The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-11
HOUSE IN A BAD TEMPER
TROUBLE OVER 4 RIGID ENFORCE
MENT OF THE RULES
Mr. Handy, OF Delaware, Called to
Order for Attempting to Reply to
Mr.. BayRrd, and Al F'iIibuster the
Result-Mr. Tawney Involved
An Adjournment Until Monday.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-The house
was in very bad temper today and
the whole session was consumed in
hlibustering against two bills of minor
importance, one to issue a duplicate
check and the other to make Rock
land, Me, SUPPORT of entry. Neither
got further than the engrossment and
third reading.
The trouble arose over the enforce
ment Of the rule against the discus
sion of irrelevant subjects, when Mr.
Handy, a Democrat, of Delaware, at
tempted to reply on the floor during
the consideration of those bills, 10 a
letter recently written by Thomas F.
Bayard, secretary Of state under the
Cleveland administration, in denuncia-
ton of the free silver Democracy
Roll call followed roll call all day long
and partisan feeling reached a high
pitch. Finally when it became evil
dent that no progress could be made
with the bills presented, an adjourn
ment was taken until Monday.
Mr.. Bailey. the Democratic leader,
secured time from Mr.. Perkins (Rep,
Io0 during the consideration of a bill
to issue duplicate check in favor of
Q. ]. Holman and brother for $3.50,
and yielded thirty minutes of it to Mr..
Handy Dem, Del.).
Some question was raised as to the
y
considerable friction developed.
Mr.. Tawney Rep., Mimi intimated
in an undertOne that Mr.. Bailey had
secured time under false pretenses.
'Of course the gentleman does not
mean that" said Mr.. Bailey but If
he does. | denounce it as UNANIMOUSLY
false"
The situation Immediately became
strained and when Mr. Handy launch
ed his remarks, which proved to be
criticism of Hon. Thomas F. Bayord
objection was made that hts remarks
were irrelevant. Party feeling became
inflamed by the Incident and the Dem
Ccrats retaliated by contesting the
passage of the bill.
Refused to Vote.
The previous question was ordered
but another roll call was forced on an
insignificant amendment.
On this vote most OF the Democrats
under the lead of Mr.. Bailey, declined
to vote. but the speaker noted enough
members present to make UP a quorum
and the amendment was adopted
On the next vote on the engrC ssment
and third reading of the bill, the
speaker could count only 140 present
and a call of the house was ordered.
quorum appeared and the bill was
ordered to be engrossed
Mr.. Bailey then formally demanded
the reading Of the engrossed bill. AS
this could. of course. not be done. the
bill was laid aside.
The speaker then began a call of the
committees for the presentation of
bills This was the first time this order
of business has been entered upon at
this session.
On the first bill presented, Mr.. Bailey
again got the floor and again yielded
to Mr. Handy. He had only uttered a
few sentences, stating that he intended
to reply to Mr.. Bayard, when Mr. Dal-
zell called him to order.
Mr.. Bailey protested vehemently that
there was no way of determining
whether Mr.. Handy was in order or
not.
Mr. Dalzell replied that the state
ment was a mere evasion.
Suddenly the speaker Strengthened up
in his chair, and, addressing Mr.. Bal
ley, said; That the gentleman from
Delaware IS out of order can certainly