New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-08
WASTING THE HOUSES TINE
THE DEMOCRATS USE UP A WHOLE DAY
IN FILIBUSTERING.
THEY PROVOKE THE FIRST sKIRMISH OVER THE
NEW RULES AND SUFFER DECISIVE
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

WASHINGTON, Jan. THE proceedings In the House
today were lively. In the first skirmsh between 'e
parties before the pitched battle which must be fought
prior to the adoption Of code OF rules, the kepupI-
cans won decisive victory. IL Is true mat lhey
were aided somewhat by Colonel Breckenridge, of
Kentucky who gayly led the Democratic forces INTO
ditch. where they were exposed to an enhadinS
fire which threw them into confusion. When the
gallant Kentucky fbuster realized what he had
DONE he called exSpeaker Carlisle and other men
Of experience TO extrcate him and his deluded fol
lowers and they responded Willingly. but in vain.
The skrmsh opened when Mr.. McComas. Of Mary
land who has charge of the District of Columbia
Appropriation bill. which was reported before the
holiday recess moved to proceed with its considcra
ton in the Committee of the Whole, in the manner
prescribed by the rules Of the last House The Demo
Gratis il should be understood have cafed and frctcd
a good deal since that bill was reported. When
they had control the bringing in of general ap-
preparation bill before Christmas, in the first session
Of a Congress- an unheard-of thing. The motion
to GO on with the bill to-day they regarded as revou
tionary As usual they resorted to flbuSterinG
and showed that now, as ever before, they stand
ready to block the public business.
Colonel BRECKENRIDGE "Iaised the question Of con
sideratiOn attempted 10 do SO-athoueh there
was no other bill on the calendar with which to oppose
the District ill. had any other committee bust
ness ready for consideration. Speaker Reed prompt;
ovorrulcd Colonel Breckenridge whcrcupon the latter
appealed from the decision, and the fight was on.
After he had fairly put his foot in it, Colonel
Breckenridge called upon Mr.. Carlisle to help him
ont. one statement Of the cx speaker, who spoke
with much vgor and eancstncSs. deserves 20 be
recorded lie desired to call attention to the fact
that the 9TH of January had arrived, and that NJ
progress had been made Probably he forgot for the
moment, that at the beginning If the Lth Congress
he did not appoint a standing Committee Of the
House until January 5. Tat it lmpiacicablc
TO make progress until about February l. Iut the
burden of his complaint and Of the complaints Of
Breckenridge, Crisp, Herbert, and other Demo rats
who spoke, was that the House has not yet adopted
any code Of rules.
This complaint was not made an hour before, when
Mr. CulhersOn Of Texas, reported from the Judiciary
Committee. and the House passed, court Dill Tor ue
benht of the Lone STAR state. The fhbuStcS also
ignored the fact that before the holiday recess tine
House passed less than five public bills ana Jolh'
resolutions which became laws before Christmas. They
did not then pretend that no legislation could be hid
under the common law which governs every legislative
body in the absence Of "a code OF rules. The Demo
Gratis oday affected 10 believe that the design %
wicked Republicans is 10 90 OH through the session
without bringing in for adoption any written rules
and the astute Breckenridge went 80 far ~ - 'uI
gest that the Speaker could not lawfully authruil
cate by his signature any measure passed bei'r,,
he adoption OF such code. lie Pt"UdD$ i"'-y,
that the speaker did authenticate the bills Mh'H
became laws before the holiday rccc,~.
ON the Republican side capital speeches were nhdc
by Me>sIs. mckinley, 'Oma-, Henderson, Oh Iowa
1aihol hultJr"9I w. lam "a ,i zeal ~ ni
and fal-e prctcnces OF the minority. Moa-T7 NJ ond,
and Cannon dWct upon the iafi That 10 Wa, poP'-'I
90 consider the bi lh ac'"idih'r WIN Il.' &C.,
by Democratic House. dozen year ago. ana Ic
Henderson, Of Iowa, wa rewarded with erN applause
on the Republican side when Ic -uI.
"You gentlemen OF the minority place yourselves III
The attitude f oppo>n- The dong o. aullhnr W.tloat
code OF rules, While insisting ulon me adoption "i