Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-17


custorped TO interrupt speakers that ne
thinks Il Is his normal condition" !.
MFR. bland: Well, II is a habit learned
from the gentleman from Maine.
Mr.. Reed: Oh, yes; OF course: you
learned II from me. / wish you would learn
some other things from me. as well.
Proceeding. Mr.. Reed said It was hard
that the Republicans had to be bound
over to keep the peace In order to get
the right Of debate"
Mr.. Bland insisted on his motion, and on
n division of the House the vote was an
nounced to be--yeas. 90; nays. o.
FILIBUSTERING.
Then followed the usual fllibustering
routine-the point of no quorum-a call OF
the House showing quorum-another
vote on Bland's motion. and no quorum
another call Of the House-no quorum
and after the fourth succession OF such
proceedings a motion to ADJOURN varied the
monotopy. but II was lost. The hour was
then long passed that named In Bland 3
resolution for the close OF debate, but the
treadmill was again set In motion. AT
the end OF another call OF the House. Mr..
Bland himself moved to adjourn.
MIR. Martin DemocraD, OF i indiana,
asked the effect OF the motion, IL carried;
IL Il would not be to do away with the
night session for consideration OF pension
bills.
Sneaker Pro Tenn. Dockery DemocraD, o.
Missouri: The effect OF the motion. II car
ried. would be TO dispense with the eve-
ming session.
MIR. Martin (who is chairman OF the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions): Then hope
II will be voted down.
the affirmative on the motion. but before
the announcement Mr.. Bland said he
wonId withdraw ii, not caring, he ex-
plained. to jeopardize the holding of the
night session.
Negsrs. Reed. Gear. and several others
exclaimed: It's too late; he can't do III
Mr.. Bland: Very well then. If the gen.
tlemen object, l will insist upon the mo-
ton.
The vote resulted IN a tle-N on each
side-and Mr. Tracey CDemocraD, OF Ne"
York, thereupon asked consent that tne
House take a recess until o'clock, when.
under the rules, would be taken az
o'clock This was agreed TO. ana AZ fla
the House took a recess until r. M, the
evening session To be for the consideration
Of private pension bills only.
THE EVENING SESSION.
When the House met tonight there were
forty-one members in their seats, ana MI
Rrookshire of Indiana, occupied the
gpeaker's chair. Mr.. Martin. of Indiana,
chairman of the Committee on lnvalld
Pensions moved that the House resolve
itself into Committee Of the Whole to con-
slider pension bills Mr.. Kilgore, OF Texas
suggested that no quorum was present
and that therefore no business could be
transacted. Mr.. Clark, Of Missouri, urged
Mr.. Kilgore to permit the House to pro-
ceed with the business for which the mem
bers has assembled, but Mr.. kilgore
humorously insisted it was not fair to
devolve the duty OF legislation upon 81
few members
Mr.. Martin called for the yeas and nays
upon his motion, and they were ordered.
The vote resulted-Yeas, ~; nays, 4. Mr..
Martin said the vote disclosed an attend
ance of l3l less than a quorum, and that
il was manlfestfy impossible to secure the
presence of that number tonight. With
the hope that by calling attention to the
fact disclosed by the roll-call sufii-
cient number would be in attendance to-
morrow so that the point of no quorum
would not be raised, he moved TO adj
journ, and adjournment was ordered at