Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-06

call the committees for reports and then
the House shall resolve itself into Com
mittee OF the Whole House on the state
OF the Union for the consideration OF
House Bill 1914; that general debate on
said bill shall be limited 10 the hour OF
adjournment on Wednesday. the 10th or
January: that on Thursday, the 18th day
read through. and shall from day TO day
be open 10 amendment In any part there
Of: that on Thursday, the 18th day OF
January. at the hour OF ~ O'Clock noon,
said bill. with all amendments recon-
mended by or that may be pending in the
Committee of the Whole shall be re-
ported 10 the House; that the prev,
Gus question shall then be considered
ordered on pending amendments, on en-
grossment and third reading, on mo-
ton 10 recommit. with or without mstruc-
tons should such motion be maze Oh
the final passage OF the bill, and on mo-
ton 10 reconsider and lay on the tanie
that, beginning with Monday next AT lnS
hour of $50 each day the House shall
take a recess until o'clock, the, evening
session TO be devoted 10 general ueDa.e
on said bill only; and general ieaEe ~
print remarks on said bill u he'eoS
granted" 81, D.
rows raised the question OF consideration,
but the Speaker announced thal uhpei
forrncr rulings the question OF cohsiueId.
ton could not be raised upon IcPoi
'
Mir BoutelIe appealed from the decision
Il the Chair, but the speaker IeluSeu w
sntertnn the appeal. IT,. -,
Mr. burrows then stated In quiet way
sof he wished TO ask Mr.. Catcnlhgs
whether the rule just read had had its
Inception on the floor Of the House OF III
ne Committee on Rules.
MIR. Catchings replied that II had orlBi-
mated in the Committee on Rules.
BURROWS on THE RULES.
s1.g h. a n =
hat the Committee on Rules had me
power to originate rules, but MI
Burrows submitted that the Com
mittce on Rules had no jurisdiction
and could not bring in any such rule as
the one offered by Mr.. Catchings: lie
asserted that that committee had no
more Jurisdiction or right to do such a
thing than any other committee OF the
House. The rule providing that all such
propositions should be referred TO the
they originated In the House. He was
aware, he stated. that the Chair had
ruled 10 the contrary. but he was salts
fed In his own mind that such PROPOSE
tons should first have their inception in
The House.
The Speaker read the ruling made by
him in the tifty-sccOnd Congress sustain
ng his present ruling. but he did not
know whether an appeal had been enter
ID against Il or not
Mr. Burrows said that that ruling pro-
Tdcd for an order OF business ana not Tor
I change OF rules.
The Speaker: The gentleman Will under
,tand that almost any order fixing the
)rder of business Is a change Of rules
BOUTELLE SAT DOWN UPON.
Mr. Boutcle again rose and was asked
by the Speaker for what purpose he de-
sired recognition.
Speaker" replied Mr.. BOutelle.
1.-THE gentleman viii state IT," said the
speaker evidently somewhat DUBIOUS ID
% the outcome. ..,,.
under what rule Of the House the Chalr
declined 10 entertain my appeal
The Speaker answered somewhat tartly
that a was not the duty OF the Chair,
~ demand or request or the gehtIclIth
from Maine to furnish him with any in
formation. daughter along the Demo-
The question was then put on Mr..
Catchings's motions Tor me previous ,,',!s
toce vote. the House dividing on party
Xii Houfolle called for a division and as
hr took his scat shouted TO his republican
colleagues: Don't vote! Don't vote!
so VOTING QUORUM.
The result was that the Republicans
strictly abstained from voting. and the
Democrats cast only Us votes-il snort
Mir CatchinCs asked for the yeas and
nays. and after the call had been COM
plrtod Mr.. Springer asked that the names
~ those voting should be readF This was
done showing that l69 had voted In the
affirmative UemOcrats) and one In the
negative Nly. Bell, Populist, OF Colo
rad0j .oa NJ
Campbell DemocraO, New YORK, sald
that he was paired with Mr.. Belden Cte-
pubican). New York, on political ques-
lions but he would vote now TO make Il
quorum lie made the statement because
somc of the newspapers had commented
upon his not voting yesterday.
Mr. Sperry UemOcrap, Ionnecucull,
did not vote. Neither did Mr.. Haines
OemocraO. New York. .n >-o,,. 1or.
Ncssrs. Cadmus OemocraO. New Jer,,
sey: Cochran Democrat, New YORK. ana
blanchard and Price Oemocrats), Louisi-
ana. all voted with their party ASSOCIATES.
No quorum having voted, MI. SatShlnss
the presence Of 273 members-94 more than
A quorum. Mr. Catchings then moved 10
dispense with further proceedings under
the call, and although no Quorum u
necessary on this question, 1t afforded an
opportunlty for some tilibustering, ana
MIR. Reed demanded division. This re-
snlsed: Yeas. IA: nays -. But Mr'
Reed thought that the question should be
determined by tellers, and accordingly
he and Mr.. Catchings went through the
form of counting the votes, ana an
nounced that there were 1875 in the affirm
alive and 10 I'm the negative. Accordingly
II was ordered that further proceedings
under the call should be dispensed with.
and the question REQUIRED on Mr.. Catch-
ings's motion for the previous question;
The ayes and noes were ordered, ana
again the Republicans remained dumb,
while 1863 Democrats voted to order the
previous question. their names being
read. - -. .
....l.f. in
CAL OF the House. and on this question
Mr.. Reed again called for DIVISION,
stating soto voce that 'all we need is
mathematics" ,, 1890 4,
10 by a vote OF 1914 yeas 10 81 nays, ana
this. the second call, showed the presence
of 90 members.
ANOTHER sKIRMISH.
MIR. Catchings again moved TO dispense
with further proceedings under the can
and this was ordered, aiter snort sAi-
nlsh, led by Mr. BURROWS
The motion to order the previous ques-
ton then required and the roll was again
called s.,.. .ce ,h,,,
ever from a quorum. for on the thlIu caii
Of yeas and nays but l6S members voted
AZ against 169 on the second cail'
NJ. Catchings. however, did not .ose
heart. and again moved can OF tle ,
House which showed the presence OF "a
members II being then ordered that fir-
ibsr proceedines under the call be, dis
neused with. the question required on
MIR Catchings's motion to order the pre-
The fourth roll-call resulted; Yeas l6';
nays, none. - .,-. -,,or,o
MIR Catchings then threw up tiIs sp pd,s'.
and at $50 at his instance, the house
adjourned until tomorrow l., .,,o,
Note.-The Senate was not III sessloii
to-day.
heath of Mr.. Richard l.. Christian
Mr. Richard Langhorne Christian, son
90 ,ba late Edmund f. Christian formerly