The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-12
TO FINE THEM SO.
Remarkable Attempt of the Democrats to
Force Republicans to Participate.


Force Republicans Participate.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The Demo-
cratic managers in the house today de-
cided to take heroic measures to force
the Republicans to participate in the
proceedings. The committee on rules
consisting of Speaker Crisp, Messrs.
Outhwaite and Catchings (Democrats)
and Messrs. Reed and Burrows (Republi-
cans4 held meeting just before the
house convened and formulated a rule
to crush filibustering making the penalty
of failure to vote punishable by fine
of $10
The Republicans have cognizance of
the rule by which their hands were to be
tied before the meeting of the house.
Messrs. Reed and Burrows determined
to contest every snch of the ground, and
a fierce parliamentary fight was immedi-
ately precipitated.
Speaker Crisp, however, was in no
humor for trifing, and with a strong
hand he swept aside all preliminaries
and forced the fight on the main issue.
As soon as the journal had been read
he recognized Mr.. Catchings, from the
committee on rules. to present the report.
Mr.. Reed vainly attempted to interrupt
the reading for appeals for recognition
on point of order, but the speaker with
averted head refused to listen to him and
Mr.. Reed sat down.
The committees report was then pre-
sented.
Reed on His Feet.
Mr.. Reed was again on his feet when
the reading was completed, but the
speaker recognized Mr.. Catchings to de-
mand the previous question.
Then he turned to Mr.. Reed, who said
he desired to raise point of order.
"Does the chair recognize me?" asked
Mr.. Reed.
The chair will hear the gentleman" +"
replied the speaker.
81 am to understand then, that the
chair recognizes me to make a point of
order?''
s'The chair has recognized the gentle
man from Mississippi to demand the pre-
vious question and pending that he will
hear the gentleman" retorted the speak
er.
This did not suit Mr. Reeds purpose,
however. He wanted a definite asser-
ton from the speaker that he was recog
nized in his own right
While indulging in some delicate
fencing with the speaker on this point,
the speaker seemingly lost patience, and
with a bang of the gravel stated the
question to be on the demand for the
previous question.
Mr.. Reed was left standing in the aisle
while the speaker took the rising vote.
Republicans Won't Vote.
The Republicans declined to vote and
when the speaker announced the result
99-Q Mr.. Burrows made the point of no
quorum.
The yeas and nays were demanded.
, The Republicans were determined to
force the Democrats to produce a quorum
at every stage OF the parliamentary
progress looking to the adoption of
the rule and when the roll was called
declined to vote Eleven of the Demo-
Gratis refused to give the proposed rule
their approval and voted against the de-
mand for the previous question. These
eleven were as follows: Causey, Della
ware; Coombs, Cummings, New York;
Geary, California; Geisenhainer, New
Jersey: KfIgore, Iexas; Mcguire, Cali
fornia; McAleer, Pennsylvania; Payn-
ter, Kentucky; Ryan, New York; War
ner. New York.
The Populists voted with the Demo
Gratis in favor of the demand.
The announcement of the vote 141-11
showed that the Democrats were 81 short
of a quorum.
On motion of Mr.. Catchings a call of
the hOu Sc was ordered.