Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-13
IN THE HOUSE.

NreOTSe.
The roll-call on confirming Dorchesters nomi-
nation disclosed a lack of quorum and then
the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON. February 12th.-The House met
at II o clock this morning, in continuation of
Yesterday S session. The debate on the proposed
code of rules was continued by Dockery of
Missouri
Morey of Massachusetts, and Allen of Michi-
gan followed Dockery, speaking in support of
the rules. At the end of their remarks the ses
sion of Tuesday ended and that of Wednesday
began. The journal was approved, the Speaker
counting quorum.
McCreary of Kentucky then took the floor in
opposition to the new rules.
McCleary criticised the recent decisions of
the Speaker. That officer, he said, had defed
all precedents and had reversed the parlfa-
mentary decisions of nearly all the Speakers
who had presided over the House. McCreary
inveighed against the new rules. asserting that
their effect would be to make the Congress of
the United States consist of the Senate and
Speaker Reed
Cutcheon of Michigan supported the pro-
posed rules, declaring they tended TO facilitate
business instead of obstruct 1t.
, Kerr of Iowa presented an argument in sup
port of the proposed code.
Garth ofKentucky said he and his Democratic
colleagues had discovered that general parlia-
mentary law was an autocrat was tyrant,
was a god. The Speaker was omnipotent, yet
lacking one of the attributes of omnipotence.
He was not the same yesterday, to-day and for
ever, lie mao tlCuglL there must DS SOIOe Ut
feet in the Speakers vision which enabled him
| to see a Democrat when he sat in his chair, but
| which would not perm him to see Democrat
when he YVES Standing at full hight claiming
| recognition. He had come to the conclusion
| that the Speaker should be dosed with Co onel
, Mulberry Sci ers eye-water externally inter
nally and etenally.
Henderson of Iowa said for the last few weeks
the country had vi tnessed scenes unequaled in
| the history of the Government The Speaker of
| the House, backed by the Republican members,
| had been making stand for the rights and lib
| eTti OF the people. That battle had brought on
| scenes exceeding in brutality any that had ever
/ occurred in the national capital. Eplthets had
| teen hurled broadcast from the other side of
| the chamber at the presiding officer. Language
| which should haze expelled its users had been
uttered and flashed over the wires. ''Iyrant,
/ ',usurper" .'corruptionist," backed by a
mob. were speeches to which the country had
been treated. After one OF the stormy scenes he
| Henderson, had heard one of the gentlemen
! on the Democratic side say to another: Lid
| you hear that rebel yeli2' Let the gentleman
I understand here and now. that the Northern
/ doughfaee was an animal of the past. Let them
understand that the country had Passed
| through a fiery furnace which had eliminated
the Northern doughface. The ger tleInen ON
| the other side undertook to control this country
4 whether they were in the majority or the min
! ority They could not do it. The Republicans
meant business, and il was to do business calmly,
earnestly bravesy and patriotiea ir that they
were mere. Assault after assault had been hurled
against the SPEAKER. Gentlemen had been very
! ebay OF making such assaults when the Speaker
J had been on the floor, instead OF being lied Up
ar n presiding eineer-
was p r. eniber on the floor entitled 10 his seat
I the Republicans would stand up ard defend bis
! tights lat i there was on the floor a man who
I hstd ais seal BIZ .niagk-hearted fraus, or led
b handed murder, they would unseat hlIn Il they
puchasan ard Walker followed in defense Of