The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-01
MANY VOTES WERE TAKEN.
At Last the Deadlock Is Broken,
but Not Permanently.
REED CHALLENGED THE TALLY.
Again the Barrier Is Raised, but the
Battle on the Seigniorage Bill
Is Still Waging.

| WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-In the House
to-day Geissenhainer tried to secure unani-
nous consent for the bill making an ap-
preparation to save the armament of the
kearsarge, but Bland demanded the regu-
lar order.
| ktlgore, as a matter of personal privi-
| lege. presented resolution reciting the
law requiring that whenever a member is
absent, except on account of Sickness his
pay shall be withheld; asking information
Of the sergeant-at-arms whether he had
| enforced the law; if not, why not, and if
he believed 1t could not be enforced TO give
his reasons. The Speaker decided that in
the form presented it was not a matter of
personal privilege, and Kilgore withdrew
it to change it to conform to the Speakers
| idea.
| Bland moved to go into committee of
the whole on consideration of the seig-
| niorage bill. and that the general debate
| close at O'Clock o-mOrIOw. and demanded
the previous question. On the rollcaIl
Cummings, Clancy and Magnor broke from
the silent ranks of the New York delega-
ton, giving up the filibuster.
After the name of Bingham was called
and he did not answer johnson of Ohio
called attention TO the fact that the rules
of the House expressly require members
| present to vote.
The Speaker ruled the rollcall could not
be interrupted.
johnson then reserved the point till the
conclusion of the rollcall.
The rollcall being com pleted Livingston
renewed Johnson's point of order and de-
manded that Tracey. who had refused to
vote, be held in contempt of the House.
Livingston demanded that the Speaker
enforce the rule under the decision of the
Supreme Court.
"But." returned the Speaker, ''the chair
only has the power to request the members
| to abide by the rule. The chair is the
organ of the House not its master Zap
plausel, and as long as the present occu-
| pant is in the chair he will never make a
rule" Renewed applause
] Boatner declared it must be In order to
make a motion under the rule cited TO
place Tracey in contempt. Thechair then
stated the discussion proceeding, by
unanimous consent, and he was ready to
announce the result of the vote. He then
announced ths result. 169 to 5, five short
of a quorum.
Bland moved the call of the House. The
|
| bers. Further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with-1S3 to 3-and vote
recurred upon Bands demand for the pre-
vious question on his motion to limit the
debate.
Then the deadlock was broken on a vote
after two weeks of flibustering The de-
| mand on the previous question oD BANDS
motion was sustained By vote of lit TO 7.
IOu0 chnnrs Oranfa6 tho OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Tracey Immediately moved a reconsider.
alton of the vote by which the demand was
sustained. A quorum having been secured,
Cultivate. from the Committee Oh Rules,
reported the special order to discharge
the committee Of the whole from further
consideration of the pending bill (the
seigniorage bilD and providing that after
two hours consideration in the House the
previous question should be considered as
ordered on the bill. and pending amend
ments no intervening motions are to be
in order. Upon the adoption of the order
Cultivate demanded the previous question.
As result of the rollcall proceeding
Reed precipitated lively scene by chal-
longing the correctness of the tally. The
Speaker had his name called on demand OF
the previous question on the adoption OF
the special order and it was sustained by
vote of 10 TO 10. one more than quorum.
A vote was then taken on the adoption
of the special order. The quorum was lost
on vote of 165 to IL, three short of a
quorum.
The House was again blocked just as the
last barrier was being removed and Outh-
waite, stating this question would come
up as soon as the House convened to-
morrow, moved an adjournment, and at
O'Clock the House adjourned.