The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-15
Illinois Republicans Selected 4. J..
Hopkins as Choice for United
States Senator.
STIRRING SCENES IN HOUSE.
congressman J. r. Williams of
Carmi Named by the Demo
crats-Lively Time Over
Senate Resolution.

| REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
| Springfield, Ill.,, Jan 1i-Eighteen year
ago tonight the Democrats in ioint caucus
nominated Colonel William r. Morrison o
! Waterloo for United States Senator oyel
Carter H. Harrison. the elder. and Genera
John c. Black.
| In the same room in the St Nicholas HO
tel tonight Congressman j. Il; Williams o
Carm was nominated.
| The Republicans selected Congressman A
]. Hopkins in their caucus
| There were some stirring scenes in tn,
House.
! For the first time in The history of TIL,
House. so far as known, a party majority
Eof twenty-siX failed to sustain its leader
the Speaker. This was caused by many
petty sights and insults heaped upon the
sherman element by the original leaders
| Inc Sherman worm turned to-day and sen,
"a JaVelin through the organization. Yes
! terday Brundage. a Shermanitc. was recog-
| nized and offered a resolution to investigate
! the coal famine Before it reached the
| clerks desk its import became known, wher
l Dawes. an organization member, sprang 10
| MS ieet with another resolution of the
l same import His paper was read and
| BrundaSes returned to him
| by extraordinary parliamentary construc-
| tioh. DavIes's resolution was declared
adopted. as mentioned in to-day's Republic.
| CIVIL-SERVICE BILL
| Today when the order of introduction of
| pliis was reached and before the roll cali
| commenced Speaker Miller himself intro
| duced the civil-service bill of Governor
Yates as House bill No l. Mr.. Austin a
eherman insurgent, presented the next bill
aiso ciVii-service measure. prepared by the
STATE Civil Service Association. Austin
asked unanimous consent to have his bill
read and advanced without reference to a
committee. There was a storm of objections
from the Yates members and Austin moved
TO suspend the rules
ihereupon Bundy, in his new role as
iates-L -Lorlmer high private made the noint
that the bill had not vet been introd1,caS
clerk "s'i ieu ny the
Speaker Miller held the point w.u ,.,o,
ana after this formality the Speaker quickly
oIuered the bill 10 the Committee on Civil
service ,ss, ice when appointed All this time Aus
lin was shouting motion to Suspend the
rules Gus Nohe jumped into the breach
win the point that the bill had been dis
pSssd or. which Speaker Miller held good.
oheiinan dnsr1ly demanded If a member
was not to be permitted to move a susp7n-
sion Of the rules. and Miller replied that he
had been read. ''''
The explanation brought out a yolIey of
uef,SiVe ,r; SHOUTS from Democrats and Sher-
DlfSEII VOTE.
The time for revenge arrived when Tippit
offered a joint resolution reciting thai a
large majority of the voters had declared
tor h the election Of United States Senators
sovereign will of the people OF This great
commonwealth. resolved. by the House the
senate concurIins herein that each candi-
uate Tor the office of United States Senator
De required TO pledge his unqualified sup
port OF any amendment to the Constitution
Of the United States providing for the cleo
afnrr I.J
of the people,
Alter the resolution had been read. spjeak.
er Miller ordered it referred to the Com
mittee on Federal Resolutions
Mr.. Tippit made the point that he had
moved n the ADOPTION Of the resolution.
Speaker Miller replied that under the
rules resolutions must be referred TO the
proper committee.
,or,an That was ,,sn,, not the rule yesterday, re-
made the point that when a member is rec
osnlZed his motion is recognized.
M Mr; % Curtis Rep2. contended that under
Tippit was not in order; that if he had de-
sired to have the resolution voted on he
should have moved a suspension of the
rules.
TIPP1Ts REToRT.
That is not the rule of this House." re-
torted nppit. Rule 81 provides that reso-
lutions carrying appropriations must be re-
fefred to the committee; but there is no rule
under which resolutions must go to COM
adoption
Mr.. johnson said that the resolution was
properly introduced; that the gentleman
ma mad ad"nt been recognized and that his motion
The chair said he. has no right to
take the motion arbitrarily from the House
or to take that resolution and refer IL TO
any committee. If the chair is disposed to
assume that right, l move Il suspension of |
the the, rules, and on that we demand a roll \
THE chair holds" said Speaker Miller |
that under the rules of the House under I
which we are now proceeding the resoiu- |
The rule was deviated from yesterday by |
consent. or rather. in the absence of OBJ |
lutions must go to a committee"
Then. Mr.. Speaker said Mr.. Tippit, Il
appeal from the decision Of the chair and
lpon that we demand roll CALI
The Speaker ordered the roll call Mr..
" " lison the Democratic leader insisted that
Mr. Tippit be heard. The Speaker replied
Mr Tippit asked that the chair state I'm
specific terms the question. The request
Sas repeatsd by Mr. Wilson and the
ne decision of the chair stand as the de- |
:ison of the House?"
The roll was then called.
NOT SUSTAINED.
. The Sherman Republicans. except Bundy,
herrick, I,sh and Turner of Fayette re. |
rained from voting.
?, These four voted to sustain the Speaker.
ne me- roll call resulted: Yeas 81 nays co.
THE House refuses to sustain the de-
,lslon OF the chair" said Speaker Miller,
II the resolution
An attempt by Shanahan to refer the reso-
,an ntion to the Committee on Federal Rela-
Voting aye with the Democrats were these
;epublicans: Austin. Backus. Beitier,
Church and Russell, Messrs.
Suhdy and Turner of Tayette voted with !
he Yates-Lorimer faction.
me question now occurred on the motion |
D "a aoopt ana Ilppit spoke at length in sup
DTt OF MS resolution. He rod hot |
= ,as s, no more than fair that the members j
the House should know how their candi-
ate for Senator stands on the question Of
ne e., ELECTION OF United States Senator
Nr. Bundy said the proposition which II |
mhodied was ridiculous. He declared the ]
ole purpose of the resolution TO be merely
scheme to force the members of the |
louise to go on record on this question. The ,
emocrats were seeking some cheap political :
apitaL He said the Republican party was !;
! the majority and would assume responsi- .
ility for whatever action might be taken
sion from the Democrats.