Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-13
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
The Row Over Rules Still in
Full Blast,
ALONG AND LIVELY DEBATE HELD

&ee&--Andinn Commissioner Morgnn's
Appointment Connrm@d by tae Senate
WASHINGTON, Feb. BIN the house the |
debate on the code Of rules was continued. |
The house met at II o'clock in continuation |
Of the previous days session. Mr.. Dockery |
Mo- said tho proposed code OF rules would |
relieve congress OF the necessity Of repeal
ing taxation, at least 80 far as the surplus
was concerned. He predicted that at the
end OF the session the surplus would have
disappeared by reason Of the prodigality
which the rules invited
Mr. Morse Mass, supported the proposed
code and said the Republican majority Of
tho Fifty-first congress was as honest and
patriotic body Of men as over assembled
at the capitol aud that it would be time
enough 70 charge It with dishonesty and ex-
trayngance when the overt act was COM
mitted.
Member Makes Pun.
Mr.. Allen lMich) defended the rules, and
especially that which permits the speaker to
refuse to recognize dilatory motions. He
ridiculed tue excitement which had pre-
vailed on the Democratic side, but said it
had quieted down whom the Democrats and
the country had seen that the speaker was
not a Reed 10 be shaken by the wind He
criticised the Democrats for sitting in their
seats and refusing to vote, and denied the
charge that the rules would allow raid
upon the treasury.
MIR. Reed Pursues His Course.
At :55 the house adjourned, and at noon
the session Of w Wednesday began. The jour
nal having been read MIR. Bontelle (Mel
I asked unanimous consent that it be APP
proved The Democrats objected and a roll
call was had The journal was approved
| yeas, ii9; nays, /, the speaker counting sew
enty-two Democrats present and notvoting.
Mr.. mccreary Protests.
Mr.. McCreary (Ky.D entered his protest
against the new code. The time had come
when the house needed rules instead OF a
ruler and dictator; fairness ami justice in
/ stead of communism and Csasarism. He as
serted that the new rules would make the
congress Of the United States consist of the
senate of the United States and Speaker
Reed Let the Republican party adopt these
rules and they wonld come back TO plague
| it. 1t would be but a short time before tht
lobby would be clamoring at the doors o
the capitol He was informed that toda,
there were more lobbyists in Washington
than had been here for twenty years. Tn
cyclone would come and the Republican
would be held responsible for their action.
Mr.. Buckalew pa the only Democra
who has voted when present, criticised th
proposed rules because they tended 70 stitfl
adequate and necessary debate. He pro
tested against the rule relative to dilator,
motions as being indefinite in its terms, an,
argued that the clause making 100 quorum
in committee OF the whole not only was oh
noxious to the constitution, but would en-
courage ahsenteeism.
Mr.. Cummings IN. W said that no sane
ton Of the rules could make the act Of tn
speaker in counting quorum anything bu
tyranny. Ii the recent rulings were const
! tutional there was no need to sanction ther
by code of rules; IL they were uuconstitu
tional such sanction could not make theI
constitutional He criticised the speake
for questioning the motives Of members
making the simplest parliamentary motion
If the speaker had the right to determin
the motives of member, members had
right to determine the motives Of speaker
Mr.. Caruth's Humorous Speech.
Mr. Caruth CKy.) said that he and hi
Democratic colleagues had discovered thf
general parliamentary law wis an aut'
: crat, was a tyrant, was a god. The speake
was omnipotent, yet lacking in one Of th
attributes Of omnipotence-he was not th
same yesterday, today and forever. He hel
that there must be some defect in the speal
er's vision which enabled him to see Den
ocrat when he sat in his chair but whic
would not permit him to see a Democr'
when he was standing at full height CLAIM
ing recognition. He had como to the col
clusion that the speaker should be dose
with Col. Mulberry Sellers eye water exte
: nally, internally and eternally. daughter
He had seen the same speaker recognize
4 Republican before he had risen from b
chair or had raised his voice, and he he
been reminded OF the lieutenant governor
a western state, who, calling to the doc
keeper, said: "Go out and find Senator Gu
son. BE is somewhere about the capitc
Tell him he is recognized and has the floor
Qaughterl
Mr.. Henderson Warns up
Mr.. Henderson Qa) said that for the la
few weeks the country had witnessed seen
unequaled in the history OF the goveri
J. ment The speaker Of the house, backed |
every Republican member on the Hoor, hs
been making a stand for the rights al
liberty OF the people. That battle ht
brought on scenes, exceeding in monstro
proportions Gn all excepting brutality al
that had ever occurred in the nation
capital. Only one picture stood out stron
er in history, and that was when a Dem
cratic club laid the immortal Sumner
the floor Of the senate. Wit ridicule al
the rantings Of a mob had been presents
to 65, 100000 of people. Epithets had be-
hurled broadcast from the other side Of Il
chamber at the presiding officer Languai
which should have expelled its users hi
been uttered and flashed over the wir'
"Tyrant," usurper,n corruptionisi
''baczed by mob" were the speeches
which the country had been treated Gent
men could not be called to account for Il
language. Let them understand that {
country had passed through a fiery furna
which had eliminated the northern doug
face. Gentlemen on the other side undo
took to control this country whether tn
were in the majority or in the minorit
They could not do it. (Applause ON t
Republican side).
what che Republicans Meant.
The Republicans meant business, and
was TO do that business calmly, earnestl
bravely and patriotically that they we
here. Assault after assault from great a
small had been hnrled against the speakI
Gentlemen had been very chary OF MAXI
such assaults when the speaker had been
the floor, instead Of being tied up as pres
ing officer. daughter on the Republic
L sidel No gentleman had dared, ontside
inside Of the chamber, 60 insult Mr.. Re
when he occupied seat on the floor. W