The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-15
THE HOUSE FILIBUSTBRS
Democrats in the Majority Put Re
publicanS on the Defensive.
Mr.. Richardson wRrshaIs Practically
All the Members of the Minority
and Catches the Other Side with n
Small Attendance-A Long strug-
gle with Number of RoII-CaIIs.

When the House of Representatives
met at noon Mr. Cannon. Chairman Of the
Committee on Appropriations, arose in
his seat and moved that the House re
solve itself into Committee of the Whole
for the further consideration of the sun
dry Civil bill
Mr. Richardson rising said: Mr..
Speaker, a parliamentary enquiry. Do
not bills On the private calendar, under
special order of the House u.-ce March
Il, $500. have precedence Of general ap-
preparations today2
The Speaker-That is true, but the only
way the special order can be entered upon
is to vote down the motion made by the
gentleman from Illinois (Hr Csnnon)
The question on Mr. Cannon's motion
being put the Speaker ruled that the noes
had it. whereupOn Mr.. Cannon called for
division. resulting ayes CO, noes IL Mr..
CaDncR then demanded the yeas and nays,
" hich were ordered, resulting yeas 1G5,
nays I2S, present L. The vote was reca-
pituIated and before the announcement Of
the result. Mr.. Cannon changer his vote
from yea to nay When the vote was
made public by the clerk. MT. Cannon
moved to reconsider
Mr. Richardson OF Tennessee make
the point Of order that that Is a diIatory
motion.
The Speaker-The Chair is not prepared
at this stage of the proceedings to sustain
the point Of order raised by the gentleman
from Tennessee
Mr.. Richardson-Then Mr. Speaker I
move to lay the motion 90 reconsider) on
the table
This motion being put the noes had it
and Mr. Richardson called for d division
resulting. ayes 112, noes 80.
Air. Cannon-TcIiers. M Speaker
The Speaker-TelIers are demanded-as
many as favor the taking Of this vote by
telIcTs will
Mr. Richardson diIatory motion, Mr.
Speaker.
There was great confusion on the floor
but above the din Mr.. Cannon could be
heard shouting that the gentleman from
| Tennessee had sent out notices last night
for his party friends to be in their seats
The Speaker ruled that the demand for
telIers was diIatory Mr. Moody OF Mass2-
| chusetts called for the yeas and nays and
they were ordered, the Speaker overrul-
| ing a point of order that the demand had
come too late
! The roll call thus ordered was on Mr..
| RichaT Isons motion 10 lay on me table
/ Sir CannOn's motion to reconsider the
I vote OIL the no sc IElESlLE 10 80 INTO
| Committee Of the Whole on he consider
[ aticn of the Sundry Civil bill.
The vote was about to be announced
/ when Mr.. Cannon asked for recapitUla-
/ tion. Mr.. Richardson made the point Of
order that this vas a diIatory motion, but
/ the Chair ordered the recapituiation- Dur
/ ing all these delays the Republican lead
| ers were eXeFLing themselves TO get their
men to the Capitol On M Richardson S
I r
| table the vote was: Yeas. 129; nays, 121;
present. L.
The defeat of Mr.. Cannon's motion was
greeted on the Democratic side with ap-
/ plause-
| Nj Cannon then moved 10 take up Sen
| ate bill 2245. on the House Calendar. This
| IS an act directing the issue OF dupli-
| cate of e lost check drawn by William II
Comegys. malo- and pCymaster United
States Army. IN favor OF George p. White
1t was unfinished business On ! motion JC
| reconsider entered by Mr. Long Of Kansas
( On January I9. Nj. Canon has 20 in
terest In this bill, but seized upon IL as
an exDedient TO gain time.
Mr. Richardson moved 10 lay Mr. Can
mons motion on the table On a rising
vote the result was 1872 10Z, Tie, seve-
raj Democrats trying 10 vote aye after
the announcement CT the result The
Chair did not vote Mr.. Richardson called
for tellers, and the result was-ayes
10, nays, III. Mr.. Richardson's mOtio-
/ was lest, and he demanded the yeas and
nays
The Speaker said that he was loatt
TO refuse great constitutional privilege
like the demand for yeas and nays, but
he was Of the opinion that the demand
of the gentleman from Massachusetts
(Hr. Moody for the reading OF the re
port and time to debate the Senate bill
would make the demand for the yeas anJ
! says come too, late, but he would TAXI
the sense of the House on the question
| The call of the roll was ordered
Mr. Richal tson's motion was lost-1I
to 80.
Mr. Cannon then moved to postpone C Z
sideration Of the Senate bill until lex
Friday, and this motion was carried with
out division
Mr. Richardson moved that the Hous
resolve itself into Committee of Tn
Whole forthe consideration of bills on III
Private Calendar
The noes were declared TO have it aEt
Mr. Cannon demanded a division. result
ing 76 to 81. Mr. Cannon then demands
the yeas and nays and, supported by .
members Of his party, a roll call was or
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