The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-09-07

wAsurxoroS, D. O., Sept. e.-The
house completed the consideration OF
the rules to-day and they were adopted
with only two important changes from
the form in which they came from the
committee. The first change placed the
committee on banking and currency and
coinage, weights and measures on the
same footing with the ways and means
and appropriations committees, cloth
ing them with power to report at any
time. The second restores tho size Of
the quorum in the committee of the
whole to the whole number, a majority
Of the house.
The rules committee made complete
surrender on the latter proposition and
Gen. Catching announcement this
incoming of the fact that the committee
had decided 10 retreat from its position
in favor Of reducing the size of the
quorum to 100 members, gave rise to
the most entertaining debate Of the day.
1t was participated in by the leaders on
both sides.
Mr. Deliver, from Iowa, took the floor
saving that hewas Just about to make
a speech in favor OF the position from
which the committee had just an
nounced its intention Of abandoning.
Ha was sorry the committee had sur
rendered. The Democratic members OF
that committee had been in fair way
to enlighten their colleagues. From
tho direction in which they had been
moving he had almost begun to believe
that they had been the unconscious in
struments Of the ''odioua" rules Of the
Reed Congress.
REED vIHDIcATED.
Mr.. Deliver said he counted himself
fortunate to have followed in that Con-
gress the strong leadership that had
restored to the house the obsolete rights
Of self government. 81 remember"
said Mr.. Deliver, when my friend from
Indiana (Mr. Bynuml rushed like q
madman to the speakers rostrum.
swearing he would die rather than
Weld, aud when the gentleman from
kentucky MIR. Breckenridge denounced
as tyrannical and corrupt as brave q
man (Mr. Reed) as ever lived in the
tide OF times. They accused him of
revolution, yet the highest court in the
land sustained him. They accused him
OF usurpation, yet he had upheld every
right Of every member OF the house.
They have assailed his personal charac-
ter, yet he stands to-day with his party
like a stone wall, and ] congratulate
him in the victory he is winning over
old preiudices, and the house on the
triumph for liberty Of action" APP
plause.
" am not surprised at The outburst
Of the gentleman from Iowa." said Gem
eral Catchings, again taking the floor.
"He has witnessed on this side some-
thing that could never have occurred
on the other"
Asa matter Of fact, from your rules
We have selected but two things as
worthy OF retention, the method Of in
PRODUCING bills and the reduction Of the
size OF the quorum in committee of the
whole. (Applausel.
Mr.. Springer followed with a general
assault on what heItermed the Two fun-
damental usurpations Of the rules OF
the ffty.frst congress. The change
made by the present rules committee
in the interest Of suppressing flibuster-
ing gave the Republicans as we'll as the
Democrats an opportunity to sustain OF
oppose by vote.
Ex.sPEAKER REED HEARD FROM.
When he concluded, MI. Reed walked
down the aisle. The hubub in the
house was stilled.
81 would hardly know what to do"
began Mr. Reed, slowly, and de-
liberately, when I find the gentleman
from Illinois (Mr. springer) and the
supreme court in opposition, were it
not that have convictions of my own.
am exceedingly sorry the Democratic
party cannot understand the tunda-
mental principles of this question.
The power Of the chair Is the house,
Gentlemen speak as II the speaker were
an irresponsible individual. II Is inn
possible Tor the speaker to do what the
house does not want him to do. As
soon as the contrary proposition is
stated its abaurdity is seen. Therefore,
whatever charges have been made
against me as the speaker Of the Fifty.
first Congtess, should properly have
lodged against that house which uni
tormly sustained me. Gentlemen
speak Of the suppression Of dilatory
motions. It Is the plain duty OF the
speaker, under parliamentary law, to
suppress dilatoFy motions.
declare now and here. detying con.
tradiction, that the power to rule ont
dilatory motions was never exercised
until the speaker aud every man in the
house believed and knew that the mo-
tions were used to delay. business. In
time this whole matter will become
perfectly plain. ] notice that less and
less tooiishness Is being talked on the
floor. Even the gentleman from Him
ois (Mr. Springer) seems to show i'm.
provement with age" lLaughter.
"Gentiemen," he concluded, throwing
HE arms out wildly in the direction OF
tho Democratic side, II bid you God
speed. l knew that hourbonism and
conservatism held you firmly in its
grasp. But the right will be triumph
ant. Your bonds win DO broken. You
will progress, as all ehIngs do In time,
ior, after all, does not theworld move ~
Laughter and applause.
All the rules having besn passed, Mr..
Gatclllngs then called Tor the previous
question on the reports, and Mr.. Bur-
Fowa offered as q substitute the code OF
rules Of thR Fifkn.AEsk NnnIraRa with