Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-01

WASHINGTON, ID. g., February 2S.-
At the opening OF the House this morn
ing, Mr. Kilgore, Of Texas, offered a
resolution citing that the law requires
the Ssrgeant-at arms 10 deduct from
the pay or representatives, the amount
due them for days absent except on ac-
count Of sickness, and that the Ser
geant-at-arms be called upon to report
whether this has been done. The reso-
luton was held by the Speaker not to
be privileged, and Mr.. Kilgore with
drew 1t 20 make some changes.
Mr.. Bland moved that the House go
into committee OF the whole for conSid-
GRAFTON Of the seigniorage bill,
Mr.. Bland also moved that general
debate on his bill close at 3 o'clock to-
morrow. On the later motion he de-
manded the previous question. The
vote was the signal for break in the
New York delegation, Messrs. Cum
mings. ClaRcey and Magner decling
longer TO give countenance TO the fill
buster Of their colleagues by not voting.
During the progress OF the roll call Mr..
Johnson Democrat, Ohio called atten-
tion to rule S, which is as follows:
Every member shall be present
within the hall, or house during It's ses-
sion, or excused or necessarily prevent
ed, and shall vote on each question put,
unless on motion made by division or
the commencement Of roll call, he shall
be excused, or unless be has direct,
personal or primary interest in the
event Of such question"
ho n q Il nd q
Mr.. Tracey, who had refused to vote,
be held in contempt of the House.
Mr.. Johnson said he had list Of
twenty-five members who had violated
that rule.
Mr. Livingston demanded that the
Speaker enforce the rule, under the de-
cisi0a Of the Supreme Court.
But" returned the Speaker, 1.-The
Chair has no power to enforce the rule.
The rulss require that gentlemen shall
not smoke on the floor. The Chair only
has the power TO request members 10
abide by the rule in this particular.
The Chair is the organ OF the House,
not its master Iapplausel, /, and as long as
the present occupant is in the chair he
will never make arulo." [Renewed ap-
plause.
The chair then stated that the discus
sion was proceeding by unanimous con-
sent lie then announced the result,
169 to 5, five short OF quorum. Mr.
Bland shouted out that a quorum would
have veted on thar call had all the
friends of the measure been where they
should have benin their seats. He
then moved a call of the House. Mn
Reed insisted on the yeas and nays.
The call OF the House was ordered-169
10 4.
The call developed the presence Of
965 members Further proceedings
under tho call we're dispensed with, 1873
70 3, and the vote recUrred upon Mr..
Blsnd's demand for the previous Ques-
tion on the motion to limit debate.
The deadlock was broken on this
vote. after two weeks OF flibusterlng,
and the demand for the previous Ques-
tion was sustained-i17 TO 2. Loud
cheers greeted the announcement Mr.
Tracey Immediately moved 70 recon
slider the vote by which the demand
was sustained. A quorum having been
secured Mr.. Cultivate, from the COM
uit,es on Rules, reported q special
order 90 discharge the committee OF the
whole from further consideration OF the
pending bill (the seigni0rage bilD, and
providing that after two hours cOnsid-
GRAFTON in the House the previous ques-
tlon should be considered as ordered on
The bill and pending amendments, no
intervening motions to be 10 order.
Upon the adoption OF the order, Mr..
Outhwaite demanded the previous ques-
tion. AS the roll call was proceeding,
Mr.. Reed precipitated a lively scene by
challenging the correctness of the tally.
Amid cries Of regular order be explain
ed that he challenged the announce
ment upon the statement OF Mr. Tracey,
who had kept tally.
The Speaker suggested emphatically
that Mr. Tracey was not the keeper Of
the rolls Of the House. Mr.. Tracey ex-
planned that his tally showed that only
ia m bers had voted, but he was not
prepared 10 press his claim OF errors
and the roll call proceeded.
The Speaker had his name called on
the demand Of the previous question on
the adoption Of the specia order, and it
was Sustalhuu 90 " ~ ouo "iO4 80 a
4 quorum. TIE vote was taken on the
adootiOn Of the special order
The quorum was lost on the vote on
the adoption Of the special order l65-
II, three short OF q quorum.
The House was assin blocked just as
the last barrier was being removed and
Mr.. Cultivate stating that this Ques-
tiOn Weuld come up as soon as the
House convened tomorrow, moved an
adjournment II was carried and then,
at o'clock, the House adjourned.