Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-27

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view Of the legislative bodies Of this
county aud Of the world shows a rcpi-
titi0n Ofthe same difficulties anu every.
where the ame application or
remedies. That Ohio aud Kentucky
New York aud Tennessee. Massachu.
sctis and Virginia, although controlled
by different parties aud rcrresentillg
somewhat different modes OF Thought
should have the same obstructions 70
their legislative work and meet the OBJ
struutiOns Of refusal 10 vote In the
same way by the method OF counting
those present TO make up q constitu.
tiOnnl body, is not pofhnra 10 be 10
much wondered at, since these states
are component parts Of ono nation.
"A careful review Of the parliament
tary history Of the European aud
North American world VIII show that
everywhere, except In two small
countries, the snmc question has been
agilatcd aud discussed aud received
decision. The new mtthOd OF obstfuc.
tiUn now In lull tide Of successful ex-
pertinent IN the Senate Of the United
States, the method of obstruction by
debate, Ho-cnllCd, IL now having is
'AANfA nv NNNN AllN NNAANNH AlNNl VIII III
tune have It, remedy. ! need not ray
that the rcmuiy will leave real debate
Intact aud only include that fal.e de-
bate which does not even resemble tho
genuine article. So little Interest DO
the people tnke IN the modes aud
methods u tFnuslctiug legislative bush
nc-s thAt probably not one lH twenty
has any knowledge VI some remarkable
SCENES which took place In the British
House OF Commons ten years ago."
Reed then writes about the famous
struggle which commenced when
stuart Rendcl moved the address on
the Queens speech on Januaiy o.. issi,
and which lasted TN February 20.
Speaker Reed thus describes sous OF
the proceedings showing that he hns a
precedent for his famous nIlingt:
"Atlcr about nine houu aud nj about
l O'Clock Tuesday morning, Mt. Clad.
stone, on a motion To- adjourn debate,
gnvc notice that the government pro.
posed IN fcslst the motion. This was
intended aud construed ~ notice that
the debate must end ltioro the close NJ
the session. II kept ON IT, mouotonnua
way, however, until $40 O'Clock IN the
morning, when Mir. speaker retired
hNh wv Nl'lh ~ AilA NAhlt llltuifNth iNf
/ House Of the unavoidable absence ~
Mr.. Speaker, wherrup0n the deputy
/ speaker tool, the chair and Nit sexton
took the floor aud unlimited debate on
the motion pending preceded. The
insmhefr were eros and Mf. Doputy
speaker had much trouble Ia keeping
them in order and combining them u
the question and did Often meet with
success. AZ l:9l O'Clock IN the after.
noon Mr.. Speaker rchppcAfcd and rcs
umsd the chair against the utlectiUn
Of MIR. 'arnoli. The debate and tn,
motion went ON very much a. b,furl
until about n O'Clock Ia the evening
when there were made some auggc-
tlons 10 the speaker that the way uu
OF the trouhla was 10 suspend all n
|, calcittant meinben N Ociug la "a col
spiracy against order. To these sul
g,suOps MIR. Speaker responded SOM
what vaguely, having vviientIy "
made tp Ills .llisd What ccuno W IA
auc AMI called On The member who ha
/, been speaking 10 resume at liz
.. O'Clock. Mr.. Speaker again retire,
leaving Mr.. Dsputy speaker In IN
/, chair 10 struggle with hor msjcsiy's Of
position.
"Aflsr midnight, aud In The earl
hour, al effort was made 10 inhur
the deputy speaker 10 carry out a.
some what vague ideas Of the Speaker
but lac declined 10 10 DO and the wear
some Iteration went on Tor many hour
more. When Mr. Speaker, rrfreshu,
by sleep, returned nc . O'Clock In th
morning he, ina vigorous nllocuti0n
In full control OF all the powers OF ia,
house IN great contrast with his some
what doubtful aud unsatisfactory H.
marks u the evening before, pTo
claimed the sound doctrine that n,
Speaker, m representative % the pOWul
OF the house hal the right, AMI It wa
his duty 10 override the proceedings,
however regular IN form and debate
however sacred Ia theory, which
stopped the huslntss Of the house
After this address, which Is model ol
In kind, lao refused further motion.
and further dehain aud put the qucs.
ton on the amendment then pending
aud On the main question, which wef,
both carried.
'rhe-e proceedings caused great
excitement says Hausarl, among the
members present, aud those who voted
Ia the minority withdrew from tht
house, crying privilege privilege.
That afternoon when the house. met,
Mr.. LatOucherr asked the speaker by
what authority lac did this thing, aud
Mr.. Speaker replied with spirit and
dignity: Il did II upon my own rrspon.
ability and from u fonse Of duty 70 the
house
"Aner this lesson Of the power Of tlo
Few over many, MIR. Gladstone FELT the
timc had come when the unlimited
power Of making motions and the un-
limited right Of debate should give way
10 the transaction Of public business.
Hence, ON the Thursday following,
Mr.. Gladstone offered his motion 10
remedy the evil, which, nller amends
mcnt, tool, such shape that when tho
house, ON motion OF n minister OF the
crown, voted urgency, tho speaker was
put for the regulation OF business.
This motion was carried after one days
debate, owing 10 the fOrtuii0us Clrcum.
stances that the house was able 10 turn
out all the Irish members for that day,
aud measures much more restrictive
than Mr.. GladstOue's clolurc have since
boon adopted, and attn others viii be
required"