The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-07

he would Ike 10 submit 70 the Commit
tee on Rules the following addiuon 10
clause /, of rule s:
Nc. -pringer's Plan.
s'Whenever a roll call on any question
shows that quorum has not voted, the
clerk shall again call the names or
those who have not voted alphabetically
or otherwise as the Speaker may direct,
and the Speaker shall call on each men,
Der present when his name is thus
called TO state how he votes on the
pending question
ANY member when thus called upon
who shall fail or refuse 10 vote. who is
not disqualified from voting by reason
Of his personal interest in the question
or who has not been excused from voting
thereon. shall be deemed i'm contempt OF
the House. and the Speaker shall not
thereafter recognize such a member 10
speak or 10 make any motion until he has
recorded his vote on the pending ques-
ton, or failing TO do so, until the House
has excused him. \ motion for this pur-
pose can only he made after the subject
matter, which has been pending has been
disposed Of when a quorum is present
and by a member who is not In contempt
The member making this motion shall
be entitled 10 speak five minutes i'm
favor thereof and then the Speaker
may recognize some other member who
Is not In contempt to speak in opposi-
ton thereto when the question shall
De put upon excusing such member. The
Journal and the Record shall contain each
day list of members who are I'm con-
tempt OF the House at the close Of each
days proceedings. and who have not
been excused.
III a quorum should not be present and
vote, as provided i'm this rule call of
the House may be ordered, and when a
member is brought into the House under
the call he shall be called upon by the
Speaker to vote upon the question which
was pending when the call was ordered,
and If he should fail or refuse 10 do so
he shall be subject 10 all OF the provisions
of this rule the same as If he had been
present when the vote was first taken on
the question
Mr.. Springer went on to say that he
had considered the subject for many
years, and that while there were objec-
tons to all OF the methods proposed. he
regarded the foregoing as the better plan
Of securing quorum.
John Randolph Fuckers Rule.
Mr.. Painter. Of Kentucky, who was the
moving spirit in circulating the call for
the caucus made a strong speech. saying
that he had formulated proposition.
which was practically the rule drawn by
John Randolph Tucker Of Virginia. in
the Forty-sixth Congress. with some addi-
tions. The substance OF Mr. Painters <
rule. which he read TO the caucus. was
that when a quorum did not vote there
should be a call Of the House. and as
each member was brought forward he
should be recorded as present and not
voting. II he did not vote under the call
and those who were present and who had
not voted might be noted as present by
any one calling attention 10 the fact as
to those voting i'm the affirmative were a
majority Of all those present. the PROPOSE
ton should be declared as carried.
Messrs. Kilgore and Williams, OF Illi-
nOis. opposed both propositions. and fav-
Ored the longest latitude OF nlibusterlng.
Mr.. Kigore said that the propositions in
troduced by the preceding speakers were
undemocratic and unwise. Their adoption
would place the Democratic party I'm the
position OF following the methods OF eN-
Speaker Reed, and this action ne strongly
deprecated Mr.. Kilgore emphasized the
point that the bane Of the House was
absen.eelsm, and suggested as a remedy
| that members who were absent without
| good and sufficient reason should be lined