Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-06
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WAsHiScTuN. Jan The pCwerof the |
committee on rules has been invoked 10 |
b-pnk down the obstruction in The path Il /
the tariff debate I'm rouclai ORDER has
hrru truurb' in setting ont Vie programme |
frr the tariff debate and fixing Jan. - a.
the day for taking 'he final vote. Tni~
re@ulted ouly In side racking Boutrlle aud
his Hawaiian resolution. ~ when the vote
came tu W. taken un che adoption nf the or
d. the Democrats lacked nine votes of -
ouorum 80 least twenty Democrats NJ
the Capitol either al~entei themselves
from he hall ot refused to answer to their
MINES whsn called For four hour ia.
Damorritic leader tried with rollcali
after roilrall 20 hiring their men into line.
but instead Of gaining they lost vo;e- Oh
each successive rull-call.
Tue rppuli-ts. with che exception ct
hell OF Colorado also declined tO aid the
Democrats 10 yet the tariff nill before the
hou-c. giving ~ the rca -on for their action
the short limit IL was proposed 20 set on
the debate Their votes would have made
up quorum. The proceedings arr Of adj
dtiuual Importance - making the first
tim. In the history Of either branch of CON
gre-s since the organization Of the third
party that it, members have held the bal
nnce Of puvr.. Immediately after the
fcading of the journal the row began Bou
tel,e of Maine WIS on hi- feet c.amoring
Cor recognition to- call up his Hawaiian
resolution. but the speaker recognized
Gatherings. from the committee On rules, 10
present the special order adopted just he.
lore the house convened
t,ottclle lcudly insisted upon knowing
what had brcomc Of hi privileged resolu
ton. The speaker replied rather sharply
that the report called up from the commit
tee ON rules WIS "a matter of the highest
privilege. Burrows. amid great confusion.
reserved ali points oi order and when
Caichina~ demanded the previous que-.
ton un the report from the rules commit
tee. I,outrlle raised the question u: con-id-
.ration the speaker decided THAT Boutcll.
WIS ont III order The latter appealed from,
the decision NJ the chair and the speaker
amid some evidences If satisfaction on the
Democratic side. promptly refused to en-
terrain the appeal.
The speaker WIS abort To- state the qucs-
ton an Catching'- ,cnand for the pre-
vious question when Burrows called attcn-
ton To the fac. that he had reserved all
points If order AMI desired to bc heard
Speaker Crisp yielded and Burrows made
the point of order that the. special orier
presented by Catchings had originated IN
the committee instead of ia the house. and
Us IL carried with " n change of existing
rules tgvina leave To print To- all members
who 81 ,l..>irr,il u should. according To en-
i>ting rules have had it, inception In the
house instead of the committee. AfeI
some ,e bate and discussion of prrce,ient'
the speaker ov-rrule,l the point Of or'ler
Then there sas curious Development
The ikinocratic leaders determined Il
have severa. calls of the house IL the frs
vote did not carry for lack of quorum an,
each cali oi the house showed an incras'
1T me,uber- present. while each roll-cai
showed a DECREASE of the vote OF cour>'
the Republicans declined TO vote and n
different .times spcrry Of Connecticut
IIain-s Of New York. Robertson Of I.ouisi
ana. Ryan IL New York. Cadmus " New
Jersey, Coou,'rs and Sickles Of New York
Engii-h of New Jersey and Siblcy o
penns ylvania. all Democrats. declined Il
vute The first four gentlemen are anti
Wilson hill men out and out.
Three calls of the house werc had an
then. the vote having droppesi from l69 .
1sx while the attendance reported On cal
~ the house had risen to al, Catching
moved an adjournment which passed an
interest immediately ceutered In the eau
Gus to le held in the evening.
The senate Was mt la session. having ID
j,usued Thuss1sy until Monday.