New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-30
THE TRIUMPH or THE MAJORITY.
Inr rrLroRAru TO rnf rRIHUNEI

u-suNGToN MAY 29.-lhe DcmocI"'i0 '
.ho lIo,se of Representatives VIII ho' uI''u''''
- r.re against the consideration ol the ""0%O9
any other contested election case Inc
-.ason for ,his ls not that the Democrats are any
,l,,,. tbev were last week. but that they VIII
',,.',,.5 Inv O rulc of the House from wasting
S'rri.r,i.., in an exhibition OF thoir ioohShheSs
and meli-nuy. ,.-.-,,i-,r o+ u
80 i MAS apparent that something unusua'
,d sensational was to take place Tor III 'h'' ''Iy
-. .,,r .rit, began 70 I'LL with spectators ana
h.cor, noon they were tmoNced, ana hui''H',H 20
neool. nrob,e 90 gain admission crowded Tue uooi
,,.. ncer;us over each others shoulders oI 'u'i'
o,av dissatisfied because they could not OBTAIN 80
~ % ,s o. cIi,,psa of thr interior, where eNclInG
scenes were expected 10 be enacted. IpIo"sn az
tbe weary day until long after the WASH
inpion dinner-hour the galleries ana doorW"!S
were flied with people sitting or S'anuNnE'
o,,d or,io,sl, awaiting the elimination Of the
drama On the door # the House there was an ar
ofevneetoncy and anxiety. AT an early hour the
democratic leaders. fresh from prolonged confer
ercc filed in aud with heads close together re-
noyvc5 tbeir consultations. Many eyes were turned
imam Mr. Reed who had charge of the proposed
amendment TO the rules, and whose benevolent
couutsnance beamcd with satisfaction as he turheu
toward his Democratic opponents. Since the ON
otDeco,,ber so many members had not been in
their seats at one time. Walter A. Wood had re-
turned. Mr. Mason had risen from a bed
of Illness and. except Mayor Nolan
Of Albany, and benjamin. Wood, the New
York REPRESENTATIVES. were all on hand Ihe oniy
Repullicans absent were MeSsrs. Lindsey, Naien-
tine. Richie and Young Mr. Errrtt, of Pennsyl-
wanna. who received painful and serious injury
last Friday. came TO the House this morning, his
Il, 4 I'M, aud T..
being led in whenever his vote was required. lhs
was necessary because Mr. Randall and other Dem
ocrats from the same state steadily and sullcny re-
fused in defiance of the rules OF the House and
their official obligations. to vote to make a quorum
Immediately after the journal had been read Mr
Reed called up the amendment TO the rules; Mr.
Randall raised the question Of consideration; Nh
Kcnna moved that the House adjourn, and Nh
Blackburn, in n sudden spasm of patriotic fcrvor,
moved that when the House adjourn it be until
"Wednesday next in honor Of Decoration Day. Mr..
Blackbnnl's motion was defeated by vote of 2 to
1l5. exactly a quorum when Mr.. Randall moved
to fix Thursday as the day TO which the
House should adjourn This simply dila-
tory motion and everybody knew that the tug of
war was about to come. Mr. Reed made the point
OF order that against proposition to amend the
rules t. prevent flbustorug, motions cOuld not hc
interposcd. Upon this point of order followed one
Of the most interesting dtDateS uAdl mas tdheh
place in the House this session.
Mr. Reed in his usual clear and fOrclble manner
stated the reasons why an effort to amend the rules
of procedure should not and must not be thWartcd
by the opposition OF a factious minority. Mr. Ran
dali replied the chief of his propositions being that
parliamentary rules are mainly designed 10 protect
The rights of the minority. Mr. Randall and his AS
sociatcs are especially regardful Of the rights of
ninortles always. SO anxious they il this re-
spect that as a minority IN the House
OF REPRESENTATIVES they have fought
stubbomly for more than week III
defence of the ght Of the minority of the voters in
the lid Congressional District of South Carolina to
say who shall represent in Congress a majority OF
the voters of that dis ret Mr. Randall defended
his arbitrary" rulings as Speaker during the
electoral count proceedings in the ALIVth Con-
gress on the ground that the law under which the
House then acting required such rulings to be
made Mr. Randall attempted, without much sue
cess TO dodge the question whether a law of Con-
gress is more sacred and binding than the ConStitu-
ton.
Mr Carlisle spoke against the point OF order, and
IN the course of his remarks read 50 much as ap-
peared 10 suit his purpose Of shoI5 speech made by
General Garfield in the XLIlld Congress- when,
otter long siege of Democratic GlibuStcriug, the
majority was considering proposition TO amend
own argument, Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, asked
him TO read the remainder Of the paragraph from
General Garfcld's speech. Mr. Carlisle politely
complied. As he read the closing words of the par
agraph-" this demand (of the minority to say what
business shall and what shall not be con-
sideredl is intolcTable, Is revolutionary, and
cannot be submitted to without dishonor there
was prolonged applause on the Republican side.
Nh. Williams then obtained permission to read
other passage from General Garleld's speech, and
that too was greeted with tremendous applause.
5. 5, Cox also made a speech which he adorned
with Scrptural quotations Although there were
many laborng men-coored well as white-in
the galleries to-day. Mr. Cox did not alude to the
cheering and cheerful lazzaroni in the galleries."
n he did when he replied to General Garfield
on the occasion already mentioned. Mr.
bicLahe' OF Maryland, who spoke against
the point Of order wandered far
away from the subject 70 attocL +bo
integrity Of the record i'll the contested eIeotion
Mr. Hazelton, OF Wisconsin who ia . ,no,,l,,r
Of the Elections COMMITTEE obtained the floor - -
ply and spoke with much feeling SAVING H. - Ne
bcLane had come with the cheek Of - Inac Ii MI II.
make charges which were false and which H. III W
10 be false when he made them Mr. iioaI'm IIom
was called to order although several Democrats n I
sides Nj. McLane had taken ad vantage OF tbe a.
cussi0n to Ieiterate the false and exploded acc"s
tons of forgery and fraud III the testimony in the
Messrs. Kasson, RobeSon, and Robinson Of
MaSsach churctts, made excellent speeches in
favor OF the proposition that constitutional
quorum Of the House may at any time amend the
rules Of that body. Mr.. RobinsOns argument was
particularly cogent and convincing one, and he was
loudly applauded when he sat down. Mr. Black
burn made one of his characteristic speeches, IN
which he declared that the Democrats were ready
togo on with any other case except tue pending
the first time that such a willingness las been
expressed by anybody that side of the
House. Messrs Randall and Reed closed the
oepate for and against the point OF order
SI everybody supposed they had done so, until Mr.
springer, whom 1r. Reed the course OF the dis