The sun., 1894-02-20
BLAND SHORT OF A QUORUM.
,yorHRR DAF or FILfBUsTERINs
AGAINST THE SILVER BILL.


.rsue Meuber 70 ne Present sus Vote On
the Pessiue Msnsure-Nsw York Nsm-
/ her. severely CritIei.sd tor Beine Absent
WASHINGTON, Feb 1a.-After the reading Of
the journal in the House to-day. Mr.. De Ar
mond ,Dem.. Mo- offered the following reso-
luton which was read:
| Re-, eel That to paragraph OF rue 1S he added
clause as foiows; But It shall be in order at CON
eu,on Of the second roll call for bember TO IN
ours Of the speaker quorum has voted. and u ihe
sresker answer in the negative, to suggest that any
other member. naming him. Ia present and has not
voted aud thereupon the speaker-who may then Cause
the doors be clossd-shail direct the clerk to again
call the name of such member and record MS
vote. and tnts proceeding may be continued unth
a duornm shall have voted. And II any mempsr
beng thus called q third time and being present and
rot excused from voting shall not vote. the sergeant
stArms shall. by direction Of the speaker ofina MIN
before the bar OF the House. and hts name shall then
be called once and his vote recorded But u ne
,t refrain from voting hts name shall be recordsd" /"
that Of member present and refusing to vote ana ot
every contempt Of the House OF which memoet sha"
be guilty by thus refusing to vote. the serReantst
Arms shall deduct hns the sum OF 500 from n's
salary nay the same the Treasury OF the United
States and report such action to the House
Mr. Uopkins tIiep.. llLl-There seems to be
an much machinery about that that think 1t
would be better to authorize the Speaker at
once to count quorum.
II.
the Peaco appointed to administer the House.
The resolution was referred to the Commit
tee on Rules.
Mr. Bland Dem. Mol then called up his bill
TO coin the seigniorago OF the Treasury silver
bullion. lie moved that the House resolve
itself into Committee OF the Whole. and that
general debate be limited to thirty minutes.
A division showed 1o5 votes in favor Of tho
motion. and mono In the negative. Mr.. Tracey
" Ian I'D N n whArAuDOn
Mr. Bland demanded the yeas and nays. and
at 1890 the call was begun. 1t result eds
Yeas, 15l; nays, =. no quorum Appearing
Mr. Bland Bland moved call of the House. which
Alter several roll calls and calls OF the House
was present. Nr. Bland offered resolution re-
voking all leaves Of absence and instructinG
SsSs s S The resolution to soniinSs 10 force after
adjournment and until the further order OF
Mr.. Tracey Dem. N, w moved that the
House adlouTn: 2n a divisicn oE he ihe vote wa: wa:
naVs were ordered. and By vote OF Is to ib3
the House refused to adjourn.
adjourn it Be until "Wednesday at noon. This
was declared by the Chair tMr. Dockery) to be
out OF order while the House was proceeding
,Mf. Reed tRep- Me- endeavo5rsd TO- convince
KS not a proceeding to compel the attendance
OF mombers TO mako a quorum. but to REQUIRE
sf2 Of W y detsr%inns to
progress. not until after the proc esdinG Gs thero-
Mr RssS ssS Offh is s'' whether tn.
House dispense with proceedings under the
The Chair-The decision OF tho Chair Is that.
upcn, motions and resolutions under a call OF
The resolution OF Mr.. Bland was then agreed
Mr.. Heed again made the point Of NO quorum
upon this vote. and WAS proceeding TO state
the GrSHnds upon @ which A. he based his p9int
elsrsd S the resolution on TO- % have been agreed gree TO-
ard there @ is nothing Sdi M before % the House A..
c'sion in order that he may hear me- Laugh
Continuing. Mr.. Reed ,sid that q. was only
luton could be, revoked il It were adopted, to
% proeeedinss III adop'sS % b. less thsn a quo. S
rum, 1t could be revoked or rescinded by less
that az 'Os Ons ssSn wcsia insist % hat
motion TO rescind the resolution could be
% hitsr a. eeiie9ns & between Ssas sr Reed and Mr..
Hatch IDem No. EsspsetinE Mr. Reeds rul,
the Fifty first Congress the Chair announced
hs rssadiness s.d t to Tp,o upon the point made by
to h "a aps Il XIII the
House was proceeding under n call motions
and resolutions eould be passed by vote Of
less less, than % quorum, rum, This point he said had
in shs ii.st session mol Of the FiitieiR e Congress-
Ih6 House then, at O'Clock OtiOn OF
Mr. Bland. adjourned until tomorrow.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
The Democratic caucus this afternoon which
was hsla Immediately after tho adjournment
among the l3O gentlemen present on every
the s.vsrs sn Criticism R sah d'f0aqy %
9cf RG VINO s.sn SaSs rsraass from
voting TO make aauorup for the past week
The caucus met met. Mr. Holman Of Indiana read read
the call which showed that ninety members
The roll was then called and disclosed the
pres S5Sess1ss s'ss, e 40 10 members The Democrats
r.. .SfS:ss Ana s:,
GSss s:. d. s.9a o ssnrI 1oSs a ScSS su
3 % d4.S S0Gpss s%
s Ss'sS ri. h!.i s.n$:
;on&r Holm OopsI Hunter Jones KiIsors. Kyle.
:S: lsdiss i.:Sif. s2. ss1.6a t'i asllin asdlssa
asiss Sea asSssny Mss. a.r
5l 5 Ss:a NSasy s.sS rs.H.an raS hE
h.riSn' 1 ias'SR se& I'm ss1ss'GT & E rgSss
spaS.. sT',S su;,,. s s.osEs shell ssI.y sPOqSI.,
.a.sn TsiSsre rate TsyoH rsTrS rutf.r fsTn.r
.5 fRsI WRnsN WI Nsm. snRn & Iy %s%s saaGSn wSsr s
shd Wooiard. Total l3O.
When the Clerk had finished calling the roll.
members OF the New York delegation were
itesent although number had Leen in at
tendance at the session Of the House this af-
ternoon aud heard the call read.
The hTst speaker was Mr. Bland OF Missouri.
ieeauihoT 9t the pending bill Mr. Bland Of
'eTed Ihe following;
rsr, G,-.,. IartStNo nsmoeIAtie members OF the |
use are now absent from The city aud. whereas.
~eAA'slsht Democratic members OF the House are |
S,shi Snl Intentionally fat "a vote the pending
saver blA thus bTsAking quorum.
t.i tJ,t, that iI Is the duiy o; Democratic
ailAaF OF IEis llOuse, absent unless
G Ehy,s o. himself or family, TO ir nsdiaely return
" "4selAfgs the dutss Of his Ofice
-. tTi Ssc0Hd. mat duty Of every Demo
Sous thereof -
l, - lh'ri that II the duty OF every Democratic
5AusF Ia Trrorl hIs vote tor against the pending
.. ,,r hi 70 mo eHd that quorum be obtained aud
~ "iLsr Isessug business
ar. Band then made an earnest speech in |
sall9It OF his resolution. and strongly csn-
SuTed the opponents OF the bill for obstTuctinR l
,9sslatloh. He especially animadvsTted upon |
,,hhoss Democrats who have cOlpaTated with |
ue henuhilcans IN not voting aud in pursuing |
0'NutF questionable legislative methods.