The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-05
DEMOCRATS WRATHY
Over Action ef Republicans in
Urseatirg Butler in House.
VOW TO BLOCK LEGISLATION
Minority Charges that Alleged Sum.
mary Acticn Was Taken
Without Quorum Being j
Present.

A Washington special says: Mr..
Fleming, of Georgia, was able to force
admission upon the journal and the
record of the house Friday the facts
concerning the orsting of Congress-
man Butler. Mr.. Fleming rose to
question OF privilege and submitted
resolution citing that the records show
there was no quorum present when
Speaker Pro TEN. Dalzell declared the
resolution unseating Butler to have
been passed.
Under the rules of the house Mr..
Fleming was entitled TO opportunity to
explain his point and to furnish author
ity in support thereof He had an ar
ray Of authorities on the desk before
him. but Speaker Henderson did not
intend to give him any opportunity to
have the action of the republican ma
jority aired upon the floor OF the
house.
Fleming Is Sf'enced.
Immediately after Mr.. Fleming's res.
olution had been read, Mr.. Payne, OF
New York, acting upon the speakers
instructions. moved that the resolution
be tabled. Under the rules, Mr.. Flem-
ing still had the floor, and it could not
be taken from him for motion of this
kind, but that, of course. made no dlf-
ference. Speaker Henderson declared
Mr.. Payne had the right to make such
motion, and the speaker then put II
to the house. The democrats could
only demand a roll call. The republi'
cans stuck to the speaker and Payne
to a man, and the resolution was tar
bled by party vote.
Mr.. Flemings resolution was as fol-
lows:
Whereas, It appears from the Con-
gressional Record of February 26, 1903,
that by actual count and announce
ment by the speaker pro tem., quo
rum of the house was not present
when the resolutions were voted upon
declaring that James J. Butler was not
elected and that George c. WAGNER
was duly elected representative in
the fifty-seventh congress from the
twelfth Missouri district, and that the
point Of no quorum was duly raised
upon the vote of each of said resolu-
tions, and that the same, In each In
stance. was overruled by the speaker
pro tenn. in violation Of the constitu'
ton. the rules of the house and all
parliamentary bodies;
"Resolved, That the announcement
by the speaker pro TEN. that said res
olutions were adopted was, in fact, un-
true. and tnat said James ]. Butler IS
still entitled to his seat in this house,
and that said George c. Wagner IL
not now entitled to same
Democrats Flibuster.
At Fridays session the emocrats OF
the house carried out their threat
made that if Mr.. Butler was unseat'
ed they would do everything In their
power to block legislation from now
until congress expires March 4. the
result was another stormy session, pro-
longed from II o'clock Friday morning
until o'clock p N. Roll call succeed
ed roll call, and at every pause party
passion manifested itself in bitter ana
acrimonious denunciatlon.
Two rules were brought In to expe-
dite the legislative day of Thursday IN
order to reduce as much as possible
the minority power to obstruct legisla'
ton. During the DEBATE on the rules
the democrats voiced their condemna'
ton Of what they denominated Thurs
davis outrageous action of the chair.