St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-29

ing the utmost sympathy at the almost
humlliating attitude of the Gillian gov
eminent.
For long time, Mr.. Speaker, our
distinguished secretary of state has
been sending us documents about the
Pan-Amerlcan congress. and we have
been making appropriations for that
purpose. Now. Chilli is a part of the
pan, yet here we are humiliating great
part of this great pan by our hasty
action. Laughter. l am sorry, Mr..
Speaker, that l have not had time to air
my war views further, but | think |
have given sufficient reason why those
thirteen men should be relieved of their
tremendous responsibility and their
number be Increased TO seventy-fiye.
prolonged laughter and applause.
Or course the motion to Increase the
membership of the committee was de-
feated, but 1t had served its purpose in
giving Mr.. Allen a chance to make one
OF those felicitouS speeches which have
made him the recognized wit of the
Democratic side of the house
Tom Reed Rampant.
The discussion of the rules was then
resumed, MIR. Reed, of Maine, making a
speech in opposition 10 the report of the
committee. He favored the rules of the
Fitty-hrSt congress, and proclaimed his
adherence To the doctrine of majority
rule DE believed in the rule of the
majority even when it had been chosen
against the views which he himself en-
tertained. In sarcastic vein, he pro-
ceeded to an9lyZe and ridicule the rules.
especially satiriZing the rule limiting
the morning hour to sixty minutes.
This would give rise to nothing but
hlibustering and would put in the
power of a small minority TO prevent
the transaction of business. And
yet" he said, addressing the Democrats,
you are going to do it and will do it,
although every one of you must be-the
constitution requires TWENTY-FIVE
years old" Laughter.
He then turned his attention to Mr..
Bynum, of Indiana. whom be congratu-
lated upon being on a better track than
he was when he Mr.. Reed last had the
pleasure of an interview with him. This
allusion to the occasion when. as
speaker, Mr. Reed delivered the cenSure
OF the house upon Mr.. Bynum, caused
hearty laugh, III which Mr.. Bynum him.
self joined. Continuing, Mr.. Reed said
that perhaps the Democrats thought
that by hiding their heads i'll the sand
they rendered themselves invisible.
themselves off from action they could 20
to the people with the declaration that
they had done nothing because they
were prevented by the rules. the ma
Jority was responsible not only for what
happened. but for what did not happen.
Applause Oh Republican side.
Shots al the Ex-Czar.
Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee, said that
II there was one thing that made him
happier than another, it was that the
gentleman from Maine no longer occu-
pied the speakers chair, and that his
party was i'll hopeless majority.
Mr.. Catchings. of Mississippi, defend
ed the proposed rules, animadverted
upon the code adopted by the Fifty-first
congress and the rulings of Speaker
Reed hereunder. Referring to the
published statement that MIR. Reed had,
III counting quorum, sent to the cloak
rooms and included in his count gentle
men whose hats were upon the several
hooks, he was Interrupted by Mr. Reed
with the declaration that that
was only one of the lies the
country had been led to believe.
Mir. CatchlngS retorted that the gentle
man from Maine had at length and Gil
various occasions explained the position
taken by him in the Fifty-frst congress,
and that the country had heard that ex-
PLANTATION. and had passed upon it.
democratic applause.
General debate having closed, the
rules were read by paragraphs for
amendment. On motion of Mr.. Catch
ings an amendment was adopted in
creasing from sixteen to seventeen the
membership of the committee on inter
state and foreign commerce. Mr.. Hemp
hill.of South Carolina, offered an amend
ment giving to the committee on the
District of Columbia jurisdiction over
the appropriations for the support OF
the district. Pending action, Mr. Cock
ran, Of New York. announced the death
of F. Z. Spinola, of New York, and the
house as mark of respect to the men,
DRY of the deceased adjourned until TO-
morrow