The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-13

The house met at IL o'clock this morning
in continuation of yesterdays session. The
debate of the proposed code of rules was
continued by DockeIy. of Missouri. Morse,
Of Massachusetts, and Allen, Of Michigan.
followed Dockcry in speaking in support of
the rules. At the conclusion of their re-
marks the session Of Tuesday ended and
that of Wednesday was begun. The jour
nal was approved, the speaker counting a
quorum. McCreary, of kentucky. then took
the floor III opposition TO the new rules.
McCrcay criticised the recent decisions
of the speaker. aud said that officer had de
fled all prccedents. and had reversed the
parliamentary decisions of nearly all the
speakers who had presided over the house.
McCreary inveighed against the new rules,
asserting their effect would be 10 make the
congress of the United States consist of the
senate of the United States and Speaker
Reed. Cutcheon. of Michigan, supported
the proposed rules, declaring they tended 10
facilitate business instead OF obstructing IL.
Kerr, Of Iowa, presented an argument IN
support OF the proposed code.
Garth. (ky.) said he and his democratic
colleagues had discovered that general par-
liamentary law WAS Rn autocrat. WAS Il ty-
rant, was God. The speaker WIS omnipo-
tent. yet lacking in one of the attributes of
omnipotence, he was not the same yesteI-
day, to-day and forever. He had thought
there must be some defect in the speaker
vision which enabled him 10 See democrat
when he sat in the chair, but which would
not permit him TO see a democrat when he
was standing nj full height clniming rec
ognition. He had come to the conclusion
the speaker should be dosed with Col. Mul-
berry Sellers eye water externally, intern
ally and eternally.
Henderson (lowa) said for the last few
weeks the country had witnessed scenes un-
equaled in the history of the government.
Th- "anlsct ~ he louse, backed by the re-
pnDlican members, had been making a
stand for the rights and liberties Of the
people: that battle had brought ON scenes
exceeding in monstrous proportions-in all,
excepting brutality-any that had ever oc-
Cured in the national capital. Epitheta
had been hurled broadcast from the other
side of the chamber at the presiding officer.
Language which shodld have expelled its
users had been uttered and flashed over the
wires, ''tyfant," ''usurper," 'cor-
ruptionist," 'backed by u mob"
were the speeches 10 which the country had
been treated. After one of these stormy
scenes lie ihenucfHOuJ nhu utifu one gentle
man on the democratic side say TO another,
"Did you hear the rebel yellf' Let the
gentlemen understand here, and now. that
the northern doughface was an animal of
the past. Let them understand the country
had passed through fiery furnace. which
hac eliminated the northern doughfnce.
The gentlemen on the other side undertook
10 control this country. whether they were
in the majority or in the minority. They
could not do IL. The republicans meant
business, and II was 10 do business
calmly, earnestly, brayely and prac-
tically that they were here
Assault after assault from great and small
had been hurled against the speaker. Thu
gentlemen had been very chary of making
such nssnults when the speaker had been
on the floor instend of being tied up ~
presiding officer. Referring 10 the election
cases. he said IL there WAS a member on the
floor entitled 10 his seat. the republicans
would stand up and defend his rights; hut
ii there was on the floor "a man who held his
seat by black-hearied fraud, or rcd handed
murder. they would unsent him If they had
the power.
Buchanan and Walker followed in de
fcns1 ot the speakers course and then the
house took n recess. The evening session
will he for debate on the rules.