Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-04

on the Smith jackson case began also took
place, but was short, the speaker declining to
entertain the question of consideration or an
appeal from his decision Mr. O'Perrall took
the floor and resumed his sp.ecn on the
Smith-Jackson contest He closed with a
reference to the new departure in the chair
declaring that he did not believe the time
would ever come when the people would toll
crate such autocratic power a. the speaker
had assumed. As for him and his people, he
protested against this usurpation: against
this outrage; against this violation of the
sacred rights of the weak against this cruel,
wicked, and unconstitutional violation of
the rights of the minority In conclusion.
he predicted that the Democrats would re-
turn to power in the Ftty-second congress,
and then there would be no usurping auto
crat in the speakers chair
Some Humor from Wilson.
A few more short speeches were
mad, and then Wilson of West Vir-
gina took the floor to close the de-
bate for the Democrats He made a
good humored speech in criticism of the re-
cent rulings of Speaker r ed which ELECTED
laughter and applause at times from both
political friends and opponents, and the
speaker himself could not repress an occa-
sional smile. He ridiculed expressions which
had been made by Republicans respecting
their conversion from the belief that the
methods of filibustering were admissible by
the minority. He had had an idea that
the speaker was judge that he was not a
partisan, but would come up 10 the old ira
dItions and become worthy of his great pO-
sition. Applause on the Democratic side.
When the speaker had entered the chair vii
had .l,.. L,
and honorable speaker aud leave a great
name behind him
Learned Some Parliamentary Law.
he had also supposed that the rules built
up by the experience OF the past were al
most the sole bulwark to protect the treas
ury of the United States: to stop the spolia-
ton of the people, ami to ohstruct the
schemes that came on 10y the cart load But
this had been when he had sat in darkness
and ignorance and before he had learned the
immense advantage of general parliament
airy law. Laughter He could now tell
what parliamentary law was The essential
was that each ruling of the speaker should
be placarded in advance as theatrical bills
were as the first and only appearance.
laughter Ii seemed that general parlia-
mentary law had made il possible not only
for one-eyed man to be speaker. but for
him to be an advantage, especially if the
blind eye happened to be towards the side of
the house where the minority sat That was
the meaning of parliamentary law.
Laughter That was the meaning OF the
new dispensaton which was to do away
with the rules of the house
The Democrats Caught short"
The Republicans be said in the language
of finance, had caught the Democrats short
on the market daughter Let them press
their advantage while they had it Let
them not stop because there was good ma
tured opposition the Democratic side:
nor be alarmed by the angry ebullitions of
the gentleman from Illinois lSpringerl 1t
was only little jealousy on Mr. Springer's
part He had done a little in the parlia-
mentary line himself Laughter Like
Moses flying from the rod bich he had flung
down and which had turned into a serpent
the Republican party, he predicted, would
fiee from general parliamentary law long
before this session adjourned
Republican Quorum at Last.
The vote was then taken on ordering the
previous question ON the adoption of the re-
port OF the committee to seat Smith, and it
was ordered-yeas, l06; nays, none Four
roii-calls were required before the final vote
To seat Smith was taken aud ON this he was
declared entitled to his seat-yeas Ito; NAYS
none. Smith appeared aud took the oath of
office, and the Republicans applauded
Springer sarcastically inquired whether this
was proper time to make motion to ad-
journ. Speaker Reed replied in a similar
tone of sarcasm in the affirmative, and the
house then, ct s:35 p. M, adjourned