The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-04-27

Ahc AsSpuUlCuuS WILL however, SuOrtly
acIuiescc III the adoption Of any rule that
contains the essential principal Of record
ing as present but not voting those
Members who decline to respond to thciv
names.
Washington, April 17.-After session
of two hours to-day the Democratic mem.
bcrs of the house committee OIL rules
agreed to the new Quorum-counting rule,
and thereupon sent for Mcssrs. Reed and
Burrows, the Republican members Of
the committee. 1t " understood that tho
rule provides for ascel tuining IL quorum
by counting members present and not
voting, and also for filming members who
absent themselves fem the house. The
new rule will probably be presented to
the Louise tomorrow.
The early session of the senate to-
day was devoted to the adoption of reso-
lutiOns In memory of the late Senator
Vance, and to the appointment of Il COM
mittee of senator's to accompany tine re-
mains to North Carolina. That com.
mittee consists of AIessrs. Isansom,
George, Gray. Dubois, Smith, White.
Henderson, Blackburn and Chandler.
Messrs. Morrill,, Sherman, Harrison AMI
MCPHERSON We're appointed honorary pail
beacrs. Later memorial services were
held, attended by senators, congressman,
the president and his cabinet, diplomats
and others. Afterwnrd the remains were
placed OH the train and taken to North
Carolina.
The forenoon session of the house was
similarly occupied. AS a committee on
fhGl NM fNE ~
mains to North Carolina the speaker
appointed Messrs. Henderson, Alexander
rrd Crawford Of North CaroliIa. Black
of Illinois, Br0oksllire of Indiana, Dan
iels of New York, Strong of Ohio. BLAIR
of New Hampshire and Houk of Tcnncs-
see. Resolutions in honor of the lat.
Gen. SlOculn were adopted and the liOlisy
took recess,
Washington, April 1S.-There was a
Very large attendance on both sides of tho
house when it met to-day. in anticip ition
of the fight over the adoption Of the
new quorum-cOunting rule, and the gal.
ltrics We're also unusdally well filled.
without single preliminary the house
lrlt rged into the contest. III order to pre-
vent parliamentary complications Mr..
Cate hings, from the committee oil rrlcs.
secured recognition before the journal
WIS read, and,~ alter. withdrawing the
Iult reported from that committee last
Thursday, lie Immediately presented the
report agreed upon just before the house
coDst ned. The report was read from the
clerks desk, and was Us follows.
''Amcnd rule IS, by inserting between
clauses 1 and = the following as clause =,
rDd change the number of clause = to
clause 3:
Upon every roll call, and before the
begin ming thereof, the speaker shall name
two members. one from each side of the
pcnting question if practicable. who shall
take their places at the clerks desk, to
tell the naInes of Mt least enough men,
bcrs who are in the hrll of the house
during the roll call, who do not respond
when added to those responding to make
quorum. When quorum does not re-
spond upon u roll call, then the names of
those 80 noted Mt present shall be re-
ported to the speaker, who shall call the
list to he filed the the clerks desk AMI
recorded in the journal, and determining
the presence Of quorum to do business,
these who voted, those who answered as
present end those SO reported US present
shall be considered. Members noted VIII iii
their names were called, record their
votes, Notwithstanding the provisions of
clause of this rule.
''Amenl clause 1, of rule 8, by adding
this to the following words: And OH Il
roll Gull should he not vote he sliall
answer ''pr sent" SO as to read "cvcry
men her sh: Il be- present within the hall
Of the house during its sittings unless
eNcLsed or ,eccssarily prevent ii. and
Shall vote on such question put unless
l'e has direct personal or pec,iniary i'll
tcrest in thu event of such question. AMI
on roll call shoull ne l OF vote lie shall
answer present
a long discussion followed regarding
the time to be allowed for debate, the
Democratic opponents of the new rule
wanting at Least Il day. The Republican
lepdcrs, Reed and Burr 'ws, took no part
in the discussion. 1t was finally decided
to limit the debate TO two hours for each
SIDE. Later, however, Mr.. Wells was i'll
duccd to withdraw his opposition to unall-
imous consent After the expiration Cf
the tirae allowed for debate u. vote was
I; krE which resulted in the quorum
g uniting rule being adopted by the house
by vote of 212 to Al, the Republicans
voting for it.
The Republicans all voted for it AMI it
WIS adopcd-212 to AZ. The Democrats
who voted against it We're as follows:
Abbott. Btrnes. BLACK (Ga.l. Rlan,i.
ictkinridgc Ky.). Rryan, Bynuul, Car.-
hart, Cnusey, Cobb (Ala.). Conn, Cooper
fr"x.), Covert, Cummings. Dunn. DR.
~ rrow, English IN. J.), Epcs, Goldsrir.
Grady, Hall fMinn.l, Hines, Holman.
Hunter, Kilgore, Lime, I4apl,:,in, Lest .-.
Mallory, Martin Qnd.l McAlcer, Nc
kaig, McAfilli4, Reilly, Russell (Gal
Ryan. Stevers, Talbot (AId.), Tracey.
TUNER Gal, Warner, Wells, Wheeler
iAla.), Whiting. Williams Un), Williams
!Miss.). Wisc-47.
MIR. Reed was Immediately surrounded
by his party friends and given an ova-
tion. Some of the Democrats got up II
counter demonstration over Mr.. Catch
irgs.
The senate resumed consideration of the
tariff bill. 1t was agreed that next week
u vote will be taken OH the time when
the bill will come up for passage.
Washington, April 19.-AIr. BANDS
coinage committee met to-day for the
first time since the scigniorage bill strug-
gle, and was treated to Il genuine sur-
prise. Representative Meyer of Louisiana
was present to urge his bill for coming
the scignioragc, and fer low interest
bends. In doing so he stated authors
tatively that the measure had the ap-
prGval. and was in part suggested by
Secretary Carlisle, and in the judgement
of the secretary would he signed by the
president. To this extent the bill was
regarded as an administration one, and
as satisfactorily overcoming the Objec-
tions of Mr.. Clcvcland's veto of the
Bland bill. The bill, Mr.. Meyer explained,
inrnyidri for cnininp tho snirIiinrn 90 hnt