Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-08
NOW FIL!BUSTERING
Mr.. Bland Trying to Get Up His
Coinage Bill.
LACK OF A DEMO CRATIC QUORUM
Ex-Speaker Reed in Charge Of
the Opposition.
WHAT ROLL GALL SHOWED

The parliamentary battle over the Bland
silver seigniorage bill was resumed immedi-
ately after the reading of the Journal this
morning. Mr.. Reed sought to challenge
the right of the House to pass the resolu-
ton to arrest absentees. which was car
ried just before adjournment last night on
the ground that the last call Of the House
showed a quorum. The question as to
whether a quorum was present on the call
was disputed, as 1t did not appear in the
Journal. and Mr.. Reed moved to amend
the journal SO as to make this fact appear.
This motion was lost.
Mr.. Bland then renewed his motion of
yesterday to go into committee OF the
whole.
Mr.. Reeds Point Of Order.
Mr.. Reed forthwith took charge Of the
flibuster. He made the point Of order
that the only thing in order was the re-
port of the sergeant-at-arms. who. when
the House adjourned last night was given
warrants for the arrest Of 164 members.
The Speaker held that the order for arrest
was continuous one and until fully exc
cuted 1t was not the duty Of the sergeant
alarms to make a report He stated q
hypothetical case Of where a single men,
Der, who was contumacious, living in a dis
tant state was ordered to be arrested. Such
an order having been made the whole
House could not be held up until the arrest
was made. He overruled the point of
order.
Mr.. Reed then moved as question Of
privilege that the sergeant-at-arms be in
structed to make his report.
A Motion to Reconsider Tabled.
This being declared out Of order. he shift
ed his ground and moved to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution to arrest alb
sentees was passed.
He explained that he did not believe 1t
competent for less than a quorum to pass
such a resolution. The Speaker held that
the motion to reconsider was in order,
whereupon Mr.. Bland moved to lay 1t on
the table. This motion was carried on a
rising vote. l21-6S.
Mr. Reed demanded the ayes and nays
and the rolf was called.
During the progress Of the roll call the
secretary OF the Senate appeared and an
nounced the passage by the Senate of the
bill to repeal the federal election laws. The
announcement was greeted with burst of
applause from the democratic side
Now" calculated Mr.. Reed, as he listen
ed to the applause, ballot box stuffing Is
at last a recognized art"
The vote resulted 1920; the motion to
reconsider was laid on the table
MIR. bland Renews Hts Motion.
The committees were called and re-
ports and other unimportant routine bust
ness was disposed of. Mr.. Bland then again
renewed his motion to go into committee
Of the whole for the consideration of seign-
forage bill.
The motion resulted. 1885, and was lost
for lack of a quorum. 1t was seven short,
Notwithstanding the fact that all the pop
ulists and nineteen republicans (mostly
from the wesD voted with Mr.. Bland, and
six democrats voted against the motion.
thus refusing to join with the filibuster.
Only 1874 democrats voted for the notion
At least thirty democrats joined with the
republicans and declined to vote. Upon
of the House.
The non-voting republicans and demo-
Gratis answered to their names. and the
call developed the presence of DDS members.
The vote then REQUIRED on the Bland mo-
ton.