The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-13
MUST VOTE OR PAY AFINE.
A Move in The House 70 Make a Change
in the Rules.

the Day Consumed by FilibusterinE
Tactics on the Part Of the Repubu-
cans.
Washington, April 12.-When the
journal of the House had been read and
approved, Mr.. Catchings presented a
resolution from the committee on rules.
TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION.
The resolution reads as follows:
Rescind clause Of rule and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
l. Every member shall be present within
the House during its sittings unless excused
or necessarily prevented and shall vote on
each question put, unless he has a direct per-
sonal or pecuniary interest in the event OF
such question.
Whenever in pursuance Of section five. arti-
Gle OF the constitution of the United States
the House OF Representatives, at the REQUEST
OF one-hfth OF those present shall order the
yeas anu nays OF IT'S members on any question
to be entered on its journal and upon call
OF the roll of its members for that purpose a
quorum thereof shall fail to vote each NOM
her within the hau of the House who
is called, unless he has direct
personal or peouniary interest in the
event Of such question. and each member
who shall be absent from the hall OF the
House when his name is called, unless he has
been excused, or Is necessarily prevented
from Ueing present shall be fined the sum of
$40 and the speaker shall cause an entry Of
such fine to be made against such members
on the journal Of the House. and the same
shall be collected and paid into the treasury
OF the United States.
The form of entering fines is stated and
the resolution concludes:
1t shall be the duty OF the clerk of the
House TO certify to the sergeant-at arms of
the House the names of all members against
whom fines are entered, and unless they shall
be voluntarily paid 20 him, he shall deduct
the amount OF said fines from the compensa-
tion OF said members, and all sums that may
be paid to, or so deducted by him,
shall be paid by him into the treasury
of the United States. A call Of the roll of the
members of the House shall not be deemed to
have been completed until the speaker Shall
have made all necessary orders regarding the
fines which may lie imposed on members In
pursuance of the provisions Of this rule.
II shall not be In order to move, nor shall
the speaker entertain request for unan-
imous consent, to remit the fines required to
be entered as aforesaid.
Before it was read, Mr. Burrows sug-
gested that no quorum was present and
objected to the reception of the report.
A colloquy ensued with the speaker, in
which the latter ruled that the question
OF quorum could not be raised in that
way, after the Journal had been read. By
the reading Of the journal the speaker
presumed the presence of quorum, and
the fact that one was not present could be
determined only by the intervention OF a
question upon which vote could be had.
MIR. Burrows then moved call of the
House, but the speaker declined to recog-
nize him for this purpose, thus taking Mr.
Catchings OF the floor.
Mr. Burrows asked an appeal, sup
ported by Mr.. Reed, but this was not en-
tertained, and the reading Of the resolu-
tion reported by Mr.. Catchings was or
dered.
The resolution was one adopted by the
committee on rules this morning, to fine
members who are absent without leave,
or who, being present, fail or refuse to
vote.
REED PERSISTENT
While the clerk was reading MIR Reed
endeavored to make the point that tho
resolution was not in order, the House
being in the act of dividing on the vote to
discharge the order of arrest, which was
interrupted yesterday by adjournment be-
cause of the lack Of q quorum. But he
was not permitted to do 50 then nor later,
before MIR. Catchings moved the previous
question on his resolution.
Mr.. Reed insisted upon being recognized
by the chair to make point of order, and
tho speaker declined to make the recogni-
tion in terms to suit the gentleman from
Maine.
The reading of the resolution was re-
ceived with laughter and applause by the
republicans, and while the yeas and nays
were being called it was discussed with
much interest by knots of members about
the clerks desk.
The roll call was interrupted to receive
a message from the Senate. When the
secretary of the Senate had retired Mr.
Wilson, rep, of Washington, asked if the
message could be repeated from the
clerks desk so that members might know
what it contained.
The speaker informed him that it could
not be, and the roll call proceeded.
RESULT OF THE CALL.
The vote resulted: Yeas l42; NAYS II
the republicans not voting Those vot-
ing in the negative were Messrs. .Causey,
of Delaware, Coombs, of New York, Cum
mings, of New York, Geary, of Caliior-
mia, Geissenhainer, of New Jersey, Kill
gore of Texas, Mcguire. of California,
McAleer, Of Pennsylvania, Paynter, of
Kentucky, Ryan, of New York, and War
ner, OF New York.
No quorum voting, call Of the House
was ordered. Pending the call several
members were excused on motion for ill
ness and important business.
Finally Mr. Gear, rep, OF Iowa, asked
that his colleague, Mr. Hull. having been
called out or the city on important busi-
ness, be excused until Monday
Mr.. Reed objected; whereupon, Mr.
Gear formally moved that Mr.. Hull be SO
excused.
Mr. Gears motion was rejected after
serving as the medium for using up a
great deal of time.
Amid the confusion Mr.. Catchings sent
up a resolution which he offered, TO be read
from the clerks desk. Messrs. Lacey,
Burrows, Reed and Boutelle, Gwere using
all their resources to prevent the resolu-
tion from being read or entertained.
PROPOSES TO REVOKE LEAVES.
When at last 1t was read, it was found
TO be resolution revoking leaves of alb
sence directing the sergeant-at-arms to
notify absent members by telegraph that
their presence is desired. The reading
was not finished before MIR. Boutelle said
il was not necessary to read further,
the nature OF the paper had been dis
closed in the first line. He and Mr.
Reed made the point that it was not in
order.
The speaker pro tenn, ruled that Mr..
resolution was in order.
REFUSAL TO ADJOURN.
Finally, after filibustering resources
were exhausted, the House, by vote of
81 yeas to 1885 nays, refused to adjourn,
and the yeas and nays were taken on sec
onding the demand for the previous ques-
tion on Mr.. Catchings' resolution revok-
ing leaves Of absence. This resulted in
l23 yeas to 3 nays.