Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-29

spondence. gentlemen, without feeling thu
utmost sympathy at the almost humiliatine
attltudeof the Chilean Government.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, why should we proceec
with haste to bring the Government of Chile
into state of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. repub-
lie, our sister republic. part OF the great
''pan." tLaughter.l For long time, Mr.,
Speaker, our distinguished Secretary Of
State has been sending us documents about
the Pan American Congress, and We have
been making appropriations for that pur-
pose Now Chile is part Srus Nf &. the The
by our own hasty action. GLaughter.l am
! sorry, Mr. Speaker that | have not had
time to air my war views further, but /
think have given sufficient reason why
those Is men should be relieved of their
| tremendous responsibility and their num-
ber increased TO 20. Prolonged laughter
and applause.l
Reed Favors the Old Rules.
Ofcourse the motion to increase the men,
hership of the committee was defeated, but
it had served to give Mr Allen chance
to make one of those felicitous speeches
which have made him the recognized wit of
the Democratic side of the House.
Mr.. Reed, OF Maine, spoke in opposition
to the report of the committee. He favored
the rules of the Fiity-frst Congress, and
| proclaimed Its adherence to the doctrine of
majority rule He believed in the rule
of the majority even when it had been
chosen against the views which he himself
entertained. He was in favor of majority
rule" because that rule would give people
the sense that when they went to an elec-
tion that election meant something that was
determination on their part
He criticised the Holman amendment,
eontending that this body ought to be as
free as it could for the purposes of legisla-
tion. In q sarcastic vein he proceeded to
analyze and ridicuie the rules, and especi-
ally satirized the rule limiting the morning
hour to 60 minutes. This would give rise
to nothing but filibustering and would put
it in the power of small minority to pre-
vent the transaction of business, "And
vet, )" he said, addressing the Democrats,
''you are going to do it, although every one
of you must be-the Constitution requires
it-25 years old. =" Laughter
He Turned the Laugh on Bynum.
He then turned his attention to Mr..
Bynum, of Indiana, whom he congratulated
upon being in better track than he was
when he (Mr. Reed) last had the pleasure
of an Interview with him. This allusion to
the occasion when, as Speaker, Mr.. Reed
delivered the censure of the House upon
Mr.. Bynum caused hearty laugh, in which
Mr. Bynum himself Joined. Mr.. Reed
called attention to the fact that an appeal
mode of filibustering-was unknown IN the
British Parliament. 1t was in vogue here,
but he had never known a case with one
exoeption) of decision of the Chair being
overruled. That exception was a ease when
temporary Speaker through mistake de-
livered an incorrect decision.
An appeal was taken and the House sus-
tanned him. When he realized what he had
done the Chair had in manly way rectified
his mistake. This left the House in a bad
shape, but left him all right Laughter
Perhaps the Democrats thought that by
hiding their heads in the sand they rem
dered themselves invisible Perhaps they
thought that by cutting themselves off from
action they could go to the people with the
declaration that they had done nothing be-
cause they were prevented by the rules.
The majority was responsible not only for
what happened, but for what they do not
happen to do. [Applause on Republican
side.
Other Views on the Same Subject.
Mr.. MeMillin, of Tennessee, said that if
there was one thing that made him happier
than another it was that the gentleman from
Maine no longer occupied the Speakers
chair, and that his party was in hopeless
minority. The Democrats were at the old
stand doing business, and the places which
had known Republicans would know them
no more forever. Democratic applause
Mr.. Catchings. of Mississippi, defended
the proposed rules and animadverted upon
the code adopted by the Fifty-frst Congress
and the rulings of Speaker Reed Hereunder.
Referring to the published statement that
Mr.. Reed had, in counting quorum, sent to
the cloak rooms and included in his count
gentlemen whose hats were upon the sew
eral hooks, he was interrupted by Mr.. Reed
with the declaration that was only one of
the lies that the country had been led to be-
lieve.
= Mr. Cstchings retorted that the gentleman |
from Maine had at length and on various oc-
casions explained the position taken by |
him in the Fifty-frst Congress, and that the |
country had heard that explanation and had |
passed judgement upon it. Democratic |
applause. General debate having closed |
the rules were read by paragraphs for |
amendment.
On motion of Mr.. Catohings an amend |
nent was adopted increasing from 16 to II
The membership of the Committee on Inter
State and Foreign Commerce.
Mr.. Hemphill, of Sbuth Carolina, offered
IN amendment giving to the Committee on
he District of Columbia jurisdiction over
he appropriations for the support of the
District. Pending action Mr.. Cochran, of
New York, announced the death of Repre-
sentative f. B. Spinola, of New York, and
he House as mark of respect to the mem
Try of the deceased, adjourned until to-
morrow.