The sun., 1892-03-13
CRISP AND REEDUUMPARED.
CONGREssM4y CCnMTNGs CITES TIE
RULINGS OF 7HE TWO SPEAKERS.


e One Ob.ys the nuics and the Other Violated
;, Thea--'rhe Courtesy OF tue Tive Gentle.
rsen White liz the Chair Csntrnsted- Tha,
triebrn cd snpre,se Court Decision-lese
TrSi,s TO Plume lIin,seir without Fenth.
ers- What the Court rias Not Decided. and
what II WIN No, undcr,nko TO Decide.
WAsntSeroS.. March 1a-Rulo IL Of the
House OF Representatives contains the follow
tpc clause:
IL thaa always be in order call up for consideration
srepnr, from The Committee On Rules.
Speaker Crisp held TINT under this rule tho
consideration OF u report from tho Committee
on Ruics was always in order. and could be
taken up before the journal OF tho House was
read. II demanded by tho committee. This
ruling It is that caused the commotlon In the
Honse on Monday. A majority of the Demo-
CRITIC members had asked the Committee on
Rules to report n resolution granting time for
Tho consideration OF the Free Coinage bill
The committee made its report on Feb. "a It
act down March -. ~ and - as tho days for
tho consideration OF tho free silver bill. De-
string to avoid irritation. It allowed its
report to le over for week. This gave tho
Snti-silver mon ample time to rally ythelr forces
sud defeat tho proposition. ifthey were able.
lhiS c'st'esy was SclNViWy CofuIuenUuUle.
Everybody was prepared for tho fray on March
a. II Gen. Catchlngs. the member OF the Com
mittco on Rules in charge OF tho resolution.
bad cnllod 1t ur aftcr tho reading OF the jour
pal. there would have been . sharp contest,
and thc resolution might have been ad opted
without bad blood. Tie commendable cour-
ttsy churncterizing the committee when It
madc It's report seems TO have been laid aside.
however. whom the report was called up for
consideration. Suspicion had been cngen-
drred. Tho flltbustering Of Con. Tracey
Whenever tho House calendar was reached.
days before the report came from tho Commit.
f.c on Rules apparently incenscd the silvor
men Their bill was on the HOUSE, calendar
aud within easy reach But they had perfect
confidence in the Committee on Rules. and
had no intention Of depending upon tho regu-
lar order.
The Com nli,tee on nules. when It made tho
speci1l order. did not share the suspicious en-.
Eend,rel by the action Of Gen Tracey. or 1t
would not have given the anti-silver men
N'r"k's grace. II 1t had followed the example
81 Tom Reeds Con- mittes on Rules and forced
TIE resolution to its passage as soon as It was
reported, there would have been no chance for
iiiGusterng.
Ihsr!nS the week. however. the suspicious
silver mon seenl to have gained tho cor OF the
cpnmittea. Certain it is that no one else was
taken into its confidence. 1'hey evidently sue
cs:d'd in convincing tho committee that its
courtesy toward tho anti-s1lver mon In grant
ing the delay would be abused. It may be
fatt no cne had foreseen the fact that under
tie rilcs it was possible for the journal to bs
usei ns II mems OF flbustering. As Mr..
Iland put it. tho Glbustcrs could move to
amend tho Journal from now till Christmas."
jie was an expert in the business. and knew
how 1t was himself. II no one foresaw this it
was singular oversight. for tho Democrats
Ia tho Fihy-Grst Congress had repeatedly
tr:litoi themselves OF it. The coin nittec.
,".cf.'re. must have Instructed Gen. Catch
fn-:s 10 call M tho resolution before the jour
nal was read. And fof this action Mr.. Crisp
arust share the responsibility Ho Is Chair
NJ IN Of the Committee on Rules. and the meas
u - would hardly have been brought UP at tho
ii ne specified without his sanction. Gen.
.CatshnEe certainly did not act on his own ro-
-khassfoil;ty He is not In the habit OF taking
iac,Lit in his teeth. ! hat he was in order un-
n-r tho clause OF rule IL. cited above. is clear.
il says: IT shall always be in order to call up
report from The Committee on RuleR"
ihe Speaker. rs he declared. was bound by
~" rule. and could make no other ruling
ua''"r 1t. The statement Of Tom Reed that. in
Enk;nx this ruling. Sreaker Crisp violated a
rii!ng Of Speaker Carlisle. is nonsense. The
CnIse had no such ru!o as that above quoted
when Ciris!e was Spea.er. II there was any
n'lstdsc. It was an error Of judgment In calling
Ap The resolution before the reading Of the
5oarnal. When it was called up. tho Speaker
al no option. He was Obliged to sustain tho
,"lcs Of the House. He could not decide
Otherwise than as he did. 1t is remarkable
tlaf in ths faco OF this fact. seventy.thr ea
IL n:rlbcrs could vote to reverse the ruling OF
BE Speaker. To show that the Chair was
'llgDt. Dir. Crisp rnilc,l attention TO ,ulo 20.
v ki,l, reuus rs follows:
TIA pre- senta ion Of reports OF committees Of confer
f.r sba always be IN order except when the Jour
Gal Is bslrs read.
It has been asserted that Mr.. Carlisle made
his ruling on constitutional grounds. This
cannot be correct tor all tho Con stitution suys
on this head is:
Eash House shall keep journal of its proceedings
shd from tine to time rub;!rh the EXCEPT such
prr's "a msJ. IL their Judgment. require secrecy.
Another point: l! Gen. Tracey ana his
friends had lbuste-cd on the approval of
tho journal it would havo placed them In
al CnenvIaLlc light. They would have
abused the courtesy extended toward thsm
by tho majority OF their own party. which
WIS seeking only an opportunity to express
ES views upon an important public question.
lhey could hardly havo secured q corporsls
guard to sustain them. But there Is no cv,
tence that Gen. Tracey, or any oI his col
leagues. intended 10 !libuster on tho approval
O ths journal. on the cantrnry Con. Tracey
a.l NJ. Andrews aud Joe U Ncil Of A[assachu-
etti expressly disclaineI any such intention
" TIC House.
4, snsve was no necessity for calling up tho
rts y.ution before tho ren ling OF tho journal.
II VAS certainly q mistake to Gull it up
J.-EEED AND CRISP.
f',m Rccd's interest IN the ficht WAS. OF
course. q partisan one His sincerity was
more than questionable. lie WAS In II to make
mischief. He took no command over his own
S"rfcs. Ile was pnired with Mr. Springer and
eol.!d not vote. hut ho said that if rot pai.od !
he would vote "No" on tnbinG the appeal
from tho Speakers ruling. His party did not |