Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-03
SPEAKER REED
Wakes mn Interesting Statement 10
tITf aPrc.. Rcrresss;iiiise.

WASHINGTON. rep. -SoltaNSA
Reed today made to a representa-
tive Of the Associated Press the fol-
lowing statement concerning the
republican position In the present
great contrnversy: "Mr. Carlisle was
entirely right when he said in sub
stance that the decision OF the
House, that n quorum was con-
sututed to do business when the
majority Of the House was present
would change the form OF the ioun-
dstlon method Of doing business ~
wiIIcertainly do for il viii enaoie
the majority elected by the people 70
rule by their own votes, and not by
sutierance OF the minority Inc
I rule of the minority is at every base
OF our Government.
II It be not true that the rule OF
our faith is vain and we are yet IN
our sins, look at the pructlcai work
ing Of the other doctrine. The re-
publicans have a majority Of seven,
but they have only three
OVER A QUORUM.
One hundred and sixty-eight Is our
number; los is 4 quorum. III we !
are to furnish quorum, the whole |
democratic party is silent when |
business Is 20 lie transacted; but |
when II Is 10 he Distracted, then |
there can be but four republicans |
absent, ON penalty Of the stoppage |
Of public business. Now let us
see how that works We are
allowed but three absentees. Rock
well Is sick. II would end the
anger Of his life 10 come: Wilbur Is
in the onset T. w. Browne is too
sick TO be able TO be there al the
time; Caswell's wife was dying;
another member must lie with his
wife for reasons somewhat similar.
Just about this number Of members
will lie at all times sick or incapaci-
ated. These may get well, but
others fall sick in their turn. There
has been one quorum; accordingly
THE CARLISLE IDEA
has gone entirely to pieces, thJags
even after all the fraud be deducted
the people had found for the repub-
licans by seven majority. All this
time, while We are keeping in the
house, other men, hardly less sick,
are a hundred and forty. 5.......
lie It possible thatthe United States
Is paying these gentlemen thirteen
dollars a day without even the poor
privilege Of counting their silent
forms? Mr.. Carlisle say there is no
precedent for the decision of The
House. / have personally often
heard him declare that the number
Tor and against such a bill was, say,
50 for AMI - against, Fundamentally
less than quorum, and yet declare
a bill passed and then sign 1t, there
by certifying under the most solemn
sanction OF his oath Of Office that the
bill had tproperly and constitution
ally passed the House. How could
he have done this if his count be
true that a
ttoEUr .tusr vcrE7
How could this lie EXCEPT on the
plain ground that if the quorum did
not Vote the presence Of a quorum
was enough? But this matter does
not need Argument in Carlisle's own !
state, in demOcratic Tennessee. In
democratic New York, in demo-
cratic Ohio, in Massachusetts and . ,
In the courts everywhere, as you I
may see by Butterworth's speech,
the decision just upheld by the
House is the law of the land, and
II ought TO beif good government Is
not 10 perish from the face of the {
earth Not n ruling has been made
In the House TO suppress the filibus-
IerinS which has not the full sane
lion OF parliamentary Law. That !
men should resist only shows how I
ingrained the wrong course has be
'one and how necessary the rem- q
sdy. t
What is the House trying to do?
Why, torerorm
gTs HIGHEST FUNCTION 7
hat Of deciding the right Of the
member 10 mis- seat. Until 1852 no
nan ever dared 10 filibuster against r
UGH n case. No man ought 10 be
flowed 10 DO il To-Day; yet every day
hree hours are wasted in proving
he Journal, when five minutes
1870 - esAAAillts lhtct luEGt nOuIk
elong 10 public business. People
o not understand tina. every roll \
all CONSUMES three-quarters OF an
Oar. When ~e first came here
he Obstructionisis declared that thes
TOuld die In the last ditch against VI
ny rules They did not approve OF
hem, and now they are wanting in
heory In defense Of the liberties Of
heir country, because we don't
)rce the rules on them. II there
ould be fewer deaths at theory and a,
lore business in the House the wv
ountry would lie letter off. IL is
rue the democratic leaders, like Sir.
'arlisle, have long since ceased 10 r.,
articipaie in defiance of good gov III
but they should now make
heard affimatively on
ne side Of order.