The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-20
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, February 12.-The senate
passed resolution congratulating the peo-
pie of Brazil for the formation of republic
can form OF government. A resolution
inviting the king of the Hawaiian Islands
to send delegate to the Pan-American
congress was also passed.
At 12o'clock the senate went into eXecu-
tive session.
The bill for the sale of the site OF Fort
Bliss, Tex, and for new site and build
ings was reported and placed on the
calendar.
Senate bills to authorize the construction
of bridge across the Arkansas river III the
Indian territory was passed.
After executive session the senate adj
journed.
The house met at II o'clock this morning
in continuation of Yesterdays session. The
debate on the proposed code of rules was
continued by Mr.. Dockery, (Dem.) of
Missouri. The proposed rules, he said,
would relieve congress of the necessity OF
repeating taxation, at least so lar as the
surplus was ConCered.
He Dockery) predicted that at the end
of the session the surplus would have dis
appeared by reason of the prodigality
which the rules invited. Discussing the
question of permitting the speaker to count
IA quorum, he expressed his profound re-
greet that any conceivable party interest
could have induced the Republicans to
abandon constitutional grounds for an I'M
explored region, either of parliamentary
law or new power sought 10
he conferred upon the speaker. The propo-
sition to allow the speaker to decide what
dilatory motions were based upon the idea
of the infalhbty, the incorrupribility and
impartiality of the speaker. Such powers
were more in harmony with the character
of the car of all the Russius than with the
spirit aud genius of our free institutions.
Mr.. Morse (Rep.), of Massachusetts, de-
Tended the proposed code:
Mr.. Allen (Rep.), of Michigan, strongly
supported the rule.
Al lis the house adjourned and at noon
the session of Wednesday began.
The journal having been read Mr.. Bou,
telle, Republican, of Name. asked consen,
| for its approval, but objections came from
the Democrats, and roll call was made nee
| essary.
The journal was approved-yeas, ll9;
| nays. (Mr. BuCKalew); the speaker count
! ing scventy-two Democrats present not vot
' ing.
| Mr.. McCreary Dem.) of Kentucky, en-
code, and criticized the recent decisions OF
| the speaker. That officer had detied all
presidents and had reversed the parlia'
| mentary decisions of nearly all the speak
ers who had presided over the house. He
had not only overtopped Blaine Garfield
Hawley and Conger, but he had over
ruled his own utterances wher
on the floor, The time haC
come when the house needed rules instead
, of a dictator, fairness and justice instead o.
communism and Caesar. He inveighed
/ against the new rules, asserting that their
effect will be to make the congress of the
| United States consist of senate of the
/ United States and Speaker Reed. A cyclone
would come and the Republicans be helC
responsible for their action, and ut the
next election great people would drive
| from power the Republican party in thi'
| house.
| Mr.. Buckalew of Pennsylvania, (the on,
/ Democrat who has voted, when present
: upon every question: criticized the pro
posed rules because they tended to stiff
adequate and necessary debate.
Mr.. Kerr (Rep.) of Iowa presented al
/, argument in support of the proposed code
! Mr.. Hooker (Dem.) of Wisconsin, made
a constitutional argument against the
code.
! Mr.. Anderson (Rep.) of Kansas, Will,
supporting the proposed code. &C.
knowledged that he had taken advantage o
the old rules 10 filibuster against the con
sideration of the funding bill. He was not
ashamed of his action because he believed
the bill to be n gigantic fraud. But h
thought the time had come when tilibuster
ing should be eradicated.
Mr.. Cummings (Dem.) of New York