St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-04-05


house still being in committee OF tn
whole where a vote by roll call is no
permissible, a vote was taken by tellers
167 voting in favor to strike out and Mt
e one voting against it. On this vote
! passed between the teIlers, thus votin;
to strike out" which was a vot
against the proposed appropriation.
during the last session of Congress the
general deficiency appropriation bill was
under consideration for several days, ano
on March Mr. Hemenway, chairman
OF the committee, was anxious to have it
passed that it might be reprinted with
amendments and sent to the senate in
season to be acted upon by that body
and returned to the house for further
action II MADE necessary by reason of any
senate amendments. before final adjourn.
ment OF Congress, and proposed to sit
INTO the evening OF that day in order to
complete it. At 80 p. m. the bill had
been read with the exception of some ten
or hfteen pages, and it was believed that
there would be no serious opposition
raised by any remaining paragraph 1t
contained no appropriation for payment
Oh nileage tor the second Congress.
ABOUT this time left the house, to-
getner with large majority of its men,
Dersnlp Tor dinner, not expecting to re-
turn. l lived at the Cochran Hotel, as
ola my colleague, Mr.. Foster, and quite
number of other members. After din
ner Mrs. Haskins and myself received |
some visitors, and instead OF sitting |
down with other members, as was my |
custom evenings in room adjacent to |
the otf1ce and discussing public measures,
went to my room to assist in enter |
tanning our visitors. At some time after
went upstairs it seems that telephone
message was sent from the Capitol to
the hotel, saying that roll call was in
progress, that no quorum was present
and urging immediate attendance upon
the session.
All left for the capitol except
Mr.. Nevins OF Ohio, who was ill, and
myself, who was not notified. l knew
nothing OF it until the members returned
later In the evening, when learned that
after we had left for dinner Mr.. Sherman
OF New York introduced an amendment
100000 to pay the
OF senators, representatives and
1elegates tor the second session of the
o9th congress. A point OF order was
raised by Mr.. Underwood which was
oVerruled by the chairman, the house
then being in committee of the whole,
ana after discussion the question was
-aKen, on DIVISION, the amendment being
agreed to, yeas SO, nays 49, After the
Dill was reported to the house separate 7
yote was demanded on the amendment
providing tor the payment of the mileage.
DIS vote was on roll call and the 1
amendment was agreed to, yeas 90, NAYS j
", answering present" &c, not voting q
80. 1t is not true that was "present
mt not voting" as stated in the St. :.
ohnsbury Republican. was not
resent and was therefore recorded as
not voting, as appears on page 1864
the Congressional Record of March / =
9O5. 1t further appears on the same .
age that was paired Tor the balance of d.
nat day with Mr.. Henry of Texas and ~ ~
lis was easily ascertainable by any one =,
no had the Record upon their editorial II,
'be. My colleague, Mr.. Foster, who W
ent with others to the capitol on the ~
lephone call, informed me on his return ~ ~
lat evening that, be, discovering that b.
was not present and knowing how ~
)ted on the same question the wear 49,
lore. arranged a pair" for me with an
r. Henry, who, had he voted, would W.
I've voted for the amendment. Mr. ~ ~
oster did tor me what on one occasion ~
Tor him, and either of us would do ~ ~
same again. If one is absent or pur- ~ ~
ses to be absent, a request to "pair" on
tnat vote, tor day, or for a longer 10y
Rod, have never known to be refused PuI
counts just the same as the two votes
'uiu II tney were present and voting. nc
WIN De observed by reference to page A.,
OF OF the Record that 1875 members ~
re pared at the time that vote was co. CO..
o. and among them is Mr.. Hemenway f' ~.
10 had charge of the bill, he having ~.
ranged pair" with Mr.. Livingstone co. 90.
georgia, the ranking Democrat on the ~ ho,
nmittee who was absent. | voted Ia. Ia
ainst this proposition to nav this 10y
leage Jan. 20, 1904, and had / been S ba.
sent on the evening OF March 1. 1905, ~ sf
'uld again have voted against it. hat
narcn the senate amended the house 49,
oy striking out the provision to nav 49, 80.
mileage. The next dav the bill as o IN
|
use, and on March 3 Mr.. Hemenwav ~ tIn
yea as to that amendment that the H tIe
use !, recede and concur therein, and on ~
'lvislon the motion was agreed to, t tIs
IS ~, nays u. I was present when ~ eae !.
vote was taken and voted in the W ooo !.
rmative. 'ne acct
II. Hemenway in closing the debate s po.
support OF his motion said: "Mr. 49,,
aker' two of the strong lawyer of soa
mouse decided that an appropriation 100 Ioo
was in order on the general , ,".e'
clency Dill. AS to the law never 49, 49,
any doubt. AS to the proprietv Of d dti !.
,pting the mileage, have always had tha
We doubts, and have no doubt that o .ne
is the condition of the mind of manv com
Ihe members of this house TODAY. ~ g.
pc tney have no doubt of the LEGALITY ta us
&c mileage, they feel there is serious s o,ss
Itlon as to whether or not thew ~ ~,
ut to accept it." III IN M
20 theilaw, and as a lawyer, have "do d
with Mr.. Hey1apuor, IL =, uOu