Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-01
CONFUSION In THE HOUSE.

Was Restored.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Nr. Kilgor.
dem. of Texas, a. question of privilege
offered resolution in the house to, ds
asking the sergeant-at- arms If he had, &C
oording to law, withheld the salary o
members for the time they were absen
without leave; if not, why not, AM
whether, in his opinion, the law could h
enforced.
A point of order was made against tn
resolution and sustained by the speaker.
Mr.. Bland moved that the house take NJ
his seigniorsgs bill, general debate to b
closed at 8 p. m. tomorrow. The motor
received on division 152 votes In the af
frmative and two in the negative. NJ
quorum appeared and Mr.. Bland aaket
that the yeas and nays be called, which WA
done.
In the midst of the roll call, Just aftsl
the clerk had called Mr.. Bingham of Penn
sylyanis, Mr.. johnson of Ohio rose to {
point of order. He said the rules re-
quired that when Q members name wal
called he should vote. He made thu
point against the gentleman whose name
had been called that he had not obsyed the
rules.
The speaker-The roll cannot be inter.
rupted.
Mr.. Johnson-I will reserve the point
Before the result was announced MI
Livingston, DEM, of Georgia. said he de
sired to submit motion. Rule 8, he said
required members present, unless excused
to vote upon every proposition presented
to the houss. The gentleman from New
York (Tracy) had refused to vote, aud he
demanded that he be brought before the
bar and explain his refusal.
Mr.. johnson, DEM, of Ohio, said he had
list of members who had violated the
rule, which he offered to send to the desk.
The speaker stated that the rule was
well taken. The chair could not enforce
the rule otherwise than by appealing to
members to observe 1t. The chair was but
the organ of the house and would never
make rule unless authorized and directed
90 to do by the house.
Mr.. Boatner, dem., of Louisiana, argued
In support of Mr.. Livingstone motion. 1t
was, he said, an effort to bring q member
to answer to q wilful contempt and viola.
termine here and now whether or not q
member can defy its rules.
The rpeaker stated that under the rules
it was his duty to announce the result of
the vote. It showed no quorum, and In
answer to Mr.. johnson of Ohio he added
that the gentleman could not interrupt the
roll-call, as he had proposed, nor could he
be heard at the close of the roll call. The
result was-yeas 1e9, nays 5-fve short of
quorum. 1t was said that five support
ere of Mr.. Bland failed to get their votes
In, because they were not in the house.
Messrs. Clancy and Msgner of New
York, who had heretofore refrsined from
voting, voted In favor of the proposition.
These proceedings had been watched with
the keenest interest by members, especial
bility of history making. When the chair
announced the vote, however, and the in
cident was over, the humdrum was re-
sumed and the members who had been
eagerly providing into the pit in front of
the clerks, disappeared.
A motion was carried dispensing with
further proceedings under the call
Mr.. Bland then renewed his motion and
tho yeas and nays were called. As the roll
call proceeded It became apparent to many
that q quorum would be obtained, and
members Keeping tally crowded about the
clerks desk. When It was determined
that quorum had been obtained ON the
second call of the roll Mr.. Tracy, DEM, of
New York, voted aye, amid slight applause
from the democratic side, his purpose being
to move q reconsideration.
The announcement of the vote by the
speaker-177 yeas to nays-evoked hear
y applause from the democrats and popu-
lists.
Mr.. Cultivate. DEM, of Ohio, and Mr..
Tracy, DEM, of New York, demanded rec
ognition, the former 70 present an order
from the committee limiting nebate on the
bill and amendments to two hours. and
the latter to move q reconsideration of the
vote just taken. Mr.. Outhwsite got the
floor.
Mr.. Cultivate demanded the previous
question, but yeas and nays were ordered
without division. After q name or two
had been called Mr.. Reed precipitated an
angry discussion, which for intensity
equslled the scenes In the Fifty first con-
gress when he as speaker was counting
quorums. he suggested that q roll call
was out of order, as the last vote did not
disclose the presence of q quorum.
The speaker-By what authority does
the gentleman make that statements
Mr.. Reed am informed by the gentle
and it did not show q quorum voting
The speaker-The gentleman is not the
keeper of the roll. The clerk will proceed
with the call.
Mr.. Reed. persisting amid cries OF Greg
ulsr ORDER" stated that when . member
arose and suggested that an order had been
committed he was entitled to respectful
treatment from the chair and house.
The speaker-Has the gentleman not
had itl There has been no suggestion that
the vote has been impeaohed. If one is
made the chair will be glad to have 1t ex-
amined in the interests of right and truth.
While this colloquy was proceeding
members rushed down the aisles to the
center and Mr.. Outhwaits and Mr.. McMil-
lin, dem, of Tennessee, asserted that Mr..
Tracy had accepted the correctness of the
vote by moving to reconsider. His remedy
was to have the vote recapitulated, and
this he had failed to do.
The confusion became SO great. members
shouting at each other and the chair, that
the speaker suspended proceedings unit
comparative order was restored.
Mr.. Reed stated that he had been out OF
the hall while the roll was being called. A,
q meeting of the committee ON rules Mr.
Tracy had informed him that quorum
had not voted, and he felt 1t his duty tc
call the attention of the chair and thu
house to 1t that the error be corrected, Il
one had been made. After some remark
by others Mr.. Tracy said he had keep wha
showed only 174 votes. This he would
not impeach. Whereupon the storm sub
sided and the roll call proceeded.
Mr.. Reed called the attention of tn,
chair to the fact that the clerk, after call
ing Mr.. Talbot of South Carolina, returne,
| and called Mr.. Stoekdals of Mississippi
| which he said was out of order.
The speaker coincided with the gentle
man and directed the clerk not to returl
to name after 1t had been passed.
Mr.. Outhwaite's demand for the previou
| question was seconded, ITO to 10. Til
friends of the bill spplauded the result
| On the passage of the order the vote Of
division was ayes las, nays none. TIL
yeas and nays were ordered. Before th
| call had proceeded far, however, Mr.. Bun
| rows and Mr.. Reed criticised the method
of the reading clerks. Mr.. Reed said tn
calling of the roll was irregular, som
names being called once, others twice an
some three times, until the clerk forced q
answer. There was no authority for THU
he commended.
The speaker stated that ever since b
had been in the house the names had bee
called twice when the member failed I
answer. The vote resulted-yess 10!
nays II. Three less than Q quorum, an
ct 4 O'Clock, on motion of Mr.. Outhwsit
the house adjourned.
Ended His Own Life.
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the Baltimore club tonight shot and pro-
ably fatally wounded Louise Kellogg an