The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-03-31
PANDEMONIUM OVER THE
.O'NEiLL-JOY CONTEST.
MESSRS. REED AND CRISP LOCK HORNS
Republicans and Ten Democrats FIJI
buster against the Seating of o'Neil
The sergcant-at-Arms Ordered
to Bring In All Absentees-
Several Personal Encount-
ers Narrowly Averted

WASHINGTON, March 20. - in the
house yesterday tn rsgti'ar order, the
contc lection case,
was taken up and il,buster against
the seatinp 4 O'Seill was resumed.
The vot the motion was taken
and rcsui, ~t-i5i to IL, fourteen short
of a quorum. OF the eleven who
voted aga,u>t the motion, in effect
against giving Hr. ONeill the seat,
there were ten Democrats rs follows:
Messrs. DeArmond, Everett, Griffin,
Hall, Missouri, Morgan, Cultivate,
Ryan, Sibley, Ilarter and Warner.
Mr. McKeighan, Populist, of Nebras-
ka, cast the other negative vote.
Then came mor, filibustering, and
Mr. Patterson offered resolution to
revoke the leaves of absence and in
struct the sergeant-at-arms to take
the absentees into custody. The or
der, according to the resolution, was
TO continue in force from day to day
until vacated.
MIR. Reed attempted to make the
point that "A quorum was necessary
to adopt resolution continuing an
order in force beyond adjournment,
but the speaker overrrled him.
The previous 90 On was then
ordered, 152 to ..
Mr. Reed took IL. hoor and in q
brief speech scored the Democratic
side.
The speaker said it was not his pur-
pose to enter into discussion of the
question. lie only wanted to call at
tention to the persistence with which
the leader of the minority (Reed) had
called attention to the absolute in
iquity of the practice of members in
refusing to vote when their name S
were called. "We have been de-
nounced time and again" said he, 'for
refusing to vote"
~ counted you." interjecred Mr..
Reed, amid laughter
Mr.. Reed, Speaker Crisp went on,
had placed his party in n position,
when he made his quorum counting
ruling, where il either had TO sustain
that ruling or renounce him. 1t was
an open secret, he said, that Mr.. Reed
had been unable TO get the Repub-
lican caucus TO authorize such "a rub
ing.
Mr.. Reeds who'll rpose contin-
ued Mr.. Crisp, W; Jrce the Demo
cratic side to cou. .dorum. All other
questions paled INTO insignificance
before this overshadowing one of self
vindication with Mr.. Reed. Every
member should feel his responsibility.
lie should vote whether he approved
proposition or not. If he opposed il
he should exercise the time honored
Democratic privilege of voting agains,
il. He should not join hands with
the enemy across the aisle.
Mr.. Reed expressed a desire to re-
ply TO this, but his time had expired
and he was not permitted to do so
He then asked for a division of the
resolution, but Mr.. Stone of Ken
tucky in the chair, ruled that the
proposition was not divisible.
Party feeling had been aroused by
the remarks of Mr. Reed and Speaker
Crisp. and the Republicans began fiji
clustering with redoubled vigor. An
appeal was taken from the decision OF
the chair by Mr.. Payne.
Mr.. Springer moved to lay that
motion on the table. Mr. Payne,
pending that, moved to adjourn. This
latter motion was lost--72 To 175. The
appeal was laid on the table-l77 tC
6s. Mr.. Lacey of Iowa moved to re-
consider, and Mr. Payne moved To
adjourn. The motion to adjourn was
lost. The speaker then stated the
motion made by Mr. Lacey to recon.
slider the vote by which the appeal
was laid on the table was not in or
der. Mr.. Lacey arpealed from the de-
cision of the chair. The speaker re-
fused TO entertain the appeal.
Mr.. Reed, who was standing in the
center aisle, insisted on knowing the
grounds upon which the speaker de-
clined To sustain the appeal, but the
speaker only raped with his gave
and declined emphatically to state
the grounds of his refusal.
Mr.. Payne moved to adjourn and
| the speaker declined TO entertain this
motion also. by this time the mem
bers on both sides were wildly eX
cited. Partisan blood was at fever
heat and for Sc raj minutes pande
monium reigne rom all parts o
the floor meml 'ere shouting theil
detiances and seral personal col
lisions were narf )vly averted. "Shu
up" yelled some me across the foo
while the speaker banged his gave
and ordered all members to be seated
| The speaker was ev IDENTITY determin'
ed TO crush the filibustering tactics o.
the minority.
IL rise 70 a question of order?'
Shouted Mr.. Payne.
"And the hair refuses to recognize
the gentleI' for that purpose" re
turned the speaker. The question i
ON the adoption of the resolution in
structing the sergeant-at-arms to ar
rest absentees- As many as favor 1
will say aye, contrary no."
In the midst of the chorus OF voice
that followed. Messrs. Payne, Boutell'
and Reed were on their feet clamor
ing for recognition. The speaker re
fused to recognize them. "Tellers,
houted MIR. Payne. Pending tina
motion he moved TO adjourn.
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