New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-29
MR.. REED on THE RULES.
HE SHOWS THE WEAKNESS OF The DEMO
CRATIC CHANGES.
THE SIXTY MINUTE MORNING HoUR-DEMC
CRATIC RfSPON -GBILITY FOR ACTION.
lBY JELEGnAPU TO THE TkIBUNE1

THE SIXTY MINUTE MORNING HoUR-DEMo'
CRATIC RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACTION.
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Washington. Jan. 2e.-Tle House devoted another
dav to debate on the report ~ the Committee on kuiea
without coming TO a final conclusion. Mcssrs. McMll
lin and Catchng- made speeches IN support Of the pro-
po-ed rules, aud Mr. Reed closed the debate for the
Republican side. analyzng the rules in his hap
pc,t vein. lie pointed ont the manv advantages OF
rules Of the List Congress over those about TO he
adopted b. the Democratic majority. said Mr.. Reed
In The List congress had morning hour that mean.
something You have q morning hour that Is death
trap. We had morning hour that the House might IN
large passed any bill nt was properly before H.
You have morning hour that i limitei 10 sixty minutes
ouI man ha, only To lbustcr bill for sixty minutes
two daV- coos-I going 20 the Tombs 81
the CaWet. but Una not enough FOR the place
where bill will 90. Ana YOU are deliberately wanting
and going to do IL, probably vet the 'ohsu'
requirs every Of YOU 10 be- and you must be.
twenty-five y,ai- of daughter Sow, my friends
partisan feeling prevent you doing some Of The
thing, you d..
Ny friend from Indiana proposes strike ont the mo
ton 10 nN day aud the motion for recess from the list
81 privileged motions. Now that deprlves the new mem
r " the simple method OF administering which is adapted
10 h- untutofcd mind All you have 10 do Is 10 start IN
the and demand roll coll to see II quorum Is
here present but do let the Speaker count Oh no.
tiat wou' BE- dreadful that would be- vlol,uon you
know 81 OF the United States but have
roll call begin and have every man excused
APPEAL from the decision Of the Car and with $50
appeal. from ~ the Chair II you should happen
to have uIny present. viii Inquire Just "hat
would bc he OF the dy when 10 takes half an hour to
.ettlo APPEAL
The way IN which my friend from Mississippi gives tho
definition ~ dIory motions shows that he never has D'h
In the position which unfortunately have been in of h'N-
ng l., have conflict with Who wanted TO stop
bune- lie does not understand that every motion can
mad. diatofy. W. have Practice Of an appeal from
the d,c~iou ~ Ch unless you give the right Z"
tf,., ,saf l. I'm
~ .py To- rule 10 out Why have got endless chin,
and nothing stop nlibust"rng have been In '"''
rir.> nnrn years and never ~aw Speakers decision
oyciru- and you viii never I've 10 N'c IT, either hhe
-rn one temporary speaker Ia Tie chair who made mis-
tab. in ruling and party sustained him. A. soon as
h got he feeling. Ike man, he got up and saa |"
the lIou-. tine decision was wrong That left thH
lo, in bad ,lapc l,t him all right N.aughtcD
Then Mr. Reed enumerated about twenty Important
measure, which became laws under the rules Of the
II.t Congrc>- and CONT uins -ad
A. this you the Other side want - have
.a77 - 60 what !ou can do f0n wint an orphtuni1
thu" eie,t remedial measures that you desire You
want rescue kan>l> from starvation you want 20 'ooh
After ia, burial o. Georgia citizens, You want to PASS al
at coinage Of silver and enable this country
c~inaly prosperous. You want also To strike down
the ariG hid ois creation n monopoc'; You want
10 strl. down tfut, want TO rdc m this country,
and make Li, great ploiio, people. such iou are
your-.I,c- IiaueufrrJ That j. what you want 20 do
and ,ou vIut deliberately - refuse yonI'elN" an
Opportunity. lMt under h''e proposed rules YOU no.
crhap, l0I tdnk that by hiding your head IN tho SAND
you may become Invisible nnueltrrJ Perhaps think
that by cun. youi-cr, or from action Won can 20 to
the People - nitcd states. yon have tcn going
again tine dee aiotol that You have not
done thing, lcau,c YOU have been prevented by somebody
But that excuse thank Heaven. VIII again Dr. open
10 the House ~ Representatives and II there il ANYTHING
that pioudcr tran another u the House OF Rep
fecnatlNc, ~ the List Congress II j. that fact Gentle
men you n the open. and you re-ponshl" not
oul but Tor what doe, not happen
tApplau>rJ
Mr.. Catchug- followed Mr.. Reed and repeated the
published statement that The speaker Of the last
House had. IN counting quorum sent I the u sk
rooms and included ~ H. count gentlemen Wh'-r lal>
upon the several hooks. lie was interrupted N
Mr. Reed with the dcclagt On that that wa only on
Of the lies that the country mad been ASKED 20 Lel"N'
The rulcs were then taken mp by paragraphs ana
various amendments were proposed. but were lo't
IN amendment giving tie committee On the Dl>ltlct
Columbia jufi~dlcJ District Appropriation Ols
was under discussion when the House adjourned