Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-01-11
RESOLUTION IN HOUSE
STIRS UP S0UTHERNERS
1t Seeks to Cut Down Representation
from States Where Voting privi-
lege is Abridged--W Sur
prise to all congressman.

i've members were present. 1t had
been arranged before the house met
hat the consideration of the reappor.
comment bill.was to be entered upon
.oday. Immediately after the reading
IF the journal Mr.. Olmstead Of Penn
sylvania sprung a surprise by Offering
as o matter of privilege resolution
reciting the alleged abridgment Of the
right to vote in Louisiana, South Caro-.
lima and North Carolina, and instruct.
ing the committee on census to inquire
into the subject and report the facts
to the House.
Ihe reading Of the resolution caused
n furry. Before it had proceeded far
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee, the
leader, jumped to his feet
and interrupted the reading to ask
whether the resolution required unani-
nous consent.
ut does rot" replied the speaker.
ut is offered as a matter Of priv.
lege."
81 make the point that the resolu.
ton does not constitute a matter Of
answered Mr.. Richardson.
"The reading has not proceeded far
enough to determine that point" re.
piled the speaker.
Mr.. Richardson took his seat, but
,efore the clerk could proceed Mr..
Underwood OF Alabama was on his
feet.
81 make the point thai there Is no
quorum present" said he.
1.-THE chair will count" replied the
speaker. l.
The House was counted ana whch
@ie speaker announced 141 present.
not a quorum-Mr. Underwood !nime'
diately moved an adjournment. The
yeas and nays were demanded and
obtained upon this motion. During
the roll-call there were hurried cor.
situations on 10Th sides of the house
.dany of the Republicans were taken
as much by surprise as the Democrats.
The latter were greatly agitated and
decided to filibuster against the reso.
luton to the last ditch. The motion
to adjourn was lost-yeas 50, nays, 95,
present hut not voting. IL,
noted as present 2; total, 179. The
sneaker included himself in order to
make IN the ouorum.
The speaker thereupon directed the
clerk IN nroceed with the reading II
the resolution When Il was conclud
Gu Mr.. RICHARDSON again brought for,
ward his point of order that the reso
luton was not privileged.
Mr.. Olmstead in repIv ARGUED that
under the constitution matters affect
ing the reanportionment of represent
atives were of the highest constitu
tional privilege. and cited opinions OF
Sneakers Keifer and Randall in SUD
port of his position. Mr.. Olmstead
said the resolution touched the dignit,
Of the House itself. IL the suffrage
had been abridged in certain States
then members were upiustly and I'M
constitutionalIy holding seats upor
this floor, and this constitutes an In
vasion of the dignity of the House
The matter dealt with nv the resolu
ton might also affect the election of =,
President of the United States. which
Is held to he n matter of high priv,
lege. Mr.. Olmstead was willing Z,
rest his case upon the plain. mandat
of the constitution.
Mr.. Richardson respondinp cor
coded that an apportionmept hill, w,
privileged but contended that m
resolution itself WAS simn,v ono ~ 4,
ouirv tn ascertain facts which mich
or might NOT no trro =
The sneaker tbon announced IN,
the question was CLEARLY settled n
Section 2 of Article IA Of the Const
tuition which no instructed tho c,or
10 read II re,ated m tho reduction .
representotion in states wbere the a.,
frape was abridged Tho roso,,,,o
and IT'S nreamble said Tho snooIa,
alleged that certain conditions exis
ed which the constitution esneciaII
| prohibited and II must no nassed uno
by n higher ruIe than those n, IN
House-tbe Constitution NJ the ITnite
States. He said he nevor exnecte
upon a question more simnIe 81
ruled the point ont Of order
Mr., Underwood Immediately raise
the question of consideration agains
the resolution. On rising vote
and nays were demanded and ordere,
The speaker announced the vote [
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