The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-22

fused longer TO join in tho fllibustcr
and voted against tho demand for tho
previous question. Tho vote stood
ono hundred and iitty-nino TO clovon,
nino short OF quorum.
MIR. Bland moved n call Of the house.
Tho call developed tho presence oil 27l
members, aud tho voto thun rcCurrcd
on Mr.. Bland's demand for tho previous
question on his motion to close tho do.
bate. Pages and mcsgrngers scurtiui
through tho corridora and committee
rooms 10 500 that every available vote
was cast on this roll call, Tho Popu-
lists did not vote on this roll call which
non.0c'ion alarmed tho Democrats.
Jerry Simpson, when approached, said
that they wanted to show tho country
that the Democratic party was incapa-
bio ot transRcting business. On tho
second roll call tho supporters OF tho
Bland bill wGro greatly relieved to find
that tho Populisti responded in tho at-
iirmstive as thUIr names wcro called.
Tho ten Republicans who had been
voting with tho Democrats up to this
time, however, (cXccpt Waugh, Marsh
and Murray, with tho prospect OF
quorum in night OH the vote, yielded to
tho solicitations OF their eastern col.
leagues, 80 that despite tho great effort
TO secure quorum, it again fell short
this time ton votes, 159 to 10.
When tho announcement was mado,
Nh Reed suggested that tho time spent
in trying to secure quorum could be
more proiitably spent III debate.
"WiIl tho gentlemen on tho other
aide agree upon time for voting il tho
debate is allowed to procccd?" asked
Mr.. McNiillin.
Certainly" replied Mr.. Reed, "wc
will vote when wo got through"
when will you get through?"
"When We finish" Laughter.
at is absurd" continued NIr. Reed,
that gcntlcmon should insist on hav-
ing the tail OF tho situation in their
hands before they begin"
Amid cries for regular order Dir.
Bland moved call OF tho housc, and
the speaker declared tho McMillin-Reed
colIoquy out OF order and instructed
tho official atcnographera TO exclude it
from the record. The yeas and nays
were demanded on tho motion for the
call.
a call of the house was ordered,
1915.
When the quorum again reappeared
Mr.. Bland moved to dispense with
further proceedings undor the call, and
Mr. Reed, in order to complicato mat
ters, forced roll call upon this motion.
Further proceedings under the call
woro dispensed with. l76 to 81, and the
vote then again REQUIRED on Mr.. Blaud's
demand for tho previous question on
the seigniorage bill.
Again the quorum iailed, l57 10 4,
the smallest vote OF tho day, and upon
tho announcement Mr.. Bland moved
that the house adjourn, McKaiG dem.
Mary yland), moved that rs tomorrow
was Washington's birthday, when tho
house adjourn 1t be to meet on Friday.
at tho Democratic party cannot do
business" said Mr.. Bland hotly, at had
better not fritter its tlmo away on holi-
days. 1t would DO sorry spectacle for
US to adjourn over"
Mr.. Bland then made the point OF
order that no quorum being developed
the house could not entertain q motion
to adjourn oyer. The speaker sustained
the point OF order and tho vote was
taken BY yeas and nays on Mr.. BANDS
motion to adjourn till tomorrow.
The motion was carried-l40 to o..