Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-29
REID TALKS
On III, Proposed New Rules
f,r 52d CoDsrtss,
ia Den unGss ths Cads and Says The
n,jlrily Should Rule.
The Ex-Speaker's Words win be-
Remembered by the Democrats.

| WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S,--la the House,
| i,A.te un report of the committee on rules
,As resumed. Mem lin. Tennessee, made
speech in support OF the proposed rules.
| lie had been speaking but few minutes
| shen Praden, one OF the Fresiisni's sscre.
| aries wss snnouresd aud presented
| he rrssidents supplemental message
upon the Chiiian di,icusdes No
Millin co cluded his temsrks, and the
| residents message wss laid hefore the
House sad read by the clerk. LIS reading
gave rise 10 'ome spPlsus. AZ tbs sug-
Sestion of BlOuDt, Georgis, the accompany
tng documents were read and we're listened
20 with the closest attention and when on
motion of Blouut they with the Ptesident's
nesssge wers ordered printed and referred
20 the committee on foreign adairs, .
breath Of relief rsn through the chamber
aud the men bers broke into hearty ap-
piAuse.
rhe dl'CussiOn of tutes wa, resumed and
Reed OF Msinr, making speech in oppo-
siian - the report OF the committee sail
he favored the rules OF the 5lst Congress
SId proclaimed hts adherence 10 the doc
ttine that the ms j0rity rule. He believed
IN the rule Of the maj ,rity even when 1t
Gsi been chosen sgsinst the views that
nu himsetf ert rtsinsl. He was in favor
OF the majority rule because that rule
would give the people the sense when they
sent TO an lecgion. that the election meant
something; that Il wass determination on
heir part and not = ~hlm to be corrected
afterwards by the II ,use Of Representa-
t,yes mansclug itself.
lie criticised the Holman smendment,
rontendiar that this body ought 20 be free
~ il ceuid t,r ihe purposes of iegisla,ian.
In = sarcastic vein he proceeded 10 analyI re
aud ridIcule the rules and especially satiI-
zed the rule hmiting the morning hour TO
co minu'es. Tits would give rise to moth
lng hut fhbustcring and would put IL in the
rowcr of thi small majority TO prevent
,ne transaction Of business.
And YET he said, al ttessins the Dem
ocrats. you will do Ii. although every one
u yon must he--ihe constitution requires
r-25 years o'd.' LsGgh1er
lie iutued his attention 80 bynum, lndi-
ana. who he congratulated upon being on \
netter track than he WAS when he. (Reed),
Sst bad the yles'ute OF su interview with
him, This aliusion 30 the occasion when,
=. speaker, Reed delivered thu censure of
he upuss upon Bynum, caused = hearty
isugh in which Bynum joined.
kPFt car II httsnhUu To tHe Ihtt tnAt Al
appeal from The decision Of the speaker, \
,svorlir mode of alibustering. Ia unknown
Il the Britsh Parliament. 1t is in vogue
here, but he had never known = o,se, with
me exception. Of ihs decision OF the chair
being v,rfuled. Tha, exception was the
ase wncn the temporary SpeAker. through
tntstske, delivered an ircJrrect decision,
and al appeal being tskeB, the House tui-
tened him. Whvn he reized what he had
done, the chair had IN a manly wR~ recti
II sd his mistake. The l,fl the House In
usd shape, but left him ali right. LauGl-
ler.
"Peihaps The Democrats thought that by
hidirg thrir hesds IN the sand they ZEN
iefsl themselves invisible. Perhaps they
thought that by cutting themselves ON from
sctIop they could 20 to the people with the
declaration that they htd done nothing be-
cAu,e .hsy we're prevelted by the rules.
The m. lriy was responsible. not only Tor
~hst happened hui fer ~hsI did not hap.
pen" (Applsusu on Republican side