Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-13
REED STRIKES 4 sNAG.
his own Party w ont Fully Sustain
Mi. AnnannrniIc GnuENe.

Yesterdays proceedings of the Hous'
containing yea and nay vote upon
which The speaker counted quorum the
Democrats would not by thois silence
acquiesce in It's approval end roll cal,
was rendered necessary. 1t was approved
--yeas 100, nays (Mr. Bucksiew). (ibe
Speaker counting quorum.)
Dir. Cannon, OF llliuoia, called mp ior
consideration the proposed code OF rnies;
and he offered q resolution providing that
general debate shall close ut o'clock to-
morrow and that (atter debate under the
five minute rnie) the previous question
shall be considered as ordered at o'clock
tomorrow.
Vigorous protests against cutting on
discussion in such short order were made
by Messrs. Mcmillan, Hooker, Springer,
McOreary ard Flower, but they were OF
no effect, and MF. Cannon demanded the
previous question, But tue HOUSE would
not sustain this demand, and many Re-
publioaua voted against II. The demand
was rejected by an overwhelming vote OF
58 to l49.
Mr.. Springer Immediately claimed the
floor but Mr.. Cannon declined to yield
it. He proposed either 10 lose
the previous question or at least
to get some indication ct what
time this year gentlemen on the
other ride were willing to clone de-
bate. Ho demanded the yeas and nays
on his demand for the previous que,tion.
But not sufficient number OF members
arose to enforce this demand and amid
applause from the Democratic sideI the
| Speaker 40 announced.
1 ,+tntInA Aha Hnnr
recognizing, hs he said, that his colleague
| E5prinRerl was in charg Of the resoiu-
| lion. Laughter. The Democrats were
jubilant over their victory and, az Mr..
Springer arose to make motion he was
greeted by many Of his colleagues as
being in charge OF the proposed ew
code.
Mr.. Springer then offered o resolution
providing th4t general debate shall pro-
coed until adjournment tomorrow, after
which the code shall be considered und 7
the fYe.minute rule until O'Clock Fri-
day, when the previous question shall bs
considered ns ordered.
This resolution wsg adopted without
objection and Mr., Cannon good-naturedly
crOBsed over to the Democratic side and
congratulated hia COLLEAGUES upon his
success.
Mr. Grosyenor co. in supporting the
new code said that while it had beer
charged on tho other side that the
changes in the rules amounted to reYo'
luton, no one had pointed out wherein
} this revolution would materially
and uniavor0bly affect the bust
! ness Of the country. He hoped
/ that the leaders OF the Revolutionary
theory would specify wherein the revo
: luton 10y. He defended the rule per
! m,tting the speaker 10 count quorum
. and criticised the action OF minority il
I breaking quorum by refusal to vote
l Every member Of tbs House had beeI
D guilty Of this action. lie confessed
8 that ne, himself had been guilty VI join
!. ing in the method Of preventing legisiu
a tion on many occasions; and he We
( ready TO stand here and say (as hi
!. colleague, MIR. McKialsy, had said
0 that he had never done it and pEevente
? the action OF the majority that he hn
Q not felt that he was guilty OF an ut
juptihable and almost unpardonabl
J breach OF duty to his constituents
d In his opinion tho rigats of tb
3 minority were ended that minority ha
e expressed its opposition to measure
r had recorded its votes against it and ha
i protested TO the country. H0 knew OF T.
y other 9od-given or constituticn-giye
d right of the minority.
WASHINGTON, Feb. li,-Speaker Ret
was rebuked to-day in most positi'
g. manner, and his frs lieutenant, Repr
!. sentative Cannon, was at the same tin
3 placed In M uuenviable position. in
10 after the House had approved the journa
d Mr.. Cannon was recognized to offer
resolution to limit debate on the rules.
u reading OF the proposed reBolutit
showed that tho majority of the COZ
10 mittee on rules intended that a final vo
y upon "lhe Heed Code" should be TAX
0, tomorrow "Wednesday afternoon.
10 Btaptly many Democratic members spral
It to their feet and protested against Il
at proposition, Messrs. springer, Hookt
rs Holman, MoOrsery and others joining
no an appeal for further time for discussio
y Mr.. Cannon realized that Speaker Rs
at was behind him, and ais imsgined th
- the Republicans would follow hi
20 solidly.
ID During tho confusion which prevail
TX number of prominent Republicans,
ID Guiding Messrs. hoOomas, BurroV
III Adams, Outoheou, Payson Randall
at Massachusetts,, and Perkins, were o
Vt served in hGsty conference with ms
l bers % the Democratic Bide. Mr.. On
ay non was 80 intent upon passing his ''nl
", row-Rusge" resolution through that
ie- failed to note signs of revolt in his o,
camp Several Demoo0tS demanded q
to- play and recalled the fact, rs stated
\. thesa dispatches several days ago, d
ne the revised rules in the Forly-aixth CC
IS, gress. MIR. Cannon declined 10 liston
lot reasonable suggestions and moved |
oh previous question on the adoption of /
icy resolution. Speaker Heed proceeded
put the question and count tho yo.es.
his utter surprise and chaGrin he feu
F. that only about one-hslt OF the Reput
ate oRn members were disposed TO foil
ust Cannon's leadership. Still greater v
Iat his pmnzement, when ha called for
ME negative vote, to observe tbas about
vas Republicans jumped over the party bt
The and stood up with the Democrats, Ii
on overwhelmingly defeating Ar. Oanuo
vas proportion,
nj Speaker Reed could hardly cont
ids himself, and Mr.. Cannon was rcnde,
nd temporarily speechlesi, Before
esg friends OF the Speaker had recnve,
les from this complete "knook-out," \
igh Springer was Oh his feBt with an amei
lad ment to the original resolution, prov
t it ink that the debate on the rules shall /
along until Friday afternoon nj s o'clo
its while the Democrats md the Republic
i'll, bo!ters were pssfectlng MIR. sprinqi
hat amendment, MIR. Cannon H,ood mott
ion leaa and silent in the middle aisIe ON
full Republican side. Finally Mr. Spring,
> to amendment was adopted amid appla