The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-18
HOUSE TALKS TO QUESTION
 THESE DAYS
Rep. Donovan Conducts Single Handed Fight Against De-
 bate Not GerTnane to Bill.
OBJECTS 52 TIMES
 IN ONE AFTERNOON
Nfonden Talks Half An Hour Without Getting Speech
 Out to the World.

i've Jeremiah Donovan of Connecticut spoke 52 times yesterday on the floor of the House, in his light against the misuse of time apportionec for de- bate upon the General Dehctency bill. MT Donovan believes that one of the reasons sessions of Congress are so long winded is that the time is used for the purpose of getting matter printed in the record for the con- sumption Of the folks at home. " He is supported by large number Of members and his statement of Tues day that the entire day last Satur- day was given over to the discussion l of the General Deficiency Bill and not a word was said about the bill has brought many Of his colleagues to a, realization Of the situahons
 Yesterday, as soon as debate on the bill began under the five minute Rule Representative Gillette Of Massachu- setts fired the opening gun by talking on John Lind;s and his services at Ne- ra Cruz as the Presidents representa- tive He was answered by Represen- tative Fitzgerald and then Gillette again gained the floor. MT. Donovan l ground that under the five minute rule there can be only two speeches. one for and one against an amend ment. The chairman ruled that the 1 point was we T taken. Then Repra- sentative Gillette moved to strike out the two last words and continued to
 MT. Donovan raised a point of order several times oh the ground that MT. Gillette was not talking to the amend- ment. The. chairman was inclined to allow Gillette to continue MT. Don
 ovan stated that MT. Gillette was dis Icussing MT. Carr an employe of tthe State Department, and he asked | if that was speaking to the amend ment.
 | | lRepublican leader, came into the fray without addressing the chair Tho lC6nnecticut representative addressed She chair and said that Mann did not have any standing under the rules
 unless he showed proper respect for the chair and addressed it.
 Representative Mann retorted that the House would be better off if the Connecticut man was seated all of the
 time.
 l order for the sixth time and the chairman overruled it. Later he made q parliamentary enquiry asking
 MT. Chairman, can members of this house interject remarks here without
 first obtaining recognition of the
 chair ?''
 The Chairman said they ought not I to and MT. Donovan asked if those | who did 1t were not disorderI in so doing. The chairman replied that I 1t was a. .V1Ola1lOn OF sI66 Tute.fi- MT Donovan said that he hoped the distinguished leader from Illinois will pay attention.
 MT Mann raised a, point of order on I the ground that the Connecticut man I did not have the floor The chairman l said that he did have the floor and the Minority Leader begged the chair 1 mans pardon and sat down.
 A few minutes later Rep. Seldom ridge commenced his debate on the 1 item for emergencies in the Consular service by an attack upon Represen-9 tative Gillette whom he referred to as sstne hystericaI man from Massa- I chusetts'' and added a eulogy of Will. I liam Jennings Bryan MT. Donovan I objected and raised a point of order. I but the chairman ruled that their 'sre- marks constituted a. discussion of the amendment" MT. Donovan again se-
 cured the floor and read the rules as follows: sIn all cases the five minute debate in the Comnittee of the Whole is confined to the subject.s'
 The chairman then ruled that the gentlemen were conhning themselves I to the subject although one of the lspeakers who had just finished debat- I ing the appropriation had been dis Niagara Falls mediation- A while l later while the contingent fund for the Navy was under discussion Rep iresentative Mondel1 Of Wyoming T
 rninistration had brought on war in I Mexico, and an attack upon the Presf- ident's Mexican policy"
 At this point MT. Donovan raised a lpoint of order and Chairman Flood had called Rep. Harrison of Mississi D. l was that the speaker was not speak ing to the subject.
 Rep Mondell said that the gentle
 man from Connecticut did not know < T,
 The chair ruled that the gentleman from wyoming ''desist' and at this l moment it was announced that his
 time had expired Rep. Mondell
 wanted extra time to continue, but ] an objection from Rep. Donovan made it obligatory for him to sit down as l unanimous consent was needed for
 him to continue.
 The next amendment was upon an litem for miscellaneous pay in the Ma
 w. Representative Garrett of Ten
 nessee and Rep. Mondell became in
 voved in a debate upon the. state
 nent that the Mexican Federal Gov | ernment was based on assassination
 MT. Donovan raised another point of
 order. The chairman overruled the point of order and then NIT. Donovan
 ended the debate by making a point | of no-quoruTn. A count showed there
 were II of the 435 members in at
 tendance and the point was sustain | ed and more members were sent for. T After a quorum was secured the l discussion of an propriation Sor
 the equipment of vessels was taken up
 and MT. Mondell, whom Carter Glass
 characterized as ''the one minute
 from Wyoning.'' proceeded to talk. His talk on equipment of vessels in
 cluded 1T call attention that the pres ent government of Mexico was estab- nshed some days before the taking
 off of President Madero."
 MT. Donovan did not know what the , taking off of Madero had that was in
 common with the equipment of yes sels and he raised a point of order,
 and this time the chair ruled that the
 point of order was we'll taken and MT