The morning times., 1896-04-22

There was a lively scene in the House
yesterday afternoon, and, like all things
good, IL was feservedunul the last m oment
- The tro uple. came UP more suddenly than
an April shower, even in this latitude,
the origin OF the unpieaSantness seeming
10 have been the Ie1usal OF Speaker Pro
TEN Barrett TO recognize the right OF u
member 10 make u parliamentary inquiry.
Judge Cobb was speaking in bis own
behalI when lie three nours' Time liked Tor
debate expired aHd MIR. Barrett recognized
Mr.. Daniels, thus taking Mr.. Cc1b Off the
floor.
Instantly several members on the Demo-
cratic side were On their feet, demanding
recognition 10 .smake parliamentary IN
quiry as 10 question OF privilege. MI.
cobb was also protesting earnestly against
being thus peremptorlly treated. But Mr..
Barrett calmly ignored them, stating that
1.-THE gentleman from New York is en-
titled TO the floor"
- Mr. Daniels besitated in the face OF this
tumult, and the Speaker pro tempore asked:
''Docs The gentleman yield, and II SO, to
| who m?"
HOT SHAFT FROM BAILEY.
=Messrs4 Bailey and McMiliin holly resented
this suggestion, saying that they asked no
mans grace 10 make parliamentary ih-
euiry; that it Wass.a members right, and
was properly 10 be addressed 10 the chair
''n there-was an ybody in the chair with
| a knowledge of the rules said MIR. Bailey,
I'll would not be necessary to state the
facl-,''- .a.....s
THE gentleman from Texas" said the
Speaker Jar0-vienp.s..will not address the
chair until he is recognized.
In response~to repeated inquiries by the
| Speaker pro tempore, Mr.. Daniels yielded
to Mr.. Bartlett OF Georgia who stated that
when Tue case. was called up MT. Daniels
asked unanimous consent to close the debate
/ in .sthFee. hours, the time to be equally
! divided between the majority and minority,
| but objection wHs made, and no agreement
| was reached. Then Mr.. Daniels gave notice
that ut the end OF three hours he would move
| the previous question, but that. he asserted,
| did not warrant the chair in taking Mr..
! Cobb off The floor.
Mr.. Cobb claimed that he was entitled
1 To ain hour IN i4is o wn right and could not be
denied the privilege of the floor until that
| period had expired
-.--. s-REED. TO THE FRONT.
The Speaker pro tempore said he was
| informed that there had been an agreement
| TO divide che time between the majority
and the minority, and the latter having
Occupieda an hour and a half, he had indicated
10 Mr.. Cobb that his time had expired
| and had given the floor to the gentleman
| from Ne w York, Mr.. Daniels.
While Mr.. Barrett was making his state
| ment, Speaker Reed appeared at the desk
and when his substitute had concluded,
| resumed the chair. He said the confusion
! had evidently ariselfrom misunderstanding
! by the temporary occupant Of the chair.
r Mr. Bailey-Not Observation-Disclosures
| ance.
1rI-,,, : no, l-ar ooptipu;ne said the tatnnor-
ary OCCUPANT WIS in the opinion OF the
| Speaker, properly endeavUrtng TO carry out
what he believed TO be the arrangement, con
cerning which he had been misinformed. He
| confirmed Mr. Bartletts version of the
situation. and said Mr. Cobb was entitled
TO the floor for an hour, il he desired TO
| occupy it for so long.
MR.. COBB UNsEATED.
| Had there beenaquorumpre yesterday y
| at the close Of a six hours session the
! Populist yoteof the House OF Representatives
would have been increased from seven to
| eight, by the adoption of resolution declar-
| ing A lbert T. Goodwin entitled TO Il seat
| as Representative from the Fifth District of
| Alabama.
| 1t had previously been voted-47 to 109-
| that James E. Cobb Democrat, was not elect
| ed a Representative from that district in the
Fifty-foHTth Congress, and that he was not
| entitled to the seat. thus reducing the Demo
cratic strength from 100 to 50. Goodwyn
| was nominated by the Populists and indorsed
| by the Jeffersonian Democracy and Republi-
cans, and the votes upon his right to the
seat were given by the Republicans and
PopulistS in the House, Mr.. Cobb being sup.
| ported by the solid Democratic vote.
On the resolution declaring Mr.. Goodwin
entitled TO the seat the vote was yeas 121
nays 45. This was not a quorum, and on
| motion by Mr.. Dingley at $50 the House
adjourned until today, leaving the question
| TO be settled then.