The Portland daily press., 1894-02-22
REED WANTS FAIR PLAY.
He Demands that the Democrats Ar.
rested Be Paraded.
BLAND'S BILL CANNOT GIVE WAY
FOR A HOLIDAY,

terday Had All the Silver Men Voted, a
Quorum Might Have Been Obtained
Mr.. Reed Suggests that Debate Would
Be Preferable to Filibusterlng.
Washington, February 21.-Less than
80 Representatives were in their seats
today when the session opened. MIR.
Reed suggested that report was in or
der from the sergeant-at-arms as to his
actions under the order to arrest the
absentees so that the House might
know how the poll stood. Col. Snow,
thereupon, reported that all the absen-
tees were either in the city or en- route
hither, except the sick and excused
ones and seven who have been sent for
by authorized deputies
Mr.. Reed-"Has the gentleman from
Ohio, Mr.. johnson, who is reported in a
Cleveland telegram this morning to be
so defiant of the authority of the House,
been sent for?''
The Speaker-s'The Chair is informed
that deputy has been sent to arrest
him."
Mr.. Reed-"Are any of the Represen-
tatives here under arrest?'
Mr.. Snow-''There have been no fur
ther arrests"
| Mr.. Reed-'sI should like to ask why.
You had no difficulty in arresting halt
| dozen Republicans"
Mr.. Snow-''Mr. Speaker, would like
some information. Am | expected to al
| rest members upon the floor of the
| House?"
TI c,,oo1-or str,ba Saroa,n+ ~ OWNS
| is expected to execute the warrants pre-
sented to him."
The sergeant-at-a arms retired to carry
out his instructions and the committees
were called for reports. When the list
had been concluded, Mr.. Bland asked
unanimous consent that the members
under arrest be excused without being
brought before the bar of the House.
Mr.. Reed-''I shall have to object. Our
members were paraded here in front and
we want to see yours
The sergeant-at-arms not being ready
to report, Mr.. Bland moved to go into
committee of the whole on his bill, and
on that motion demanded the previous
question.
Mr.. Reed said he thought the House
should first dispose of the cases of mem
bers under arrest.
Mr.. Reed-'sThls is the regular or
der"
The Speaker informed the gentleman
| from Maine that the sergeant-at- arms
had not yet executed the order commit
| ted to him.
| MI. Reed-"Of course, if no one is I'M
der arrest, there is no ground for COM
plaint."
Without division on ordering the
| previous question on his motion, Mr..
Bland called for the yeas and nays, and
they were ordered. The vote resulted
yeas, 159; nays, IL, nine less than quo
| rum.
A second vote resulted-yeas, 157;
nays, 20. This was II short of quo
rum. 1t was stated at the desk inform
| ally that at the time the first roll call
| was made, nine pro silver Representa-
tives were in the House or corridors who
| failed to vote. The addition of that
quorum. Mr.. Bland made the usual
motion to order a call of the House,
| whereupon Mr.. Reed interjected: 1T
| seems to me that the House might better
occupy this time in discussing the bill
| than wasting it, as the gentleman from
| Missouri persists in doing"
| Mr.. McMillin, Democrat, of Tennessee
-''When will the gentleman from Maine
agree to vote?'
Mr.. Reed-"When we get through"
Mr.. McMillin-''When will that be?"
Mr.. Reed-"When we have finished, of
course. The idea of these gentlemen
| that they must have the tail of the situa-
ton in their hands before we are allowed
to debate the subject is all wrong. The
custom is for body to debate a thing
| ~, wit TC,.;a &c
.kegular order"]ss That is what we are
irving to do, and it is shame that we
! cannot be allowed to do it [eRnewed
cries of Order by an important body
that cannot furnish quorum"
| At this point Speaker Crisp directed
the reporters not to take note of the col
| loquy proceeding out of order. ''Gen-
| tlemen cannot" he said, ''make state
ments out of order and hope to get them
| in the record"
Mr.. Reed remarked that the Speaker
was entirely correct and he hoped the
ruling would be enforced.
| The Chair-'It will be-"
On Mr.. Bland's motion to order call
of the House, Mr.. Reed asked for tellers
| and having secured them, Mr.. Bland de-
manded the yeas and nays, thus intro
ducing variation of the routine off fill
| UuobOIluS olo SoiApAiOosohhS oiAc
situation. After furthur Intellectual eff
forts to obtain quorum for business,
Mr.. Bland moved that the House ad-
jonrn.
Mr.. Talbot Democrat, of Maryland,
moved to amend by adjourning over
tomorrow, Washington's birthday.
This evoked passionate declaration
from Mr.. Bland that until the Democrat
ic party could provide a quorum to do
business it should snot kfritter away
holidays. More filibusteriug followed,
but the House finally, 40 to 104, adopted
Mr.. Bland's motion to adjourn until to.
morrow.
| CALLS 1T A FAMILY ROW.
A Democratic Senator the Presidents
Hawaiian Policy.
Washington, February 2l.-Mr. White
Democrat of California, addressed the
/ Senate today on the Hawaiian matter
He said he was surprised that any one
| sbouid criti else the haulinU down OF The