The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-29
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

How tho Chilean Message wns Received.
MIR. Reed Speaks on tho New Rules.
WASHINGTON, D. e., Jan. 2S.-In his
prayer this morning the chaplain OF the
house gave hearty thanks for "thc
blessed prospects that the dogs OF war
are not to be let loose, but that the diff
culties between our own and sister re-
public are to be settled in the high
court OF common sense and maguanimi-
ty." Tho debate on the report, OF the
committee on rules was resumed.
Mr.. NfcMillin, OF the committee, took
the floor and made speech in support
OF the proposed rules. He had been.
talking but a few minutes when Mr..
Prudeu, one of the Presidents secrc-
taries, was announced and presented
the Presidents supplemental message
upon the Chilean difficulties. The
message was not Immediately laid be-
fore the house, the speaker Withholding
it in order to permit Mr.. McMillin to
conclude his remarks. a ~.
Although reviewing the whole code
OF rules, Mr.. McNIillin devoted the
greater part OF his timo to discussion
OF the so-callcd Holman amendment.
Mr.. McAIillin having concluded, the
Presidents message was laid before the
house and read BY tho clerk. 1t read
ing gave rise to some applause, and
then, at the suggestion Of Mr.. Blount, OF
Georgia, the accompanying documents
were read.
On motion OF Mr.. Blount the message
and documents were ordered printed
and referred to the committee or foreign
affairs. \ breath OF relief ran through
the chamber and the members broke
into hearty applause.
Ex-spEAKEE REEDS SARCASM.
The discussion of the rules was then
resumed, Mr.. Reed, Of Maine, making 4
speech i'll opposition to the report OF the
committee. Hc favored the rules OF the
Fiity-first Congress and proclaimed its
adherence to the doctrine OF majority
rule. Hc believed in the rule OF tho ma
| jority even when it had been chosen
against the views which he himself en-
tcrtained. Hc criticised the Holman
amendment, contending that this body
ought to be as free as it could for the
purposes Of legislation. In sarcastic
vein, he proceeded to analyzo and
ridicuie the rules, and especially satir-
lied the rule limiting the morning hour
10 sixty minutes. This would give rise
to nothing but iiiibustering and would
put it in the hands Of q small minority
to prevent the transaction OF business.
sand yet" lie said, addressing the Dem
ocrats, "you are going to do it, and will
do it, although every one oi you must
be-the constitution requires lt--twen-
ty-nvc years DID," Laughter
Mr.. Reed called attention to the fact
that IN appeal from the decision OF the
speaker-a favoiite mode OF iilibuster-
ing-was unknown in the British par
lament. 1t was i'll vogue here, but he
had never known case with one ex-
ception) OF 4 decision OF the chair be-
ing overruled. That exception was q
case when 4 tcmpcraryspeaker, through
q mistake, delivered IN incorrect decis-
ion. An appeal was taken and the
house sustained him. When ho real
lied what he had done tho chair had in
u manly way rectilicd his mistake. This
left tho house i'll bad shape, but lett
him all right. [ Laughter.
Perhaps the Democtats thought that
by hiding their heads in the sand they
rendered themselves invisible. Perhaps
they thought by cutting themselves of
from action they could 20 the people
with the declaration that they had
done nothing because they were pre-
vented by the rules. The majority was
responsible ior not only what hap
pencd, but for what they did that does
happen. [Applause on the Republican
side
AN AMUSING SPEECH.
The discussion OF the report OF the
committee on rules occupied the re.
maindcr OF the day, and it was during
the afternoon that an adroit motion OF
Mr.. Allen, OF Mississippi, once more
drew tho attention OF the house 10 the
Chilean controversy. The Mississippi
Democrat moved TO amend tho rules by
increasing the membership OF the com.
mi,tec OH foreign affairs from thirteen
10 scvcniy-fve, and the speech which
followed contained SO many thrusts n.
his fn1 Dom ncruts tbp. - pop 1,,r,,l,.