The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-10
TALBERT MAKES A Scene.
CLAMoRs WILDLY AND vAINLY
FOR RECOGNITION.
Committee of the Whole. Calmly
Ignores Him-Several Pension
Bills Taken Up and Voted On.

WASHINGTON Feb. s.-Upon the as
sembling of the house today IT was agreed
that when the house adjourn today 1t be
to meet on Monday next. Payne then
moved that the house take a recess until
S O'Clock tonight This motion was op-
posed by those interested in claims, this
being the day set aside under the rules
for the consideration of private bills.
Sims said 1t would be unfair to cut out
the day session for the consideration Of
private pension bills.
Payne said he made the motion because
many members desired to attend the
funeral of Gen. Lawton this afternoon.
and the house would be without a
quorum If the regular order were pro-
ceeded with.
Loud offered way out of the tangle
by moving TO adjourn.
Although the majority favored the reso-
luton ON a rising vote, it was defeated
Sc to $50 on roll call
The question then required upon the
motion OF Payne, and 1t prevailed. io7 to
Is Accordingly at 10 d. m. the house
recessed until s o'clock tonight, the even
ing session to be devoted to private PEN
sion bills.
There was a scene at the night session
of the house tonight which momentarily re-
called the stirring and exciting days OF
the Fifty-first congress. An irate member
his arms and shouting for recognition,
while half the Democratic members were
on their feet, execrating the occupant of
the chair for what they termed his arbi-
trary course, and from several places in
the hall came loud Kisses.
Last Friday Talhert Democrat. South
Carolina) blocked private pension legisla-
ton because there was no quorum present
and threatened to do so at every subse-
quent Friday night session unless a
quorum was present His warning had IT.
effect. There was an unusually large at
tendance when the house was called to
order at o'clock tonight. Speaker Hem
galleries, usually empty at night sessions.
were crowded In anticipation of a lively
time
Talbert maintained his threat as soon
the motion was made to go into the COM
mittee Of the whole. but the roll call show
ed the presence of score or more Of
members in excess OF quorum. The
friends of private pension bills were tubi-
liant
Hepburn was called to preside over the
committee of the whole, and the clerk
read the first bill. Talbert arose ieisureiy
while the bill was being put through the
legislative stages, the adoption OF COM
mittee amendments. engrossment. third
reading and final passage, and addressed
y
Another bill was read. engrossed. read
a third time and passed. all In the space
of a minute. with Taibert still clamoring
for recognition. A third bill was passed
In the same way
BY this time the whole Democratic side
was aroused. A dozen members were on
their feet. Talbert. thoroughly angered.
started down the main aisle, shouting.
mfr. Chairman! Mr.. Chairmani" as he
approached. He reached the area In
while roaring out his denunciation Of the
chairman condescended to recognise him.
sorting their disapproval. The Republic
chairman's course had raised.
Taibert rapidly cooled down after he
had been recognized and explained In a
quorum had completely indicated his po-
who served on the federal side In the
civil war. but he was opposed to loose.
reckless. unconstitutional methods. He
suggested that ..ic house set aside day
each month for pension legislation and
discontinue the night sessions.
Sims, who Is interested In Southern war
claims, made some caustic remarks IN
criticism of the Republican leaders for
sidetrackng those Just obligations OF
the government In favor of pension bills.
The committee then proceeded with. a
consideration of pension bills and thirty
five were favoraby acted upon.
At 1870 the house adjourned.