Telegram-herald., 1890-02-14
Il CONGRESS-.
ne New RLss Sc.n Occupy ths
Attention OF the Eoass.
FrRIHER DEBATE on TEE CHlscES.
Ihe Jolnt kesoletl0H of Congr@tslstlos
- the KsPaeiig 81 Bra1a F@ssea
InAutANoosis W0rk IL ths
sSEaHs.

NHi So
wAanxsrox. Feb IS IN ~ House
to-aar the Senate Joint resolution pss
PASSED -nall nlo4sly a0ugrztulatlng he
people of she Unite5 States % Bran on
the adoption % . republican form u
government The consideration 81 TIE
olae Il rules was then proceeded With.
MAsmNoroN feb 18 The House
met a. II o'clock yesterday morning IN
conunustlou 81 tuesdays session. The
debate on the proposed code of rules
1as continued Is Nr Dockery Mo-
TIE proposed rules he said. would re
Nere Congress Of the necessity - re-
pealing taxation least So "a a. tie
surplus was concerned. he predicted
that al tle end 81 the session the sur
plus would haye disappeared by reason
az the prodigalty which tie rlles an
lted
Mr. Morse Mass defended the pro
posed rules and they we've strongly sup
ported By Mr.. Allen Mich, especially
that which permits the Speaker 10 re-
fuse % recognize dilatory motions, and
he eulogised the recent action of Speak
e. Reed in this respect
Mr. McCreary ky entered his en-
phatic protest against the new code.
and criticised the recent decisions Of
the Speaker Lie iuyeighed against the
new rules asserting that their effect
would be 10 make the Congress of the
United States consist Of the senate OF
the United States and Speaker Reed
Mr. Cutcheon Mich said the rules
substituted action for insction. legisla-
tion for Obstruction. and to that extent
and that extent only they were revolu-
tionarv
Mr. Buckalew pa the one Demo
crat who has voted when present upon
every quesdon-cri;icised the proposed
rules because they tended 10 stife ade-
qaate and necessary debate.
Mr.. Anderson KAN. while support
ing the proposed code, acknowledged
that he had taken advantage of the old
rules to flibuster against the considera-
tion of the Union Pacific Funding bill.
He was not ashamed Of his action, be
cause he believed that bill 10 be-
gigantic fraud But nc thought that
the time had come when flbustering
should be eradicated
Mr.. Caruth lKy.) said that he land
his Democratic colleagues had discov-
cred that general parliamentary law
was an autOcrat, was a tyrant, was a
god. The Speaker was omnipotent yet
lacking in one of the attributes of
omnipotence- he was not the SANE yes
to-day, to-day and forever.
Mr.. Hende erson Ia said:
For the last few weeks The country has wit
messed scenes lncqualed in the history Of the
Government The Speaker o. the House
backed 10y every Republican member on the
floor, has been making q stand for tho rights
and liberties of the people. That battle has
brought on scenes exceeding il monstrous
proportions din all excepting brutality any
that ever occurred IN the National capitol.
Only one picture stands out stronger In history,
and that was when q Democratic club laid the
immortal Sumner tho floor Of the Senate.
Wit, ridicule and the rautings Of a mob have
been presented 10 e5O0OO0 people. Epithets
have been hurled broadcast from the other side
of the chamber al the presiding officer Ian
Cuago which should have expelled It's users
have been uttered and flashed over the wires.
'Tyrant' 'Usurper' Corruptionist and
Backed bv mob were the speeches 10 which
the country has been treated. Gentlemen can
not he called 70 account for this language. To
do so would be 10 involve a trial lasting weeks
and weeks and tho Republicans are here for
business. Applause. The Speaker rising 10
The situa-0n like granite mountain has mot
the occasion, and calmly, grandly done the duty
of the hour" Applause on the Republican
sid
Referring TO the election cases he
said that II there was a member on the
floor entitled TO his seat the Republic
.. &
rights; but If there was on tho floor a
man who held his seat by black heart
cd fraud or rod-handcd murder they
would unseat him il they had the power.
Applause on the Republican side
Mr.. Buchanan y. j. and Mr. Walker
CMassl followed in defense Of tho
Speakers course. and then the House
took recess until s o'clock.
Between 1900 and 1900 persons as
sembled in tho House galleries in the
evening 70 listen TO arguments upon the
proposed code Of rules and had the
pleasure 81 looking down upon thirty
Representatives Mansur MOI. Lane
Ul). Rogers Ark. Springer 0u1.
Shivley Ond1. Wike 0lL), Brookshire
ind, and Pierce Tenn denounced
the rulings Of the Speaker. while they
we're defended by Moore ~. H. Dun
nell Mimi, Houck Tenn and J. u.
Taylor lol. The House a. II o'clock
adjourned.
senate.
WAsHINc roV. Feb r. In the Senate
senator Ingalls, Kan introduced pe'j-
tions from tho citizens % Kansas 70 pre-
vent tho selling ~ f1fures on agri-
cultural products Among the bills re-
ported frow committees ard plsced m
the calendar were The following Two
for tho establishment and main.
fenance of industrial schools in
Michigan and South Dakota on motion
~ Senator Doiph f0rel the Senate
bill apuropriatng $500. 600 for a public
building in Portland Orc vas taken
from tho calendar and passed TIE
senate resumed the consideration of the
hill ~ provide temporary government
for re Territory ~ oklahoma. ths
pending question being Senator Plu-b's
Kan amendment % CON prise No
Mans land within ne new Territory