The record-union., 1898-04-19

ally learn parliamentary procedure,
replied the Speaker, sarcastically.
This retort raised a laugh on the
Republican side.
The clerk viii proceed with the
call" continued the Speaker.
"A parliamentary inquiry" inter
posed Bailey. evidently greatly nettled
| by the Chairs words 4 desire to
! know il it is in order for the Speaker,
in response to a respectful inquiry of
a member of this House, to make such
reply as that
Not a respectful inquiry" returned
the Speaker in aggressive tones.
This was the occasion of another out
/ burst of applause on the Republican
side. which the Speaker suppressed
with q vigorous pounding of his gavel.
The House will be in order" said
he, sternly. The Clerk will proceed"
But Bailey was thoroughly angered.
and hung on doggedly.
Il desire to ask if the Speaker in
tends to say that the inquiry was not
respectfuI?"
The Speaker simply desires to rest
his statement in the knowledge which
the House has to this fact" responded
the Speaker, amid cries of Regular
order
The regular order is demanded"
added the Speaker.
! But Bailey would not down, and
/ above the noise and confusion he
shouted defiantly, Deliberately, 1 de-
I sire to say if the Speaker intended to
! say"
The Clerk will proceed" interrupted
the Speaker.
Il desire to say"
THE gentleman is not in order" in
sisted the Speaker, pounding his gavel.
Il am in order" shouted Bailey. Il
| denounce that statement of the Chair
as false if the Chair intended to make
that statement"
With that defiant statement Bailey
/ took his seat, amid a demonstration or
/ applause on his side.
/ There is no difficulty about a ques-
| tion of fact before Witnesses said the
! Speaker, calmly, when quiet was re-
! stored. THE Clerk will proceed
| BARTLETT -BRUMM INCIDENT
Sherman (R) of New York, who had
/ been selected as a referee in the contro-
versy between Messrs. Bartlett Cd of
Georgia and Brumm (R) of Pennsylva-
/ MIA over the sensational personal en-
counter of last Wednesday, then read
statement to which both had sub
! scrbed. The apology to the House
was made through Sherman, who stat
ed that the matter had been adjusted
satisfactorily to both gentlemen, and
/ both had apologized. This honorable
settlement of the difficulty, which had
been the subject of comment among
/ the members for several days was re-
ceived with general expressions of ap-
proval.
The House then quieted down and
proceeded under the call of commit
tees to consider minor matters.
/ HOUSE STANDS BY AMENDMENT.
After it became noised about on the
House side that the Senate had nom
concurred with a request for confer
ence, the leaders held hasty consulta-
tions and the galleries filled rapidly
At 3:40 p. m. the resolutions were re-
turned to the House with the Senate's
decision to nOn-cOncur.
Dingley, Bailey and Bromwell R)
of Ohio We're all on their feet asking
! for recognition.
The Speaker recognized Dingley, who
moved that the House insist upon its
amendment and ask for a conference.
! Upon his motion, he demanded the pre-
vious question.
Bailey. as q parliamentary inquiry,
desired to know of the Chair whether
a motion to recede and concur would
not take precedence.
The Speaker said he thought not
Bailey cited a precedent from the
Twenty ninth Congress, which, he said,
covered the exact case in point.
The Speaker asked to see it. The
members waited with breathless inter
est while the Speaker examined it.
When he decided that it would hold,
the Democrats applauded.
The Speaker then recognized Brom-
well, who formally made the motion to
recede and concur. This time the Dem
ocrats cheered and the galleries joined
in the demonstration.
AS the previous question cut off de-
bate, the Speaker ordered the roll
called.
! The vote came so Unexpectedly that
the leaders of the respective sides sent
messengers and officials scurrying in
all directions to drive in absentees.
Carriages were sent Gathering to the
downtown hotels at a gallop and COM
mittee-rooms. restaurants and every
place where a stray Congressman might
be routed out by the pages and en-
ployes of the House 1t was like a
call to arms.
The responses to the roll-call were
followed closely for further reflections
from the Republican side, but there
were no acquisitions. In fact, two of
the Republicans who voted against the
motion to concur with an amendment
on the last vote, Johnston of Indiana
and Loud of California, voted with the
Republicans. They did not however,
properly belong to the detection on
the other vote, as they voted as they
did because they oppose any action
whatever
The announcement of the defeat of
the motion-14S to 1I3-was the signal
for another demonstration on the Re-
publican side The following twelve
Republicans voted for the motion to
concur: Belknap, Lorimer Mann. War
ner and White of Illinois, Bromwell
and Brown of Ohio Colson of Ken
lucky. Cooper of Wisconsin. DOrr of
West Virginia, Johnson of North Da-
kota and Subway or New Hampshire.
CONFERENCE ASKED FOR.
Dingley's motion to insist and ask
for a conference was then agreed to
without division. the opposition real