The record-union., 1898-02-11

truth hurt or it broke any rules, he
was not responsible.
Il want it understood said Allen,
that l hold myself responsible at any
time and in any place for the state
ments l may make or have made on
this subject"
Allison's point Of order was sustained
by the Vice-President.
Allen took ar appeal to I've Senate
from the Vice-PresidenI ruling.
Hoar moved to lay the appeal on the
table.
Allen made the point of no quorum,
and a roll-call disclosed the presence
of but thirty-nine Senators-not a
quorum.
The Senate. on motion of Allison, at
o:1o p. m. adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.-The House
was in a very bad temper to-day, and
the whole session was consumed in fill
clustering against two bills of minor
Importance one to issue a duplicate
check and the other to make Rockland.
Maine, a SUPPORT of entry. Neither
got further than the engrossment and
third reading. The trouble arose over
Tic lOTieUieIl OI TIE fuie against tll'-
discussion of irrelevant subjects, when
Handy. a Democrat of Delaware, at
tempted to reply on the floor during the
consideration of those bills TO a letter
recently written by Thomas F. Bayard
in denunciation of the free silver De-
mocracy. Roll-call followed rol!-call
all day long, and partisanship reached
a high pitch. Finally, when it became
evident that no progress could be made
with the bills presented. an adjourn
ment was taken until Monday.
Bailey, the Democratic leader, got time
from Perkins (R) of Iowa, during the
consideration Of bill to issue a dupli-
cate check issued by Charles E. Nc
Chesney, an Indian agent, in favor of
c. j. Holman & Bro. for 2,S19. and
yielded thirty minutes of it to Handy
CD of Delaware.
Some question was raised to the right
of Bailey to yield time, and considerable
friction developed.
Tawney R) of Minnesota intimated
in an undertone that Bailey had secured
time under false pretenses.
"Of course the gentleman does not
mean that" said Bailey, but if he does,
l denounce it as infamously false"
The situation Immediately became
strained, and when Handy launched his
remarks, which proved to be a criticism
of Hon. Thomas f. Bayard's S recent ut
terances on the money question, objec-
ton was made that his remarks We're ir-
relevant.
Party feeling became strained by the
incident, and the Democrats retaliated
by conteSting the passage of the bill. The
previous question was ordered, but an
other roll call was forced on an insig-
nificant incident. On this vote most of
the Democrats, under the lead of Bailey,
declined to vote, but the Speaker noted
enough members present to make up
quorum and the amendment was
adopted.
On the next vote on the engrossment
and third reading of the bill, the Speaker
could only count 140 present, and a call
of the House was ordered. A quorum ap-
peared and the bill was ordered to be
engrossed
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 for
the committees for the presentation of
bills This as the first time this order
of business has been entered upon at
this session. On the first bill presented
Bailey again got the floor, ana &c
yielded to Handy.
He had only uttered few sentences,
stating that he intended to reply to Mr..