The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-04-27
WORK OF CONGRESS-
RESUME OF PROsEEDINGs OF THU
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record of the Tmporta u
Transnctions of Our National Law
makcrs-The Work Done In Both
Branches.

| Washington, April 1S.-There was Il
very large attendance on both sides Of the
house when it met to-day, i'll anticip pttion
of the fight over the adoption Of the
new quorurn-countng rule, and the gal
| leries We're also unusdally well filed
itheut q single preliminary the house
| Ill rgcd into the contest. In order to pre-
vent parliamentary complications Mr.
| Cat,Lings from the committee on rules
secured recognition before the journal
WIS read, and, altcr withdrawing the
lnt reported from that coalmttcr last
| II trsday, he Immediately presented the
report agreed upon just before the house
coDs tned. The report was read froi3 the
| clerks desk and was as follows.
Amend rule 15, by inserting between
clauses | and : the following as clause =,
snd change the number of clause : to
! clause 3:
Upon every roll call, and before The
begin ming thereof the speaker shall name
! two members, one from each side of the
pending question if practicable, who shall
| take their places at the clerks DESK to
| tell the names Of at least enough mem
! bers who are in the hall Of the house
! during the roll call, who do not respond
when added to those responding to make
quorum. When Il quorum does not re-
! spond upon a roll call, then the names Of
| those SO noted at present shall be re-
| ported to the speaker, who shall call the
| list to be filed the the clerk s desk and
| recorded in the journal, and determining
/ the resence OF a quorum to do business,
| those who voted, those who answered As
! present aad those so reported as present
she'll be considered. Members noted wh III
! their names were called. record their
! votes, notwithstanding tie provisions of
clause l Of this rule.
amend clause l. of rule :, by adding
| this to the following words: And on II
roll call should he not vote lie slllll
answer pr, sent so as to read every
nen Der sb: II be present within the hall
of the house during its sittings unless
| excl sed or 'cccssarily prevent 3D. and
shall vote on such question put unless
Re has a direct personal or pecurary III
terest in tho event of such question. and
op a roll call should ne OF vote he shall
answer present
A long discussion followed regardin.
the time 10 be allowed for debate, the
Democratic opponents Of the new rule
wanting at Least Il day. The Republican
leaders, Reed and Bnrr rvs. tGck no part
in the discussion IT was finally decided
tc limit the debate to two hours for each
s de. Later, however, Mr.. Wells was in
duced to withdraw his opposition to unan-
imous consent. After the expiration cf
the time allowed for debate vote was
Ii ker which resulted In the quorum
&, uniting rule being adopted by the house
by vote Of 2l2 to A., the Republicans
voting for it.
The Republicans all ,oted for it and it
WITS adopted-2l2 to Al The Dempcrats
nhe voted against it were rs follows
Abbott, b: rnes. Black fGao Bland,
Blee kinridge G<y), Bryan, Rynum, Cape
h RI, Causey, Cobb (Alal, Conn, Cooper
CFex), Covert. Cummings. Dunn, - IT.
| bLrrow, English IN j., Epes, Goldsoir,
Grady. Hall (Minn.), Hines, Holman,
Hunter kigore, Lane. Lapha1n, Lest =,
Mallory, Martin Qnd.). McAleer, Nc
kaig. MeMilin, Reilly, Russell (Gn), ,
Ryan, Steyers, Talbot MIDI Tracey.
Turner {Ga.), Warner, Wells, Wheeler
iAlAl, Whiting. Williams Ull), Williams
iMEs.l. Wise--47.
| Mr.. Reed vas Immediately surrounded
| by lnn party friends and given IN oya-
ton. Some of the Democrats got up Il
counter demonstration over Mr.. Catch
| irgs.
| The senate resumed consideration Of the
tariff bill. 1t was agreed that next week
vote will be taken on the time when
the bid will come up for passage.