resolution, and explained that he made
the point that, while both were questions
OF privilege, his resolution involving the
rights and dignity of the House was of
higher privilege than a mere privileged
report, which related only to any pro-
cedure. He drew the distinction clearly
between privileged question and ques-
tiOn OF privilege. and read from the rules
and asked the ruling of the chair.
Ex-Speaker Reed interposed to say that
he hoped Boutelle's point of order would
be given careful consideration. as its cor
rect determination was important for the
orderly proceeding of the House.
Boutelle then maintained that the reso-
luton having been declared privileged and
OF having been disposed of, was still be-
fore the House, and had been before the
House for the last three days. Speaker
Crisp declared that Boutelle misappre-
hended the status Of affairs and stated
that the pending question this morning
was on the demand for the previous Ques-
ton. The Speaker was just about to
direct the clerk to call the roll, when
BOutelle, standing In the aisle at the foot
of the rOstrum, interposed, II hope the
chair will reflect before it makes that
ruling"
ANY intimation that the chair has not
reflected is reflection on the chair" re-
torted the Speaker, severely.
Boutelle disclaimed any intention to re-
feet on the chair, but the Speaker would
not be appeased. He declared emphati-
cally that the chair had ruled and directed
the clerk to call the roll on the motion to
take up the Rules Committees report. In
the midst of great confusion. Boutelle,
while the loud voice of the clerk was ring
ing through the hall, shouted that he ap-
pealed from the decision of the chair, but
no attention was paid to him by the
Speaker.
81 protest against this whole proceed
ing" he yelled above the din, and then he
retired to his seat while the Democrats
laughed heartily.
On the rollcal the Republicans, contin-
uing their flibustering tactics of the last
three days, sat silent in their seats, and
the following Democrats also refused to
answer to their names: Sibley and Beliz-
hoover of Pennsylvania. Campbell of New
York, English of New Jersey, Geary of
California and Sperry of Connecticut.
The vote resulted 167 to nothing. aud the
Democrats still lacked twelve of quorum,
three more than the high-water mark of
yesterday. Before the announcement of
the vote on the motion of Catchings a
call of the House was ordered and de-
veloped the presence of go members. On
motion Of Gatherings furt er proceedings
under the call we're dispensed with, and
the vote required on the demand for the
previous question. 1t was the same old
story. Again the Republicans and small
cnterie of Democrats remained mute and
the quorum disappeared. This time 1853
Democrats voted, one more than on the
f st rollcall.
On motion of Catchiugs a call OF the
House was again ordered, and during the
progress of the call Hull asked that his
colleague Perkins be excused on the
ground of important business. Objection
was made. and then Hull moved that he
be excused. This resulted in parliament
tary tangle, but on rising vote Perkins
was excused. Reed then demanded tel
lers, and the House by vote of 1873 ito
81 refused to excuse him. Reed demanded
the ayes and noes and, backed by the Re-
publican minority, succeeded in forcing a
rolleall on the question of excusing Per-
klns. By vote Of 1872 to 116 Perkins was
excused, and upon the announcement
Reed moved an adjournment. This was
lost on rising vote Of 81 t. 149.
Catchings from the Committee on Rules
then offered resolution ordering the
sergean t-at-arms to take into custody and
bring before the bar such members as were
absent without leave, the order to be- con-
tinuing IN case of adjournment. and to be
returnabe at the next session of the
House. The sergeant-at-arms was also
instructed to employ a sufficient number
of deputies to carry out the order. The
previous question was demanded, the reso-
luton passed and then at 8 O'Clock the
House adjourned.