Mr. VEST. In the same
section, line 39, after the word "guilty," I move to strike out "of an
offense," and insert "of a misdemeanor;" so as to read:
Shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, etc.
The
amendment to the amendment was agreed to.
Mr. VEST. In the
same section, line 40, before the word "imprisonment," I move to strike
out "and" and insert "or;" so as to read:
And
shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment not
exceeding two years, etc.
The
amendment to the amendment was agreed to.
The VICE-PRESIDENT.
The hour of 1 o'clock having arrived, the Chair lays before the Senate
the unfinished business. First, however, he lays before the Senate
bills from the House of Representatives for reference.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
The bill (H. R. 995) for the
relief of J. M. Billings was read twice by its title, and referred to the
Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads.
The bill (H. R. 6126) to amend
an act to authorize the construction of a bridge at Burlington, Iowa, approved
August 6, 1888, and amended by act approved February 21, 1890, was read
twice by its title, and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
The following bills were severally
read twice by their titles, and referred to the Committee on Claims:
A bill (H. R. 509) for the
relief of F. Y. Ramsey, the heir at law and distributee of Joseph Ramsey;
and
A bill (H. R. 522) for the
relief of Benjamin Alvord.
THE REVENUE BILL.
The Senate, as in Committee
on the Whole, resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. 4864) to reduce
taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes.
Mr. DOLPH resumed the floor
in continuation of the speech begun by him yesterday. After having
spoken with interruptions for nearly four hours,
Mr. CHANDLER (at 4 o'clock
and 58 minutes p. m.). As the Senator from Oregon has been interrupted
so much, I ask unanimous consent that he may be permitted to go on after
5 o'clock.
Mr. TELLER. Is there
any law to prevent him from going on?
Mr. CHANDLER. I do not
want the Senator to feel that I have cut short his speech.
The VICE-PRESIDENT.
Is there objection to the request of the Senator from New Hampshire?
Mr. QUAY. There is objection.
Mr. HARRIS. The Senator
from Oregon having the floor, has a right to go on as long as he pleases,
and there is no rule which can stop him.
Mr. CHANDLER. I certainly
understood the Senator from Tennessee to insist that the discussion on
this bill should be limited to the hours between 1 and 5 o'clock.
Mr. HARRIS. On the contrary,
the Senator from Tennessee insisted that the discussion should begin at
1 o'clock and continue at least until 5, and as long after as any Senator
chose to continue it.
Mr. CHANDLER. I do not
remember any such statement.
Mr. HARRIS. There was
no such statement made, but there is no limitation. If the Senator
from Oregon, having the floor, chooses to go on he has a perfect right
to do so.
Mr. CHANDLER. I knew
the Senator from Oregon was not feeling well to-day--
Mr. GRAY. He can do
as he pleases.
Mr. CHANDLER. My object
is to let the Senator do as he pleases.
Mr. DOLPH. I am sorry
I have not got very far with my speech to-day because I have been interrupted
so much. The remainder of it will keep, and I shall give it to the
Senate in aerial form. I suppose on Monday I shall be asked to give
way to Senators who have given notice of their intention to speak on that
day, or the Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. QUAY] may then want to resume
his speech. I shall be very glad to accommodate Senators; and I shall
renew my speech when I can do so at the pleasure of the Senate.
Mr. CHANDLER. Certainly
the Senator ought not to yield and let others into the discussion when
questions have arisen where they want to be fully heard, and then cut them
off. I do not think the Senator wants to do that.
Mr. DOLPH. I am in no
hurry. I shall allow everybody to interrupt me and discuss the question
who pleases, if he will only quote me fairly, and not put into the RECORD
things which I think I have not said or draw unjust conclusions from my
remarks. I do not want to be arraigned in the Senate Chamber as a
slanderer of the American people.
Mr. CHANDLER. The Senator
did not want the misstatement of my position by the Senator from Colorado
to go uncontradicted.
Mr. QUAY. the hour of
5 o'clock having arrived--
Mr. TELLER. I have not
misrepresented either the Senator from New Hampshire or the Senator from
Oregon. I have simply stated that was the logic of their position.
[Mr. DOLPH'S speech will be
published entire after it shall been concluded.]
Mr. QUAY. I suggest
there is no quorum present, and the hour of 5 o'clock has arrived.
The VICE-PRESIDENT.
The absence of a quorum being suggested, the Secretary will call the roll.
The Secretary called the roll,
and the following Senators answered to their names:
Aldrich, | Cockrell, | Gray, | Quay, |
Allison, | Coke, | Harris, | Shoup, |
Bate, | Dixon, | Martin, | Stewart, |
Berry, | Dolph, | Pasco, | Teller, |
Blanchard, | George, | Peffer, | Vest, |
Call, | Gibson, | Perkins, | Walsh. |
Chandler, | Gorman, | Platt, |
The VICE-PRESIDENT. Twenty-seven
Senators have answered to their names. There is no quorum present.
Mr. HARRIS. I move that
the Senate adjourn.
The motion was agreed to;
and (at 5 o'clock and 5 minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned until Monday,
April 23, 1894, at 12 o'clock m.
________
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, April 21, 1894.
The House met at 12 o'clock
m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. E. B. BAGBY.
The Journal of the proceedings
of yesterday was read and approved.
Mr. BYNUM. Mr. Speaker,
I desire to all the attention of the House to a matter which may be of
some importance in connection with the Journal. I am not able to
say how it will affect the Journal.
When the House was in Committee
of the Whole on yesterday, it had under consideration certain bills which
it reported favorably to the House, and pending the consideration of another
bill, on a motion made with regard to it, the gentleman from Tennessee
[Mr. ENLOE], as appears of record, made the point that no quorum had voted.
Immediately thereupon a motion was made that the committee rise; which
was agreed to.
It seems to me that the report
of the Committee of the Whole, and the subsequent proceedings of the House
in passing the bills reported from the Committee of the Whole with that
record of no quorum pending, must be a nullity. This proceeding will
be found on page 3928 of the RECORD, in the second column. The Chair
will observe this language:
The
question was taken; and on a division (demanded by Mr. ENLOE) there were--ayes
67, noes 18.
Mr.
ENLOE. I make the point that no quorum has voted.
Mr.
BUNN. I move that the committee rise.
The
motion was agreed to; and the committee accordingly rose, and the Chairman
of the committee reported to the House that the committee had had under
consideration certain bills, which were ten taken up and passed; whereas
I think the chairman of the Committee of the Whole should have reported
that the committee found itself without a quorum.
Mr. COX. But the question
of a quorum was not raised on these bills.
Mr. BYNUM. I know; but
the committee could not have reported them without a quorum.
Mr. BURROWS. The point
of order, I think, should be made against the recognition by the Chair
of the motion that the committee rise, when the point was made that there
was no quorum, instead of causing the roll to be called. It was the
duty of the Chair, when the point of no quorum was made, to immediately
cause the roll to be called.
The SPEAKER. That is
correct. That is the rule.
Mr. BURROWS. Instead
of entertaining the motion that the committee rise, the roll should have
been called.
The SPEAKER. The rule
provides that in Committee of the Whole, when the absence of a quorum is
developed, the Chair shall direct the roll to be called; the committee
shall then rise and report the names of the absentees to the House, which
shall be entered upon the Journal. Then, if a quorum appears, the
House shall immediately after go back into Committee of the Whole without
motion. That is the rule.
Mr. RICHARDSON of Tennessee.
I have no doubt, Mr. Speaker, that the intention of the House was to construe
the condition as if the point of no quorum has been withdrawn. When
the point of no quorum was made and the gentleman from Go
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