The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-30
AN EXCITING TIME


handed Proceedings by tho Democrats.
WASHINGTON, Morch 29.-Whon the
house met at noon to-day q fevorish
anxiety was manifested as to the fate OF
the Bland seigniorage bill. After tho
reading OF tho journal, tho regular or
der, the Joy-0Neill contested election
case, was taken up, and the filibustcr
against tho seating OF O'Neill was re-
sumed. At 1926, while the roll OF tho
house was being called, Mr.. Pruden,
tho Presidents executive clerk, ap-
peared ut the bar oftho house and trans
mitted the Presidents special message
vetoinG the Bland seisnioragc bill.
The vote on tho pending motion was
then taken, and resulted 154 to II, four
teen short OF quorum. OF tho eleven
who voted against tho motion lin effect
against giving Mr.. O'Neill tho seat)
ten were Democrats.
Then came more iilibustering and Mr..
Patterson offered resolution TO revoke
the leave OF absence and instruct tho
sergeant.at-arms TO take tho absentees
into custody. Tho order according to
tho resolution was to continue in force
from day to day until vacated.
The previous question was ordered.
1922.
Mr.. Reed took the floor and in brief
speech scored tho Democratic side,
dwelling particularly upon the ab.
surdity OF n proceeding which aimed ut
procuring quorum by duress aud after
ono was secured LETT tho house power
less TO record its presence.
Something in what Mr.. Reed said evi-
IDENTIFY stung Speaker Crisn, who was
on tho floor at tho time, and when the
eN-speaker eat down Speaker Crisp
arose.
CRISP DENoUScEs REED.
Mr.. Reed, Speaker Crisp said, had
placed his party in a position when he
ma his quorum counting ruling
whr o it had to sustain that ruling or
renounce him. 1t was IN open secret,
he said, that Mr.. Reod had been unable
to get the Republican caucus to author.
ize such ruling.
III never tried, said Mr.. Reed.
Mr.. Reeds whole purpose, continued
Mr.. Crisp, was to force tho Democratic
aide TO count quorum. All other
questions paled into insIenificunce be.
fore this overshadowing ono OF selt-yia.
dication with MIR. Reed.
Party feeling had been aroused BY
remarks OF Mr.. Reed and Speaker CrisD.
and tho Republicans began fllibus,cr.
ing with rcdoubled vigor. An appeal
was taken from the decision OF tho
chair by Mr.. Payne. Mr.. Springer
moved to lay that motion on tho table.
Mr.. Payne. pending that, moved to nd
journ. Thia latter motion WIS lost-72
to l75. The appeal was laid on the
table-l77 to 6S.
MIR. Lacey (Iowa) moved to reconsider
and Mt. Payne moved to adjourn.
ALMOST A Fight.
The motion to adjourn was lost. The
speaker then stated that the motion
made by Mr.. Lacey to reconsider tho
vote by which tho appeal was laid on
table, was not in order. Mr. Lacey an.
pealed from tho decision oil the chnir
The speaker refused to entertain Tho
appeal. Mr.. Reed, who was standing in
the center aisle. insisted on knowing the
grounds upon which the speaker de-
clincd 10 sustain tho appeal, but the
speaker only raped with his cayel and
declined emphaticallY to state the
grounds OF his refusal. Mr.. PAYNE
moved 10 adjourn and the speaker de.
clined 10 entertain this motion also. By
this time the membcss on both sides
wera wildly excited. Partisan blood
was at fever heat and for several min.
utes papdemonium reigned. From all