New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-20
NOTHING DONE IL THE HOUSE.

NOTHING DONE N THE HOUSE.
CONSTANT srGGIsrIoNs OF 40 oroRrMs roll
LOWED BY CALLS or THE HOUSE
Washington. Feb. ls-When the House met Mr
De Almond offered the following resolution "lic'
read:
E ca9sc as Th o TO iaT FEET shah be order at
conclusion OF the second roical lor any vnieI
and II the Speaker answer in the negative To sus
gest that any other member. naming MN; vho
and has NOT voted and thereupJn IN" s'p'dhr'
may then cause the doors to be ciosel-shan direci
the clerk to again call the name OF sue" h con-
nued until quorum snail haSe th Tgl' lime emu and
being present and excused from yGtnF sna
not vote the Sergeant Arms shall ~ n'Trc', ion
of the Speaker bring him before the par OF tne
House and his name shall then be called Once NOR
ana his vste recorded But If be stu refrain rom
member present ard refusing TO vote. and for every
contempt of the House Of which nein.Dcr snE,I
be guilty. hv thus refusing TO vote the sergeant
alarms shall deduct fine the sim OF No RON on,
his salary. pay the same INTO tns ~ fhe Ionsn
MIR HOPKINS (fsep Ill.)-There seems to he 50
much machinery about that thu: think II WOMB
be better to authorize the Speaker at once 10
count a quorum.
Mr. Reed (f}ep. Me,-Or have justice OF 'he
peaca appoln;el 10 administer the House.
The resolution was referred to the Committee on
Rules.
After some routine business, Mr. ElaN Oem..
MOI called up his bill to cola the seisniorase OF
the Treasury silver bullion. lie moved that Inc
House resolve itself into Committee OF the Wnoe
and that general debate be- limited to thirty MIN
utes A division showed 10 votes In FAVOR Oh the
notion and none in the negative.
Mr. Tracey O)em y. " suggested no quorum,
whereupon Mr. Bland demanded the yeas ana nays
and at 1890 th. cali WAS begun. 1t Resulted Yeas.
l5I; nays g. No quorum appearing. Mr. hiand
moved a cali Of the House which was ordered
,1.arg ~
70 their names upon which announcement by the
Sneaker further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with
Mr.. Walker G.ep Mass)-Mr. Speaker. suggest
to the gentleman from Missouri that he permit
the discussion Of the bill to go on today 1t Is
evident that have quorum here. ana the day
will probably be wasted In rollcalls.
Mr. Bnnd-I should be very glad TO have the
bin debated anl gentlemen know that have been
willing all times to proceed under any uhaer-
standing that will be agreeable 70 the opponents
Of the BIZ. ana enable t. come t. vote without
nlIbustcring But certainly gentlemen cannot ex-
pect me to consent to have the debate go on In
definitely and shall not consent % 10 50.
MIR. Walker-lf the gentleman will bear with me
for a moment further. | want to say hat 90 not
blame him FOR his position. but
Mr.. B.end--Eegular order. Mr. Speaker
ON the second rollcan the vote resulted: Yeas
80: nays none.
The third rolicau resulted: Yeas. ~; nays. .
ard Mr. E,arG asked i call u the House. This wss
agreed to-7S 10 g.
At the close Of the cal. 70 which 81 members
Responded Mr.. B.anl offered resolution re-
voknS al; leaves OF absence and ins'ructiHS the
argcant-at-Arms TO arrest absent members thn
resolution to Continue in force after aljournmeE.
and until thc further order - the House.
NJ. Tracey GDon.. y. - moved that the House
adjourn. ON ,hls resolution the Eapubcans all
an tod l. lffi
the silver democrats and Popu'is's joined tn"
bulk Of the Democrats IN the NEGATIVE. On IL
vision the vot" was announced: Yeas - nays los
The yeas and nays we've ordered.
ny a vote or g 20 lc2 the House again refused -
adjourn. whcreupon MI Tracey moved that when
the House adjourn 1t be unti. Wednesday AT noon.
This was declared ~ tho Cnalr ,Nir D,cL~r,. Dem.
Mo- to be ou, Of Order waiie the ii'Ine was p:O-
Ceciing under a cal
Mr. Reed G!ep. Me- onic'vo-.I 20 convirc" he
Chair 10 the conirary This h. sail - not a
proceeding to compel IT, at'ndlnc' of members
absentces after uuorum has been developed \
House with quorum canno, be ,iepriyed OF ne
Mr Springer Hat not white a call 81 IN progress;
not until after The proceedings Hereunder have
MIR Reed II IS immaicrial whether the House
dTPsnsg WIN pToGetns+ ngdr n, l. Ga or not
motions and resolutions under "A call 81 the House a
The resolution Of Mr Bland was then agreed to
this vote. aad W. proceeding o. state he grounds
upon which he based his point.
Mr. Blnnd-But IN, Chair has alrcl !y declared
the resolution to hay" heel g-ccd 90 AMI there IL
nothing before IN" House.
Mr. iteed.B the CHAIR retracts that decision In
order that he hear me. daughter.
Continuing. Mr. Reed stated q only necessary
10 consider by what vote THIS resolution could BE-
revoked. II !, were adopted. TO d"mona'rAte M
manifest absurii.y Of th" proceeding. Ii adopted
by less than quorum II could b. revoked
scind"d 10y less than quorum. at future session.
and he dd not pr'aumo that an, would invis,
a las.
passed by loss thru quorum. After Il c0llDquy
between Mr. Reed and Mr.. Hatch DIEM. Mo- Re-
speeding Mr. Reds rulings upon this point white
he Speaker In th- List Congress. III" chair an
nOunc'd his readiness - rule upon The point mad"
by Mr.. Reed. just the latter about tn quote
from an authority handed him by Representative
BurroHs. II was Just about - give the chair
some Information SAID Mr. Reed. but. of cOurse.
when the chair gets through listening = M AM
through addressing the CHAIR
The Chair then stated n very clear 10 him.
and IN accordance with the uniform practice o: the
House. that. while the House Was proceeding under
q cal. motions and resolutions could be pnssei by
The vote % lcss than quorum. This point. he said.
had been expressly ruled upon b. Speaker Carlisle
in the first session OF the I.th Congress.