Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-22
BLAND WAS FRANTIC
When It Was Proposed to
Observe Feb. %
As a Holiday by the House--StiII No
Quorum Present.
And n Is the Democrats VIII, Block All Legs.
lative Eusifess.

WAsHusGToS, Feb. 2l.-In the House,
Bland moved TO 20 into committee Of the
hole on his / i'll TO coin the seigniorage OF
the treasury silver bullion; and ON thai
motion demanded the previous question
Without disision on ordering the previous
question on hi, motion, Bland called fol-
the yeas and nays and they we're ordered:
The vote resulted yeas, l59; nays. IL
nine less than quorum. The following
Republicans voted with the bulk OF the
Democrats in favor of the motion OF Bland
Bowers, BroderIck, Funston, Hartman,
Wilson,. Also these Populists; Baker,
Il II, Boen, Davis, Kemp, Mekeighao,
Pence, Simpsons.
The negative vote was ma le up OF Beltz-
hoover, Cobb, Everett, Hall. McAleer,
M itchley, O'Neil. Piggott, Rusk, Sickles,
Wolverton-all Democrats.
Bland moved q call of the House. which
showed 5Sl members in the hall. The see
ond vote resulted: yeas. l57; nays, 10.
Tni, was IL short Of quorum. IL was
stated At the desk informally that at the
time the first roll call WAS male, nine p'o-
silver representatives were in the House OF
corridors, who failed to vote. The addition
OF that number to the vote would have pro-
duced quorum. Bland made the usual
motion to order call Of the House, where
upon Reed interjec.ed;
1T seems to me that the House might
better occupy this t m, in dis, ussing the
bill than wasting it ~ the gentleman from
Missouri persists in doing"
McMilin-- When will the gentleman
from Maine agree to vote }?
Il sed--When we get through.
McMillin-When will that be?
Reed-When we have fini shed, of course.
The idea that these gentlemen must have
the tail of the stuaii in their hands be-
fore we are allowed to debate the subject is
all wrong. The custom is for a body to
debate thing until they get through with it
(cries Of regular order), and that is what
we are trying to do. II is shame that we
cannot be- allowed to do it renewed cries
of "order'O by an important body that can
not furni,ha quorum.
At this point Speaker Crisp directed the
reporters not to take note of the colloquy,
~ the proceeci'g was out of order. "Gen'
tlemen cannot" he said, make statements
out Of order and hope to get them in the
Record"
Reed remarked that the Speaker was
entirely correct, ana ne hopeo the l"'ihs
would be enforced.
The Chai,-It will be.
On BANDS motion to order q call OF the
House Reed asked for tellers, ard having
secured them Bland demanded the yeas and
nays, and thus introducing a variation OF
the routine of filibusteriDy, slightly compli-
eating the situation. On the motion to
order call of the Iouse--yeas lGl, nays
;55--.he call was begun. After fur
Their Intellectual efforts to obtain
a quorum for business Bland moved that
the House al jurn. Talbot moved to amend
by adjouining over tomorrow, Washing.on's
biithoay.
This evoked apassionate declaration from
Bland that until TIE Democratic party could
provide quorum to do business It should
not fritter away holidays. More fllibuster-
ing followed. The House finally. l40 to
iOi, adopted BANDS motion to adjourn till
tomorrow.