The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-28
QUORUM NOT NECESSARY.
Speaker Is An Autocra+ - Uaiil1...ted
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Power
Washington, Feb. 27.-With the re-
converting of the house at II O'Clock
today the fight of yesterday was re-
sumed, and the indications were for a
stormy session. When the speakers
gavel fell, Mr.. Richardson, the minor
ity leader, made the point of mo quo
rum
I'VE cannot do business without a
quorum he said. adding sarcastically.
although we can unseat a member
without one''
The speaker calmly replied that there
was manifestly no quorum present and
directed a call of the house. On the
call 267 members appeared.
Parliamentary Inquiry.
Mr.. Underwood of Alabama, rising to
a parliamentary inquiry, asked if the
agricultural appropriation bill which
had come to the house with senate
amendments had been referred TO the
committee on agriculture The spe2k er
replied that it had not; that the chair.
exercising his discretion, had kept it on
the speakers table.
Mr.. Underwood called attention to the
fact that unanimous consent was yes
terday refused when it was asked for
the purpose of non-concurring in the
senate amendments and referring the
Dill to conference, and asked if that
actlon did not send 1t to the committee
The speaker replied that it did not.
IhcreupOn Mr.. Underwood ATTEMPTED
10 move the reference, but the speaker
declined to recognize him for that pur-
pose
The speaker then laid before the
house the presidents veto of the bill to
remove the charge of desertion against
Levi L. Reed
Mr.. Hull moved the reference of the
message to the committee on military
AFFAIRS, and on that motion demanded
the previous question. The Democrats
forced a rollcall upon the demand.
The previous question was ordered-1S-
lO4-and another rOllcall followed on the
motion to refer the message to the mill
tary affairs committee. The message was
reterred-lS3 TO SO.
Question of Privilege.
As soon as the speaker had announced
the vote, Mr. Fleming Dem. Cal rising
to a question of the highest nriyiIeeGe snI,@
lowing resolution:
Where. Whereas It appears from the Con
oy actual count and announce ment bv
the speaker pro TEN a quorum was not
present when the resolutions were voted
upon declaring that James J. Butler was
not elected, and that George c. r. Wag-
oher was duly elected representative IN
Je Eifty,seventh congress from the
Twelfth Missouri district. and that the
point OF no quorum was duly raised upOn
the vote of each of said resolutions and
that the same In each instance was over
ruled by the speaker pro tenn. in violation
or the constitution. the rules Of the house
ana the practice of all parliamentary
bodies.
Resolved. That the announcement nv
the speaker pro TEN that said resolutions
were adopted was in fact untrue and
that the said James J. Butler is still en-
titled to his seat in this house and that
the said George c. r; Wagner is not now
entitled to the same"
Mr.. Payne. the majority leader was
recognized despite the protests of Mr.
Fleming that he could not be taken off
the floor, and he moved to Law the reso-
luton on the table The Democrats forced
vailed-l61 TO 107
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois then asked IMAM
imOuS consent to disagree to the senate
amendments TO the sundry civil appropria
ton bill and send the bill to conferences
Reserving the right TO object. Mr.. Rich
rules of the house the bill did not 90 to
the committee on appropriations.
Sacred Republican Rules.
''All the rsies of this Republican house
nave been and are being sacredly en-
forced, replied the speaker
An / ask is the enforcement of the
rules, said Mr.. Richardson. Il demand
the regular order"
The gentleman from Tennessee OBJ
jects, answered the speaker. who i'm
mediately recognized Mr. Dalzell. who
rules committee this morning to expedite
appropriation bills and to continue the
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