New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-08
McREARY's RESOLUTION PASSED.


TO GAIN BY BREAKING \ QUORUM.
Washington. Feb 7-After the reading and cor
recton OF Yesterdays journal IN the House the
Speaker and Mr. Reed G,ep. Me- got INTO par
Iiamentary wrangle as to whether or not The ORDER
made yesterday by which the absenteeS were re-
called continued after the adjournment me 'hh'r
held that II did and the House took up the speciai
order which was the consideration OF the hawaiian
resolutions OF the Foreign Affairs committee
These resolutions az follows:
Resolved Firs,-That Il l. the sense OF this House
that the action Of The United states Minister III
employing United States naval forces ana Illegally
aiding in overhrowing the CONSTITUTIONAL govern
ment Of the Hawaiian Islands In January lS'''
and in setting up in its place IroviSohai gov
eminent not republican in form and in opposition
TO the will OF majority Of the people was con-
trarv I, the traditions of our Republic and the
srirt OF our Constitution. and should be ana Il
condemned.
Second-That we heartily approve the principle
announced by the President OF the United states
that interference with the domestic aifairs OF an
Independent nation Is contrary 10 the sP"' vi
American institutions.
And 1t Is further the sense OF TINS House that
the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands TO our
country. or the assumption 81 protectorate over
them by our Government. is uncalled Tor ana IN
expedient. that the people OF that country shouid
have absolute freedom and Independence IN pur-
suing their own line of policy, and that oreisn m
PREVENTION in the political affairs Of the Islands
will not be regarded with Indifference by the Gov
eminent of the United States.
WHAT CONSTITUTES \ QroErM?
The Speaker ordered the roll to be called on the
massage of the resolutions Before the vote was
announced It was that the House almost
secured a quorum. IL dill not actually have H. ana
there was an effort made by some members 10
withdraw or change their votes. The Speaker now
ever. held that this could only b. done by unanl-
nous consent; and objection was made in each case.
The Speaker announced TIE vote as follows:
Yeas ia: nays. >. no quorum. Before Further
action Was taken NJ Springer Dem. I'D made the
point Of order that IL Constituted quorum. ana
not l19. as had bcen held. In support Of this he
cited the ruling OF ex-Speaker Reel, IN the List
Congress. holding that quorum consisted OF
majority OF the living members. ANA not oi al those
who had been elected.
Mr. Reed said that he was not clear on that
point. but under the impression that lie had
The Speaker read Mr. Reeds decision from the
Journal Of the List Congress IN which H. was
shown that on an important c1se-a contested cl'r-
ton casc-he (Mr Crisp. being on the noor At tho
time. point OF order was mad" tia, a quorum
Housa. and not of The l!r.nr members: that
speaker Recd owing to the confusion a, The tine
could not find the nrecedcnis. and - allowed ne
git an Sokin T M ihc rec~ien, e
oidcI that quorum consisted Of a majority OF the
MIR. Reed replied that In ;ha, CAGE he had changed
his opinion. and It was evident that the Speaker
The Speaker resuming. held 10 the opinion II h'
predecessor that quorum consisted "f majority
the question to the House for decision
Mr.. Reed suggested that three of m" vacancies
had been filled hy elections ana mat wh!e non" ot
those newly elected members had been sworn In.
the fact that thry had been elected might change
they members until sworn in and couI not
therefore be taken into account
Mir cochran Dem. y y con,end,d that
% the Hons. should liked QUALIFY, ana
Mr. Bailey d,em TeND took the opposite view
and held that q quorum should consist ~ minority
of the living member and no, Of The iull member
ship Of the House.
THE roINT LEFT UNDECIDED.
Mr. Bailey was SIN speaking when Mr. Hayner
dem. Md made a parliamentary inquiry ~ -
whether 1t would be IN order 70 lly The pending
poir.. Of order the table ana order another roll
cali The Speaker said It could De done by unani-
nous consent. ana. no objection bong Offered the
question to what constituted = quorum Was l"ft
I'm statu quo and the roll Was called tie question
OF agreeing to The pending Hawaiian resolution.
