The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-30
And Scenes of Great Disorder, Almost
Resulting i'm Personal Collisions
on the Floor, Ensue.
CRISP LOSES HIS TEMPER
And Refuses TO Entertain Motions
Made by the Minority.
The Filibuster Due to a Ruling that
Quorum Was Not Necessary to
Adopt Resolution.

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anxiety was manifested as TO the fate or
the Bland seigniorage bill
After the reading of the Journal Mr..
Dookery. BON the joint commission to in
vestigate the expenditures in the executive
department, formally introduced the bill
prepared by the commission to improve
the methods OF accounting in the Treas
ury Department.
On motion OF Mr.. Hall a bill authorizing
the construction of a foot and wagon bridge
across the Mississippi river at Red Wing.
Mimi, was passed.
The regular order-the Joy-O'Neill con-
tested election case-was then taken up
and the filibuster against the seating OF
O'Neiil was resumed.
At 1925. while the roll OF the House was
being called, Mr.. Pruden, the Presidents
executive clerk, appeared at the bar or
the House and transmitted the Presidents
special message vetoing the Bland seignior-
age bill.
The vote on the pending motion was then
taken and resulted ISL to l1-fourteen short
of a quorum. OF the eleven who voted
against the motion, in effect against CIV
ing Mr. O'Neill the seat ten were Demo-
Gratis, as follows: Messrs. De Almond.
Everett, Griffin, Hall of Missouri, Morgan.
Outhwaite. Ryan, Sibiey. Harter and War
ner. Mr.. McKeighan, a Nebraska Popu-
list, cast the other negative vote.
Then came more flibustering Mr.. Pat
terson offered a resolution to revoke the
leaves of absence and instruct the Ser
geant-at-arms TO take the absentees into
custody. The order, according to the reso-
luton, was to continue in force from day
to day until vacated. Mr.. Reed attempted
to make the point that quorum was
necessary to adopt a resolution continuing
order in force beyond adjournment. but
the Speaker overruled him, holding that 1t
was plainly within the power of less than
a quorum to adopt means to compel the
attendance of absentees. The previous
question was ordered 162 to 2
Mr.. Reed took the floor and In a brief
speech scored the Democratic side, dwelling
particularly upon the absurdity of pro-
ceedings which aimed at procuring
quorum by duress, and after one was Sc
cured left the House powerless TO record
its presence.
CRISP GoADED BY REED.
Something in what Mr.. Reed said evident
ly stung Speaker Crisp, who was on the
floor at the time, and when the ex-Speaker
sat down, Speaker Crisp arose. The
Speaker said it was not his purpose to
enter into a discussion of the merits OF
the question. He only wanted to call at
tention TO the persistence with which the
leader of the minority Cdr. Reed had called
attention TO the absolute iniquity of the
practice of members in refusing to vote
when their names were called. I'VE have
been denounced time and again." said he,
for refusing to vote
II counted you," interjected Mr.. Reed,
amid laughter
Mr.. Reed, Speaker Crisp went on, had
placed his party in position when he
made his quorum counting ruling where It
said, that Mr.. Reed had been unable to
get, the Republican caucus to authorize
Never tried" said Mr.. Reed.
But, continued Mr.. Crisp. when Mr. Reed
had once made the ruling ms parry
forced to sustain him. The Speaker pro-
ceeded to picture the absolute power OF
the ex-Speaker over his side of the House.
into by the minority and majority of the
elections committee had been broken at
supervisor of his side.
sit looks as if you needed a chief SUPER
visor on your own side" shouted Mr.. Bou-
telle
What we possess and what you need"
replied the Speaker, deliberately. lis in
dependence OF thought. (Applause.) There
never was and never will be a chief super
visor this side Democratic cheers.)
Mr.. Reeds whole purpose, continued Mr..
Crisp, to force the Democratic side to
count quorum. All other questions paled
into insgnifcance before this over-shadow-
" CQ.
| Every member should feel his responsible
ity. He should vote whether he approved
| a proposition or not. If he opposed 1t he
/ cratic privilege of voting against it. He
should not join hands with the enemy
| across the aisle (Great applause)
REED NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK
| Mr.. Reed expressed a desire to reply to
| the Speaker. but his time had expired and
he was not permitted to do so. He then
| lyad dix,iSi Of he A,,<
| Mr. Stone of Kentucky, in the chair, ruled
that the proposition was not Invisible.
Party feelings had been aroused by the
| remarks of Mr.. Reed and Speaker Crisp,
and the Republicans began h.ibustering
with redoubled vigor. An appeal was taken
| from the decision OF the Chair by Mr..
| Payne. Mr. Springer moved to lay that mo-
| ton on the table. Mr.. Payne, pending that,
moved TO adjourn. This latter motion was
| lost-R to 175. The appeal was laid the
table-177 TO 6S. Mr.. Lacey moved to recon-
slider and Mr.. Payne moved to adjourn. The
motion to adjourn was lost.
| The Speaker then stated that the motion
| made by Mr.. Lacey to reconsider the vote
| was not in order. Mr. Lacey appealed from
the decision Of the Chair. The Speaker re-
| fused TO entertain the appeal. Mr.. Reed,
| who standing in the center aisle. in
| sisted on knowing the grounds upon which
| the Speaker declined to sustain the appeal,
| but the Speaker only raped with his gavel
| and declined emphatically TO state the
| grounds of his refusal Mr. Payne moved
| to adjourn, and the Speaker declined 10 en-
| tertain this motion also.
By this time the members on both sides
| were wildly excited. Partisan blood was at
| fever neat. and for several minutes pande-
| monium reigned. From all parts OF the
| floor members were shouting their dehances
| and several personal collisions were mar
rowly averted.
| shut up yelled some one across the
| floor while the Speaker banged his gavel
| and ordered all members 10 be seated. The
| Speaker was evidently determined TO crush
! the filibustering tactics OF the minority.
| Il rise to question OF order, shouted
| Mr.. Payne
| And the Chair refuses to recognize the
gentleman for that purpose" returned the
| Speaker. THE question is on the adoption
! OF the resolution instructing the Sergeant
| alarms TO arrest absentees. As many as
favor IL will say aye, contrary no."
| In the midst or the chorus of voices that
| followed Messrs. Payne, Boutelle and Reed
| were on their feet clamoring for recogni-
| ton. The speaker refused TO recognize
| them.
"Tellers," shouted Mr. Payne Pending
| that motion, he moved 10 adjourn. The
| Speaker declined to entertain the motion.
! Mr.. Reed loudly insisted on his right 10
| know why. but the Speaker replied by or
| dering him to take his seat.
WOULD NOT ACT AS TELLERS.
Mr.. Patterson called for the yeas and
nays. and Mr.. Payne demanded tellers on
the motion The Speaker appointed Mr..
Patterson and Mr.. Payne. The latter was
still clamoring 10 be recognized on ais point
OF order. Democrats had crowded down into
| tha araa A., front of the chair The SDeakaJ