The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-09
ssIng Made Against the South
by the Republicans.
TEXT OF RAslO MEASURES.
They Demand an investigation
OF Conditions. Hopkins,
However, Thinks His
srl Will Pass

Stsses IN whlol the frsncblse Is SO
ridgej, suffered defeat Thursday be
Gauss a number Of their colleagues rs
fused to sct with them. The issue was
precipitsted quite unexpectedly.
The Ieaders had deoreei that ths re.
spporsionnent bill should be taken up
Thursday, bat before it could be called,
IS matter Of privilege, Mr.. Olns:ead
Of Pennsylvania offered resolution re-
citing the alleged sbriIguant Of the
su6rage in Lou;siaoa. Mississippi,
South Csrolina sud North Carolina,
and directing the committee on census
20 Investigate aud re ,ort the facts to
the house in order that cousti.u
tional basis Of representation could b.
established for those States.
caEATEDA sTIE
The resolution created sensation.
j vas surprise even to several of the
r publican leaders The leaders Of the
Oauocrstic side sought In vsin to heai
of the resolution with points of order
bat the speaker ruled sgainst them
They then began fIibuster, openly
a7owing that they would 6ght to the
bitter end every p-oposit,ou looking TO
she reduction Of representation from
the southern States.
Qua REPUBLICAN ALLIES.
Several of the Republicans were Sc
eretly in sympathy with them aud
their indlf: :rencs to the fate Of the
O.mstea6 resolution in the end gave
the opposition the victory Of today.
Many Of them quietly paired with ab-
sent Democrats, leaving their absent
colleagues not paired. AS 8 result,
when the question of consideration
vas raised agsiust the resolution, it
was defeated 81 So Although the vote
wss strict party vote, two Repub!i
cans, Lsndis Of Iodiana, and Mann of
Illinois, answered present but did not
vote.
THE ABsRNTEEs.
But the story Of the defeat is found
in the absentees on both sides VINO
were not paired. Thirty two Repuoli
cans we're absent and not paired
against Is Of the opp osition. Those sb,
sent and not paired we're: Repuoli-
ssns-Boutelle Of Maine, Brosius,
Brown Burkett, Cslderhead, Clark OF
New Hsupshire, Dahle, Samuel Davep
port, Diok, Fowler, Gardner Of New
Jersey. Hawley, Gofecker, Knox,
Loriner, L ,udenslsger, McClesry, Met,
calf, Miller, Mondell, Morgan, Need
han, O,jen, Parker, Prince, Russell,
showslser, Smith of illinois, Sprague.
Stevens of Minnesota, Wadsworsh aud
Wsuger. D ,mocrsts-Bsrher Of Pen
nsylvanis, Bradley Of N,W York,
Brewer, Caldwell, Cathings, Gaston,
Gsyle, Glynn, Levy, May, Meekiason,
Sheppard, Stail,ngs, Wilson Of South
Carolins, and Zsigler. Silver Repuoli
esn-Wilson of Idaho.
taken By SURPRISE.
TIE Olmssead resolution was offered
Immediately after the reading of the
journal. a furry ensued on the Demo
cratic side. Mr. Richardson OF Tennes
see, the minority leader, interrupted
the reading to ask whether the reso:u
zion req aired unanimous consent
sit Goes not, rsp..e3 the speaker.
ut is offered IS matte. Of priVilegs."
Il make shs point thss the resolution
does not constitute matter Of privi
lege," said Mr. Richardson.
The reading has not proceeded far
enough to determine that point" re
sponoe6 the speaker.
NO QUORUM PRESENT.
Mr.. Underwood Of Alabama i'm ne
distely mads the point that there was
20 quorum present.
The speaker glanced about the house.
Evidently thsre was no quorum pres
epr. The cha will couot," he said
The house was counted and when the
speaker announced l3l preseoe--not
euorun-Mr Underwood Immediately
moved an adjournment. The syes and
usys we're demanded and obtained
upon this no,ion. During the roll cal
there we're hurried consu tstions on
both sides Of the house. Many Of the
Republicans were taken as much By
surprise as the Democrats. The latter
Geclde6 to 6llbuster to the last ditch.
The motion to sdjouro was lost IS
to So; answering present but not vot
ing Il; noted present 2; total 179. The
speaker included himself in order to
make uptbe quorum. When the read
ing Of the resolution was concluded
Mr.. Richardson insisted that the reso
luton vas not privileged. Bs argued
shat the resolution should 60 to COM
0i,tee.
Mr.. Olns:ead in reply argued that
under ths constitution, matters a6eos-
ing the reapportionnens Of represent
s,i7es were Of the highest consslsu
rionsI privilege aud cited au elaborate
opinion of Speaker Ksifer, inthe FORTY
seventh congress, IN support OF his
position.
MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE.
Speaker Randall, he said, had also
held that an superintendent bill was
matter Of the highest privilege: His
resolution, he conteuded, seeking IS
IL did to determine the constitutional
basis of representation, was equally
privileged. The house, he argued,
eould not act inselligeatly unless 1t
vas advised in what Ststes and to
What extent the suffrage Of citizens Of
she United States had been aorlogeo.
Mr.. Olmstesd ssid the resolution
touched the dignity Of the house itself
II the suffrage had been abridged IN
certain Ststeg then members were IN
Justly and unconssitutionally holding
seats upon this Hoor and this constl
sused an invasion Of the dignity OF the
housa.