The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-02
REEDS DESPOTIC SWAY,
LESS EXCITEMENT, BUT GAG LAW
STILL IN FORCE.

The Republicans Moving Heaven and
Earth to Get Quorum of Their own
Party-Reed's Acts Only Part of a
Great Conspiracy Hatched Up by
Quay.
WASHINGTON, Feb. There was no
noise in the House to-day-no yelling, no
hissing-but the proceedings otherwise were
like those of the last three days. Speaker
Reed again counted the quorum, although
there was no quorum voting, and, to carry
out his purpose, refused to entertain the
motion to adjourn more than once, and re
fused to entertain points Of order or appeals
from his decision. He has made his will the
law of the House, and ne shows no hesita-
tion in applying it.
REPUBLICAN LOSSES.
The republicans were farther than ever
from having a quorum, Mr.. Caswell of
Wisconsin having gone home to see his SICK
wife. Mr.. Rockwell of Massachusetts
being sick at the Riggs house, and Mr..
Neidringhaus of Missouri having gone over
TO New York last night; while Mr.. Buck
alew of Pennsylvania, the only democrat
VINO has insisted upon voting, is also sick
Strange to say, in this trouble several re-
pubicans, not only those who, like Messrs.
Burrows, McComas, and others, have
privately told democratic members that
they disapprove Speaker Reeds general
course, but also others, including Mr.
Dalzall himself, chairman OF the commit
tee on elections, who entirely approve Mr..
Reeds general course, while they think
1t is all very well to count quorum to take
up contested election case, do not think
it is expedient to count a quorum to decide
it-a nice distinction for men who have
supported Speaker Reed in his revolution
ary movement.
COURSE OF THE DEMOCRATS.
The future course Of the democrats is
plain. They will resist Mr.. Reed at every
step by calling for the yeas and nays, the
only right Mr.. Reed comedies to them, on
every proposition, and so exposing every
one to public criticism. They feel that the
utmost vigilance is necessary to defeat the
Interior purposes of the republicans 1t is
not the election contest, but the election
law and the raids on the treasury which are
to be epprehended
PROGRAMME OF THE REPUBLICANS.
The republican programme, as outlined to
Speaker Reed by Senator Quay, is to get
complete control of the present House, to
get control of the national elections. and to
get as much out of the national treasury as
possible. Mr.. Randall sent word to Mr.
Carlisle to-day that he would be in the
House on Monday, unless prevented. No
one expects to see him there, but his mes
sage stirred the hearts of the democrats,
who realize how much he longs to be with
them. The republicans still promise rules,
but they are unimportant now. Speaker
Reeds rulings are the law of the House.
CRUMB OF COMFORT.
The republicans did not propose to ad-
journ to-day, but to take a recess till Mon
day, SO as to cut off one of Mondays dilatory
motions on the approval of the journal and
the Introduction OF bills, but Mr.. O'Ferrall
of Virginia, by appealing to their stomachs
by beginning about dinner time to read
from 200 page compilation of the testi-
mony in the case, and threatening to keep
it up all night, broke the republican pro-
gramme and compelled even Speaker Reed
to surrender to an adjournment, amid the
enthusiastic applause Of the democrats. On
Monday the dilatory motions on the ap-
proval of the jpurnal together with the
introduction of bills, will consume the day.