Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-06

1plNWbl hS gov uUWn 10 L1o name OF
Breckenridge Of Kentucky.
Again the veteran aims at him and lets
60, shouting: THE speaker Is dil-
orderly and is putting the House in IN
uprosr instead of quelling it." Another
roar Of Democratic applause went up
and died away in the galleries. Then
the nalna Of Crisp OF Georgia, WAS
reached. Another gun was trained on the
speaker and Mr.. Crisp fred it. He de.
nounoed the action of the speaker as un-
parliamentary, and vigorously protested
against his vote being recorded when he
had not voted.
During all this firing the speaker had
stood to hh guns, not venturlng to return
the fire. When he had conclud bis list
Of names speaker Reed said he would ex-
plaza bis action, but here he was inter
rupted by MIR. Gowles, who walked down
alongside Of the speakers desk and cried
cut, II appeal from your decision"
THE sPEAKER's EXPLANATION.
Mr. Reed looked witheringly upon Mr..
Cowlss and said: eth gentleman will
take his seat Then he followed the un-
fortunate member to his seat with his
eyes and continued:
u
this case snd then il any member thinks
he hos been treated unfairly he can
appeal from my decision"
Then, AIR. Speaker, appeal in ad-
vance, sang out MIR. Crisp, from the rear
end Of the chamber. Mr.. Reed proceeded
( 70 his explanation.
He said that for some considerable time
a question Of this nature had been raised
In very many parliamentary assemblages
and there mad been great deal OF doubt,
! especially in this body, on the snbjsct
4 The chair we'll recollected proposition
o. this kind made by Mr.. Randolph
Tucker Of Virginia, an able constitutional
lawyer, ~ well "a ar able member of this
House. The matter had been somewhat
discussed and the proposition was made
with regard 20 putting il in the rules,
A he general opinion which prevailed at
that time was that il Was expedient to 50
:! do. Some men had grave doubts whether
i YES proper to mRks suGh amendment
to the rules as wonld constitute the per-
sons pse6eat part Of tie quorum.
The evils which had resulted from the
other conFge Rad not been apparent then
as now aud no such careful study had
been then given to the sabjepi as was
given at the present time. That had
taken place in 1850. Since then there
had been various arguments and various
decisions by very eminent gentlemen on
the subject and THOSE isoisiOna had very
mnoh cleared mp the question and rem
dered It much more apparent what the
true rule was.
One Of tie first places whore the ones.
zion had been rRised was The senate OF the
state OF Hsw Yosk. The present gov
ernor Of New York had been the pre-
siding officer, and upon him had daTolvsa
duty slInilar TO that which now da.
volS5i upon the speaker. Tie had mot
tina. duty IN precisely the same mgunor
There lad also been decision in tie
state Of z nnesEee, where provision 0!
tho law required tWo.thirds OF the mem
bers to constitute quorum. IL the leg
ialatpse ~ 1855 q registration Bill had
been pending Witch was onjsutea to ~
the Republican Iuambers OF the House
Ola the third reading the Republic&na hsl
refused 20 vote, whareupon tho speaker,
amember Of the osasr party, had direoted
the clerk 10 counI as pcesen. those no;
voting, and had declared the bill "a tlassed
on that reading.
Those two decisions (the first made in
1888 hnd the other IN 1857 Seemed to Che
present occupant OF the clair 10 ony5i
the ground. All methods OF datermintue
the vote wsFs Of equal value. The oauni
by the chair and tha count BY telsers and
the count by yeas and nays we're Of sqUR
value. The speaker then read at leiQl
Governor uiivs decision when presidins
officer Of the New York senate, 0nt
laughter ana applause BY the Repu6l
cNus greeted the ,tading OF sentences
where the action Of the minority was a (,
nonnced IS rebelliGus and revolutionary
The speaker ignored Dir. Flower re-
guest 70 bnv5 tho Republican protest
against that decision also read
The reading having been completed tht
speaker said: The chair therefore rule
tnat there is quorum present within til
meaning VI the constitution.
CRIsr CAUSES 4 Row.
Whom the speaker had concluded, Mr.
Criso appealed and aakad thst the matter
be aisaussed. sir. Payson, OF Illinois
instantly moved 70 lay the appeal on tai
table ami tAen there was . riot
Mr.. Crap shouted at the Top Of hi
voice, ALT Speaker, that is not right
Tvs uaparliamentsgy, it's unfair end It'll
ruiRGnly. Never ii the history ot Uoa
gress has sueh mean advantage BEEF
taken nTeF AZ Gdyers4ty.m
Ihsn MI ButterWnrth arose and acid
~ hope the gentleman from Illinois vii
Withdraw that motion This il an i'm
Portant question and deserves to be dis
cussed thoroughly During the ap
plausa from the minority dr. PGysot
withdrew his motion and Nj. C.igp tool
the floor.
Mr.. Crisp said that tho decision OF III.
speaker WGs overtUrning an uninterruptee
!, practice Of 100 years md Was gong a
rectly ia the feoe Of argnmsnts OF dis
t!pEdi3ued Rspubiosss w1o had con
, sacred this very ques ion. Ihia was ia
first time in tue history Of the govern
: NET Shat the speaker had decided th,
he could 90 behind the rnll call provided
foE by the constitution. The Sas NOR
tran msreauastion otrules II was 4 con
I stltat0nHl right-the right to have yen
and nays a4tnred on tie lournal and i
: r-eegsAtily followed that When The con
. stltalipn 7hid ,hat tho yaaa and nav
should ~ 50 eutgrsd they could not i
added 70 y takau trom 10 deny TIA
! proposition wss to take from the consti
? tuiign the yaine { was intended to pos
ssss.
ELAtsE's REAINd QUOTED,
= He then q1uted from spencer Blaine
I ~ Ing IN tho Ecsoe bill to the effect ia
inc speaker rcd not the powor to cour
e grUgun, ma iatlAfei that the dac;aln
, jGst mnds by Speakar Reed would be N
: foundation Of the greutest lsVlslatiy
Frauds oyer committed The RenaBllc
+ members were nov invited 81 Ii
speaker TO sustain aim II 4 ruling who
4 lsadirg KspAoicans mad ststea Voul
(, have tend ncy 10 bring scandal upa
f4e.F nagv :. Tho Honss wac invited
ruysue - course whial 1r. Blaine la