The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04

dySoA W WitHuraW MS motion. julius
caesar Burrows showed that he SYM
pathfZed with Gen. Butterworth. It
was apparent that q revolt in the
ranks of the majority was brewing
Judge Payson reluctantly withdrew his
motion, and Mr.. Crisp began his reply
to the speakers defense of his action
In counting a quorum. He had not
been speaking five minutes before he
was interrupted by Mr.. Rowell mem
Der of the majority from Illinois, who
asked him question. Mr.. Crisp began
to answer the question, when the
speaker abruptly told him to conflne
himself to the pending question. Mr..
Crisp protested that he had a right TO
answer the question of his friend, but
the speaker ruled differently. There
upon Mr.. Crisp asked unanimous con-
sent to reply to the question, and the
speaker refused to put his request to
the house. This aroused Maj. Mckinley,
who said: 1T occurs to me that the
gentleman from Georgia should be per-
mitted to, answer the question pro-
pounded to him by the gentleman
from illinois," Mr.. McKinley's sug-
gestion indicated that a revolt was In
evitable unless either the speaker or
Mr.. Rowell gave way The Illinois
member promptly withdrew his ques
ton. and this relieved the speaker from
his dilemma .' $50 .-.
At the end Of the day the speaker
announced that he had been mistaken
in pronouncing Mr. Cultivate as pres
ent and not voting.
When the journal was read on the
following day the names of those vot-
ing on Mr.. Crisp's question of consider
alton were read, but the names of the
members who were counted by the
speaker to make up a quorum were
not read. Mr.. Breckenridge demanded
the reading of the names of the men,
THAT is not part of the journal"
He afterward qualified the remark by
saying that the list had been placed
in the journal There is no require
ment that it should be put there" he
continued, but the fact is that it is
there, and the gentleman is entitled to
have the whole journal read"
After a long debate, Maj. Mckinley
moved to table the appeal of Mr.. Crisp
on the assumption of the chair to count
absent members to make a quorum.
The appeal was laid on the table
yeas, 1852; nays, none, the minority re-
fusing to vote. The speaker himself
voted with the 1872 to sustain his own
decision. He still lacked three votes
of quorum. Thereupon he counted
twenty-seven non-voting members Of
the minority, and declared a quorum
present. Maj. Mckinley then moved
| that the house adjourn. The speaker
put the question. Mr.. Springer, Mr..
| Holman and others Of the minority
| demanded the yeas and nays. The
speaker disregarded them and said:
| THE ayes have it, and the house stands
| adjourned until II o'clock tomorrow
| He laid down the gavel and left his
| desk, and had descended three steps,
| when Mr.. Springer rushed toward him
| and brusquely demanded the yeas and
| nays as a constitutional right. The
whole house was in an uproar, the mi
| nOrity excited and indignant, and
| clamorOus for the yeas and nays. The
| speaker stood five seconds. as though
undecided, again assembled the dais.
seized his gavel, brought the house to
order. recognized Mr. Springer and the
yeas and nays were ordered. Not long
afterWard here is what occurred:
Mr.. Springer-I move that the house do
now adjourn.
The Speaker-The chair rules that motion
to be not in order.
Mr.. Springer-Upon that ruling desire to
be heard. again appeal from the decision of
the chair.
The Speaker-The chair will make a state
ment to the house.
Mr.. Springer-I insist upon my right to be
, heard.
At this time Maj. Mckinley moved to table
the appeal. The speaker promptly put the
motion to the house utterly ignoring Mr..
Springer's demand. The appeal was tabled
the speaker again counting non-vot:ng mem
bers of the minority to make q quorum
mr.. springer renewed his motion that the
house adjourn. and the speaker still ignored
him: Finally the following colIoquy en-
sued:
Mr.. Springer-Does the speaker decline to
entertain my motion?
The Speaker-The motion of the gentleman
from Illinois is not entertained.
Mr.. Springer-When will it be in order for
some one to move to adjourn?
The Speaker-It will be in order at the
proper time
Not long afterward colloquy with Mr.
consideration, which the speaker had declined
to entertain. 1t ended thus
Mr.. Crisp-Does the chair decline to put
The Speaker-The chair declines.
Mr., Mr. Crisp-Then 1 appeal from that de-
The speaker-The chair declines to enter
tain the appeal.
Mr.; Crisp-Will the chair give reason
for declining?
The Speaker-There has been a distinct
vote of the house sustaining the ruling of
the chair that motions made fer purposes
or delay are not in order.
MT. Crlsp-i deny that you have a right to
peal from your assumption to determine
what my motives are.
The speaker ignored Mr. Crisps pro-
test, and the house went on with the
election case. In the discussion Col.
oFerrs~l. now governor of Virginia.
began reading from the printed testi
mony in the election case, and sent
1t up to the clerk to continue the read
ing. The speaker said that it could
not be read. Col. O'Ferral replied.
We'll, send it back and I will read
1t myself The speaker said, accord
ing to the rules now governing the
house the gentleman has not a right
to read a printed book" "But this is
printed testimony Col O'Ferrall
shouted, and persisted in reading the
book.
Unparalleled confusion ensued. The
minority was SO indignant that the
house was in a fearful uproar. In the
CONFUSION Maj. Mckinley marched
down the aisle to the arena in front of
the speakers desk and said: 81 hope
and trust that we will preserve order.
and that the gentleman from Virginia
will be permitted to read the evidence
which he desires to read" Then the
speaker gave way and Col O'FerralI
continued his reading.
Enough of the reminiscent; vet it
has bearing on the present and the
future. This is enough to show the
difference between the opposition to
the speaker in the Fifty-first congress
and the opposition in the present con-
gress. No Crisp has been developed
on the side of the minority today. and
no Mckinley has shown up on the side
OF the majority. Mr. Reeds position.
however, is much stronger today than
in was in the Fffty-first congress- 1t
is made so by the action of the major
ity in the Fifty-second and F'ifty-thir.l
congresses. In the Fifty-second con-
gress the majority adopted his method
of running the house by orders from
the committee on rules and in the Fiji
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