The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-01

not smoke on tho floor. Tho chair only
has tho power 10 request mOmbera TO
abide by tho rulo In this particular.
Tho chair is the organ Of tho house, not
ita mHstor lappansel and as long as
tho present occupant Is in tho chair hc
will never make tnlo." Renewed ap'
plauso,
Mr.. Boatncr declared that 1t must bo
In order to make motion under tho
rule cited TO place Mr.. Tracey in con-
tempt Whenever q member wiliully
violates tho rules, ho was in contempt,
and It was unnatural TO suppose that
the house, which had the power to
make rules had no power 10 enforce
these rules
Tho chair then stnted that the dis
cussion was proceeding by unanimous
consent aud he was ready TO announce
the result OF tho vote.
Mr.. Springer asked il the point OF
order could bo made after the announce
ment.
The speaker replied that tho IN.
nouncement would show that no
quorum had voted and that under the
constitution, nothing would then DO in
order, save an adjournment or call Of
house. lilo thon announced tho result,
100 to ., iivn short of n quorum. Mr..
Bland shouted out that quorum would
have voted on that call had all tho
friends OF tho measure been where they
should have been, in their scats-he
then moved q call OF tho house. Mr..
Reed insisted on the yeas and nays.
The call OF tho house was ordered $50
tod.
Tho call developed the presence OF
265 members. Mr.. Bland moved 10 dis
pense with further proceedings under
the call and on that motion Mr.. Reed
forced tho yeas and nays.
Further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with, 1S3 TO 3, and the
vote then REQUIRED upon Mr. BANDS
demand for the previous question on
the motion to limit debate.
The deadlock was broken on this
vote, after two weeks OF flibustering.
Tho demand for tho previous question
on AIR. Bland's motion was sustained
Ia TO I. Loud cheers greeted tho an
nouncemcnt Mr.. Tracey Immediately
moved to reconsider tho vote By which
the demand was sustained. 4 Quorum
having been secured, Mr.. Cultivate.
from the committee on rules, reported
aspecial order TO discharge the commit
tee o! the whole from further considera-
ton OF tho pending bill (the seigniorage
bill, and providing that after two hours
consideration in the house the previous
question should be considered as order
cd on the bill and pending amendments,
no intervening motions to be in order.
A LIVELY SCENE
Upon the adoption OF tho order Mr..
outhwaite demanded the previous
question. As the roll call was proceed
ing Mr.. Reed precipitated a lively
scene by challenging the correctness oil
the tally. Amid cries OF regular order
he explained that he challenged the
announcement upon the statement OF
Mr. Tracey, who kept tally.
The speaker suggested emphatically
that Mr.. Tracey was not the keeper OF
the rolls OF the house. Nevertheless Mr.
Reed insisted that he was entitled to re-
spectiul treatment. Mr.. Cultivate
called attention to the fact that Mr..
Tracey had not himself challenged the
correctness of the count, but had recog-
n!sed Its integrity by motion to recon-
slider.
Mr.. Tracey explained that his tally
showed that only ia members had
voted. but ne was not prepared to press
his Claim OF errors, and the roll call
proceeded.
The speaker had his name called on
the demand OF the previous question on
the adoption Of the special order, and it
was sustained, l70-l0. one more than
a quorum. The vote was then taken on
the adoption Of the special order.
Tho quorum waa lost on the vote on
the adoption OF the special order,
l65-ll, three short OF quorum.
Inc house was again blocked just as
the last barrier was being removed and
Mr. Cultivate stating that this ques-
ton would come up as soon rs the
house convened tomorrow moved m
adjournment. 1t was carried, and then
at o'clock, the'honse adjourned.