The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-18

mum, Capehart, Causey, Cobb of Alabama,
Conny, Cooper of Texas, Covert, Cum
mlngs, Dunn, DurborOw, English of New
Jersey, Epes, Goldzier, Grady, Hall of
Minnesota, Hines. Holman. Hunter, Kill
gore, Lane Lapham, Russell of Georgia,
Lester Mallory, Martin of Indiana, Nc
Aleer Mckaig Mcmillan, Reilley, Ryan,
Stevens, Talbot of Maryland, Tracey,
Turney of Georgia, Warner, Wells Whee-
Ter OF Alabama, Whiting, Williams of
Illinois, Williams of Mississippi and
Wise-all democrats.
The next order of business was the
reading OF the journal of Yesterdays pro-
ceedings. This having been done, Mr..
Burrows made the point that the first
question was upon the approval of the
journal of last Thursday. being the first
one in chronological order remaining un-
disposed Of. In support of this conten-
tion Mr. Burrows quoted decision by
Speaker Randall In the Forty-sixth con
gress upon the same point, and indorsed
by the House,
BURROWS CARRIES HIS POINT.
Speaker Crisp said that while he would
bow to the ruling, especially as it had
been lndorsed by vote of the House. he
could see no good reason for it, The daily
journals OF proceedings since last Thurs
day were then approved pro forma.
The pending question being on the mo-
tion Of Mr., Springer TO discharge the
order OF arrest of absentees, made by the
House on March 90, MIR. Reed offered as
matter of privilege, as affecting the iu-
terests of the whole House, a resolution
declaring the order of arrest to have been
IN violation of the constitution and rules
OF the House and, therefore, void.
The reason why he offered the resolution
was that he did not desire proceeding un-
der consideration TO be made a precedent.
He did not particularly care, he said,
what committee investigated the ques-
tion, but he wanted to have il investi-
gated, The passage of a continuing order
like the one passed, he said, he did not
believe, should be approved, because 1t
might become, under some circumstances,
menace and danger to members Of the
House,
THE SPEAKERS RULING.
After some debate, the chair ruled that
the resolution did not constitute such q
question of privilege as would operate to
oust the motion Of Mr. Springer. The
matter, doubtless should be investigated, 4,
for it was one Of great Importance, but it
could not supersede, at this time, the mo-
tion of the gentleman from Illinois.
The vote was then taken under the new
rule of yeas aud nays, Messrs. Dockery
and Coggswell being appointed ,tellers,
and they took their places at the clerks
desk Before the roll call was begun an
effort was made to secure unanimous con-
sent TO dispense with the yeas and nays,
which had been ordered some days ago,
but MIR. Bayne, rep, of New York, and
MIR Pickler, rep, of South Dakota, OBJ
iected, saying they wanted to see the new
rule operate. After the roll had been
called through once, Mr.. Livingston, of
Georgia, made the point that under the
rule the roll could be called but once,
but the speaker overruled the point.
A TIME KILLER.
The most noticeable thing about the
call was that, in order TO let the tellers
keep tally, the roll-call required three
quarters of an hour to complete. The
vote resulted: Yeas, 226; nays, 5. The
previous question was, therefore, ordered,
and the motion was adopted by viva
voce vote.
A number of executive communications
which had accumulated on the desk in
the past few days, including the latest
batch Of Hawaiian correspondence, were
laid before the House and referred. Also
number of Senate bills, and the urgent
deficiency bill, with the Senate amend
ments. On motion Of Mr.. Sayers, the
House non-concurred in the Senate
amendments, and asked for conference.
Messrs. Sayers, Livingston and Cannon
were named as conferees.
The House at 30 O'Clock resolved itself
into committee Of the whole and took up
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill. At 40 o'clock the committee rose
and the House adjourned until tomorrow
at noon.