The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-31

on their feet clamorinc for recognition.
hlr. Bland. was recognized 20 announce
that on Tuesday next he would ask 10
have the bill taken up and placed on its
passage the Ob cctions of the executive
70 the contrary Notwithstanding
Mr.. BOutCiIe moved under The au-
thOrity of the constitution 10 take up the
bill at once for consideration. He quoted
from a decision by Speaker Carlisle in
tho Eorty-seventh congress that when the
President re turus bill with his veto the
House shall proceed to consider it,.
The speaker explained the situation to
be that while the House was engaged in
the consideration of the right Of a mem
Der 10 his seat. a question Of the highest
privilege under the constitution. and pro-
eeeding by authority OF special order
which excluded the consideration of other
business until ii shall have been disposed
OF. a message had been received from the
President. 1t had been read. but its con-
sideration at that time could not be
entered on. He, therefore, ruled the
motion of the gentleman from Maine out
OF order
From this decision MIR. Boutelle desired
70 appeal. but the speaker declined 20 en-
terrain il. He announced the pending
question TO be on laying on the table the
motion of the gentleman from Michigan
(Mr. Burrows. to reconsider the vote by
which the House decided that Charles L.
JOY was not entitled to Il seat from the
Eleventh district of Missouri, and ordered
the call of the roll.
Mr.. Burrows iuterposed some further
inquiries about the Presidents message,
but the speaker directed the clerk to call
the roll
a DRAMATIC INCIDENT.
While the roll call was in progress. n
dramatic incident occurred. Mr.. Reed
had taken his place I'm front of the clerks
desk, which the rules say is not permis-
sible. He was required by the speaker
TO take his seat, and made some response
evidently in acqWesceuce, but remained
on his feet until the speaker directed the
seargant-at-arms to request the gentle
man to take his seat, and stated that
business would be suspended until order
was restored.
THAT IS entirely unnecessary said
Mr. Reed and he walked across the area
TO his desk and sat down, amid some
handclapping on the democratic side
Later on the roll call Mr.. Reed called
the attention Of the speaker to the fact
that other gentlemen were occupying the
same position from which he (Mr. Reed
had been required TO take his seat. and
asked that the order initiated by the
chair be promptly executed.
Il trust the chair did not single me
its authority"
THE SPEAKER EXPLAINS.
This led to a statement by the speaker
that the gentleman from Maine had
stationed himself in front of the CLERKS
desk, as he stated, for the purpose of OBJ
serving the count This was moi in ac-
cordanCe with the rules. and the chair
had requested the gentleman to take his
seat.
Mr. Reed disclaimed having made the
statement quoted by the chair. lie had
asked permission of the chair, clearly
and respectfully, and twice repeated, TO
occupy the position he had, and had been
directed in what seemed TO him to be an
entirely suitable manner, 70 take his seat,
(which l did, " he said because / always
observe the request of the chair in that
regard"
The speaker said he had not understood
the gentleman to make any request.
Other gentlemen being on their feet, one
or two in consultation with The speaker
at the desk, Mr. Reed designating one or
two, insis ed that they should also be re-
Quested to take their seats, and the
speaker requested them TO do so. One of
the latter, Mr.. Catchings. dem, of Mis-
sssippi, observed as he walked across the
area in front Of the clerk desk THE
gentleman from Mississippi was confer
ring with the speaker, as he had right
To do
The roll call was concluded without
further incident. The result was an
nounced yeas los, nays z.
The speaker said that no quorum had
voted and that under the rules, the hour
then being $3.50 o'clock, he would declare
a recess until s o'clock, the evening SEES
sion to be for the consideration of private
pension and relief bills.