The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-31
MANY POINTS OF ORDER
Uproar in the House During Con-
sideratiOn of Pension Bills.
Clash Between Mcssrs. Talbert and
GrosycnSr Follows N wrnnRle Over
a Motion to AdjOurn-An Attempt-
ed Explanation by the Former
Misundcrstood by the ohionn.

The House was involved yesterday in the
most perpieNing parliamentary tangle oil
the session. and finally when Speaker Hen
derson had ruled on all the kinks and
pounded the House into order, Mr. Tai
bert and Mr. Grosyenor engaged in ver-
bal encounter in which the applause was
with the member from South Carolina. Mr.
Talbert was in the act of Withdrawing an
obstruction which he had placed in the
way of private pension legislation. when
he was set upon by Mr.. Grosvenor, who
misunderstood the situation. and declining
to take counsel from his Republican asso-
ciates, came rear preventing the removal
O: the impeachment which Mr. Talbert had
placed in the way of the passage of l9O
private pension bills. Several times during
the session the House was in great confus-
ion.
When the House convened the chaplain
in his prayer said: We bless thee. Al
mighty God our heavenly Father, FOR a
united country, strong in its material, IN
tellectual, and spiritual resources. our
hearts go out today in grateful remem-
brance to the noble and brave men VINO
sacrificed even unto death that our Repub-
lie might live
Mr.. Dalzell submitted from the Com
mittee on Rules a report recommending
that House joint resolution lSS. proposing
an amendment to the Constitution OF the
United States" be made a special order
of the House directly after the adoption OF
the report, and that the consideration OF
that resolution be proceeded with at ses-
sions yesterday. last night. and today. and
that after the disposition Of that resolu-
tion the House proceed to the considera-
ton of House bill 10539. to amend an act
entitled .an act to protect trade and COM
merce against unlawful restraints and
monopolies," approved July 2. 1890.
The rule provided that the vote on the
resolution should be taken today at 3
O'Clock and that the vote on the bill should
be taken tomorrow at o'clock.
A Parliamentary Enquiry.
Directly after the reading Of the report
Mr.. Dalzell moved the previous question.
Mr. Richardson arose to a parliamentary
enquiry. He desired to know whether
pending the motion on the previous ques-
tion it would be in order to move to re-
commit the report from the Committee on
Rules. Speaker Henderson ruled that
such motion would not be in order until
the previous question on the pending mo-
tion had been ordered.
The Speaker showed a slight hesitancy
in rendering his decision and this was
taken advantage of by Mr.. Richardson,
who desired to present an argument that
,y,,;t .p,,II 1a f,, Nd
but the Speaker ruling interrupted him.
The Speaker announced that the motion
was on ordering the previous question,
and was putting the motion when Mr.
Brown arose and asked Mr.. Dalzell If he
would not withdraw his demand for the
rrevious question on the motion to ADOPT
the rule, that the House might adjourn.
He said: Won't the gentleman from
Pennsylvania withdraw that demand in
order that this House may adjourn in
honor of the day."
There were murmurs of approval on the
Democratic side, ard Mr.. Brown was urged
to move that the House adjourn. There
was considerable applause on the Repub-
lican side Of the chamber. but Mr. Brown
did not make the motion. MIR. Richardson
said that on a motion TO adjourn he would
support the gentleman from Ohio.
Mr.. Dalzell. replying to Mr.. Brown, said:
"The gentleman from Perm sylvania is not
authorized to withdraw the demand but
he is willing to withdraw the resolution
altogether, that the House may pass the
pending pension bills. j will withdraw the
demand to allow any gentleman to ask
unanimous consent that the House devote
the day TO the consideration of private pen
sion bills
There were cries of regular order" ani
adjourn" and parliamentary enquiries
from Messrs. Richardson, Bailey, Clark
ard Hepburn. as to whether the regular
order would bring up the pension bills from
the Committee of the Whole. or the bill to
create Chino-Japan commission, which
was reported from the Committee Of the
Whole, with the recomme ndation that the
enacting clause be stricken out
The Chair ruled that the Commission i'll
would come up first. whereupon Mr. Dali
zell asked that the pension bills be brought
up under a unanimous consent agreement,
but Mir. Talbert objected amid many Dem
Ccratic cries ef Don't object
In the confusion Mr.. Brown was c,amor-
ing for recognition. but the Speaker d.
rected the Clerk 10 report the Oriental
Commission bill. whereupon MIR. Brown
shouted several times:
"A parliamentary enquiry If i cannot
get the attention Of the Chair any ether
way. perhaps 1 can in this
The gentleman will state it," said the
Speaker.
"Will il be in order now TO move to adj
journ?" enquired Mr. Brown.
Every man in favor of adjournment cried
out That motion is always In order
Make the motioni' and Adjourn, Ad-
journ." The House was in an uproar.
THE Chair will entertain a motion to
adjourn returned the Speaker The
Speaker paused, and several members
crowded about Mr.. Brown and dissuaded
llim from making the motion. The regular
order was demanded from several parts
of the hall
Then followed another discussion as TO
what the regular order was, and the
Speaker reiterated his ruling that it was
the Commission bill. As the Clerk was
about TO report it, Mr. Steele arose and
shouted above the din: Mr.. Speaker. /