The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-29

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protesting and hiciins agslna' this Pm
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co,Irsa followed by tlr ap~nker, Flpof
Leader Payne refused to allow tbr r"corI
~ the arrests ~ 10 eSpuns gd showing hat
memlefs had h~en arrested.
After aarrelns 10 the sena,a amend
mont 20 tho free alcohol hill and listening
IN a half hours attack upon the tobacco
trust by Representative STANLEY n Kon-
lucky. the Hoti-e took mp District ~ Column
hia business. Only one measure was rom
sidcrcd a hill providing for compulsory
education In the District. II was Ia
O'Clock when n vote on tho bill was reached,
and Mr. williams. the minority leader,
expressed a willingness Ia ALLOW the matter
TO 60 over until Tomorrow
Mr.. Payne refused 10 agree to this PROPOSE
ton and a vote disclosed that not ono-third
81 tho membership of the House was present.
Mr.. Williams then made the point Of no
quorum aud q roll call disclosed i?7 mem
hers present out Of q total Of $3.50, or abou
sixty less than a quorum.
Speaker Cannon then directed that the
doors be closed and that the sergeant at
arms be directed to arrest absentees and
bring them in. The clerical force In the
Office Of the sergeant-at-arms WIS set to
work telephoning to ~absentees, and assist
ante we're sent out to arrest those who
could not be reached by phone.
Last Saturday. when o quorum wa
wanted, the sergeant at arms found a score
or more OF members at the baseball game
and the task Of bringing in a sufficient
number to make a quorum was an easy
one. To-day il rained, there was no ball
game and the job was more difficult. Many
members when summoned slipped in and
answered to their names before the ser
geant-at-arms had an opportunity to arrest
them. Others were brought before the bar
of the House and the fact that they had
been arrested was ordered to be noted.
AT first this proceeding was taken as a
jest, but finally the matter became more
serious and a number of members took
exception to the arrest and made vigorous
protest. There was much merriment when
an assistant ~sergeant-at arms, a man Of
diminutive stature, brought in Representa-
tive Cy Sulloway Of New Hampshire, the
giant Of the House, and announced that he
had him under arrest.
During the call Mr.. Williams moved to
adjourn, but again the Republican leaders
protested and voted down the motion,
thus sustaining the determination Of the
Speaker. After a delay Of two hours and
ten minutes "Punxsutawney' Smith oamein
having escaped the representations, and
announced his presence, which made a
quorum. The Speaker declared 1872 mem
bers present and the bill passed.
Mr.. Williams moved that the proceed
ings showing the arrest Of members he
e%xpunged, so that it would lot appear in
the Record or the journal,
Mr.. Payne objected, and the proceedings
were allowed to stand.
II developed during the call that Repre-
sentative Wallace Of Arkansas was brought
in under arrest. He proved that he had
been present and had voted. Subsequently
he went home to dinner and was returning
to the House when the sergeant-at-arms
caught him and arrested him The record
OF his arrest was stricken out, but the
others were allowed to remain.