Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-13
MUST VOTE OR PAY A FINE.
Democrats are Unable to
Produce a Quorum.
The Entire nay spent tn u wrauEie
About the New Ruie-Mr. Reed
Holds the observation-disclosures
Wants 10 Count a Quorum.


by Associated Press.
| Washington. Aprn ia,-Thc Demo-
cratic managers, in the house today
decided to take heroic measures to
force the Republicans to participate IN
the proceedings The committee on
rules. Consisting of spealtor Crisp.
Messrs. Cultivate and Gatherings
DEM and Measrs. Reed and Burrows,
Rep, held q meeting lust before the
house convened and formulated rule
to crush hllhusterlng, MAILING the pen
atty of failure Co vote punishable by "A
fine. The Republicans having cogni-
2ancc Of the rule by which their hands
We're to be tied before the meeting
OF the house. Messrs. Reed and Bur-
rows determined to contest every inch
OF the ground, and fierce parliament
tary iight was Immediately prcclpltat-
ed Speaker Crisp, however. was In no
humor for trning, and with stern
hnnd he swept aside an Of the pnrlla-
mentnry issues and forced the fight
ON the main issues AS soon az the
journal Ind been read he recognized
Mr. Catchlngs from the committee on
rules to present Tho rcnnrt Mr. u,r-
rows ATTEMPTED TO raise tho nolnt ar
order that no quorum was present,
but the speaker held that, the journal
having been approved. the point OF
order could not be made. save on
vote upon some pending question. Mr..
burrows then tried flank movement
with an appeal from the decision of the
chair md tho speaker declared that he
could not take Mir Cutchings or the
floor for the purpose. Mr. Reed came
forward at this iunoture and manifest
ed disposition to head joint debate
with the chair but the speaker declined
me invitation and directed the clerk to
rs'iu inc report MT Reed vainly at
"P'eu 10 interrupt the reading With
1 p'"lp ior leeobhl'loh on a point OF
N'uer put tne speaher win aVerted
nv.'u' Ielusuu 20 nsteh 70 MIN ana
H'i ecu ilnuihs ms EFFORTS futile
se',N uo"n W hia chnir me report
s.V"' '''e eo''''n'''pe On rules wa" as
N""'""'F'ht {" the Rules
kesoind cleIse of rule and insert
IN lieu thereof 80 follows Every menu
Der shan be present within the han OF
the house during It's sittngs unless ex-
cused or necessarily prevented and
shall vote on each question put UNI
less ne has direct or personal or pc
eu"'a'y ''seleae IN tue event OF such
' auo9',ou. mnyney'r IN pursuance OF
~ Nv, ,1 ~ y, ',s , ;. o. me constitution
~ ~, ~, D''''sa ,''''s' tne mouse OF repre-
,s,'''s's ~ ~ '"e requese OF me mem-
80 ~ e1."' s'i',i oiuer inc yeas ana
~ ~ - -, ,s9 ,' ~ ~ . VI u,'S QUESTION
70 DC entered on lts journal and upon
- 49, - ''e ~ " ''s i'e'it"eis 'or me
pu' pVSe Quorum thereoi shuh ran
y, ~, 49, i,'e'lpei ~i,.'n lic nan
~ ~ ilVuse "uo n''a'' i''li 70 fes'ond
when mis- name is called unless he has
,o.., s''oiu' un,i peeuh'n'S m
80 ~ tne event OF hueh IueaHon.
n"u e'eh in'ninei VINO Hnal De absent
i'oih ,he nal OF inc mouse when his
name Is called unless he has leea ex-
euheu OF ~ necessarily prevented from
being present ahali be fined the aun
OF $40 and the speaker shall cause an
entry OF such fine to be made against
such members on the Journal OF the
house and the same shan be collected
nndpaid into the treasury OF the United
States.
Mr.. Reed aob. I'm.
n, pa
~ - VIZ 80 On ,'is 'se' "hen
~ 'eiu'"B W'is coliiPletsa' out ne
,p ' .seosniAou mr. Nateh'igH 70
'u'iiniu ING previous question Then
nc turned 70 Mt Reed VINO said be
ieaired 10 raise point Of order.