Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-08
bsts the point Of order was sustained,
and the McCreary Hawaiian resolution
VS. DECLARED PASSED.

As on yesterday, Mr.. Cummings
Dem, New York; and Mr.. Geary
Dem. California; declined TO vote.
Sir. Slckles (Dsm., New York;, who
voted against the resolution yesterday,
was not present to-day. Mr.. COckrell
Dem. Texas, who refused to vote
Yesterday. voted for the resolution.
Mr. Daniel rep, New York; and Mr..
Adams (Rep., PennsYlvania) voted
against the resolution.
Inst before the vote was announced,
Mr. Cummings, Of New York, standing
I'm the area in front of the Speakers
chair. stated that he desired 10 vote TO
make a quorum. "Was the gentleman
i'm the hall Of the House ana failed to
hear his name called?" asked the
Speaker. ~ was" replied M. Cum
mings. The Speaker directed the Clerk
90 call Mr. Cummings name. He did
so. II vote no, answered Mr.. Cum
mings with great emphasis.
Mr.. Adams asked the privilege OF
Withdrawing his vote on the ground
that he had voted under d misappre-
hension.
..I object" shouted Mr. McCreary.
The Speaker held that the vote could
not be withdrawn save by unanimous
consent.
Mr.. Reed challenged the ruling,
claiming that it had never been so held
before.
The rule is clear" said the Speaker.
''If the gentleman from Maine will
reflect on the rule for moment"
The gentleman from Maine has re-
lected on the rules several minutes" b"
RErORrED MIR. REED
sarcastically.
III the gentlemen who have not re-
iected, then, will give their attention,
continued the Speaker, wish some vigor,
''the Chair will state that the rule re-
0uires that each member shall vote un-
less excused, and when a gentleman
has voted the Chair does not think it
competent for q member who had voted,
as he should do by the rule, TO with
draw that vote save by unanimous COLI
sent"
And il has always been so held, )"
added Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, hotly,
when the gentleman from Maine was
in the chair be counted members as
voting whether they voted or not.
By unanimous consent it was decided
60 have another roll call on the adoption
Of the resolution, and the Speakers de-
cision was withdrawn. When IL became
apparent on the second roll call that the
Democrats would have a quorum the
Republicans voted against the reSOlu-
tiOn and 10 passed-177 to 20.
Immediately on the announcement
OF the vote, Mr. Bland called up his
bin directing the Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 coin the silver Seigniorage
in the Treasury and moved that the
House 20 into committee Of the whole
for its consideration.
The motion TO 60 into Committee OF
the whole was lost by lack OF quorum,
100 TO e. The call Of the House devel
oped the presence Of 245 members.
Mr. Bland was. however, resolved to
continue the fight.
Mr. Wise, (Dem., ViTginia), moved
70 adjourn, aud another roll call fol-
lowed.
Roll call followed roll call in quick
succession, each succeeding call deVel-
oping the fact that members we're slip
ping away. But at last Mr.. Bland was
successful ib passing a resolution re-
voking all leaves Of absence and in
structing the Sergeant-at-Arms 10 take
into custody absent members and bring
them 20 the bar of the House. In order
90 make the resolution more effective,
it was made q continuing order until
vacated by the House.
Then at z o'clock the House ad-
iOurned.