Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-06
must be with his wife FOR reasons some

must be with his wife FOR reasons some-
what similar.
just about this number OF members
will at all times be sick or incapacitatsd.
These may get we'll, but others fall sick
in their turn. There then is one quorum,
according to Mr.. q rlisle'a idea, gone al
to pieces, though, syen after all fraud be
deducted, the people had found for the
Republicans by seven majority. All this
time, while we are keeping in the House
other men, hardly less sick, 140 lusty
Democrats sit silent in their seats, doing
no public duty except to draw their pay.
II it possible that the United States ia
paying thoss gentlemen $l3 day, with
out even the poor privilege OF counting
their Biient formsp
Mr. Carlisle says there is no precedent
for tho decision OF the Houss. | have
personally Heon and heard Tim furnieh q
hundrei. A hundred times have heard
him declare that the number for and
sgnins; such bill was, say 80 for and 20
-mathematioaily leas than q
quorum and yet declare the bill passed,
aud then sign that bill, thereby certify
ing under the molt solelup sanction OF
his oath OF offisa that thN bill had prop
erly and conatitutions!ly passed the
House How could he have done this if
his doctrine be true that quorum must
vote? Understand me, day after day
MIR. OatGa.e, in my presence, has de-
olared tuN such hill had votes for and
against, by his own count as spesker less
than quorum, and has yet immediately
declared IL passed ami has signed it, TINS
furnishing the only proof tire President
could have that it was passed. How
could this be except on the plain ground
that il quorum did not votr the pres
enoo Of quorum WAS enuughi
But thus matter does not need Rrgu-
ment In Mr.. CGrlisle'd own state, in
Democratic Tennessee, In New York, in
Ohio, in Massachusetts, and In the courts
eyerywheee, Hs yoa may SOC by MIR. But
terworih's speech, the doctrine Just up
held by tho House is the law OF the land
and il ought to be- if good government
Is NOT 10 perish from the face Of the
earth. Not ruling has been made in
the House to suppress flibustering which
has not the full sanction OF parliament
| tRry las. That men should resist only
shows how ingrained the wrong course
hAs become and how necessary the
remeay.
What is tho House trying to do2 Why
to perform its highest function, that OF
deciding che right Of member to his
Beat. Uutii 1882 no man dared to fill.
buster against such case. No man
ought to b. allowed 10 do ii to-day. Yet
eybfy day three hours are wasted in ap-
proving the journal when Eve minutes
would TO ample These three hours
belong to tho public business. Tho pub.
liu do not understand tnat every wantou
roll cali consumes three.quart rs OF an
| huIr. Some VI These nan are talking
Hbont rules. They arc now acting under
J 3 body OF rules which the American
/ people use in their assemblies, @ body OF
rules we'll known and understood by all
I taoHs who ara not wiliplly ignorant.
1 When VIC first came here the obetrnc-
tiousts declared they would die in the
lGs. diton against fny rulings they do NOT
approve OF, 1ad now tAsg are wanting 10
| die 1t Ebarmopy;o in defence OF the
1 l.beriieiOf ther country because we don't
forna the rules on them. II there could
be fewer dsstls at Thermopylp aud more
business il the House the couutry would
be better eff
4 Il is true that the Democratic leaders
like Mr.. Carlisle have long since ceased
TO participate in tho fcisnce of good
government, hut they should now make
themselves heard atiirmatiy0ly on the side
1 OF DPder,