On The second rollcal tn Popullsts voted so
to make quorum. ana The K'pub.i 'An. seeing
their tactics and answered - their nnnles The
resolution thus agreed 80 ~ v0t" % ~ - 10
Yeas -Messrs. Abbott. A!.eryon. AieNlu Ter. Alea.
Arnold. Bailey, Baker O<anJ BALDWIN. nankhend.
Birck llllJ Blanchard Bland E5aiu.r. Branch.
Brawley. Brecklnridge tArk.l. Breck!nr.dse ,ky).
Cahaniss. Cahinus Campbell. cannon "al clruih.
ca;chings Causey. Clark tMoJ. Clarke 'AlaI. comb
(Ala.D, cobb MOJ. Cochran, cOckIrI compton.
CTcxJ cornish. covert. coz. Grain. Crawford. ,ul-
b,rson. Dciumoud. D'forest De;rson. Dockery.
Donovan. Dunn. DurDOro~. EdUun.s English.
Enloc. Epc-. nrlman. Everett. Flthnn. rornen.
Grady. Gresham. Griffin. ilain"s. Hall NinnD.
Hall Gi9J Ilamnond. Hare, IIa'ch. Hayes.
1MissJ Iionk ,ohloj; Hunter, Kom, Kneore.
krlbbs ky.e. Lane. Laphnm. Lailmcr. Lawson.
Living Il I.pckW t.lI Lynch.
HIeer MccreaH XXI Mccniloch. McDonaM Nc
ncarmon' Mcf:itrck. Mcc;ann Mck%lg. Meiaurin.
McMnlln. McMagny. McRlc Meredith. Money.
MONTGOMERY. Moses. MntchIer. Te!li oates . Nell.
Pcndle,on TeNJ. pendicion w. NaJ. piAot,. Price.
kayner Reny Kch"rd'i kGhnrdS9n Mcn)' kich-
Russell (Gl). Ryan. Sayers. snel. Sbloy. Snol-
grass. Springer. Siangs stevens. stockda.e. Stone
ra nf Tyicr. Warner. washington. VIII.
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AIKEN Apsley ATeTy. " naner cN N mD nartsoid
Bell Col). Bingham Boon. nouieie. iirodcrck.
Cogswei. Cousins Cummings curtis CKan). Curtis
O.; " Dalzell Davis tkanJ DoIIiyer. pooiitte.
man, mans H"asn ayn 'l f% r' H.pb ar
Hermann Hit. Hullck. johnson "a. -. JOY.
c Hs'ry nn, MsbosS MS S1s a'v Mrs G
Morse rcncs powsrs s hTh Hyeusn sersnlon
". 4. stone Pcnn). strong. Sweet. Thomas vpic-
gran Van voorhls lOhio). Walker. Wanesr. Waugh
Wheeler nllJ. Wilson tOhio). wilson Wash.),
Woomcr-7j.
1t VIII be seen that the vote party
lines with three sxSeptlons.M essrs Cummings
Carolna-who voted with Che Republicans
against the resolution. Otherwise the Democrats
voted for the resolutions and the Republicans
against them. The populists were divided. Messrs
Fell (Col), Boon tMnn). Davis (kanD. Harris
(Kan.). Pence cob. and Simpson Kan.J, voting
with the Republicans. and Messrs. Baker lKan D.
Gratis.
MIR BorTEfLEs RESOLUTION VOTED DOWN.
AS soon as the vote had been announced on the
McCreary resolution. Mr. Boutell. Rep.. MeJ called
up his privileged resolution which he had intro
duced ON December q. 1893 and which declared
that 1t Is the of the House that any inter-
vontion BY the Executive OF The United States
Its civil or military representatives, without au-
thority OF Congress-. In the internal affairs OF a
friendly recognized government. To disturb over
throw IT, and TO aid or abet the substitution or
restoration or monarchy therefor is contrary TO