The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
NO LEGISLATIVE RESULT
Democrats Prevent Consideration
of the Sundry Civil Bill.
Members of the Minority in the
cgy Outvote the Republican Lead
ers, Who Resort to FiIihustering
Tactics-Private Claims Taken Up.

Tactics-Private Claims Taken Up.
A Democratic postal card whip sent out
Thursday night was responsible for the
discontinue and defeat Of the Republican
leaders in the House yesterday. MIR. Can
non, Chairman of the Committee on APP
preparations, was anxious to proceed with
consideration Of the Sundry Civil bill
and was chagrined at being outgeneraled
by the minority. The Democrats and a
small number of the majority wanted to
take up bills on the private calendar, for
the payment of claims yesterday, under
the rules, being set aside for their con-
siderationl, and successfully antagonized
MIR. Cannon's motion to consider the Sun
dry Civil bill. But he prevented, by the
skillful exercise of parliamentary expedi-
ents, the consideration of more than three
bills in Committee of the Whole, and
the passage of any by the House. The ses-
sion was without legislative result.
When the House of Representatives
met at noon MIR. 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.. Richard, rising, said: Mr..
| Speaker, a parliamentary enquiry Do
not bills on the private calendar, under
| special order of the House made Marcn
! Il, 1900 have precedence of general Gp-
! preparations today?
The Speaker-That is true but the on.
way the special order can be entered upon
/ is to vote down the motion made by the
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Cannon
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 81, noes "a MIR.
Cannon then demanded the yeas and nays,
which were ordered, resulting yeas los,
nays 12S, present L. The vote was reca-
ptulated and before the announcement OF
the result. Mr.. Cannon changed his vote
from yea to nay. When the vote was
made public by the clerk. Mr.. Cannon
moved to reconsider.
MIR Richardson OF TENNESSEE make
the point of order that that is dilatory
motion.
The Speaker-The Chair is not prepared
at this stage of the proceedings to sustain
1.-The point of order raised by the gentleman
from Tennessee.
Mr.. Richardson-Then, Mr.. Speaker, 1
move to lay the motion Ito recOnsider) on
the table.
This motion being put the noes had it
and Mr.. Richardson called for a division
resulting. ayes 112, noes SO.
MIR. Cannon-Tcilers, Mr. Speaker
The Speaker-Teilers are demanded-as
many as favor the taking of this vote by
telIers will
Mr.. Richardson-A dilatory 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 for his
party friends TO be in their seats.
The Speaker ruled that the demand for
tellers was dilatory. MIR. Moody of Massa-
chusetts called for the yeas and nays and
they were ordered. the Speaker overrul-
ing point of order that the demand had
come too late.
The roll call thus ordered was on Mr..
Richardson's motion to lay on the table
Mr.. Cannon's motion to reconsider the
vote of the House refusing to go into
Committee OF the Whole for consider
alton of the Sundry Civil bill.
The vote was about TO be announced
when Mr.. Cannon asked for a recaptula-
ton. Mr.. Richardson made the point OF
order that this was dila;ory motion, but
the Chair ordered the recapitulation. Dur
ing all these delays the Republican lead
ers were exerting themselves to get their
men to the Capitol. On Mr.. Richardson's
motion to lay Mr.. Cannon's motion on the
table the vote was: Yeas, 12g; nays. 121:
present. IL.
The defeat of Mr.. Cannons motion was
greeted on the Democratic side with ap-
plause.
Mr.. Cannon then moved to take up Sen
ate bill 2245. on the House Calendar. This
is an act directing the issue of a dupli-
cate of lost check drawn by William H.
Comegys. major and paymaster United
States Army. in favor of George p. White.
1t was unfinished business on a motion 10
reconsider entered by Mr. Long of Kansas
on January 10. Mr.. Cannon has no ia
terest in this bill, but seized upon it as
an expedient to gain time.
Mr. Richardson moved to lay Mr.. Can
mons motion on the table. On a rising
vote the result was 1O2. 102, a tie, seve-
raj Democrats trying to vote aye after
the announcement Of the result. The
Chair did not vote. Mr.. Richardson called
for tellers. and the result was-ayes.
no. noes, III. Mr. Richardson's motion
was lost, and he demanded the yeas and
nays.
The Speaker said that he was loath
to refuse a great constitutional privilege
like the demand for the yeas and nays. but
he was of the opinion that the demand
II
(Mr. Moody for the reading of the re-
port and time to debate the Senate bill
would make the demand for the yeas and
nays come too late, but he would take
the sense of the House on the question.
The call of the roll was ordered.
Mr.. Richardson's motion was lost-117
to 1870.
Mr.. Cannon then moved to postpone con-
sderation of the Senate bill until next
Friday, and this motion was carried with
out division.
Mr.. Richardson moved that the House
resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole for the consideration Of bills on the
Private Calendar.
The noes were declared to have il and
Mr. Cannon demanded division. result
ing 76 to ca. Mr.. Cannon then demanded
the yeas and nays, and supported by ~
me mbers Of his party, 4 roll call was or
dered. 1t resulted 100 to 103, and the
House accordingly went into Committee
of the Whole to consider bills on the
private calendar.
Two hours were spent over the first
bill to send TO the Court of Claims an
Indian depreciation claim.
On the third bill Mr. Cannon demanded
the reading OF the report. comprising
about 10000 words. This had proceeded
twenty minutes only when the committee.
exhausted. rose, and no quorum appearing,
the House, without further action, At 10
o'clock, adjourned until today.
Bronze Medals for sailors.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs
yesterday favorably reported the Senate
Joint resolution providing bronze medals !
concentrating the naval engagements on
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