The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-17
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ter some delay, caused by securing q quorum, the Speaker announced the vote to be 40 in favor of taking UT the bill, 3s against and 21 present.
 Grosvenor to the Rescue.
 MT Grosvenor, ds soon as the Dill was read. endeavored to get the floor to offer an amendment.
 Mir. Prince, who was entitled to the floor, after moving the previous ques- ton, yielded one minute to MT. Gros- venor in which to offer his amendment It provided that the offices should not be abolished until October 1a. next which he said. would permit of the promotion of both General Corbin and General MacArthur
 Mir. Williams opposed this amend ment which on rising vote was de- feated, 79 to 100.
 5 Mir. Grosvenor at once made the point that no quorum was present whereupon the roll was called on the iority of votes. 57 to SS, but there was again no quorum.
 During the call. Mir. Longworth co. ) had been made a Speaker temporarily and when he announced, No quorum. Mir. Payne addressed a parliamentary inquiry to him.
 The previous question having been ordered, will not this bill come up as first business on the next legislative day?'
 Members laughed good naturedly as MT. Longworth replied. after consult ing Mir. Hines. the Speakers parlia- mentary expert: "The chair is of opiinon that 1t would. :"
 Mir. Payne at once moved an adjourn ment and Mir. Prince demanded anoth- CT roll call.
 We may as well finish this business now,'' he asserted.
 Well, you won't get your bill through tonight" declared Mir. Payne.
 We will stay all night. then" re- torted MT. Prince, and a roll call on the question of adjournment began at 5:20 o'clock. The House refused to ad- Journ, the vote being 6s ayes. 92 noes, 9 present.
 The doors were again locked, the Sergeant -at-Arms directed to bring ab- sent members. while the roll was again called on MT. Grosvenor's amendment
 stiII No Quorum.
 The roll call resulted 70 ayes, 79 noes and IS present on the Grosvenor amendment-still no quorum.
 MT. Gaines fW. Va.) moved to ad- journ, on which motion the Speakers good natured efforts to count enough to adjourn amused the House. First he said seventy-four voted to second the motion and the same number against. He recorded his own vote in the af- firmative. that the motion be put.
 On rising vote he next announced that seventy-six had voted to adjourn and seventy-five against. There was clamor for tellers, but the Speaker proceeded to declare an adjournment, stopping just short of completing the declaration.
 The chair was just about to an- nounce an adjournment" he said smi1- ingly. when 1t seemed the demand for tellers caught his ear and 1t seemed to the chair that the demand came in time (Laughter.)
 The chair was right quick. but I was quicker" calculated Mir. Williams. the minority leader, who had shouted for tellers. The tellers vote showed 6s for and ST against ad3curnuaenf. Then followed anot ,er long wait during which MT. F'ulgerson (Mo ,. started amusement by entertaining 8 group of members by whistling We Won't Go Home Until Morning" and other sim liar airs.
 At 6:5O D. m. MT. Prince. on being informed that his bill would be the regular order Monday moved to ad- journ. At this time 7S had voted for and S3 against the Grosvenor amend ment. The House then voted to ad- journ until Monday.