The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-30

ecutVe department. formally introduced
the bill prepared by the commission to
improve the methods of accounting in
the treasury department.
The regular order, the Joy-O'N con-
tested election case, was then taken up
and the filibuster against the seating
of O'Neil was resumed.
At 1905, while the roll of the House
was being called, Mr.. Pruden, the presi-
dents executive clerk, appeared at the
bar OF the House and transmitted the
presidents special message Vetoing the
Bland seigniorage bill. ~
The vote on the pending measure was
taken and resulted 154 to 11-14 short
of quorum.
Of the II who voted against the mo-
ton in effect against giving Mr.. O'Neil
the seat, there were ten Democrats, as
follows: MeSsrs. Dearmond, Everett
Griffin, Hall, (MissourD. Morgan Outh-
waite, Ryan, Sibley, Harter and War
ner.
Mr.. McKeighan (Populist, of Nevada.
cast the other negative vote.
Then came more filibustering, and Mr.
Patterson offered a resolution to revoke
leaves of absence and instruct the SER
geant-at-arms to take the absentees
into custody. The order, according to
the resolution, was to continue in force
Ii OlLl udy W udy Until vacated.
Mr.. Reed attempted to make the
point that a quorum was necessary to
adopt resolution containing an order
in force beyond adjournment, but the
speaker overruled him, holding that it
was plainly within the power of less
than quorum to adopt means to COM
pei the attendance of absentees
The previous question was ordered
162 to q
Mr.. Reed took the floor and in brief
speech scored the Democratic side, dwell
ling particularly upon the absurdity of
a proceeding which aimed at procuring
a quorum by duress and after one was
secured, left the House powerless to
record his presence.
Crisp Scores Reed.
Something which Mr.. Reed said evil
IDENTIFY stung Speaker Crisp, who was
on the floor at the time, and when the
eX-speaker sat down, Speaker Crisp
arose and said it was not his purpose
to enter a discussion of the merits of
the question. He only wanted to call
attention to the persistence with which
the leader of the minority Reed) had
called attention to the absolute iniqui-
| ty Of the practice of members in re-
fusing to vote when their names were
called.
I'VE have been denounced time and
again. said he, for refusing to vote"
Il counted you" interrupted Mr.
Reed, amid laughter.
Mr. Reed" Speaker Crisp went on
had placed his party in a position
when he made his quorum-counting rul-
ing where it either had to sustain that
ruling or renounce him. 1t was an
open secret that Mr.. Reed had been
unable to get the Republican caucus
to use such a ruling"
q never tried said Mr.. Reed.
But" continued Mr.. Crisp, when
Mr.. Reed had once made the ruling his
party was forced to sustain him.
The speaker proceeded to picture the
absolute power of the eX-speaker over
his side of the house. He described
how an agreement entered into by
the minority and majority of the cleo
lions committee had been broken at
Mr.. Reeds dictation. He was the chief
supervisor of his side.
1T looks as if you needed chief SUI
lpervisor on your own side" shouted
Mr.. Boutelle.
What we possess and what you
lneed," replied the speaker deliberately,
lis independence of thought" Cap
lplause).
Trying to Vindicate Himself.
There was never and never will be
la chief supervisor on this side" he
lcontinued. Mr.. Reeds whole purpose,
he said, was to force the Democratic
Iside to count a quorum. All other
Questions paled into insignificance by
this overshadowing one of self-Vindlca-
ltion with Mr. Reed. Every member
lshould feel his responsibility. He should
vote whether he approved proposition
or not. If he opposed it he should ex-
lercise the time-honored democratic
privilege of voting against 1t; he would
mot join hands with the enemy across
tho oicIo IGraaf annlauSo1.
Mr.. Reed expressed a desire to reply
to the speaker, but the time had eX-
pired and he was not permitted TO do
So He then asked for division OF
the resolution, but Mr.. Stone of Ken
lucky, in the chair ruled that the pro-
position was not divisable.
Party feeling had been aroused by
the remarks of Mr.. Reed and Speaker
Crisp and the Republicans began fill
clustering with redoubled vigor.
An appeal was taken from the de-
cision of the chair by Mr.. Payne
Mr.. Springer moved to lay that mo-
ton on the table.
Mr.. Payne moved to adjourn. This
latter motion was lost, 70 to 81.
The speaker then stated the motion
made by Mr.. Lacey to reconsider the
) vote by which the appeal was laid or
the table was not in order.
) Mr.. Lacey appealed from the decis
: 4 ion of the chair The speaked refused
| to entertain the appeal.
The Gar Is Snubbed.
Mr.. Reed, who was standing in the
centre aisle, insited on knowing the
grounds upon which the speaker de-
clined to sustain the appeal, but the
. speaker raped with his gavel and de
; clined emphatically to state tht
grounds of his refusal.
Mr.. Payne moved to adjourn, anC
) the speaker declined to entertain thi!
motion also.
= BY this time the members of boil
! sides were wildly excited. Partisan
blood was at fever heat and for sew
eral minutes pandemonium reigned
From all parts of the floor member
wer shouting their def1ances and sew
y eral personal collisions were narrowl!
a averted.
e ''Shut up yelled someone. across tn,
! floor, while the speaker banged hi
r gavel and ordered all members to %
seated The speaker was evidently de
termined to crush the filibustering tao
: ties of the minority.
4 rise to a question of order" shout
4 ed Mr. Payne.
t And the chair refuses to recogniz
d the gentleman for that purpose" re
/. turned the speaker. THE question i
h on the adoption of the resolution in
structing the sergeant at arms 10 ar
rest absentees, and as many as ar
4 in favor of it will say aye contrar
no