The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-31
NO QUORUM In HOUSE.
,rxocx<rs xl11 70 GET oSsIIL-
yor c<ss BEFORE TIE s0D1'
sr..r.r Crisp and Ez-spsaksr Reed "sAl'
Lock Horns with the Rssu's 'hA' ~"
Latter 10 Again saueichsd.

| =, po.,,,,i,cans alike joining III tue
,,..,o, There was in the atmos-
-, trace of the storm that brooded
aor IN. chamber yesterday every one
manifestlng good humor ana sa''si@'''o"
With the condition OF things AS '"S
c,oaLer kent on his way up the steps 'he
Galleries took up the applause, anu
ronldlv swelled into huzzas, which W.
tent I'M several seconds, WINE the opeaN-
~ gently raped for order. Mr.. Crisp
tace vas well nigh impassve. put ne
would have been more than human ha'
| the tribute been unable TO Drihs an u
| vonted sparkle to his eye ana siisn'
| intimation of a smile. But III every 80 80.
ture of his bearing the Speaker PLAINLY
Indicated the strain that the new ana
unexnected situation forced upon him.
Reed Prec,pi,afes til" light
| After the reading Of the Jourhai MI
| Reed suggested that IT should De amend
ed 10 show that the Speaker had over
r,,led for no reason stated. the point Of
order made by Mr.. Payne Rep., n. f.)
that one OF the votes taken yesterday
had been reported by but one teller. when
the rules require two. He reduced TINS
amendment 10 writing, and Mr. Springer
O1cm, Il) moved the previous question
Oh the amendment
Mr. Reed endeavored TO propose another
amendment, showing that for no reason
| stated the chair had refused TO permit
Mr.. Payne to state point of order.
The Speaker ruled that the gentleman
! from Maine could not propose two amend
| ments at once, despite Mr.. Reeds APP
peal to be permitted to do so. and put
| the question on ordering the previous
question on the amendment. On divi-
sion the vote was: yeas, 163; noes, none
Mr.. Reed made the point Of no quorum,
| and the yeas and nays were ordered. on
motion Of Mr.. Patterson Dem. Tenn
The result Of the call was yeas. us;
nays Just a quorum. SO the previous
| question was ordered.
why he wi.b-d Correction
Mr.. Reed stated that he felt compelled
| 10 call attention to the error In the Jour
nal The Speaker frequently stated that
| he would not refuse TO entertain an APP
peal because IL was dilatory in its ma
ture but he had twice refused in prac-
| tice to entertain appeals without saying
| in so many words that he did 80 because
it was dilatory. If the Journal was APP
proved as read he said It would contain
no less than three errors. This, he sub
mitted was not just TO either the minority
| he said, might be Of little consequence
in so far as it set a bad example. The
| question was put on the proposed amend
/ ment-yeas, 81; nays, 14S.
"Tellers-two Of them" said Mr.. Reed
Yeas and nays" Mr.. Springer demand
ed; and they were ordered
The vote on Mr.. Reeds amendment was.
yeas, /; nays 179. So ii was not agreed
TO.
Before the vote was announced Mr..
Burrows questioned the correctness Of the
vote on ordering the previous question.
and another vote was taken, resulting,
| yeas, 1S4; nays. l, which settled the quo
| rum.
The question then required on APPROX
| al of the Journal a division showed
ayes. III; noes. none, and the yeas and
nays were ordered.
The journal Approved.
| There were ia votes cast for approving
the Journal-no quorum. Soon another
| vote was reached. and the Journal was
approved-yeas, 1s6; nays none.
Mr. Reed moved to reconsider the last
vote, and Mr.. Springer moved TO table
Mr. Reeds motion, and Mr.. Reed moved
! TO adjourn.
Pending these proceedings n decision
was rendered by the Speaker upon
point of order. from which Mr.. Payne.
as on yesterday, appealed. and the Speak
er declined 10 entertain the appeal
Crisp Eebukes Reed.
Mr.. Reed Upon what ground. Mr.
Speaker ! would like to ask?
The Speaker: The Chair declines 90
state the grounds for his action. except
in his own terms. applause on the Demo-
cratic side.
Continuing the Speaker said. that there
might be no room for misunderstanding
or doubt, that no member OF the House
had the right. after the Chair had an
| nounced a decision. to propose in his
! place and demand the reasons for the de-
cision. any more than an attorney had
the right to demand of a judge on the
bench the grounds upon which he render
ed decision adverse to him. The prac-
tice was not followed i'm any parliament
AIRY body where the proceedings are con-
Quoted In an orderly manner. applause
| on the Democratic side.)
AIR. Reed said that the Chair having
said that he Reed had not the right 10
| ask for reasons why any decision Of the
Chair was made, and having declined 10
entertain an appeal from the gentleman
| from New York. he desired 10 say il
looked TO him like an exhibition Of ty-
ranny. Republican laughter).
The Speaker responded that the House
would judge by events as they occurred
and not from the Characterization Of
them by any member.
Mr.. Reeds motion TO reconsider the
vote by which the approval Of the Jour
nal was ordered was laid on the table
yeas. $50; nays none
| The Veto Message Read.
The Speaker was proceeding to lay be-
fore the House the Presidents message
vetoing the Bland bill. received yesterday
afternoon. when Mr. Boutele CMaine)
made the point Of order that nothing
could be submitted TO the House save
what was contained in the special order
under which the House was operating.
| The Speaker overruled the point. and
| directed the clerk to proceed with the
| reGding.
Mr.. Boutelle desired 10 appeal from the
decision overruling his point of order. but
the Speaker declined TO entertain IL, and
at Az O'Clock. twenty-seyen hours and
a half after 1t had been received in the
| House, the reading of the message was
| begun.
When the reading had been concluded
several gentlemen were on their feet
clamorins for recognition. Mr.. Bland was
recognized TO announce that on Tuesday
next. he would ask TO have the bill taken
up ana placed on its passage, the objec-
tons OF the Executive to the contrary
Notwithstanding
Mr.. Boutelle moved. under the authority
OF the Constitution, TO take I'D the bin
at once for consideration. He quoted
from decision by Speaker Carlisle.