New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-26
DEMOCRATS At LAST FIND AN lSS,E'
GrOPCE FRED wILLIAMs's WOUNDED FEELlNGs
CAUSE GREAT WASTE OF TINE


IN THE HOUSE
Washington. April % (Specioll-The Democratic ma
orty I'm the House OF Representatives invites cohS'1
otIons. # has at last found tissue Of It's own size
This Issue Is not tariff reform; II Is not Tree coinage
II is not economy" according to Holman; but 1t Is
Georce Fred Williams OF Mas achusetts. whose tendcr
sensbilltics have been previously wounded BY inc
" shnp-manners" Of HI colleague, VII. Walker :"
n Gladstone day that the Democratic lacuolS III
the Uouse united "a they were on saturday anu nav
been again TO-DAY in support OF great pln'', n"
I'm defence Of n Mugwlmp who WIS TOO pure ana good
IN vote for the Democratic caucus candidate Io'
speaker II is true that there seems to b" So'ne'"-
concerned besides the outraged sens bi'l's OIL "t0
Fred Williams: at least lie 50 asserted anu aPp''c"
r.rsnadcd the Democrats to believe so when he SAID
have asked 10 have stricken fom the record Oh 'Iio
coneress words Which believe bring dshonor 10 inc
GOOD name OF the noble Conmon"eaIth ! p w.
Mr speaker that Commonwealth ma ~eht no, no,Io
orcnpy the chair you hold the courteous and n0ni
WintkTop In this hall Webster las tundered ana ara
here sumner has pleaded the cause OF hb"rN. III
sneaker / viii not allow. II can have majority g, Oh
t6ls House with me. the scandaous words uEeIV IT, ~
the gentleman from MASSACHUSETTS, 10 'c"''' III
Record -, -, -. ,,,or
II will be perceived that George Fred has 50 iner
woven his own grievance and personality WIN "'o
mood name Of Massachusetts,. and the tWnuernsS VI
Webster and poadings of sumner thh' 1t WI" W
d,rcult II not impossible, for the HOUSE. to separate
,hom 81 wish that we could quietly drop George
rroa Williams ont Of n back window and loss him.
exclaimed veteran Democrat late THIS afternoon aAc'
hours had been wasted In futile attempts 10 o'ce u"
passage OF the eXpungng resolution lie WIS w Nv
means the only Democrat who was Disguised WIN ''
ncrformance and angry because he WIS forccl 10 Uc
part I'm It. Every unprcjudiced man III l' iio"'o' "
o,cc,Ivo ~ party recognizes that the attempt 10
nunish one member for mild and coTnparauVeN
InonensIvc violation Of the unwr1''ch 'oue VI "c
IIouse while scores Of others 90 scot Tree LOT "'l0
fragrant Violations Is an Outrage Aitcr Mt "n'he'
mech ON saturday I'm which he expressly Disclaimer
~
character II any man." the expunging r''oh'oh oe
| IN have bccn dropped But the Democrats seem oe-
tcrmincd TO carry the resolution and win I'D "''
bers only 1GG Of which are required lot i q'o' ".'
they oneht TO be able to d. 50 but they Ought "o' "
cypcct any help from Republicans. Ihey thrc.tDh
cIosur., to force the resolution through the h"e
and be like them to execute inc -, =,
| their capacity for making themselves ndicuiouS 10
| great ,,... 1901, ,,,oo tho
motion made by Mr.. Reel Of Maine eatuuhS ms''
- Law IN IN, table the expunging resolution INC
porrhucans refrolned from voting and the result WIS
| Yeas g. nays 13s-no quorum. chi oi ''o -. .
Uns ordered The call Of the House shower 'na' "''
| were 2l3 members present, and Mr. hc'i''uso,' v,
| Tennessee offered n resolution for the arrcS' VI ~
/ neubcrs by the scrgo:Int-atArnS. MI h'''ld'u''
resolution having been agreed TO. MI Bou'eIie "ue
Tho mint OF order that It @as not IN ofuer iOl ''o
H. 9, ecnd for abscntees when on cali IL WIS
coyorci that there was more than quorum present
,uer brief discussion Of the rules the point WIS
ovcrrulod and then further proceedings under the can
,crc dlspenscd WITH and the question REQUIRED on .c
motion t. table the cxpungine rsolu'ion' i"o H0''
| was rcIccted-ycas >, nays Loo
| Mr.. Bouclle moved to recommt the resoIutloh'
rho motion having been defcaicdyeas g. nays To-
| Mr. Eoutelc moved an adjournment Inc MOTION was
| lot-yeas TO- nays 1863: and theeupon MI lo""sc"u'
| -, Coloroao came forward with motion for recess
| min o'clock The motion FOR recess was lost
yeas none nays 1916; no quorum. MI hchd'uso"'
| ~ Tennessee moved call OF the House,
| Mr. noutelle rose Ia another question TINS was
,,ren under Clause Of Rule IT, which provides th''
. call Of the House shall not be- in oder a'er 'ho
| nr,vlous question is ordered, unless 1t shan appear
mon nm actual count by tho speaker that quorum II
| not present ,,.
The speaker replied that the roll call iad SHOWN 'h
| there we're only 1iG members present
| Mr. Doutelc inquired whether the Speaker decnheo
| 10 count rs required by the rule.
Tho speaker replied that the count on the yea anu
| nav vote showed the presence Of only l46 members
Mr. Boutclc inquired whether the Chair would not
count the House
Tho Speaker replied that If he had not satisfied the
gentleman Il was the gcncman's misfortune and not
| his 0hc Spcaker's fanlt.
| Mr. Rced-.Thcrc should not be any exhibition Of
| temper on the part Of the Chair
| The Spcakcr-Thcrc IS not and there should not
be any attempt scoding on the part OF the gentle
'" Mr R@ci~Yot at all Now want to ask the Chair
IL he regards his action as fnlmcnt OF the require
meuts Of the rulc. . -.
| The speagcr-Thc gentleman ought to know that If
the Chair did not regard II. the CHAIR would not 50
| state 1t. q,
| MIR Rced-Thcn, rs the Chair inerprets the rule it
doe not require him personally to make CONT OF tho
| members present - $1,000, IL.
the count n made by the clerk and that j. conclusive
| ON this question. Cries OF Regular OIdcr'o
| MIR Reed ask the Chair under the rule to count
| the House.
| The Spcalser-Thc Chair has stated that he adopts
the count made By the clerk.
| Mr. Rccd-rhe rule requires the Chair to count.
| The Char-Ihe Chair Will enforce his ruling. III
the gentleman objects To any ruling OF the Chair he
Mr.. Rccd-in House thrcc-fourths Democratic l
guess not.
The Spcaker-In House strictly impartial and
| which will do Justice 10 the gentleman from
Maine. applause on the Democratic side. during
| which Mr. Reed made remark which was naudlble.)
| After a collOquy between the Speaker and Mr. B0i-
iee n call Of the House ordered, and. 30 mem.
hers responding. further proceedings were dispensed
With and the vote REQUIRED on the motion for recess
| This was lost. but quorum voted the House, on
| motion OF Mr.. Richardson. adjourned