Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-01
TO GUST REED.
Continued from First Page.

'Ihe Chair will make statement W VIC
| House. The House will not allow itself TO De
deceived by epithets. The facts which have
| transpired during the last few days have Trans
plred in the presence of this House, anu % ~ q
very large auditory. No man can descrloe ene
action OF the occupant OF this chair IN lanBua
| which will endure unless the description s pe
truthful. Republican applauseI A man mucn
more famous than any in this hall salo MANY
| years ago that nobody could write him uoWL
| but himself. No man can talk any member Oh
this House down but himself. lRepuDilcdn
laughter.l Whatever has been done has Deen n
done in the face of the world, and is sublecS 20
its discriminating Judgment The proceeu-
ings of this House, go far as tne
Chair is concerned. have been orderly Demo
cratic hissesl, suitable. in conformity 70 Ine
rules of parliamentary law trenewed Demo
cratic hissesl, and the refusal of the Chalr 10
entertain motion to adjourn at this Juncture
is strictly in accordance Herewith. Demo
cratic groans There is no possibility by wnlcn
orderly methods of parliamentary procedure
can be used to stop legislation. The object OF
parliamentary body is action, and not stoppage
of action. Hence, when any member or set OF
progress of business, even by the use OF ordl-
narlly recognized parliamentary motions, IL Is
the right of the majority to refuse to nave
those motions entertained, and to cause the
public business to proceed.
DUTY OF THE SPEAKER.
Primarily, the organ of the House is the man
elected to the Speakership, continued Mr..
Reed 1t is his duty in a clear case, recognizing
the situation. to endeavOr to carry out the
wishes and desires of the majority of the body
which he represents. Whenever it becomes
apparent that the ordinary, proper parliamen-
tary motions are being used solely for the pur-
pose of delay and obstruction, when the mem
bers break over an unprecedented rule (cor-
recting himself)-break over a rule Applause
and laughter on the Democratic sdel in regard
to the reading of the Journal, when
gentleman tn
amid the applause of his associates,
and announces that he intends to make oppo-
sltlon In every direction, 1t becomes apparent
to the House and community what his purpose
is. 1t is then the duty of the occupant OF the
Speakers chair to take under parliamentary
law, the proper course in regard to such mat
ters; ana in order that there may not be any
misunderstanding as to whether or not it is the
wish and desire of the ajority of the House,
apparent as 1t seems to be- the question OF an
appeal from the refusal of the Chair to enter
tain the motion will be presented to the House.
Mr. Springer desired to be heard on the ap-
peal; but Mr. Mckinley was recognized to
move to lay the appeal on the table. In vain
did Mr.. Springer protest, the Speaker merely
remarking that the House did not vote on the
question whether it desired to hear the gentle
man from Illinois. His rights were of course
dependent on the action of the House, which
alone had the power to compel the members to
listen to the gentleman from Illinois.
[Laughter].
MR.. SPRINGER DETERMINED.
Mr.. Springer still insisted on his right to be
heard. which called forth the remark from
Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas, that when gentlemen
on the other side of the House learned to talk
with decency they would be given an opportu-
nifty. Still Mr.. Springer continued his pro-
test
The Speaker-The gentleman is not in order.
Mr.. Springer-I am in order; the Speaker is
not in order.
The Speaker directed the call of the roll, but
the voice of the Clerk was drowned in that of
tinacity. AS well as he could be heard in the
confusion, Mr.. Springer said: Il want to enter
my protest against the decision. insist that
L have the floor and have now the right to pc
heard. l have never known the time in the
history of the country when the Speaker when
an appeal was taken, refused to hear debate
never in the history OF the country. deny
your right, or the right of this House, to gag
members in the manner you are now doing. 1t
will not be done without my protest and my
denunciation going into the record against the
ruling sas dishonest to the American people.
Applause on the Democratic side.
The appeal was then laid on the table-yeas
I62 nays none-the Speaker, as usual, counting
the requisite number to make quorum.
Mr.. Springer moved to adjourn.
The Speaker-The decision of the Chair has
been sustained by the House, and it becomes
the duty of the chair to refuse to entertain the
motion.
Mr.. springer-When will motion to adjourn
be in order?
The Speaker-It will be in order at the
proper time. [Laughter.] .-
MR.. DALzELL RECOGNIZED.
The Speaker thereupon recognized Mr. Dali
zell, of Pennsylvania, to speak upon the Smith
versus jackson election case.
Mr. Crisp. of Georgia-If the gentleman from
Pennsylvania designs to call up the election
case, he has not yet done So raise the ques-
Of consideration.
The Speaker-And the chair declines to en-
tertain the question.
Mr. Crisp called upon the Speaker for his
reasons, whereupon the Speaker replied that
the House had already decided to consider the
election case and notwithstanding Mr.. Crisp's
protest that the question of consideration had
been decided on previous day. and was not
binding to-day, and that no Speaker had ever
declined to entertain such motion, the
Speaker refused to put the question to the
House.
Mr. Crisp-Then appeal.
The Speaker-The Chair declines to entertain
the appeal democratic hisses.l
Mr. iCrisp-Will the Chair give his reasons?
The Speaker-The Chair gives as his reason
the vote of the House just now, sustaining the
ruling of the chair against dilatory motions.
Mr. Crisp protested that the Speaker had no
right to determine his motives, to which the
Speaker replied that he thought them perfectly
Mr.. Crisp-The opinion of the Chair is not of
any value to me- and is not the question. The
my motives are.
The Speaker-The Chair has put the question
to the House. fully stating the views that have
governed the Chair. The gentleman from
Georgia cannot be ignorant of the scenes
which have transpired before his eyes and
within sound of his ears; and the gentleman
knows that the action of the House has coV-
cred his case.
DID NOT KNOW IT.
Mr.. Crisp-The gentleman from Georgia does
not know that; but he has no doubt that it is
within the power, and that it is the right of
any member to raise the question of consid-
Grafton.
MIR. Dalzell-The gentleman from Georgia is
out of order -,
Mr.. Crisp-The gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania is not in order, and 1 am raising the
question of consideration. have a right to
present this proposition to the Speaker, and
and the entry SO that it may be understood
that you are pursuing further that course you
customs, practices and parliamentary rules.
TApplause on the Democratic side.
Mr.. Dalzell then proceeded to speak in favor
of the claims of Mr.. Smith to his seat, but the
disorder was so great that he was obliged to
discontinue, and finally to appeal for quiet
hearing.
Mr. Allen, of Missouri-Appeals are not en-
tertained in this House. Laughter
The disorder continued until Mr.. Crisp arose.
and addressing his Democratic colleagues, said
that the election case had been taken up
against their protest. but that it was up and
that they should give it quiet hearing, SO that
they might pass upon it intelligentIy. TAp-
plause.l This advice was acted upon, and Mr.
Dalzell continued his argument, at the conclu-
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