The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-11
THE CODE OF RULES.
The Great Debate in the House
Of Representatives.
THE REPUBLICANS WILLING
To 20 Before tho Country with tho
Issue - Confidence In Speaker
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WASHINGTON. Feb. l0.-The journp,
NJ rriday's proceedings of the Honse
..,a;n;n,ro r,,;,,L Ly tho snaoLo. -,
coh''''.''s Nv 'u''"s '! 'n' sp'"Aef VI
the point OF counting aqaofum was ap'
proved without demur. Mr.. Cannon, oi
illinois, from the Committee ON Rules
.,,',,,.h a.. 49,, .od, - -. :,
fepots'u '"'" '"o nv" e'ueo, iu'es anu
the House proceeuea 10 consider II. II
was understood that for to-day the dc.
hat. should be carried IN without 1;m;.
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FN'son NJ" i'' "',"'s''iehs was arrived
rs to when the discussion would termi-
nate. In explaining the provisions OF
the coAe Mr. Cannon s.s,el ,hat of ,ha
Wv ~. LII ~ ~
iof'!'s''e" '"''' ".''''' eo'efaeo 'he .
last House twchty-nlnc were reported
without any material change.
Mr. Cannon exp,ained the nrov;,;on,
'aon,Io ia nr;,;.,.o1 A.. -..,.. AZ, :.
Vi '''' eo'o' i,' e'''o''ou sne iuies 'ha'
have previously governed the House.
In the last Congress, he said, the bust.
ness OF tho people had been piled up on
the calendars ana not iive per cent OF
that business hau been considered by
the liouse. ile defended the proposed
change. prohibiting tho Speaker from
entertaining di!atory motions. No
Speaker @oiilu nnrc 10 refuse to enter.
tam motion until 1t was patent to oil
that It was dilatory aud then the Speaker
should refuse TO entertain 1t. He denied
that me proposed rule was tyrannical,
but II It was, then It was tyranny BUS
tanned by the majority OF the House. If
he had to choose between the tyranny
OF constitutional majority responsible
to the people and the tyranny Of an
irresponsible minority, he would stand
by the constitution and 80 act as to let
the majority RUE. We
Discussing the rule permitting the
speaker 10 connta quorum, he SAID that
II inc democrats wanted 10 20 the coun.
Try rs against the principle contained in
the rue, Tue hepuolicans were ready to
meet them and let the people choose.
But as sure as tue republicans remain
IN the majority they would perform the
junction that the Constitution and the
people made II thelr duty to perform:
Mr.. cannon then proceeded to review
the other changes IN the code, maintain
ING their correctness and arguing that
the eGect would 20 TO iacIlitate the trans
ac!ioh @ OF Inc business OF the people.
Mr. Mll,s, OF Texas, said the PROPOSED
code would reverse legislative action
ana run oack upon the track upon which
the government had been running for
ward ior century. 1t was founded
upon the proposition that the minority
had no rights; that the majority was all
powerful tnat 1t spoke by inspiration
and ttat It's action w4s lmpregnable. 1t
was founded on the principle that the
hlhs was d'vlnely. appointed and that
ne could DO no wrong. That was not
ihc ,theory upon which the fathers had
builued TINS great temple OF liberty. 1t
was not the theory upon which any
government on this continent had been
lounded. The great object OF the
Government, as proclaimed by the
DECLARATION OF Independence, was
to secure the inalienable rights OF
inc ciIizens. Rules vera intended not
only 70 facilitate business, but to pro-
tect tthe minority, and they had always
done SO since the formation OF the Gov
ernment. Rules were intended TO make
thls oouy nat, pause, deliberate and IN
some instances, to go back and touch the
sooet seeond'tfoight. Republicans mad
said that they.desired to consider an cleo
,lon case, and that they had the man
hood to carry out their desire. They re-