The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-20

OF the Speaker IL n quorum has voted. and IL
the Speaker answers i'm the negative, TO suS-
gest that any member. naming him. is pres
ent and has not voted. and thereupon. the
Speaker, who may then cause the doors 10
be closed, shall direct the Clerk to again
call the name of each member and record
bis vote. and this proceeding may be con-
tinued until a quorum shall have voted, and
II any member be thus called after a third
time, and being present. and not excused
from voting. shall not vote. the Sergeant
bring him before the bar OF the House. and
his name shall then be called once more
and his vote recorded. But If he shall re-
frain from voting his name shall be re-
corded as that of a member present and re-
fusing 10 vote, and for every contempt Of
guilty by thus refusing to vote the Sergeant
alarms shall deduct as a fine the sum Of
go from the salary. pay the same into the
treasury OF the United States and report
such action 10 the House"
Mr.. Marsh asked unanimous consent for
consideration of his bin authorizing the
power station in the Des Moines rapids OF
the Mississippi in Hancock county, illinois.
There was no objection. and the bill was
passed. At the request OF Mr.. Bingham
March 81, at o'clock, was made a special
order for paying tribute to the memory or
the late Representative ONeill, Of Penn
sylvania-
Mr.. Martin, chairman OF the committee
on invalid pensions. reported back the Taw-
the Interior for certain information regard
ing some suspended pension cases, with a
ldfOtdOlC recommendation, Lii IL va
passed
Dir. Bland then moved to go into COM
mittee OF the whole on the seigniorage bill,
pending which he moved that all general
debate be closed, and on that motion de-
manded the previous question. The yeas
and nays wers called for by Mr.. Tracey,
and, repeating their former tactics, the
Democratic and Republican opponents OF
the measure sat silent m their seats. The
Mr.. Bland a call of the House was made.
The call developed the presence of 251 men,
bers, and the vote again REQUIRED on Mr..
BANDS motion Before the Clerk began
calling the roll Mr.. Walker suggested that,
as II was evident a quorum could not be
obtained TO close debate. that the motion
be withdrawn and the debate be allowed
TO run on.
Mr.. Bland declared hat he had offered
TO set any reasonable limit to the debate if
an agreement could be reached to allow the
vote on the passage of the bill TO be taken
without filibustering, but he submitted that
It was not fair for opponents OF the bill to
ask for an indefinite debate and then fill
buster when the time came for making the
vote. He should persist, he said. until a
fully demonstrated that a majority Of the
House was opposed to the measure.
After this interruption the Clerk proceed
ed with the roll call. The motion again failed
for lack of a q~uorum-1O to Ga loss of five
votes compared with the preceding roll call.
Another call of the House, and the elusive
BANDS motion followed, and it resulted 152
20 2. this time twenty-five short of a quo
IuUA. again, Oh HOliOH VI MI. GldIlu, d Call
of the House was ordered.
During the call of the House the Presi-
dents executive clerk appeared with addi-
tional Hawaiian correspondence, which was
read and placed on the Speakers desk.
Upon the announcement OF the result of
the call-24l-Mr. Bland offered a reso-
luton revoking all leaves of absence except
on account of sickness, and instructing the
Sergeant-at-arms to arrest absentees and
bring them to the bar of the House, the or
demanded the previous question, and, pend
ing that, Mr.. Tracey moved that the House
adjourn. On a rising vote IL was lOSt-74 to
l6-whereupon the yeas and nays were de-
manded Mg. Tracey's motion was lost-154
TO 60. Mr.. Tracey, pursuing the filibuStering
programme, moved that when the House
adjourn to-day Ii be to meet on Wednes-
day. The point of order was raised that
pending proceedings under the call a mo-
ton to fix a time for adjournment was not
I'm order. After some debate the Chair sus-
tained the point of order.
The Republican and Democratic opponents
of the Seigniorage bill then refused to vote
on the demand for the previous question
ees. and it resulted 123 to 8. Mr.. Reed made
the point of no quorum, but the occupant of
the chair, Mr.. k ruled that a quorum
was not necessary. The motion then re-
CURED on the adoption of the resolution,
which resulted. 16 to o.. Mr.. Reed again
made the point of no quorum. and in the
midst Of some excitement explained that
In his opinion Il required a quorum TO pass
a resolution whose execution lasted beyond
the adjournment to-day. After an exchange
the Chair overruled the point of order and
declared the resolution carried. Thereupon,
Mr.. Bland moved 10 adjourn, and upon the
announcement of the adjournment the Clerk
cratic caucus Immediately. The announce
ment was greeted with Republican cheers.