The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-01
MR.. BLAND GETS A QUORUM.
mrs sETGxfoRAsE BrLL wow IN
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

shortly OF Nrn. TraceFs Tnllys snd =
seen. or VIVA CesrusIos Foiiows-Th.
onorum, Howsvsr, Disappears when .
Vote IL called on = Ruie BirItira De-
bate sss Fixinr n nag tor Taking Vote.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2a-Aiter period OF 1i-
bu.tering, extending over two weeks. QUO
yum was secured in the House to-day to vote
upon the question OF considering tho Bland
seieniorage bill and TO close general debate
therson at a specified tine. the vote being
yeas III. nays Z. The quorum. however. dis
.ppeared when II WAS attempted to PASS an
order reported by the Committee on Rules,
making the bill the pending question to the
Srcluslon Of other business. and limiting de-
hate both general and under the five-minute
rule to two hours. The vote on this was three
short OF q quorum. This being shown. tho
House adjourned until to- morrow. when n dls-
po,ition OF tho order will be the first business.
The nght began when Mr. Bland moved that
,bs House go into Com mittee OF the Whole on
bis seieniorage bill and that general debats
be closed at . o'clock on Thursday. On this
motion the vote by division was l27 to ?. MIR.
Tracey NJ ade the point OF no quorum and the
yeas and nays were called.
BEFORE the result OF the vote was announced
Mr. Livingston rem., Ga said he desired to
.ubmit a motion. Rule 4. he said. required
,nembers present unless excused to vote upon
every proposition presented TO the House.
The gentleman from New York tNlr. Tracey
had refused To- vote. and he dem anded that he
he brought before the bar Of the House and
explain his refusal
n'' 80" Nv. ,,.,h..,. IT. h.a r,oG.,.J ,ha
twentI,hvS mom nas ., WI" ri p ~ ,ho o dasS '"'
Tho Speaker said that the Chair could not
81 ia nth han ~ In
:: :n,u,So ," tn observe IT, The Chair was hut
The organ o, the House. and would never make
,"e ..an ". W." ",,hor,,.d "a ,irsc,s5 a. to do
by the House. lAppleuseI
Mr.. Boatncr Dom. La argued in support OF
Mr. livinEsions notion IL wns' he said. an
effort to ring a member to- answer to a wilful
.ont.mpt and violation OF tho rules The
s'"te ,,t - -, -.
House ought 10 determine hefe anu no"
whether or not n member can defy its rules.
Ino speaker sn,u .Iu unavf 'n nc ,hn
The vote was announced -reas. lce; nays.
supporters Of Mr.. Bland failed to get thel,
the House whsn canea ihose, IN ouo,'lon 10
Messrs. Clancy and MaGner Of tho New York
-''...,o hor.,asa.n .t.,in.d ,.or, ro,-
ms G TSt 81 Si 10 iavor oi tho RroEositiSp. w
NJ: bisnI moved rsIl OF me house; IN
Ills n, ,ned div,si'n tStrd Vote v teII.
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efs, ana nnaiS sote " yeas anu says: tthe
laiI resunea, .Sowau III, 30 bar are
present and Tespond,inG TO tne,r n fnss IVA
ee.dinSs under the h cali the same procedure
was loioweu TOUT sephrue so,'s Drrins suSen.
enaing WIZ she YEAS ana nay ys,s h.e ea
III, " ., - eas 80. .o, .iia :" ' 'peA@
wv" WIZ MIRA ,nn rensnad b,s motto, and tho
MI. DInhu thcn reheWru nis mot.,Oh aua wy
yea. ana pa 70 were called: A. the ro,i cal
quorum would be- oft .ined, and members
kkcchrne laliy cro"NNeI ABOUT une Lt sh nesk;
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WIN ,ne sio.h VI Io. paw Vt q, .o.Sw ts
,;nnS ,bas ~ .d hnan nht,ineJ on
.ns secG id d, csi OF tne sG rn MI ssey voec
sIde. ms prspoas Sslnf as af'efward appeared
me as Sc %, 'n evonsd 'ns oSpS oi
or. 10 grns th ecrats ro pd 0t
ul,ss;o ,no o,,o, an, NJ rr,..x
~ OTfhTT1a', 800 IN tha;r fat damnnding
recognition. the former to present an order
tro H. sn nsndin1 Iii and nmsnJments to two
Soa sns ana The latter to move a reconsidera.
tOn ns ,1S vSto 1J deMnnGsd The urnvan
QUESTION On his motion' but yeas and NAYS
WIRE n ordered without d hs p.r c,,od NJ
Read starred an angry discussion which for
intsnaI,v anuaii.I r., famnna sc.p.a In ths
Iiitv' frst Gnnrrsss when IL "a Speoker was
.omStinS onnrnms' HasugGsstsd thai Toli
al ,xa out 81 nrI.r in,smn.h as tha i,sf ynta
ala NOR disc, ose the nresoncs n q smornn, WV
Ibs Snsstsr1Bv what authority Joss +bs
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q. nnt ihs Eso,sr ~ iha rniI Tor Tia iInnssH
IA nnisnsal Tbs CIerk will n,ocaaS with III.
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o,Ia- - . IA ~ tbat wber ~ namb.r rnsa ard
sngg.s. ri th.t az epror had haen cnmwittad
hs ~ sn,itisd ~ rssnactfmI trentmant ,rom
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4, Tbsra H.. H.sn no sngyastinn HAT IN
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viii he riaJ IN have r. aNsminea tn the intsrs
ssts n; ,t.ht snd truth 'N :" wv '"'0'
Whils This coiInnuv ,vas nrocaodipo NAM,
bsrs rmsh.i down tha atsIss 70 tha canIra snd
Mr. Grthwaite and Mr. IcMilIin cDem.' Tenn
$1,000 49, IT, Trona. hnI an,an,a tha
S.l,ti,v ~ 80, 80. -, ~ ,.nta 70 ~ 80
Ing 10 yrcomsideT n His remady Was 10 have
lie yo;. r,.caoi,ui.tad ami this hs nsd fniisJ
10 do. The cnninsion hecams SO great mem
hsrs shnutirc az esch other snd ia Chair