St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-02
PICKLER PUCNACIOUS
The Piekerel Statesman Sue
seeds in Raising a Jolly
Row in the House.
Speaker Crisp Compelled to
Send the Sergeant-at-
Arms to Seat Him.
Debate Over the New Code of
Rules Causes a Lively
RuetiOn.
Bourke Cochran Stands for
the Right to Count a
Quorum.

Quorum.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-The princi-
pie that the presence of a majority of
members constitutes quorum, has had
the sanction of every court 10 which it
has been referred. and l think that it
ought TO have the sanction OF this
house."
This was the retort of eX-Speaker
Reed today in defending himself against
the somewhat spirited denunciation by
the Democrats of his official actions in
the t'itty-tirst congress. The rules are
still the subject of narrowing discuss
ions in the house, and the decree of the
Democratic caucus and the frequent de
mands for the previous question seems
alike impOtent in forcing the debate { 0
close and assuring the adoption Of the
code reported by the Democratic ma
jOrity of the committee Oh rules.
Indeed. there is a general disilclina-
lion in the rank and file of both sides of
the house to regard the rules as a party
question. Some OF the most radical
features of the code reported by the
Democratic majority of the committee
on rules find quite earnest supporters
Oh the Republican side, and Hon.
EOur6e Cochran, the well-known Tam
nlny congressman. this evening sur
pTi5ed bis colleagues by eloquently ap-
proving the principle of recognizing the
ocular evidence of a quorum, and his
speech was enthusiastically aDpiauded
by the Republicans as an able
Defense Of Reeds X uIing
n the last congress.
Immediately after the meeting Of the
house this morning Mr.. Hoar. OF Massa-
shusetts, rising TO correction of the
record. said that under the rules on
which the house was acting no member
was permitted 10 enlarge his remarks in
the record unless he received special
leave 10 do so. In a speech delivered
some days ago his colleague. Mr.. Morse,
had brought up an old nsh-peddling
story. He (Mr. Hoar) had requested
that the gentleman be allowed to pro-
coed, as his speech was beneficial to
the Democratic party of Massachusetts,.
In the Record reply appeared from
Mr.. Morse which had never been ut
tered. He had in his hand the official
stenographer'S report of MIR. MOrSe'S
speech. and the typewriter speech
which Mr.. Morse had subsequently fur
nished. Not content with their amenda-
tien. Mr.. Morse added in his own hand
writing. laughter on the Republican
side" Laughter. The gentIeman's
imagination was perfectly correct. The
only applause that the Republican
party would give to his remarks were to
those which were never delivered. He
(Mr. Hoar1 knew the Republican party
well enough and the gentleman well
enough to know that remarks he never
delivered were sure TO obtain Repub-
aican applause.
Morse NettIed.
Mr.. Morse replied that the statement
made by the gentleman was largely and
substantially false. He (Mr. Morse had
availed himself of the privilege granted
30 every mem Der to revise his remarks.
Nov, Mr.. Speaker" continued he,
"my young friend from Massachusetts
will be wiser when he is older. He
is reported. Mr.. Speaker, to have wet
his couch with tears because his candi-
date for speaker was defeated. He had
seen in the distance Craftsmanship and
clerk, and honor and fame in celebrity
throughout the extent of the country,
and especially ia his district in Massa-
chusetts. Those fond hopes . were
dashed to the ground by the defeat of
his candidate, or by your election, Mr..
Speaker.
That young gentleman, through the
campaign in which he was elected. de-
elared that the Democratic party of the
country stood for honest money, and
that the Republican party was the
party of cheap money. He will be
wiser when he is older. By the time
this congress has closed he will under
stand the position of the Democratic
party III regard TO the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver and with
reference TO the tariff, free raw ma
terlaF and other great economic ques-
TONS"
Wants Egan Recalled.
Numerous bills and resolutions were
referred. the most important being a
resolution by Mr.. Arnold, of Missouri.
requesting the recall of Patrick Egan.
minister to Chilli.
When consideration of the report of
the committee on rules was resumed,
the amendment offered by Mr.. Oates,
Of Alabama, providing for committee
on order of business to consist of fifteen
members, ''of which the speaker shall
be eX-officio chairman"
Mr.. Picker, of South Dakota wished
TO offer an amendment, giving the COM
mittee on invalid pensions the right it
report at any time upon general pen
sion legislation: but demand for the
previous question, made by Mr.. Catch
ings, of Mississippi, cut him off. Be-
fore the announcement Of the vote Mr.
Picker demanded verifcatiOn, and
asked that the vote be recapitulated.
The speaker replied that there was no
rule requiring this to be done. If the
gentleman would state that an error
had been made, the chairman would
order recapltulatlon, but otherwise he
would not.
Mr.. Picker would not make such a
statement, but cOntented himself with
referring to the great confusion in the
hall and the possibility of a mistake
having crept into the record. The
speaker thereupOn declared the previ-
Gus question ordered-yeas $50, nays 90.
Pickler Bows 70 the Mace.
Mr.. Picker then moved an adjourn
ment. Lost, 2S to 109. The vote recur-
ring on Mr.. Oates amendment. no
quorum voted, and Mr.. Picker raised
that point and proceeded to proclaim
that the amendment he wished to offer
was for the benefit of pensioners of the
country. Though Mr.. Picker is pos
sessed of strong voice, his words were
drowned in a Democratic chorus of
regular order" In vain did the
speaker call upon Mr.. Picker to
resume his seat. The speaker then
directed the official reporter not to
report the gentleman's remarkS-a su-
pertous order. lnaSmuch as the reporter
was unable to hear word. Finally