The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
ADOPT NEW RULE
THE HOUSE WILL, HEREAFTER
4 COUNT A QUORUM.
The New Rule Is Adopte.dj. With Only
Forty-Seven Negative Notes.-The
Republicans Vote In Favor Of. the
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Washington, April 1S-There was
very large attendance on both sides of the
house when it met to-day, in anticip ttion
of the fight over the adoption. of the
new quorum-counting rule, and. the gal
leries were also unusually well. filled.
without a Single preliminary the house
bllrged into the contest. In order to pre-
vent parliamentary complications Mr..
CatGbings, from the committee on rules.
secured recognition before the journal
YVES lead, and, alter withdrawing the
rult reported from that committee last
IL lrsday, he Immediately presented the
report agreed upon just before the house
convened. The report was read from the
clerks desk, and was as follows. T.
''Amend rule Is, by inserting between
clauses 1 and the following as clause =,
end change the number of clause ? to
clause 3:
Upon every roll call, and before The
lie gr ming thereof, the speaker shall name
two members, one from each side of the
pending question if practicable, who shall
take their places at the clerks desk, to
tell the names of at least enough MEM
bers who are in the hall of the house
during the roll call, who do not respond
when added to those responding to make
4 quorum, When a quorum does not re-
spond upon roll call, then the names of
those SO noted at present shall be re-
ported to the speaker, who shall call the
list to be filed the the clerks desk and
recorded in the journal, and determining
the resence Of a quorum to do business,
those who voted, those who answered as
present and those so reported as present
shall be considered. Members noted VIII I'll
their names were called, record their
votes, notwithstanding tie provisions of
clause 1 of this rule.
amend clause l, of rule 8, by adding
this to the following ,;7ords: And on Il
roll call should he not vote he shall
answer ''prt sent" so as to read ''every
men Der SD: IL be present within the hall
OF the house during its sittings unless
excused or ccessarily prevent ed. and
shall vote on such question put unless
lie has direct personal or pecuniary i'll
terest in the event Of such question:, and
on roll call should ne OF vote he shall
answer present."
A long discussion followed regarding
the time to be allowed for debate the
Democratic opponents Of the new rule
wanting at Least a day. The Republican
leaders, Reed and Burr tws, took no part
Ill tAC u1oCuSSlOll. IG WIS ullillN uGclucu
to limit the debate to, two hours for each
sde. Later, however, Mr.. Wells was in
duced to withdraw his opposition to unan-
imous consent. After the expiration CT
the time allowed for debate a vote was
t; ken which resulted in the quorum
C uniting rule being adopted by the house
by vote of 212 to Al, the Republicans
voting for it.
The Republicans all yot,d for it and it
was adoptcd-212 to A.. The Democrats
who voted against it were as follows:
Abbott, Bsrnes. Black (Ga.), Bland.
Bret kinridge Ny.), Bryan, Rynum, Cape
hart, Causey, Cobb (Ala), Conn, Go oper
CTex.), Covert, Cummings, Dunn, D IT,
blrrow, English On j., Epes, Goldscir,
Grady, Hall (Nlinn.1 Hines, Holman,
Hunter, Klgore, Lane, Lapham, Lester,
Mallory, Martin Qnd.), McAleer, Nc.
kaig, McMillin, Reilly, Russell fGa. },
Ryan, Stevers, Talbot (Md.), Tracey.
Tuner (Ga.), Warner, Wells, Wheeler
(!Ala.), Whiting Williams Qn.), Williams
'Miss.), Wise-47.
Mr.: Reed was Immediately surrounded
by his party friends and given an ovs-
ton. Some of the Democrats got I'D q
counter demonstration over Mi. Catch
irgs.
The senate resumed consideration of tha
tariff bill. It. was agreed that next week
a vote will be taken ON the time when
the Dill will come up for passage