Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-20
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IA making aauorum. Refefrfa to the COM
snittee ON rulss. The fesolutioa intfeduced
last week by Tawney, cal1iDg upon The sec
yetasy Of the interior for an Official state
n,ent Of the construction piaced BY the pen
siOn bureau npOn The Law Of December u
1883, declaring pensions . limited vested
right, vas adopted.
AtI2.3O BI4nd renewed his motion TO 90
into committee Of the whole on the seign-
iorsee bill apd that general debate be
closed in 20 minutes. On division The vote
stood yeas, I05; nays, o.. The yeas and
mas w-re ordered and the vote resulted .
yeas, Ill nays. s. Bland moved call OF
the House. One hundrel AMI ffty-one
members responded to til. il names, upon
which announcement by the Speaker, fur
Their proceedings under the call were dis
pensed with.
Walker-Mr. Speaker. suggest to the
gentleman from Missouri that he permit
discussion Of the bill to 60 on today. 1t Is
evident that We have no quorum here and
the dsy will probably be wasted in roll
calls.
Bland-I would be very glad 70 have the
hiif debated, and the gentleman knows thst
I have been wiling ct all times to proceed
under any understanding agreeable 10 the
opponents of the bill and enable us to come
10 vote without flibustering. But GER
tainIy the gentleman cannot expect me to
consent to have debate 90 on indefinitely,
and ,haIl not consent to do 80.
Walker--If the gentleman will bear with
me for moment further, want to say
th,t | do not blame him for his position,
but
Bland Regular order, Mr.. Speaker.
The Speaker announced that the 'ques-
ton 10 upon agreeing to the motion of the
gentleman from Missouri. All those in
favor Of it will answer aye when their
names are called and those opposed, no.
ON the second roll call the vote resulted !:
Yeas, 80; nays, O. Funston, Sweet and
Waugh (Rsps.) joined the Affirmative vote
on this call, but the gain was more than
Offset by the fsilure OF the Democrats and
Populists to vote.
The third roll call resulted: yeas, l52;
nsys, q; and Bland asked call of the
House. This was sgreed to, 70 to 81. At
the close Of the call, to which al members
responded. Bland offered . resolution re-
voking all leaves Of Absence, and instruct
ing the sergeant alarms to arrest absent
members, the resolution to continue 10 force
after adjournment and until further order
Of the House.
Tracey moved that the House adjourn.
GA this resolution Republicans and anti
silver Democrats voted in the affirmative,
but the silver Democrats and Populists
ioiucd the bulk Of the Democrats in the
negative. The division vote was an
nounctd: yeas, "A; nays, LOG. The yess
anil nays were ordered. BY vote of IS
to 1853 the House again refused to adjourn,
whereupon Tracey moved again that when
the House adjourn it be until Wednesday
noon. This was declared by the Chair
(yockery) to be ont of order while the
House was proceeding under call.
Reed--Tbis is not proceeding to COM
pei the attendance of members to make
quorum, but to require the presence of alb
sentees after quorum is developed. A
House with a quorum cannot be deprived Of
the right of determining to what time it will
adjourn.
Springer-But net while q cell is in pro-
q. ess, AMI not until after the proceedings
Hereunder are dispensed with.
Reed-It il immaterial whether the
House dispense with the proceedings about
the call or not.
Chair--The decision of the Chair is that
upon the motions under the call of the
House, a quorum Is not necessary.
The resolution of Bland was agreed to:
ZIG to 0.
Reed again made a point of no quorum
upon this vote and was proceeding to state
the grounds upon which he based bis point.
Bland-But the Chair has already de-
clared the resolution agreed to and there Is
nothing before the House.
Reed--But the Chair retracts that decis-
ion in order that he may hear me. (.augh-
teri Continuing, Mr.. Reed stated that it
was only necessary to consider by what
vote this resolution could be revoked it it
was adopted, to demonstrate the manifest
absurdity Of the proceeding.
IL adopted by less than quorum, It
could be revoked or rescinded by less than
quorum at future session; and he did
not presume that any one would mist on a
motion to rescind resolution that could be
passed by less than quorum. After col
loquy between Reed and Hatch respecting
Reeds rulings upon the psint, while he was
Speaker in the 5lst Congress, the Chair
announced his readiness to rule uron the
point made by Reed, just as the latter was
about to quote from the authority given
him by Burrows.
Twas Just about to give the Chair some
information said Reed, "but of course
when the Chair gets through listening to
me, am through addressing the Chair.''
The Chair stated that it was clear to him,
and in accordance with the uniform prac-
tice of the House that while the House was
proceeding under call, motions and resolu-