Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-29

not had time to air my war views
further, but / think have given suf-
ficient reason why those thirteen men
should be relieved Of their tremendous
responsibility and their number IN
creased to seyenty-fve. Prolonged
laughter and applause.
OF course the motion To increase the
membership OF the committee was de-
feated, but IL served to give Mr.. Allen
a chance 10 make one Of those felicitous
speeches, which have made him the
recognized wit OF the Democratic side
OF the House.
The debate on the report Of the Com
mittee on Rules was resumed. MIR. Nc
Millln, of the Committee, took the floor
and made speech in support OF the
proposed rules.
Although reviewing the whole code
Of rules, Mr.. McMillin devoted the
greater part Of his time to discussion
of the so-called Holman amendment.
Mr.. Reed, Of Maine, made a
speech In opposition to the report OF the
committee. he favored the rules OF
the Fifty-first Congress and proclaimed
its adherence to the doctrine OF major
ity rule. he believed in the rule OF the
majority even when 1t had been chosen
against the views which he himself en-
tertained. He criticised the Holman
amendment, contendIng that this body
ought to be as free as 1t could for
the purposes OF legislation. In a
sarcastic vein, and proceeded to analyze
and ridIcule the rules, and especially
the rule limiting the morning hour to
sixty minutes. This would give rise to
nothing but filibustering, and would
put in the hands OF small minority
power TO prevent the transaction OF
business.
"And yet" he said, addressing the
Democrats, "you are going TO do IL, and
will do it, although every one OF you
must be-the constitution requires 1t
twenty-five years DID," Laughter.
Mr.. Reed called attention TO the fact
that an appeal from the decision OF the
Speaker favorite mode OF fiibuster-
ing-was unknown In the British Par
lament. 1t was in vogue here, but he
had never known case, with one ex-
ception, of decision Of the chair being
overruled. That exception was case
when a temporary Speaker through q
mistake delivered an incorrect decision.
An appeal was taken and the House
sustained him. When he realized what
he had done, the Chair had In manly
way rectiied his mistake. This left the
House in bad shape, but left him all
right. Laughter.
Perhaps the Democrats thought that
by hiding their heads in the sand they
rendered themselves invisible. Perhaps
they thought by cutting themselves off
from action they could go to the people
with the declaration that they had done
nothing because they were prevented
by the rules. The majority was re-
sponsible for not only what happened,
but for what did not happen. APP
plause on the Republican side.
Mr.. Catchings, OF Mississippi, de-
Tended the proposed rules. He referred
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
tho several hooks. He was interrupted
by Mr.. Reed with the declaration tina
that WAS only one OF the lies the cou'
try had been led to believe.
Mr.. Catchings retorted that the 6,
tleman from Maine had at LENGTH;
on various occasions explained the p
tion taken by him in the Flfty-frst
gress, and that the country bad b
that explanation and had passed
ment upon IL. Democratic sppla
On motion of Mr.. Catching
amendment was adopted incrf
from 16 TO II the membership o
the Committee on Interstate and
eign Commerce. Nr. Cochran, o.
York, announced the death Of
sentative f. Il. Spinola, Of New
and the House as a mark Of res
the memory OF the deceased ad
until tomorrow.