The evening times., 1900-05-30
THE House IN AN UPROAR
A Notion to Adjourn Precipitates a
Lively Wrangle.
The Soldier Element Modified by the
Enactment of Pension BiIIs-Mr.
Involved over the Latter'S Fail
ure 20 Comprehend the Situation.


sented a privileged report. it being the
amend section 963 of the Revised Statutes.
The conference report was agreed TO.
Mr.. DalzelI submitted from the Com
mittee on Rules a report recommending
that House joint resolution 13S, proposing
an amendment to the Constitution Of the
United States be made special order Of
the House directly after the adoption Of the
report. and that the consideration Of that
resolution be proceeded with today, at 4
session tonight, and tomorrow, and that
after the disposition Of that resolution the
House proceed 20 the consideration Of
House bill 1888. to amend an act entitled
"an act to protect trade and commerce
against unlawful restraints and n1onopo-
lies" approved July 2. 1890.
Directly after the reading Of the report
Mr.. DaIzell moved the previous question.
Richardson arose 70 a parliamentary en-
quiry. He desired to know whether pend
ing the motion on the previous questi>n,
it would be In order to move to recommit
the report from the Committe. on Rules
Speaker Henderson ruled that such a mo-
yious question on the pending motion had
been ordered.
Al this point Mr.. Brown arose and asked
Mr. DaizeH il ne would not withdraw his
demand for the previous question on the
motion TO adopt the rule. that the House
might adjourn. this being Memorial Day
There were mUrmurs OF the Democratic
side and Mr. Brown was urged 70 move
that the House adjourn There was con-
siderable applause Cn the Republican side
OF The chamber but Mr.. Brown did not
make the motion
Mr.. DalzeI. by way OF compromise. said
that be would withdraw his demand for the
previous question and ask unanimous con-
sent that the pension bills favOrably re-
ported fnCm the Committee Of the Whole.
be taken up There were cries OF regular
order and adjourn and parliamentary
enquiries from Messrs. Richardson. Bailey,
Clark, and Hepburn, as 10 whether the
regular order would bring up the pension
bills from the Committee Of the Whole, or
the bill 10 create a ChinO-Japan Ccmmis-
sion, which was reported from the Com
mittee OF the Whole with the recOmmenda-
tiOn that the enscting clause be stricken
out
The chair ruled that the Commission bill
would come up first, whereupon Mr. Dali
zeil asked that the pension bills be brought
Up under a unanimous consent agreement.
but Mr.. Talbert objected amid many Dem
ocratic cries Of Don't object"
Mr.. Brown sought recognition. but the
Speaker directed the clerk to report the
I Oriental Commission bill whereup0n M
Brown gained recognition by crying Par
1 liaInerteTy enquiry He asked + a mod1u
10 adjourn would be in oder Every man
il favor of adjournment cEiec cut that
thai notion would be in order. Make
the rotion," and Adjourn, Adjourn"
The House was in an uproar-
Mr. Steele arose and shouted above the
| din: M. Speaker, I move that We ad-
/ joCTn." on a viva voee vote the Speaker
ruled that the ayes seemed 10 have il, but
on divisioa The House refused to adjourn,
the vote being us 10 l07.
The Commission bill was reported. and
on roll call being demanded and allowed
| the recommendation Of the Committee Of
/ the Whole that the enacung clause h
stricken out was disageed 10 BY vote Of
80 70 les, the bIl therefore reverting 10
| the Committee OF the Whole.
The Clerk then proceeded TO report The
| pension bills Mr.. Talbert made the point
| that the engrossed copy Of each bill should
| be read.
Mr.. Grosvenor spoke to the point, main
/ tanning that the rule as adopted by the
House for the consideration OF private pen
/ sions bills on alternate Fridays provided
that when such balls should have been pre-
| seuted by the Committee of the Whole
they should be voted on by the House
| without intervening motion.
| The Chair sustained Mr.. Talbert's point
| and the reading Of the engrossed bill first
reported was ordered.
Mr.. TaIbert obtained recognition to make
an explanation He said that the bills on
/ the clerks desk had been railroaded
I thrOnuN - nF he hof MT
| that a demand for the reading CT the re
| ports on the bill lid been refused.
But" there Mr. Falbert was strug-
| Cling in the confusion 10 make himself un-
| derstoOd). that because OF representations
made TO him By members. he would with
draw his demand Mr.. Grosvenor did not
hear or understand what the gentleman
| from South Carolina was saying. and
springing 70 his feet angrily and petulant-
| " demanded the regular Order.
Republican members who had heard Mr.
Talbert declare his intention 10 withd, -
| his demand, were clamoring TO force NJ
Grosvenor TO sit down. but without effect
I'VE are not here to be lectured by the
member from South Carolina" shnLted
Mr. Grosvenor. Regular order, Mr..
Speaker Regular order"
Mr.. Talbert with vehemence): Il will
| refuse 70 withdraw my demand / have
rights on the floor and I will have the gen
| tIeman from Ohio know il. l insist on my
| demand"
A great crowd of Republicans clustered
/ around Mr.. Grosvenor to keep him quiet,
and Speaker Henderson said he hoped in
| the interest Of time that the gentleman
/ from South Carolina would reconsider his
| determination to not withdraw his de-
mand for the reading Of the engrossed
| bills.
Mr.. Talbert|I had intended TO with
draw that demand when the gentleman
, who assumes to represent the President.
! ed to comprehend what was going on. But
| I will not permit his conduct to drive me
| from my course and l therefore withdraw
! my demand
| Mr. Talbert was rewarded with enthu-
siastic applause from the Republican side.
! Then, as the members were leaving the
Chamber. the monotonous reading of the
| titles and passage OF the private pension
bills was proceeded with.
! At 2.05. when the last Of the pension bills
had been disposed Of Mr. Dalzell who
| earlier in the day contested the PROPOSE
| ton 70 adjourn, on the ground that The
| House should take up the Antitrust bill
! and resolution, arose and said: In view
of the fact that the House has so httingIy
| celebrated Memorial Day by passing q
| number of pension bills, 1 move as :
! further respect for the day that the gouse
now adiclrn." The motion prevailed.
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