The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
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Hynuu's Pinn OF HantIing' u Quorum-Th,
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| Bynum's Pinn OF HnndIing' u Quorum-Ths
| search for Ab-ent Members.
WASHINGTON. Fob. %. The latest plan OF
handling q quorum IL suggested by Mr.. BY
mum OF Indiana. He proposes that when
roll call shall disclose the lack Of a quorum
. call OF the House shall be ordered.
| which call shall also be n vote upon the
question before the House. Consequently.
when q member answers Here" he must
| also record his yea or nay. II he simply re-
| spends Here" without adding his vote. lie
registers himself as present and aids by his
own act In establishing the record OF q quo
rum present. which cannot be- controvertod.
H. to escape from voting. he will not answer
Here" then he Is construotively. II not lit
orally absent and he Is liable to the penalty
Of the statute which deducts the salary OF an
absent member for zach day lie Is away from
the House without leave.
In many OF the legislatures It Is forbidden
to refrain from voting under severe penalty"
said Mr. Bynum. In Indiana. where q
quorum OF each House is two-thirds OF the
members. 1t was found that q majority party
quite frequently did not have enough mem
hers to poll THIS two-thirds vote. emily.
in order that the business of the LEGISLATURE
shall not be brought to q stanLstill the Con-
member OF the Legislature to break a quorum
by boiling or refusing to vote Twies In the
history OF the Legislature. when the Fifteenth
Amendment was under consideration, the
members Of the minority party resigned their
seats 80 =, az, az e. render the Legislat9Go rover;
successfully hlibusteE"
The expense attending the efforts to arrest
some OF the absentees of the House has
amounted to several hundred dollars. without
practical result in any case. Some days ago
four deputy sergeants-at-arms were sent to
different parts OF the country in search Of Rep
resentatiyes who were absent without leave.
One deputy went to Ohio with instructions to
arrest Representative johnson and Represen-
tHtiye White. and to return by way of Buffalo
and serve summons on Representative Lock-
wood. Another started south OIL a hunt Tor
nessre. The third was sent to North and
South Carolina. principally to find Mr.. Settle OF
New, England Tor Sir russell OF C onnestieurt 10
Mr.. Johnson Of Ohio produced q PHYSICIANS
%Ete had |n gone to "F % but rS Ss Rh.4s
abouts there were unknown. Mr.; Lockwood
reached Washington before the deputy arrived
ut Mobile.
Washington's Birthday was observed at
Mount Vernon yesterday in accordance with
long established custom. Tho Interior OF the
tomb was oiled with palms and choice plants.
Among the cut flowers that rested upon the
tses from suaTarS Msnor the ane G homs
OF the WashlnGrons in England. This cluster
was sent expressly for this occasion By ono OF
the Washington family.
Rear Admiral Stanton called on Secretary
Herbert at the iatter's residence this morning
and prepared his report detailing the circum-
stances connected with the wreck OF tho
Kearsargs. Capt, ]. n. Miller. "A member OF
the court charged with inyestiGatlnG ths dis:
to-day for promotion TO the rank OF Commo-
dore.
The total number OF fourth-clAss Post
masters appointed to-day was forty. OF which
twenTy-seven were to HI vacancies caused by
designations and deaths. Among the appoint
ments were the following for New York State:
J. u. Bloss. at Blossvale. Oneida county. vice
Cascade, Cayuga county vice j. +. Walker re-
signed; II. o. Beetle, at Findley Lake, Chau-
IaunuA county. vice J. II. Norman. removed
Hermann L.chmpnd, at Tappan. Roekland
Hose. at Ihiells. hOcklRnd county vice L.
KnAnp, removed Louis Biltz. at West Nyack.
hoeklAnd county. vice ]. IL smith. removed