The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-05
GREEK MEETS GREEK
SPEAKER CRISP AND Mr.. REED CROSS
SWORDS
In the House--A Parliamentary Colloquy
which in Aptness of Retort Has No Prec-
cdent in the Present STANDARDIZATION OF
Quorum.


bIteh Ill lut uuuSt, anu lOT lle D1lel
space of five minutes parliamentary
colloquy was witnessed, which in apt.
ness of retort had no precedent in the
present session. On one side was Speaker
Crisp and on the other ex-Speaker Reed.
AS might naturally be presumed, the
vexed question of quorum and the lie.
gal significance of this term was the Oh.
ject of the controversy.
The entire day had been consumed in
The desultOry consideration of uuimpor.
tant private bills, and Mr.. Kilgore of
Texas made motion tl.at the house
take Il recess until s o'clock. On the di.
vision the vote stood IS to 81.
Mr.. Enloe demanded tellers, and they
being refused" raised the point that nc
quorum voted.
The gentleman from Tennessee" said
the speaker, makes the point that nc
quorum voted on the motion to take a
recess. The chair will have to appoint
tellers."
The gentleman does not make the
point of no quorum, interposed Reed.
He makes the point, no quorum
voted
Under the rules of the house, and
under the present administration of the
house." said the speaker, gentlemen are
not present unless they vote" Applause
on the Democratic side,
THAT shows, Mr.. Speaker, there ha,
been a new system adopted since the last
congress-" was Reeds reply.
THAT shows the present occupant Of
the chair will endeayor to enforce the
rules of the house as they now exist, re
torted the speaker
Nevertheless, Mr.. Speaker" quickly
replied the ex-speaker, 1.-The observation
made was entirely correct, namely:
the point the gentleman from Tennessee
speaker states the point he made was
mo quorum Ny observation, notwith
standing the retort of the chair is en-
tirely correct"
Perhaps it is" said the speaker. @but
it is entirely out of order" Democrat,
applause.
1T is entirely correct" persisted Mr..
isttNiy anu Illt tudlI Idtl uO
right to make such remarks"
The gentleman is correct, but at the
same time out of order" observed the
speaker.
He was entirely in order when
he called the attention of the chair to
the facts"
The chair thinks not"
Entirely in order" persisted Mr..
Reed.
The chair thinks the gentleman en-
tirely out of ORDER" reiterated tho
speaker. There is no occasion for such
reply. The point was made, not by
the gentleman from Maine, but some-
body else made the point of no quorum.
The chair entertained the point, where
upon the gentleman from Maine made
the suggestion"
And thereupon, interposed Mr..
Reed, Il said to the chair the gentleman
made the point of no quorum voted and
the char stated it to be a point of no
quorum, which is different PROPOSE
ton, and had a right to call the atten-
ton of the chair. The chair had no
right to make such a retort even it were
supported by disorderly applause ON his
side, which he permitted"
The chair will state there is no dis
tinction under the present rules of the
house between the point of no quorum
and no quorum voting. The distinction
between these two points of no quorum
and no quorum present are as was made
under the rules of the last congress-"
Il want to say" said Enloe, 1.-The
speaker is abundantly sustained by
authorities in making retorts to gentle
men on the floor"
The chair does not intend to recog-
nize that" replied Crisp.
During the colloquy between the
speaker and Reed, both gentlemen ap-
peared to lose some degree of their Gus
tomary equanimity and the retorts,
though couched in polite language, were
characterized by earnestness and some
degree of warmth
After the Crisp-Reed colloquy the
house took a recess till o'clock, the even
ing session to be for the consideration
of private pension bills, bills removing
political disabilities and bills removing
charges of deserhon.
The second night session for the con-
sideration of private pension bills proved
no more successful than the first.
Mr.. Kilgore Of Texas was on hand
with his point of no quorum.
senate.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Senator Stan
ford introduced bill directing the pur-
chase of silver bullion and coina0e