Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-27
Mr.. Wagner. Of St. Louis, who

Mr.. Wagner, OF st. Louis, VINO
obtained his seat, yesterday, was pres
ent at today's proceeding.
Mr.. Underwood arose to inquire as to
what disposition had been made of the
agricultural appropriation bill and moved
Its reference to the committee on agricul-
ture.
Speaker Henderson ignored his mo-
ton and submitted message from the
President vetoing the bill to give an
honorable discharge to Levi l.. Reed,
an alleged deserter.
MIR. Hull moved to refer the message
to the committee on military affairs and
demanded the previous question. The
demand was sustained on a viva voce
vote and by vote of 164 to 81 on
division.
Mr.. HAY demanded the yeas and nays
on the motion for the previous question
and at 1875 the second roll call began.
The result of the second roll call, an
nounced at noon, was 1853 to 1O4, y
voting present, sustaining the demand
for the previous question. -,
On the motion to refer Mr.. Hay, asked
for division.
Mr.. Hull demanded the yeas and
nays. The third call was Immediately
begun.
The vote was announced at 12:25.
The motion TO refer prevailed, 1913 to
SO; answering present II.
N Mr.. Fleming, arose; ito question OF
the highest privilege
He offered resolution, declaring that
no quorum was present when Mr.
Butler of Missouri was unseated; that
the Speaker pro tenn ruling to the con-
trary violated the constitution; that the
announcement that the House had I'M
seated Butler and seated Wagner was
in fact untrue, and that Butler law
fully retains his membership in the
House.
Mr.. Payne took Mr. Fleming off his
feet with motion to lay the resolution
on the table.
The yeas and nays we're demanded
on this motion, and the fourth roll call
began at 1928.
At 1850 the roll call was completed,
and Mr. Payne's motion to lay the
Fleming resolution on the table carried,
161 TO 107.
Mr.. Cannon then asked unanimous
consent that the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill, with Senate amendments, be
taken from the Speakers table, the
Senate amendments disagreed to, and
the bill sent to conference.
Mr.. Richardson, reserving the right
to object, asked Mr. Cannon whether it
was not the rule of the republican
majority to refer all bills with Senate
amendments to the proper committees.
Speaker Henderson did not allow time
for Mr.. Cannon to reply. He said;
''The rules of this House are being
sacredly and religiously enforced"
Democrats applauded this statement
ofSpeaker Henderson.
Mr.. Richardson then demanded the
regular order, this being an objection to
Mr.. Cannon's request, for unanimous
consent.
This objection was the signal for Mr..
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania chairman OF
the committee on rules, to bring in the
rule decided upon by the republicans to
shut off filibustering on appropriation
bills.
Mr.. Dalzell declared the rule necessary
to the transaction of business,
Mr.. Grosvenor said that the democrats
wanted an extra session. He appealed to
the republicans to support the rule.
Mr. De Almond criticised Mr.. DalzelPs
ruling of last night, in which he held a
quorum to be present when Butler was
unseated.
He said he never was a friend of the
Reed rules but he prayed to God that
when an emergency arose man with
the power of Reed would be in the chair
and not man of the stamp of the Penn
sylvania member
Mr.. Richardson closed the debate
on the minority side. He denounced
the action of the republicans in unseat-
ing Representative Butler, when, he
charged, no quorum was present and for
refusing to allow vote by division.
Mr. Cannon: "The republicans are
responsible for legislation trust you'll
quit" he said to the democrats. "a
nights sleep will do you good. You are
only furnishing yourselves. We have
the power and determination to transact
the business here no matter what you
may do"
Mr.. Dalzell then, at 40 moved the
previous question on the adoption of the
rule.
The previous questson was ordered,
165 to Ill, and then the yeas and nays
were ordered on the passage of the rule.
The rule was adopted.
Immediately Speaker pro tenn Gros-
venor laid before the House the Senate
amendments to the agricultural APP
preparation bill.
The bill was sent to conference.
The Speaker then laid before the
House the Senate amendments to the
postofiice appropriation bill.