The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-07

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House that members cannot hear their
names," shouted Mr.. Burrows
The speaker said the point of order was
well taken, and while broad smile was
seen on the faces Of the republicans, the
clerk again stopped the roll call, while
the speaker pounded his desk trying to
obtain order.
the vote was announced Mr.. Lane, dem,
of Illinois, changed his vote from MOI to
AYE"
| HOW HAINEs AND BLANCHARD VOTED.
After the clerk had got through the
| ''H's, !" Mr.. Burrows inquired at the repor-
! ter's desk-with much apparent anxiety
whether Mr.. Haines, DEM, of New
York, about whose position on the tariff
bill there has been some question, had
| voted. He was informed that Mr.. Haines
had voted ''aye," as Mr.. Blanchard, of
! Louisiana-about whom there has been a
| like question-had also done.
The vote was then announced as being:
Yeas, l61; nays, none. No quorum.
twenty-five pairs were announced.
Mr. Catchings moved q call of the
House which was ordered and showed
the presence of $50 members. Further
| proceedings under the call were then dis
pensed with and the question REQUIRED
on Mr.. Catchings' motion for the previous
| question. On the second roll call 16S
democrats voted in the affirmative
against one.
On Mr.. Catching's motion to order
! call of the House. the republicans filibus-
tered and called for the yeas and nays.
| They were ordered by vote of 167 yeas to
| two nays.
FIGHT OVER AN EXCUSE.
During the call Mr.. Hull, rep, of Iowa,
when the names of Messrs. Geary, Hep
burn, Lacey and Perkins, all of Iowa,
were reached, asked that they be ex-
cused, as they were called away on i'm
| portant business. The House was In good
humor, and excused the first three with
| out objection, but when it came to excus-
| ing MIR. Perkins, w. A. Stone, rep, of
| Pennsylvania, thought enough would-be
! senators had been excused and objected
Let us excuse the whole Iowa delega-
tion,'' said one republican, and Mr.. Stone
was about to withdraw his objection,
| when Mr.. Reed suggested that the repub-
licans had no objection to voting to ex-
cuse Mr.. Perkins. Acting on this hint,
| Mr.. Hull moved that he be excused. On
| this question Mr.. Reed called for divis-
| ion, and then for tellers, saying in his dry
way that rising vote was not sufficiently
| definite, and he thought tellers should be
| appointed to make the vote more certain.
| The motion was disagreed to by vote of
and nays. The question of eXcusing Mr.
| Perkins was decided affirmatively by a
| vote of 1873 in the affirmative to 116 in the
negative-no quorum being necessary on
a question of excusing a member for one
| day.
| The republicans not only succeeded in
excusing Mr.. Perkins, but also managed
to consume about one hours time by their
| little filibustering,
REED MOVES TO ADJOURN.
| Immediately after the announcement of
| the vote on the question of excusing Mr..
| Perkins, -NIr.Ree moved an adjourn
ment.
Pending this Mr.. McMillin asked
whether there was not an uncompleted
roll call in progress when the Interrupt
tion occurred.
The speaker said that there appeared
to be some uncertainty inthe House as to
what was going on (Which statement
| caused ripple Of merriment on the, re-
publican side, but that the House had
| been engaged in call for excuses).
Mr.. Grosvenor had a suggestion to
| offer as to the date of taking up the tariff
bill. On Jan. s, he said, Mr.. Mckinley
would be inaugurated, having been re-
elected governor of Ohio, by los, 900
majority; and he thought that day would
be an auspicious time to take up the
| w 1loOu JILL.
The speaker ignored the suggestion
and put the question on Mr.. Reed s.
motion to adjourn, which was lost.
ABsENTEEs TO BE ARRESTED.
Mr.. Catchings introduced a resolution
| from the committee on rules as follows:
Ordered, that the sergeant-at-arms take
into custody, and bring to the bar of the
| House, such of its members as are absent
| without leave of the House. This order shall
| continue in force beyond the adjournment Of
the session of the day. and until the further
| order of the House, The sergeant-at-arms is
directed to employ sufficient number of depu-
/ ties to execute this order, and take into Gus
| tody said absentees wherever they may be
| found.
The previous question was ordered on
/ the resolution which was agreed to amid a
storm ofapplause and cheers on the demo-
cratic side; and at o'clock, on motion of
Mr. Catchings, the House adjourned until
onday at noon.