The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-21
Bland Unable to Get a Quorum
for His Seigniorage Bill.
ARsENrEEs TO sE ARRESTED.
Kentucky Senator's Fill q Spokane
Office by Voting Cuckoo.
Only One Candidate for waiia waila
Registership--He Was . War Horse,
bat Was Not Turned Down .-Coal
and Sugar 90 BE Taken on Free List.

WAsHISsTox CfrY, Feb. a0-The dead
lock on the Bland silver seigniorage bill
vas not broken in the house today. Roll
call followed roll call until O'Clock, when
Ii being apparent that Bland could not
muster quorum on the proposition. he
moved adjournment
Ihe ssrgeant-at-arms reported that he
had sent thiriy-seven kilograms TO absent
members AMI received fifteen replies. Five
said they were sick. and ten that they
were on the way to Washington City. He
had arrested Apsley, Gardner. Hilborn,
Post. Randall, Lucas and Marvin, ali Re-
rnbiicans. Apsiey and Post were excused
when 1t vas shown that they had voted at
the last session. The five members In Gus
tody who had not been excused were then
brought to the bar of the house, and like
schoolboys were ordered by the speaker to
give excuses for being absent from the
house without leave. The members
crowded about the arena where the rue M :
bers were ranged in q row, and enloyed
the situation immensely.
Burrows wanted to know ii there was
anything in the order as to the sergeant
alarms restricting the arrest OF members
TO Republicans. The speaker replied good
humorediy that there was not. Rising to
an alleged parliamentary inquiry, Gros-
venor asked him whether warrants had
been issued for the arrest of those Demo-
Gratis who refused to attend the Demo-
cratic caucus last night. II hardly think
that parliamentary inquiry" replied the
speaker. This was the last incident grow
Ing out of the arrest Of the absenseea
The members laughingiy resumed their
seats, and after the call Of committees for
reports Bland returned to the siege which
he hss been directing for the past week.
He moved thst ths pdssste on the seignior-
age bill be closed. and upon the motion de-
manded the previous question. The Repub-
licans and Eastern Democrats repeated
their fiiibustering tactic. and succeeded in
breaking the quorum. The call developed
the presence of 264 fnem hers, and the vote
recurred on the demand for the previous
question. THIS vote resulted Isl to S.
tweniy-three short of quorum and nine
less than tho preceding vote. Another
vote followed. 30 members responding
Bland made statement 60 the effect that
1t was evident a quorum could not to OBJ
tanned as long as committees had leave to
sit during sessions of the house. and he
offered resolution revokinE the lsAyes of
all committees to sit during sessions of the
house. except the committee on appro-
priations. Reed made a point of order
against the resolution that the action of
the house on previous occasions could not
be revoked pending proceedings under a
call. lively skirmish occurred over the
point OF order. IN which Springer, Reed.
McCreary and Bynum participated. Even
tually Bland poured oil on the troubled
waters by Withdrawing the resolution. at
the same time stating that unless the
members on committees attended the ses-
sions of the house he would again offer
and press the resolution. The vote then
again recurred on BANDS demand for the
previous question. The vote resulted I65
TO 8, within nine votes of q quorum. An
other call and the quorum reappeared,
only To disappear again on the next roll
call. When the announcement was made
Bland stated that as it was evident a QUO
rum could not be procured tonight, he
moved an adjournment. Accordingly at
4.lo the house adjourned.