The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-08

it did and the House took up the special
order which was the consideration of
the Hawaiian resolutions of the foreign
affairs committee.
Before the vote was announced it was
seen that the House had almost secured
quorum, IL 1t did not actually have it,
and there was an effort made by some
member to withdraw or change their
votes. Tho Speaker, however, held
that this could only be done by unani
nous consent, and objection was made
in each case. The Speaker announced
the vote as follows: Yeas, l74; nays, 3;
no quorum
Before further action was inaugurated
Springer u ade the point of order that
III constituted quo um and not 179,
as had been hold. In support of this he
cited tho ruling of ex. SPEAKER Reod in
the Fifty first Congress holding that
quorum consisle Of q ms )rity Of the
living mem bers and not of all those who
had been Gle ted.
Reed replied that in that case he had
changed his opinion, and 1T was evident
that the Speaker had changed his. The
Speaker, resuming, held to the opinions
OF his predecessors that a quorum con-
sisted majority Of the living members,
but that he would submit tine question
to the House for decision.
Reed suggested that three of the
vacancies had been filled by elections
and that while none of those newly
elected mem bers had bsen sworn in. the
fact that they had been elected might
change the status of affairs. The
Speaker did not think they were mem
bers until sworn in and could not there
fore be taken into account.
Cochran. Bailey and Raynor came
in To the dieculSiOu and Rauuor m Ia n
parliamentary inquiry as to whether
1t would be in order to lay the pond
ing point Of order on the table and
order another roll call. The Speaker
said it could be done by unanimous con
sent and no objection being offered the
question as I'd what constituted
quorum was left in statu quo and the
roll was called on the question of agree
ing to the pending Hawaiian resolu-
ton.
On this second roll call the Populists
voted mo" to make a quorum and the
Republicans seeing that they could not
prevent the quorum changed their
tactics and answered to their names.
Tho resolution was thus agreed to by
vote OF 1T to rs.
As soon az tho voc had been an
nounced on the McCreary resolution,
Boutellc called up his privileged reso-
luton, which he had introduced Dccem-
Der 90, 1893. Tho pream bic recites that
the President mas invaded the rights Of
Congress in instructing Willis to sub.
vert the Republican form of government
in Hawaii. Boutelle demanded the yeas
and nays, and the roll was called, re-
sulting in the defeat OF his resolution
yeas, 81; nays, l6l.
Bland (Dem., Mo }. then. at 3:lo re-
RI In ibt at.
weigh Is and measure, the bill directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
silver certificates equal to the seignor-
age on the silver bullion purchased uu
der tho provisions of The act Of July a.
1890, and he moved to go into commit.
tee of the whole.
The question OF consideration was
again raised by Tracey dem, n. W,
but after some discussion of the point
the Speaker ruled that as the ommittee
on coinage, weights and measures had
accorded to it the right TO report at any
time and as the bill had first to be con
sidered in committee of the whole the
privilege carried with it tho right 10
consideration
The question Of consideration could
not, therefore. BIO raised in the House,
but the point could be decided by voting
up or voting do.n the motion 10 go into
committee of the whole. The Speaker
then put the motion to go into commit
tee for the consideration OF the bill
From this point the filibuster was
successful. No quorum could be got to
vote and the House at : p. M ad.
Journed with the motion pending to go
into committee OF the whole
On motion Of Bland, just before ad
jonrnment tho House adopted the
customary resolution directing the ser
Seant at arms to bring in the absentees.