The sun., 1894-03-07
HOUSE DEMOCRATS IN CAUCUS
via. divergence OF Opinior on the Pro-
posed Chnsge- In the Ru,~-.

wide DtverHeNee OF OrtntOu the FRO
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which was esliod to. night met and adjourned
without dseni,e action being taken ur on the
proposttIon mu % to devise % some method by which
quorum may be maintained in the House
At 8 o'clock. the time set for the meeting.
barely a score of members were in their seats.
From that time until s:2o they came in sinely
and s,tsl IN pa.ts, S.,, ,.o.,,, ,,.oM Mr.
spesKer 'r,'p , was presen, - was as "ro non. m,.
. Caen'nss 1a =, ssa %,,,so Ono " '"p on puio.
o0p Ssw U %
sicSles. who came in at about o'clock. but
who took no part in the proceedings
Mr.. Springer Of Illinois wns the first to take
ton which he would submit at the proper time.
heyi"lded the floor MIR. Boatner OF Louisiana.
who submitted resolution that the Committee
Ih House Sv moan. ., which n ouorum Of tbo.e
be asccrtsipsd and recorded: when ne .,d had
tSnt hs would ike to Submit f to % the mn
Of rule s: ,..'--,
quorum rs nO' Voted me c:Ts 'SaI ,.S ca.
pnsbs,ieny ni or or osSsfwis. % ts. speaker may
S9ss P.nains aI' $%s:! snsS
S vow: % sSs "SS .:S%ss.S from .s,ins y
Sa, s..n .xen..T from so,nS thereon sns be
%sa sp.as.r sn.li n mo-, PIaers.tt.r resognSc such
member to speak or TO make any motion until
non q failing 70 DO Sntii i: ,ica.:
made made after tn. .uSisct matter ESisS been pend:
as S ss BY member be- VINO nso o in asSnasnps
The member making this motion shall he en-
,.a nn 70 1.sosn,. ~ som, a,n.I ms
epcon SpS nS. ] % ssn III. 20 QUESTION nVs n he
:Ss sne sonsn ,s0 each rG Ia. '1a
Be Zach wh0 IN rr"es. o' sa' rS" S. "
may be prdsrsd. and wb.n . msmbsr is brought
into the House under tbs call. D. shall be called
wa. pending whsn m ns 90 es s sss snd m m
shG1 s nv. nfo,.an. of tSts r. ,h. ..ms AZ he had
Sss,os Sssn p5s'en' ""sh the '0'' WAS H' ." 'n'
Mr.. Springer went on to say that he had con-
sidered the subject for many years, and that
DDS proposed. he regarded the foregoing as
Mr.. Fainter OF kentucky. who was tho NOV
ing spirit in circulating the call for the caucus
INFLATED a proposition which was practically
the rule drawn bl Mr.. Randolrh Tucker OF
some addtions VII"
The substance Of Mr.. Painters rule. which |
he read - 2s the Ssrs sa S when o ha
House. and as each member was brought |
forward he should he recorded as present |
and not voting N he did not vote |
under the cali. and those who were present |
and had n OF voted might be noted as present |
by any member calling attention to the fact. |
III those voting in the Affirmative were a ma
iority OF ali who were present the proposition |
would be declared as carried.
Mr. Boatner expressed his willingness to |
leaye Ali OF these .ugCesttons with the Com
mittee on Rules with Instructions that they |
shoIld report rui, which would provide for |
entertaining those who were present and not |
voting. and counting them SO as to make a
Mr.. Boatner's speech m marked the line OF de- |
marcatior between those who advocated strin-
gent 10 Methods and those who believed in per |
m ittn he rules 10 stand without am ND m ant