Omaha daily bee., 1892-03-05
IT RELIEVED THE MONOTONY
Speaker Crisp and Speaker Reed Engage
in an Animated 0olloquy.
BOTH GENTLEMEN BECOME VERY EARNEST
Called Up on the yexed Question ofa "ouo'
rum"-Other Business Transacted In
the House-Proceedings Of
the Senate.

wAsHfNeroN d. c., March 4-Greek met
Greek IN the house today and for the BRIEF
space Of Ave minutes parliamentary col
loquy was witnessed which insaptness OF re-
tort has had no pi ecedent in the present ses-
sloh. On the one side was Speaker crisp,
who stands as the sponsor OF the rules
Of the Fifty second congress- and on the
other was ex-Speaker Reed, who STANDS as
the defender of the rules and methods OF the
Fifty first congress. As might naturally De
presumed the vexed question OF quorum"
and the construction and legal significance
Of this term was the subject of the con-
troversy. And each gentleman is tonight re-
~ rded by his particular partisans as having
been the victor.
1t Came without warning.
Almost without warning was the exciting
scene precipitated upon the house. The
\. entire day had been consumed in the desul-
tory consideration of unimportant private
bills, and Mr. Kilgore Of Texas made motion
y that the house take recess till o'clock this
ereGing. On division the vote stood 50
80 W.
n Il MIR. Enloe demanded tellers and they beng
! tefused raised the point that no quorum had
toted.
4 .'The gentleman from Tennessee" said the
4 Speaker. "makes the point of no quorum on
4 the motion to take recess. The chair Will
7 have to appoint tellers."
i The gentleman does not make the point of
! - quorum" interposed Mr.. Reed "He
4 bakes the point that no quorum has voted"
},N"Undes the rules of the house and under
tA \ present administration of the house, !"
SAY the speaker, gentlemen are not present
unless they vote" Appiause on the demo-
cratic SIDE
THAT shows, MIR. Speaker, that there has
been a new system adopted since the last
congress- was Mr.. Reeds reply.
'vrhat shows that the present occupant Of
the chair will endeavor to enforce the rules
o. the house as they now exist" retorted the
speaker.
Reed Insists That He is Correct.
Nevertheless Mr.. Speaker" quickly re-
Piled the ex-speaker, 1.-THE observation l
, made is entirely correct, namely, that the
$point that the gentleman from Tennessee
hade was that no quorum had voted, while
the speaker states that the point he made
was no quorum. My observation, notwlth-
standing that retort of the chair, was en-
tirely correct"
perhaps it is," said the speaker with
dignity, "but 1t is entirely out of order.'
democratic applausel.
at is entirely correct" persisted Mr.
Reed, land therefore the chair has no right
80 make ruch remarks"
"The gentleman was correct. but at the
asme time no is out of ORDER" observed the
+ Bpeakor. Demands for regular order.
OF the chair to the fact"
Tho chair thinks not"
Entirely IN order" persisted Mr.. Reed.
''The chair thinks the gentleman is entirely
out of order," reiterated the speaker.
"'There was no occasion for any such re-
Y ply. The point was made, not by the gen
Y tleInan from Maine, but oy somebody else
Y the point of no quorum"
1.-The chair entertained the point where
upon the gentleman from Name made the
suggestion"
NSspU Usxynn pun bod 1xn
''And thereupon," interrupted Mr. Reed,
III said to the chair that the gentleman made
the point that no quorum had voted and that
theschair stated it to be the point of no quo
ruts which Is different proposition; and /
had q right to call the attention of the chair
10 that. The chair had no right to make such
4 a retort-even If he was supported by dis
orderly applause upon his side, which he
permitted"
1.-THE chair will state that there is no dis
tinction under the present rules of the house
between the point of no quorum and OF no
quorum voting There was distinction be-
tween those two points OF no quorum and no
quorum present which was made under the
rules in the last congress-"
II want to say" said Mr. Enloe, "that the
SPEAKER is abundantly sustained by authori-
ties in making retorts to the gentleman on
tho floor" Laughter
The chair does not intend to recognize
that" replied Mr.. Crisp.
During the coloquy between the speaker
ana Mr.. Reed both gentlemen appeared to
lose some degree OF their customary eaua-
nimity and their retorts, though couched in
polite language, were characterized by
earnestness and some degree of warmth.
Other Business Attended To.
After the Crisp Reed colloquy the house
took recess until O'Clock, the evening
session to be for the consideration OF private
pepsioo bills, bills removing political dlsa-
pilities and bills removing charges of de-
sertion.
The house committee on appropriations re-
ported the invalid pension bill and it was re-
ferred to The committee of the whole.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the private calendar.
IN THE SENATE.