The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-04

terworth, now commissioner OF patents,
| appealed 10 Judge Payson 10 withdraw
his motion. Justice Caesar Burrows show
ed that he sympathized with Gen. Butter
worth. 1t was apparent that a 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 inter
rupted by Mr.. Rowell, a member of the
majority from Illinois, who asked him a
question Mr.. Crisp began to answer the
question, when the speaker abruptly told
him TO cOnhue 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.
Thereupon Mr. Crisp asked unanimous
consent to reply to the question, and the
speaker refused to put his request to the
House This aroused Mai Mckinley. who
said: 1T occurs to me that the gentle
man from Georgia should be permitted to
answer the question propounded to him by
the gentleman from Illinois" Mr.. Nc
KinIey's suggestion indicated that re-
volt was inevitable unless either the
speaker or Mr.. Rowell gave way. The
Illinois member promptly withdrew his
question, and this relieved the speaker
from his dilemma.
At the end of the day the speaker an
nounced that he had been mistaken In pro-
nouncing Mr.. Cultivate as present and
not voting
When the journal was read on the fol-
lowing day the names of those voting on
Mr.. Crisps question OF consideration was
read, but the names Of the members who
were counted by the speaker to make up
a quorum were not read. Mr. Breckin-
ridge demanded the reading of the names
OF the members not voting. The speaker
replied: THAT is not a part of the journ-
al" He afterward qualified the remark
by saying that the list had been placed in
the journal. There is no requirement
that 1t should be put there" he continued,
but the fact is that 1t Is there, and the
gentleman is entitled to have the whole
journal read"
After a long debate. Mai. 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, 1872
nays, none, the minority refusing to vote
The speaker himself voted with the 1852
to sustain his own decision. He still lack
ed three votes of a quorum. Thereupon
he counted twenty-seven non-votlng MEM
5ers of the minority and declared a
quorum present Mai 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 speak
er disregarded them, and said: "The ayes
have ct, and the House stands adjourned
until y o'clock tomorrow" He laid down
the gavel and left his desk, and had de-
scended three steps, when Mr.. Springer
rushed toward him and brusquely de-
manded the yeas and nays as a consti-
tutional right. The whole House was in
an uproar, the minority excited and in
dignant, 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 mo-
ton to be not in order
Mr.. Springer-Upon that ruling / desire
to be heard. l again appeal from the de-
cision of the chair.
The Speaker-The chair will make a
statement to the House.
Mr.. Springer-I insist upon my right to
the heard.
At this time Mai. Mckinley moved to
table the appeal. The speaker promptly
put the motion TO the House, utterly ig-
noring Mr.. Springers demand. The APP
peal was tabled, the speaker again count
ing non-voting members of the minority
to make a quorum Mr.. Springer renewed
his motion that the House adjourn, and
the speaker still ignored him. Finally, the
following colloquy ensued:
Mr.. Springer-Does the speaker decline
to entertain my motion?"
The Speaker-The motion of the gentle
man from Illinois is not entertained.
Mr.. Springer-When will il be in order
for some one to move to adjourn"
l.
proper time.
Not long afterward a colloquy with Mr..
Crisp followed in regard to a question OF
which the speaker had de-
cined to entertain. 1t ended thus:
Mr.. Crisp-Does the chair decline to put
my motion?
The Speaker-The chair declines
Mr. Crisp-Then l appeal from that de-
cision
The speaker-The chair declines to en-
terrain the appeal.
Mr. Crisp-Wil 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 for pur-
poses OF delay are not In order.
Mr. Crisp-I deny that you have a right
TO determine the purpose OF my motion. l
appeal from your assumption TO deter
mine what my motives are.
The speaker ignored Mr.. Crisp's protest,
and the House went on with the election
case. In the discussion Col. OFerran,
now governor of Virginia, began reading
from the printed testimony In the election
case. and sent II up to the clerk TO con-
tinue the reading. The speaker said that
il could not be read. Col. OFerran re-
piled. wen. send II back and ] will read
IL myself" The speaker said. According
TO the rules now governing the House the
gentleman has not right TO read a print
ed book" But this Is printed testimony"
Col O'Ferrai shouted, and persisted in
reading the book.
Uuparallel confusion eusued. The mi
nority 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: II hope and trust that we viii
preserve order, and that the gentleman
from Virginia vii be permitted 90 read the
evidence 81 lich he desires TO read" Then
the speaker gave way ana Co. OFerran
continued his reading.
Enough OF the reminiscent. vet q has a
bearing on the present and the future
THIS Is enough 20 show the difference be-
tween the opposition TO the speaker Ia the
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