The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-09
CRISP GOES TO BLAND'S AID.
His Vote Makes a Quorum to Take
Up the Coinage Bill.

fused to Vote, and Thus Aided the
Republicans in Breaking a Quorum.
After the Rescue by the Speaker
Bland Speaks For an Hour.
Washington, Feb. s.-Speaker Crisp's
vote has, for a second time, come ma
terially to the aid of silver. The House
had been trying to get quorum all day,
in order to go into committee of the whole
and consider Mr.. Bland's bill for the
coinage of the silver seignorage.
In spite of the fact that the administra-
tionis not opposed to the seignorage sec
tion, number of eastern democrats re-
fused to vote, and this aided the repub-
licans to break the quorum.
At o'clock it developed that only one
was lacking to make a quorum. Speaker
Crisp, who suspected that such might be
the case, remained on the floor and asked
that his name be called. Mr.. Bland spoke
for one hour, and then the House ad
journed. There is very little doubt that
the seignorage section will be passed, if
not the whole bill, which provides for the
coinage of all the silver bullion. If this
bill is defeated the seignOrage section will
come in as an amendment.
DETAILS OF THE PROCEEDINGS.
BY the Southern Associated Press,
Washington, Feb. S.-The resolution
presented by Mr.. Bland just before ad-
journment last evening, directing the ser.
geant-at-arms to take into custody the alb
sent mem bers, did not bear fruit immedi-
ately, for there did not appear to be a
quorum of democrats present when the
House met this morning.
Aftay, tho 14aadiprr of "a journal
Reed sought to have it corrected, and
moved to insert in the journal the an
nouncement of the speaker pro TEN, that
176 members answered to their names on
the last roll call,-no quorum, but this
motion was voted down by vote of 63
to 12l.
AS soon as it was decided not to correct
the journal, MIR. Bland moved to go into
committee of the whole to consider his
silver seignorage bill
Mr.. Reed, however, made the point of
order, which he has taken advantage of
before, that the sergeant-at-armsh had been
ordered to arrest the absent mem bers,
about 100, and the presumption was that
many of these members were present and
would vote on the question. He asserted
that member could not vote while under
arrest, but the speaker replied that the
sergeant-at-arms had made no report to
the House, and the House, therefore had
no knowledge that any member was under
arrest.
MIR Reed thereupon, as a question of
privilege, desired that the sergeant-at-
arms be required to appear before the bar
of the House and report what he had
done under the special order, but the
speaker ruled that this was not a ques-
tion of privilege.
REED MOVES TO RECONSIDER.
Mr. Reed moved to reconsider the vote
by which the resolution ordering arrests
was adopted last night, and after consid-
ering the matter for some time, and read
ing the authority which Mr. Reed sent
up to the desk, the speaker ruled that
such motion was in order and could be
made
Mr.. Bland, dem, of Missouri, moved
to lay this motion on the table, and on
this the House divided-121 to 68.
Mr.. Reed demanded the yeas and nays.
and the roll was called. On the roll call
MIR. Reeds motion was tabled-yeas 1852,
nays S0
At 1:20 o'clock Mr. Bland moved that
the House go into committee of the whole
to consider the-silver seignorage bill, and
Mr.. Tracey, dem, of New York, asked
for a division, which resulted as follows
Yeas ll6, nays 5.
Mr. Tracey made the point of no quo
rum, whereupon Mr.. Bland called for the
yeas and nays, and the roll was called.
The republicans generally refrained
from voting, and the vote resulted in 167
to 16, no quorum-and Mr.. Bland moved a
call of the House On the yeas and nays
several eastern and northern democrats
remained dumb, or voted in the negative,
while all the populists and many of the
western and north western republicans
voted in the affirmative.
A DEFIANT REQUEST.
On the second roll call, when excuses
were in order. Mr.. Shaw, rep, of Wis
consin, when the name of his colleague
MIR. Babcock, was reached, asked that he
be excused.
ION what excused" asked Mr.. Livings-
ton, of Georgia
ION none at all, " replied Mr. Shaw, de-
family, except that he is absent, and
desire to have him excused"
Some of the democrats showed signs of
fighting but finally concluded that it
would be wiser not to press the matter
to The point Of a division and yeas and
nays, and all objection was withdrawn
Before the completion of the second roll
call, Mr. Bland, having learned that 2lS
members had answered to their names
moved to dispense with further proceed
ing under the call.
This was agreed to, and the question
TeCuffeQ on taxing up Lne cOQSlQeratlO
of the seignorage bill, and the roll was
called. This dis losed the absence of
voting quorum, the vote as announced
being l6j to d.
Mr. Bland moved a call of the House.
which was ordered. The call showing
the presence of 259 members, Mr. Bland
moved to dispense with further proceed
ings under il, but Mr.. Tracey, continued
hlibustering. and called for a division
and then for the yeas and nays on this
motion. he demand not being seconded
by a sufficient number was refused, ard
Mr.. Cochran asked for tellers
Asuhcient number not having seconded
this request, il was also refused, and the
speaker announced the motion 10 dispense
with further proceedings under the call
to have been carried.
QUORUM AT LAST.
The question recurring on Mr.. BANDS
motion to go into committee of the whole
the yeas ana nays were demanded and
the roll was called. On the last roll cal
the vote was Yeas 17G. nays, a. and
amid applause from the democrats. the
House went into committee OF he whole
TO consider the Bland bill and the silver
seignorage bill, with Mr. Hatch. dem. Of
NJ MissOAri. in the chair.
MIR Bland, in opening the debate. ex-
planned the provisions Of the DILL The
first section provided for the coinage Of
the seiRnorage or gain on the coinage Of
a. n.